June 8, 2012 C'mon out to our "Big O" Yard Party today in the front yard of the station until 2pm. Tumbleweed will have FREE lunch from 11:00am - 1:00pm and last time they were here, it was delicious!
The Western Kentucky Reginal Blood Center is also here with the Bloodmobile. Anyone who donates blood today has a chance to win tickets
It's that time of year again for the St. Joseph's Peace Mission Trek. Prove you can last 13 or 20 miles on your bike, pushing a stroller, or jogging, or just come for the after party at David and Jean Yewell's house. Whatever way you participate, it's for a good cause, children living at the peace mission and those young men that will be served at the newly built Yewell Home for Boys.
June 1, 2012 So the day turned out colder than we'd planned. No matter. Jac's Big O Party was a huge success. Eric Winkler prepared barbecue sandwich plate lunches to raise money for 3-month-old Hallie Spinks of Rockport, a little girl suffering from neuroblastoma.
May 30, 2012 Mother Nature is threatening to put a damper on our Big O Party tomorrow here at the WBKR studios! So, we are moving it! Take that Ma Nature, you Big O hag!
May 29, 2012 Several weeks ago, Chad and I had another hair-brained idea and we played Water War. Ok, it wasn't that bad, mainly because I won and got to pour a pitcher of water all over his head! So, we decided to share the fun with you!
The first ever WBKR Water War is Saturday, June 9th starting at 10:00am (Registration starts at 9:30am) at Diamond Lake Campground and Resort and you can play for a chance to win season passes to Holiday World and Splashin Safari! The entry fee is just $10 and all proceeds benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
In honor of bringing Water War back, Chad and I decided to have a rematch! Watch the video and sign up to play Water War!
May 28, 2012 Three Bowling Green musicians recently wrote a song for the youngest Medal Of Honor recipient, Dakota Meyer. He grew up in Columbia, KY and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 2006. A school trained sniper and highly skilled Marine infantryman, Sgt. Meyer deployed twice to combat duty. In 2007, he deployed to Iraq for Operation Iraqi Freedom, and during 2009-10, he deployed to Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom In September 2011, he was awarded the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government, The Medal Of Honor. He is the third living recipient of the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War, and the first living United States Marine in 38 years to be so honored.
May 18, 2012 The 2012 Daviess County Relay For Life is tonight at Diamond Lake Campground and Resort. This will be the third year in a row the event has been held at Diamond Lake's go-cart track and we're fully expecting breaking attendance records for a 3rd straight year. I am pleased to serve as the chairperson of this great event (alongside by buddy, Jason Abney) and we and the committee have been hard at work for months to make this year's Relay in Daviess County the biggest and best yet. Keep reading for a full schedule of the night's events!
May 17, 2012 Today is another fun day here at WBKR! It's another Big O Yard Party!! I'll be broadcasting my entire show today, until 2:00pm, from right here in the front yard of the station.
We'll be raising money for Relay For Life by taking donations and selling t-shirts
May 16, 2012 Ladies! Thursday night is Ladies Night Out at Buffalo Wild Wings at Towne Square North. And, this edition will be our annual fundraiser for the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life, which is coming up Friday, May 18th at Diamond Lake Campground and Resort. In addition to giving you the chance to win some cool Ladies Night Out prizes, we are going to be raising money for charity. We'll have Relay For Life shirts available, a silent auction with some great items up for bid, plus the chance to win a Big O Music Festival prize pack. We'll be selling Relay "feet" for donations and one lucky donor is going to win tickets to the 2012 Big O Music Festival (starring Blake Shelton), an exclusive backstage tour with Jaclyn and me, and the chance to introduce one of the Big O Music Fest acts live from the stage! So, join us for Ladies Night Out this Thursday. Seating starts at 5pm. Your chance to win prizes begins at 6! For a list of items up for bids in the silent auction, keep reading . . .
May 14, 2012 Have you seen this? This is asbolutely moving and empowering and it's become an Internet sensation with over a million views. Kelly Clarkson recently burned up the Pop charts with her #1 hit single, "Stronger." And, now the song is achieving even greater heights because of the latest group of folks to perform it. Meet the young cancer patients of Seattle Children's Hospital. They know exactly what Kelly is singing about in this song and they give the anthem their own special interpretation. What doesn't kill them makes the STRONGER! You've gotta see this.
May 10, 2012 Tuesday night I had the pleasure of helping out with the annual Alma Randolph Charitable Foundation Dinner at The Hines Center. The foundation is responsible for clothing over 12,000 needy local school children and over 700 last year alone.
WKU Head Men's Basketball Coach Ray Harper was the guest speaker and several other sports celebrities were in attendance for the dinner.
It was a great night and I thought you might enjoy seeing some pictures.
May 7, 2012
"I don't understand why God chose me to have to fight the battle against cancer. But I do know, that once I survive, I will try my hardest to make sure that no child ever has to do this again." That quote comes directly from Ella Dreamer, a St. Jude patient who is battling a rare and deadly form of cancer known as adrenalcorticolcarcinoma. If you have tuned into the WBKR/Poole's Pharmacy Care St. Jude Radiothon the last two years, you have heard Ella's story, told by her mother Jeanna, who has become a staple of our broadcasts and annual fundraising mission. The Dreamers continue their battle against childhood cancer and continue to inspire everyone who knows or encounters them with their strength. The latest development in this story . . . Ella continues to survive and she has taken her story to the Internet.
