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Cat Country 98.7 wins 2019 Crystal Award from NAB
Photographed by Adam Shane Productions on a Nikon D5. Cat Country 98.7 owner Dave Hoxeng (l) receives National Association of Broadcasters Crystal Award for Cat Country 98.7’s Community Service work in 2018 from Gordon Smith (r) who is CEO of NAB.
2019 NAB CRYSTAL RADIO AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED
LAS VEGAS, NV — The National Association of Broadcasters announced the 10 winners of the 32nd annual NAB Crystal Radio Awards. Since 1987, the NAB Crystal Radio Awards have recognized radio stations for their outstanding year-round commitment to community service. The 2019 NAB Crystal Radio Award recipients listed below were chosen among 50 finalists who were honored at today’s We Are Broadcasters Celebration.
| KBHP-FM Bemidji, Minn. |
KCVM-FM Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| KNDE-FM College Station, Texas | KWBG-AM Boone, Iowa |
| WMBX-FM West Palm Beach, Fla. | WMGK-FM Philadelphia, Pa. |
| WRLT-FM Nashville, TN. | WTAM-AM Cleveland, Ohio |
| WWPR-FM New York, NY. | WYCT-FM Pensacola, FL |
NAB Crystal Radio Award finalists were chosen by a panel of judges representing broadcasting, community service organizations and public relations firms.
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.
Manna Hat 2018 – Sold
Congrats to William Clemons from Pace, Fl – The winning bid was $1500.00 and will help provide 300 days of meals.
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.
Thank you to Pensacola Boot Store for generously providing the 2018 Manna Hat.
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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Eli Young Band
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March 23 – Flounders
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Left Side Stack |
| Dylan Scott | March 24 – Pensacola Bay Center | Right Front Bill |
| Justin Moore | March 24 – Pensacola Bay Center | Left Front Bill |
| Andy Velo | March 25 – Juana’s Pagodas | Left Bill |
| Morgan Evans | March 25 – Juana’s Pagodas | Left Bill |
| Jordan Davis | March 25 – Juana’s Pagodas | Left Bill |
| Granger Smith | March 25 – Juana’s Pagodas | Left Bill |
| High Valley | March 30 – Flounders | Right Bill |
| Kane Brown | April 20 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL | Rear Right Bill |
| Chris Young | April 20 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL | Rear Right Bill |
| Runaway June | April 24 – Flounders | Rear Bill |
| Jimmie Allen | April 27 – Flounders | Rear Bill |
| Cale Dodds | May 5 – Flounders | Rear Bill |
| Tracy Lawerence | May 18 – Flounders | Front Bill |
| James Otto | July 12 – Flounders | Front Stack |
| Luke Combs | July 26 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL | Right Rear Stack |
| Lauren Alaina | July 26 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL | Right Rear Stack |
| Jason Aldean | July 26 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL | Rear Stack |
| Miranda Lambert | August 2 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL | Front Right Bill |
| Little Big Town | August 2 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL | Front Stack |
| Kelsea Ballerini | August 25 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL | Left Rear Bill |
| Keith Urban | August 25 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL | Right Dimple |
| William Michael Morgan | September 29 – Seafood Festival | Left Rear Stack |
| Craig Campbell | October 27 – Pensacola Interstate Fair | Left Dimple |
| Morgan Wallen | November 3 – Pensacola Bay Center | Right Front Stack |
| David Lee Murphy | November 3 – Pensacola Bay Center | Left Rear Bill |
| Jake Owen | November 3 – Pensacola Bay Center | Top Dimple |
| Lindsey Ell | November 8 – Wild Greg’s Saloon | Front Bill |
| Cody Johnson | November 10 – Wild Greg’s Saloon | Front Bill |
| Cam | November 18 – The Saenger, Pensacola | Right Stack |
| Ashley McBryde | November 18 – The Saenger, Pensacola | Right Stack |
| Joe Nichols | November 18 – The Saenger, Pensacola | Right Stack |
Help Our Neighbor – raises over $87,000
Cat Country 98.7 partnered with WEAR-ABC3 & WFGX-35 to raise money in “OPERATION: HELP OUR NEIGHBOR”.
Hurricane Michael came ashore on October 10, 2018 as the strongest Hurricane ever to make landfall in Northwest Florida. Panama City and Apalachicola were devastated by this Category 4 storm. Entire communities were leveled and residents were left with almost nothing. Disasters like Hurricane Michael have previously hit Pensacola and the Community here rallied to donate more than $87,000 in a one-day fund drive led by CatCountry 98.7 and WEAR-ABC 3.
