It takes a village to heal a child and we had an amazing village for our first-ever Cat Country 98.7 Cares For Kids Radiothon! Thank you to our partners Cat Country 98.7, NewsRadio 92.3, ESPN Pensacola, WEAR ABC 3 News, Pensacola; our sponsors, Wind Creek Hospitality, Pen Air Federal Credit Union, Gulf Winds Credit Union, Whataburger, and HatchMark Studio; our donors, volunteers, patient families, Praying for Carolyn’s Lemonade Stand, and Sacred Heart Health System associates, leaders, and physicians for their support of our kids! Because of you, we raised $73,505 to impact our children and families treated in our Bear Family Foundation Pediatric Oncology Center For Hope at Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you!
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Cat Country 98.7 Radiothon raises over $73,000 for local kids.
Listen on Alexa or on Google Home
Cat Country 98.7 is now available on your Amazon Echo with Alexa. It’s easy.
Once you have set up your Echo device there is only a few additional steps to having Cat Country 98.7 on your smart speaker.
Step 1. Say “Alexa, enable the Cat Country Ninety-Eight Seven Skill.” You can click here to enable directly from your Amazon Account.
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For Google Home Speakers just say “Ok Google play Cat Country Ninety-Eight Seven.” Google will pull our stream from TuneIn.
Brent and Candy win 2019 ACM Personality Honors
CatCountry 98.7’s Brent and Candy have received the ACM (Academy of Country Music) Award for Personalities of the year for the Cat Pak Morning show. Brent previously won the ACM Personality of the Year in 2009. Brent & Candy’s Cat Pak Morning Show is “Live & Local” 5A to 10A Monday-Friday on CatCountry 98.7 and on www.CatCountry987.com.
This is the 54thAnnual ACM Awards Show. This year the show is set for Sunday April 7, 2019, in Las Vegas and will be shown LIVE on CBS starting at 7P.
Brent says, “It is an incredible honor to even be considered for this recognition. Candy and I are so proud of our community. We are lucky to wake up every morning and dance around the studio, play songs, crack jokes, and celebrate what make Cat Country the greatest place to live!”
CatCountry 98.7 is owned by Dave and Mary Hoxeng of Pensacola. Sister stations serving the communities of Pensacola include: NewsRadio 92.3 / AM1620, ESPN 94.5, Talk WEBY 99.1 / AM1330.
NAB Crystal Radio Award Presented to Cat Country 98.7
Dave Hoxeng receives the Crystal Award at the NAB in Las Vegas.
LAS VEGAS, NV — WYCT-FM Pensacola, FL today was awarded the National Association of Broadcasters’ (NAB) Crystal Radio Award. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the NAB Crystal Radio Awards, which recognize radio stations for their outstanding year-round commitment to community service.
NAB Crystal Radio Award finalists were chosen by a panel of judges representing broadcasting, community service organizations and public relations firms. Finalists were honored and winners announced at today’s NAB Show Radio Luncheon, where Global Lead for Business Development and Partner Management of the Ford Developer Program at Ford Motor Company Scott Burnellpresented a keynote address, and nationally-syndicated radio personality Delilah was inducted into the NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame. The luncheon was sponsored by ASCAP.
About NAB Show
NAB Show, held April 22-27, 2017 in Las Vegas, is the world’s largest convention encompassing The M.E.T. Effect, the convergence of media, entertainment and technology. With 103,000 attendees from 166 countries and 1,700+ exhibitors, NAB Show is the ultimate marketplace for solutions that transcend traditional broadcasting and embrace content delivery to new screens in new ways. From creation to consumption, across multiple platforms and countless nationalities, NAB Show is where global visionaries convene to bring content to life in new and exciting ways. For complete details, visit www.nabshow.com.
About NAB
The National Association of Broadcasters is the premier advocacy association for America’s broadcasters. NAB advances radio and television interests in legislative, regulatory and public affairs. Through advocacy, education and innovation, NAB enables broadcasters to best serve their communities, strengthen their businesses and seize new opportunities in the digital age. Learn more at www.nab.org.
Manna Hat 2016 Auction – Sold
Congrats to Kevin Green from Pensacola! The winning bid was $1,375… Providing 1374 meals to hungry people in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties.
