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Plus, he brings in the most delicious donuts to the office every Friday. Not generic ones, either. Busken. Bob is a first class guy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The computer is a 1990\u2019s era IBM ThinkPad located near WEBN\u2019s Kenwood studios. Use of the computer to call the Bengals plays is a part of the same contract the Bengals organization has with Clear Channel radio to broadcast the games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAdding a program to the computer that runs football plays was not difficult at all,\u201d said Clear Channel IT coordinator Kelvin Zerhicks. \u201cInstead of Metallica, Nickleback, AC\/DC, and John Cougar, we just substitute \u2018run, run, pass, punt.\u201d<br><br>There was a slight problem with the system during the Bengals game against the Miami Dolphins. 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