Join us as we broadcast LIVE from Celestial Gates Funeral Home of McLawton Hills! We've got a dreadfully good guest - one of the MVPs at Celestial Gates - award-winning funeral make-up artist Alexis!  Plus! We make Tara's long-time dream come true with a total surprise on-air makeover! Apologies to all of those attending the Higgins or McCoy viewings this morning about the misunderstanding leading to that understandably upsetting incident. 97.9 The Rat Race #38 Featuring: Ben Roy (Donny D), Beth Hoyt (Tara), Chris Marrs (Animal) &amp; Abigail Marlowe (Alexis) Written By: Chris Marrs Audio Designed &amp; Directed by: Evan Nix Created by: Ben Roy &amp; Chris Marrs

<description>&lt;p&gt;Join us as we broadcast LIVE from Celestial Gates Funeral Home of McLawton Hills! We've got a dreadfully good guest - one of the MVPs at Celestial Gates - award-winning funeral make-up artist Alexis! &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Plus! We make Tara's long-time dream come true with a total surprise on-air makeover!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Apologies to all of those attending the Higgins or McCoy viewings this morning about the misunderstanding leading to that understandably upsetting incident.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;97.9 The Rat Race #38&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Featuring: Ben Roy (Donny D), Beth Hoyt (Tara), Chris Marrs (Animal) &amp;amp; Abigail Marlowe (Alexis)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Written By: Chris Marrs&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Audio Designed &amp;amp; Directed by: Evan Nix&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Created by: Ben Roy &amp;amp; Chris Marrs&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Tara's Scary Good On-Air Makeover!

What a morning! Tara is a real trooper after her historic live on-air procedure from our good pals at LASIK-2-U Mobile Lasik Centers! Plus, the folks from No Bull in Our China Shop of River Lake swing by to show us some priceless antique china! Once again, big apologies to them. Enjoy! 97.9 The Rat Race #37 Featuring: Ben Roy (Donny D), Beth Hoyt (Tara) &amp; Chris Marrs (Animal) Written By: Ben Roy Audio Designed &amp; Directed by: Evan Nix Created by: Ben Roy &amp; Chris Marrs

<description>&lt;p&gt;What a morning! Tara is a real trooper after her historic live on-air procedure from our good pals at LASIK-2-U Mobile Lasik Centers! Plus, the folks from No Bull in Our China Shop of River Lake swing by to show us some priceless antique china! Once again, big apologies to them. Enjoy!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;97.9 The Rat Race #37&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Featuring: Ben Roy (Donny D), Beth Hoyt (Tara) &amp;amp; Chris Marrs (Animal)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Written By: Ben Roy&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Audio Designed &amp;amp; Directed by: Evan Nix&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Created by: Ben Roy &amp;amp; Chris Marrs&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Love (and Tara) is Blind

It's a symphony in the skies! The Metro Area's stunning natural spectacle is the talk of the zoo crew this morning as the native starlings converge for their magnificent murmurations! Wow! Also, Animal shares diet tips and BE CALLER 97 to win those hot, hot Loverboy tickets!! Give 97.9 a preset and break off the knob! 97.9 The Rat Race #36 Featuring: Ben Roy (Donny D), Beth Hoyt (Tara) &amp; Chris Marrs (Animal) Written By: Chris Marrs Audio Designed &amp; Directed by: Evan Nix Created by: Ben Roy &amp; Chris Marrs

<description>&lt;p&gt;It's a symphony in the skies! The Metro Area's stunning natural spectacle is the talk of the zoo crew this morning as the native starlings converge for their magnificent murmurations! Wow! Also, Animal shares diet tips and BE CALLER 97 to win those hot, hot Loverboy tickets!! Give 97.9 a preset and break off the knob!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;97.9 The Rat Race #36&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Featuring: Ben Roy (Donny D), Beth Hoyt (Tara) &amp;amp; Chris Marrs (Animal)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Written By: Chris Marrs&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Audio Designed &amp;amp; Directed by: Evan Nix&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Created by: Ben Roy &amp;amp; Chris Marrs&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Dance of the Starlings

