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S.C.R.U.B.S. from Owensboro Catholic Presents Check for St. Jude. Sami Jo Brett, Sam Rasp and Megan Woodall (PICTURED) brought the check for $250 to Chad Benefield this morning. We appreciate all they do for WBKR, St. Jude and the Owensboro community...

Each year, for our St. Jude Radiothon, I write original music to honor the hospital and its patients and patients families.  This year's song is called "Dreamer" and is inspired by the story of Jeanna Dreamer and her young daughter, Ella, who is fighting a rare form of cancer that has resurfaced after a glorious six months in which Ella was cancer-free.  A couple of weeks ago, Jaclyn rec

WBKR's 9th Annual St. Jude Radiothon begins today. Right now, the studio and conference are quiet but soon will be ablaze with activity: deejays talking, phones ringing, music playing and much more.  We will be looking for you to call and become a Partner in Hope...

I have stocked up on tissues because the St. Jude Radiothon is tomorrow and Friday. I'm going to get one of those metallic paper towel holder thingies, stack a few rolls of t.p., and get ready to raise some money. There is nothing like ending childhood disease and cancer to make your day a little bit brighter....even when you have tears in your eyes.

This afternoon, I will be filling in for Dave Spencer and taking The Drive Home on the road.  Join me from 2pm to 7 at Owensboro's Chick-Fil-A for our St. Jude Radiothon kick-off broadcast.  We'll be serving up the Chick-Fil-A and portions of the proceeds will benefit St...

Trust me on this.  You haven't lived until you've eaten food from Jerry Morris' cooking team.  And his team, Angels for Ashley, will be cooking this Thursday and Friday in front of Shoe Stop at Towne Square North!  Make sure you stop by and pick up some of Jerry's famous Boston butt, ribs and barbecued chickens.  Angels for Ashley will be on hand bright and early in the morning through the early e

This year, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital celebrates its 50th anniversary.  It was 1962 that Danny Thomas' dream of creating an institution to battle catastrophic childhood illnesses came true.  And, this week on The Country Station, we are continuing our pledge to help raise money for St. Jude so that "no child may die in the dawn of life."  And, we are raising money in a variet

Hey, if Lady Gaga and Madonna can leak their new songs, Jaclyn and I figure we can too!  This is the 4th year we have created original music for our St. Jude Radiothon and, earlier this week, we were in the studio with our buddy, Matt Gray with Gray Sky Music.  So, we decided we would film part of the studio session and give you all a SNEAK PEAK at this year's song, "Dreamer!"  Take a li

"Denim & Diamonds" is coming up Friday night and we're giving you yet another reason to get your tickets!  Jaclyn and I have been hard at work with Matt Gray at Gray Sky Studios here in Owensboro.  We are putting finishing touches on our 2012 original song for St. Jude, "Dreamer."  I wrote it.  Jac's singing it (with help from Katie Beste from Mount Vernon, Indiana) and Mat

If you haven't had the chance to watch local painter Aaron Kizer in action, you have truly missed out.  But, have no fear, you have two different opportunities this weekend.  On Friday, Aaron will join the cast of "Denim & Diamonds"- WBKR's Concert Fundraiser for St. Jude and will be unveiling a painting with historic significance for the the hospital.  Then, on Saturday night, you'l

Here at WBKR, we are so excited about "Denim & Diamonds," the concert fundraiser for St. Jude!  The big show is Friday, February 17th at the Theatre Workshop Opryhouse.  We are THRILLED to welcome to town rising country star Darren Warren.  You are going to be blown away by Darren's story.  As a teenager, he found himself at St. Jude as a patient.  Today, he's back at St. Jude as a s

"Denim & Diamonds" is back! WBKR and Daniel Dick State Farm Insurance proudly present "Denim & Diamonds"- The Concert Fundraiser for St. Jude. It's 7pm, Friday, February 17th at the Theatre Workshop Opryhouse in downtown Owensboro. And, this year, we have an amazing line-up of talent joining us as we present an evening full of inspirational music and moving stories of h