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Letters For Landen
This morning we came across a story about a four year old kid in Youngstown, Ohio named Landen Green who has been diagnosed with leukemia. His cousin Sommer asked him what would make him feel better and he said letters. So Joni and I decided to start a letter writing campaign to send him as many letters as possible to cheer Landen up...
What’s Kamdyn Up To Today?
Spring Break is over and Katie is back to work at her teaching job so I'm getting Kamdyn's pictures of the day again. She may not be into March Madness like her dad, but she sure does seem to be happy when she gets up in the morning. And she loves her new big girl car seat...
2015 Rally On The River Announced
85 Days Till Rally On The River in Davenport at Centennial Park. Three days of bikes, beer and great music. Blue Oyster Cult will be the headliner on Saturday June 20th. More artists to follow including country night on Thursday the 18th...
Jason Aldean Tickets Up For Grabs
104.9 the Hawk has tickets and backstage passes for this Saturday's show at the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls. We'll draw a winner on Thursday. Only Hawk's Nest VIP Club members can win so sign up here.
Polar Plunge Raises Over $35,000 For Special Olympics
Wick's Lake in Rock Island wasn't frozen over on Sunday for the Polar Plunge to benefit Special Olympics of Illinois but it was windy and cold! Over $35,000 was raised by almost 400 people who broke out all sorts of great looking costumes...
The American Herb Farver In Studio
Our new buddy Herb Farver was in the studio today. We chatted with The American about tattoos, going viral on FB and Instagram, country music and life in the QCA.
Joni eventually got brave enough to ask him to take off his shirt so she could check out his American tattoo in person...
Luke and Brett Eldridge Join SnapChat
Some of country's biggest artists are joining SnapChat. Don't know what it is? Check out Taste of Country's video explaining it all.
The American In the Studio This Morning
This guy is a hero to many country fans in the Quad Cities and he'll be stopping by to see Joni and Kevin this morning. He's Herb Farver, better known as The American. He's the crowd surfing, beer drinking, country music fan who has been in a Rodney Atkin's video, in a picture with Jake Owen that's gone viral and more...
New Dad Left Home With Baby Has A Little Fun
I think Kamdyn might be too big for this kind of fun but I think it's the coolest thing I've seen a new dad do in a long time. Plus it appears the baby likes it too.
What’s Kamdyn Up To Today?
Kamdyn enjoyed our family getaway to St. Louis but she seemed excited to be home and be around her toys last night. A good bottle in the morning always seems to get her excited even when it's a bad hair day.
Last night though she was out before she even finished her bottle...