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Trace Adkins Makes $1.5 Million For The Red Cross as Celebrity Apprentice Winner

Glenn — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:23:55 +0000

It looks like the 2nd time was the charm for Trace Adkins. We know that he was the winner of All-Star Celebrity Apprentice. He wasn’t going to participate to begin with because he didn’t like the people involved in the show. Although he did say that he likes Donald Trump. He said “Donald Trump is a genuine guy and that he is who he is on TV and not on TV, there is not fake TV persona for the TV show. He decided to [...]

Win Free Tickets to the Hawk's 'Taste of Country Music Festival' and Meet Lady Antebellum

John Davison — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:12:28 +0000

It's hard to believe that the Hawk's 'Taste of Country Music Festival' is weeks away. If you click on the tasteofcountrymusicfestival.com web site, you can see the ever growing list of entertainment for these 3 magical Summer days June 13th thru the 15th. Good tickets still available but they are going fast.

Trace Adkins Wins All-Star Celebrity Apprentice

Glenn — Mon, 20 May 2013 09:48:41 +0000

What a week, last week was for Trace Adkins. His new CD came out on Tuesday called “Love Will…” He was finalist on “All-Star Celebrity Apprentice” He said he played to win it and true to his word, he was the winner on Sunday night. Penn Teller’s ice cream won by selling the most at Walgreens last week but Trace won the most money overall by anyone on the show. His strategy included making a bold stance from the start when Donald Trump hand-picked first team leaders, choosing Trace, using that position to make sure everyone knew he meant business. Adkins faced off against Penn Jillette in the reality show’s final challenge last night to develop a new flavor for Walgreens’ ice cream brand, along with the packaging and a promotional video promotional video for the product. Trace says his wife Rhonda encouraged him to do the Celebrity Apprentice this time around for the American Red Cross Charity and that his country roots gave him an advantage. [...]

Hillary Scott from Lady Antebellum Is Deciding Baby Names

Glenn — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:53:46 +0000

It just a month away. The Taste of Country Music Festival at Hunter Mountain, June 13th-15th. We’ve been telling you, it’s the last show for Lady Antebellum before they go off the road. Hillary Scott and her husband,Chris Tyrell, are expecting their first child in July. They haven’t made up their mind, what the name of the baby is and they’ve been taking suggestions from [...]

Trace Adkins New Cd Called 'Love Will…' Out in Stores Now

Glenn — Mon, 13 May 2013 15:36:13 +0000

It’s hard to believe that the Taste Of Country Music Festival is just one month away. It’s June 13th-15 at Hunter Mountain. See when your favorite artists are playing and get your tickets here. One of the shows that I’m looking forward too is Trace Adkins. Speaking of Trace. Trace Adkins’ new album, Love Will…, includes an appearance by Exile, who joins Trace on their own hit, ”Kiss You All Over.” Trace said it was [...]

What Will Hillary Scott from Lady Antebellum Name Her Child

Glenn — Fri, 10 May 2013 16:10:14 +0000

The Taste of Country Music Festival is just a little over a month away at Hunter Mountain. Lady Antebellum is the headlining act on June 15th. It's also Hillary Scott's last performance before the band goes off the road, and Hillary becomes a M

Happy Birthday Willie Nelson From Your Binghamton Fans

John Davison — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:31:03 +0000

All of us at 98.1 the Hawk hold a special place in our hearts for one of the greatest musical legends in all of music. April 30th, Willie Nelson turns 80 years old. Happy Birthday Willie from your many fans in the Greater Binghamton area. I can’t help but remember the 5 times I met [...]

Taste of Country Music Festival Lineup Announced!

Traci Taylor — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:09:39 +0000

The lineup for acts at this year’s Taste of Country Music Festival has been released. Are you ready to find out what day your favorite act is playing? Here we go! Thursday June 13th LoCash Cowboys Parmalee Willie Nelson & Family Friday June 14th Rachel Farley Blackberry Smoke Craig Campbell Justin Moore Montgomery Gentry Trace [...]

Hunter Hayes In The May Issue of Esquire Magazine

Glenn — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:51:35 +0000

Tomorrow morning at 7:10, we are going to have a huge Taste of Country Music Festival announcement. We’ll have the daily lineup schedule. We’ll have Single and 2-Day ticket information and more. One of the big acts that’ll be there is Hunter Hayes. Hunter has landed a fashion-leaning feature in the pages of the May issue of Esquire, [...]

Big Taste of Country Music Festival Announcement

Traci Taylor — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:28:24 +0000

One of the most common questions people ask us is “what day is (so and so) performing at the Taste of Country Music Festival?” Until now, we didn’t know the lineup, but guess what? Now we do! Be sure to listen to the Hawk Morning Show at 7:10am Wednesday (April 24th) morning for us to [...]