During the first hour, Premiere Radio's President Kraig Kitchin phoned in to congratulate George on his 500th show since taking over the reins in January 2003. A set of prerecorded tributes to George was also played that featured Alan Corbeth, Art Bell, Barbara Simpson, announcer Ross Mitchell, Premiere's Trevor Oliver, C2C staff Steve Carr, Lisa Lyon, Stephanie Smith, Dan Galanti, Tom Danheiser, & Lex Lonehood plus guests Linda Moulton Howe, Richard C. Hoagland, Sylvia Browne, and Steve Quayle.