cancer

Strength In Numbers
Strength In Numbers
Strength In Numbers
Friday night, five local women sat down in barber chairs at Klutch Barber Shop beside their dear friend, Jennifer Farmer, who was diagnosed with cancer in January.  Here's what happened!
NYPD Honors Nine-Year-Old Boy
NYPD Honors Nine-Year-Old Boy
NYPD Honors Nine-Year-Old Boy
I was brought to tears as I read a story on Yahoo News yesterday. Colin Hayward Toland has dreamed of helping others for years.  The NYPD made  those dreams come true on Monday as they named him an honorary officer for the force.
Disco Diva Donna Summer Dies [Video]
Disco Diva Donna Summer Dies [Video]
Disco Diva Donna Summer Dies [Video]
Devasted.  Several of us here at WBKR are just devastated.  News has surfaced that disco legend Donna Summer passed away this morning at the age of 63.  I grew up in the 1970's . . . during Summer's heyday . . . and her music was most definitely part of the fabric of our young lives.
Cancer Patients Perform Kelly Clarkson’s “Stronger” [Video]
Cancer Patients Perform Kelly Clarkson’s “Stronger” [Video]
Cancer Patients Perform Kelly Clarkson’s “Stronger” [Video]
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 kn
Moon & Chad Chat With Jack “The Ripper” Clark!
Moon & Chad Chat With Jack “The Ripper” Clark!
Moon & Chad Chat With Jack “The Ripper” Clark!
Four-time Major League Baseball All-Star Jack "The Ripper" Clark is in Evansville today for the Evansville Cancer Center's 10th Annual Men's Health Prostate Cancer Awareness Program.  This morning, on The WBKR Waking Crew, Moon and I had a chance to talk with Jack about his career in baseball and his own personal experience with colorectal cancer.  Take a listen . . .
Fight Cancer And ROCK IT WITH RYLAN!
Fight Cancer And ROCK IT WITH RYLAN!
Fight Cancer And ROCK IT WITH RYLAN!
February is one my favorite times of the year here at WBKR.  That's when we get to rally your support to help raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis.  For 26 hours over two days, we ask the tri-state to join us in the fight against childhood cancer.  We introduce you various families who have had to hear those words, "Your child has cancer."  Well, I'm quite sa
Charlie Daniels “Fiddles” For A Cure
Charlie Daniels “Fiddles” For A Cure
Charlie Daniels “Fiddles” For A Cure
Charlie Daniels fans!  We have some exciting news for you!  Daviess County's RELAY FOR LIFE is Friday, May 20th (at Diamond Lake Resort and Campground) and one of our fundraising teams has come up with an AMAZING way to raise some money for the American Cancer Society!  Phil Storm, with Storm's Trophies in Owensboro, has snagged a FIDDLE from CHARLIE DANIELS!  It's autographed and comes with a let