What a morning! The jam cam is loaded out there on the roads, but one of Hollywood's biggest stars&nbsp; - TOM CLARK! - joins us live! We also do a little wrap-up after the mega-success of our sixth-annual 97.9 Fishing 4 Gold Contest, where listeners compete to down the most shots of Goldschlager with a live goldfish in it - a total blast of good, wholesome fun!! Apologies to hilarious comic Adam Cayton-Holland who will be performing at the Jostens Park Auditorium all weekend, and was bumped when the Tom Clark interview ran long. 97.9 The Rat Race #35 Featuring: Ben Roy (Donny D), Beth Hoyt (Tara), Chris Marrs (Animal), Evan Nix (Luke), Homer Marrs (Driver) &amp; Adam Cayton-Holland (Tom) Written By: Beth Hoyt Audio Designed &amp; Directed by: Evan Nix Created by: Ben Roy &amp; Chris Marrs

<description>&lt;p&gt;What a morning! The jam cam is loaded out there on the roads, but one of Hollywood's biggest stars&amp;nbsp; - TOM CLARK! - joins us live! We also do a little wrap-up after the mega-success of our sixth-annual 97.9 Fishing 4 Gold Contest, where listeners compete to down the most shots of Goldschlager with a live goldfish in it - a total blast of good, wholesome fun!!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Apologies to hilarious comic Adam Cayton-Holland who will be performing at the Jostens Park Auditorium all weekend, and was bumped when the Tom Clark interview ran long.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;97.9 The Rat Race #35&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Featuring: Ben Roy (Donny D), Beth Hoyt (Tara), Chris Marrs (Animal), Evan Nix (Luke), Homer Marrs (Driver) &amp;amp; Adam Cayton-Holland (Tom)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Written By: Beth Hoyt&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Audio Designed &amp;amp; Directed by: Evan Nix&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Created by: Ben Roy &amp;amp; Chris Marrs&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Traffic & Trafficked

It's the third-most romantic morning of the year! 97.9's post-honeymoon check-in with lovebirds Claire &amp; Brian from our recent "Rando Wedding" - the most authentic and passionate total-strangers-get-married contest in radio! All brought to you by our pals at "Something Borrowed" Wedding Dress Rentals of Fisher Creek. And don't forget to join Donny &amp; The Crew this weekend for what is sure to be a CRAZY rowdy party at the 18th Annual Fabric &amp; Craft Outlet ArtWalk! Apologies to the brilliant and talented Maria Thayer (Those Who Can't, Superstore) who was bumped when we ran long. 97.9 The Rat Race #34 Featuring: Ben Roy (Donny D), Beth Hoyt (Tara), Chris Marrs (Animal) &amp; Maria Thayer (Claire) Written By: Chris Marrs Audio Designed &amp; Directed by: Evan Nix Created by: Ben Roy &amp; Chris Marrs

<description>&lt;p&gt;It's the third-most romantic morning of the year! 97.9's post-honeymoon check-in with lovebirds Claire &amp;amp; Brian from our recent "Rando Wedding" - the most authentic and passionate total-strangers-get-married contest in radio! All brought to you by our pals at "Something Borrowed" Wedding Dress Rentals of Fisher Creek.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;And don't forget to join Donny &amp;amp; The Crew this weekend for what is sure to be a CRAZY rowdy party at the 18th Annual Fabric &amp;amp; Craft Outlet ArtWalk!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Apologies to the brilliant and talented Maria Thayer (&lt;em&gt;Those Who Can't&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Superstore&lt;/em&gt;) who was bumped when we ran long.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;97.9 The Rat Race #34&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Featuring: Ben Roy (Donny D), Beth Hoyt (Tara), Chris Marrs (Animal) &amp;amp; Maria Thayer (Claire)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Written By: Chris Marrs&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Audio Designed &amp;amp; Directed by: Evan Nix&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Created by: Ben Roy &amp;amp; Chris Marrs&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Rando Wedding: Honeymoon Follow Up!

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