Manna Food Pantries began serving the hungry on January 3, 1983, then known as Manna Food Bank. Since then Manna have served over half a million people in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties in Florida, from Century to Navarre. Manna has given out over 9,000 tons of food to hungry families in our communities. In the last year alone, Manna has served about 23,000 individuals in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties.Manna Food Pantries is a private, not-for-profit corporation dedicated to alleviating hunger in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties of Northwest Florida. Manna is nonsectarian, community focused, volunteer supported and committed to the philosophy, “waste not, want not.” Manna believes that every person has a right to live free from hunger and that every person is to be treated with respect and dignity.
This year the need is particularly great. Please know that 100% of the proceeds this auction raises will go to Manna Food Pantries of Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties so that those in need in Pensacola, Pace, Milton and the surrounding areas can continue to be taken care of.
Who’s Autograph is on the Hat?
I will send you a signed certificate saying these are 100% Authentic Signatures.
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Artist
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Date/Location
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Location on the Hat
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Easton Corbin
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March 1, 2016 – Juana’s Pagodas
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Left Bill
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| Eric Paslay | March 17, 2016 – Capt’n Fun’s |
Right Rear Bill |
| Kip Moore | March 27, 2016 – The Sandshaker | Rear Bill |
| Cassadee Pope | April 16, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL | Right Bill |
| Chris Young | April 16, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL | Right Bill |
| Florida Georgia Line | May 13, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL | Front Bill |
| Kane Brown | May 13, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL | Front Bill |
| The Cadillac Three | May 13, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL | Left Side Bill |
| Cole Swindell | May 13, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL | Front Left Bill |
| Chris Stapleton | May 13, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL | Front Bill |
| Lee Brice | May 28, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL | Rear Left Stack |
| Tyler Farr | May 28, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL | Left Stack |
| Randy Rogers | May 28, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL | Left Stack |
| Keith Urban | June 16, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL | Front Stack |
| Brett Eldredge | June 16, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL | Front Right Stack |
| Maren Morris | June 16, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL | Front Stack |
| Chris Lane | June 21, 2016 – Wild Greg’s Saloon | Left Rear Bill |
| Brantley Gilbert | June 26, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL | Rear Stack |
| Justin Moore | June 26, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL | Rear Stack |
| Colt Ford | June 26, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL | Rear Right Stack |
| Craig Campbell | July 6, 2016 – Flounders, Pensacola Beach | Rear Bill |
| Cam | July 17, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL | Left Stack |
| Tucker Beathard | July 17, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL | Right Stack |
| Randy Houser | July 17, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL | Left Stack |
| Dierks Bentley | July 17, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL | Left Dimple |
| Miranda Lambert | Sept. 8, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL | Top Dimple |
| Brothers Osborne | Sept. 8, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL | Right Dimple |
| Kip Moore (again) | Sept. 8, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL | Front Stack |
| Michael Ray | Sept. 22, 2016 – The Sandshaker | Right Rear Bill |
| Brett Young | October 7, 2016 – Seville Quarter | Right Bill |
| Josh Turner | November 20, 2016 – The Saenger, Pensacola | Right Bill |
| Runaway June | November 20, 2016 – The Saenger, Pensacola | Right Bill |
| Thompson Square | November 20, 2016 – The Saenger, Pensacola | Right Bill |
| Dolly Parton | November 29, 2016 – Pensacola Bay Center | Front Bill |
| Chris Janson | December 14, 2016 – Wild Greg’s Saloon | Rear Bill |
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Cat Country 98.7 Named “Best of the Coast 2015”
Cat Country 98.7
Winner: Best Radio Station
Winner: Best Website
Winner: Best Person to “Friend” on Facebook (Brent Lane)
Winner: Best Radio Personality (Brent Lane)
Runner-up Best Morning Radio Show (The Cat Pack Morning Show)
Runner-up: Best Person or Business to Follow on Instagram
Runner-up: Best Person or Business to Follow on Twitter
Runner-up: Best Person or Business to Follow on Twitter (Brent Lane)
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Winner: Best Morning Radio Show (Pensacola Morning News with Andrew McKay)
Runner-up:Best Radio Personality (Andrew McKay)
Runner-up: Best Radio Personality (Wendi Summers )
Runner-up: Best Person to “Friend” on Facebook (Wendi Summers )