but for me to get people to the story, i needed something like "break bobby bones." nted the show to focus on a slice of life not often captured on social media, celebrating unsung american heroes. >> i wanted to highlight a lot of people throughout middle america who kind of don't get the look because they're not in l.a. or new york. if you're not high flying, living the life, smiling, flexing your money, then you're not being seen. and so there are a lot of people who feel alone because they don't feel like anyone relates to them. >> reporter: one of the roughest experiences, playing ice hockey on sleds. with ralph, a wounded veteran from denver, who was injured in afghanistan. >> he lost both of his legs serving our country. he came back, he didn't know what to do. he admits on the show with me that he was suicidal when he came back. he goes over, he's healthy. he comes back, he doesn't have legs anymore. what does he do, where does he find his life now? turns out there's something called sled hockey. and he's on the u.s. paralympic team now. he'd never played hock

bobby bones, the radio star, taking a beating on his new show. >> oh god, my body is trembling.