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Can You Beat Joey Chesnut?
Can You Beat Joey Chesnut?
World champion eater Joey Chesnut is coming back to Owensboro on Saturday, May 12th for the International Bar-B-Q Festival. He'll be defending his title in the 2nd annual World Mutton Slider Eating Championship presented by Kentucky Legend.   Last year Joey won the inaugural event by eating fifty-five quarter-pound mutton sandwiches in just ten minutes!  Yes, you read that correctly!  He ate nearl
Can You Beat Joey Chesnut
Can You Beat Joey Chesnut
World champion eater Joey Chesnut is coming back to Owensboro in a couple of weeks for the International Bar-B-Q Festival. He'll be defending his title in the 2nd annual World Mutton Slider Eating Championship presented by Kentucky Legend.   Last year Joey won the inaugural event by eating fifty-five quarter-pound mutton sandwiches in just ten minutes!  Yes, you read that correctly!  He ate nearly
WBKR’s British Friend Tastes Mutton at BBQ Fest [Video]
WBKR’s British Friend Tastes Mutton at BBQ Fest [Video]
If you tuned into WBKR over the weekend, you were likely introduced to our new radio friend, Fern Lulham.  As you learned, Fern is originally from Hastings, England, but came to the United States to study radio broadcasting at Western Carolina University.  She is making her rounds at radio stations around the country and happened to stop in Owensboro during this city's busiest event, The Internati
What’s That Smell?
What’s That Smell?
It's almost Bar-B-Q Festival time in downtown Owensboro!!  It's one of the few times of the year someone can ask, "What's that smell?" and you don't mind to tell them!  LOL!  The International Bar-B-Q Festival has been around since way back in 1979.  Not only is it tradition in Owensboro, but it essentially put Owensboro on the map.  See, Memphis can claim Bar-B-Q.  Uh . . . whatever!