The funds raised today go directly to the Florida Disaster Fund to be immediately put to use helping rebuild devastated communities around Panama City. “Our listeners are no stranger to storms and this could have easily been our community,” says Brent Lane from CatCountry 98.7. Brent joined WEAR’s news anchor Sue Straughn starting at 5am Friday to broadcast live throughout the day. “Thank you for this amount of love and support from our generous community,” says Sue Straughn.
Had Hurricane Michael landed only 100 miles to the west, this would have been our community. “The difference between a half inch of rain and total devastation is 3 counties,” said Lane.
Dave Hoxeng, station owner, said “CatCountry 98.7’s mission is to help our community in every way that we can.”
52nd CMA Award Nominations – Brent and Candy Nominated
» 2018 CMA Awards Nominees: 
Luke Bryan, Dan + Shay and Sugarland revealed final nominees for The 52nd Annual CMA Awards this morning (8/28) on ABC-TV‘s Good Morning America. They are:
Small Market
- Bill Barrett, Tim Fox, Tracy Berry, Barrett, Fox & Berry, KKNU/Eugene, OR
- Brent Lane, Candy Cullerton, The Cat Pak Morning Show, WYCT/Pensacola, FL
- Eddie Fox, Sharon Green, Eddie Fox Show, WKSF/Asheville, NC
- Todd Harding, Susan Moore, Brian Gary, Good Morning Guys, KUAD/Ft. Collins, CO
- Steve Waters, Jessica Cash, Steve and Jessica Mornings, WFLS/Fredericksburg, VA
Entertainer
- Jason Aldean
- Luke Bryan
- Kenny Chesney
- Chris Stapleton
- Keith Urban
- Kelsea Ballerini
- Miranda Lambert
- Maren Morris
- Kacey Musgraves
- Carrie Underwood
- Dierks Bentley
- Luke Combs
- Thomas Rhett
- Chris Stapleton
- Keith Urban
- Lady Antebellum
- Lanco
- Little Big Town
- Midland
- Old Dominion
- Brothers Osborne
- Dan + Shay
- Florida Georgia Line
- Maddie & Tae
- Sugarland
- From A Room, Vol. 2, Chris Stapleton
- Golden Hour, Kacey Musgraves
- Graffiti U, Keith Urban
- Life Changes, Thomas Rhett
- The Mountain, Dierks Bentley
- “Broken Halos,” Chris Stapleton
- “Drinkin’ Problem,” Midland
- “Drowns The Whiskey,” Jason Aldean f/Miranda Lambert
- “Meant To Be,” Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line
- “Tequila,” Dan + Shay
- “Body Like A Back Road,” Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne
- “Broken Halos,” Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton
- “Drowns The Whiskey,” Brandon Kinney, Jeff Middleton, Josh Thompson
- “Drunk Girl,” Scooter Carusoe, Tom Douglas, Chris Janson
- “Tequila,” Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds, Dan Smyers
- “Burning Man,” Dierks Bentley f/Brothers Osborne
- “Dear Hate,” Maren Morris f/Vince Gill
- “Drowns The Whiskey,” Jason Aldean f/Miranda Lambert
- “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright,” David Lee Murphy w/Kenny Chesney
- “Meant To Be,” Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line
- Jerry Douglas
- Paul Franklin
- Dann Huff
- Mac McAnally
- Derek Wells
- “Babe,” Sugarland f/Taylor Swift
- “Cry Pretty,” Carrie Underwood
- “Drunk Girl,” Chris Janson
- “Marry Me,” Thomas Rhett
- “Tequila,” Dan + Shay
- Lauren Alaina
- Luke Combs
- Chris Janson
- Midland
- Brett Young
Dana Minchew wins Last Prize Standing, but there is more…
Wednesday, May 9, 2018 (Pensacola) – Last Prize Standing 2018 was a fun Cat Country 98.7 Station Contest that took on a whole new meaning when Dana Minchew claimed her $5000 Savings Account at Central Credit Union. It started with 102 possible prizes on a grid. One by one 100 prizes where eliminated, leaving only 2. Each time a prize was eliminated that contestant became a qualifier for the drawdown at Bob Tyler Toyota on Sunday, May 6th. At the end of the drawdown the last ball in the hopper belonged to Dana Minchew from Pensacola. She made the $5000 Savings Account at Central Credit Union the Last Prize Standing. She explained that she choose the savings account because her 1.5 year old daughter had recently been diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes and that she would use the money to offset medical expenses in the future. Today, she arrived with her daughter Cora to claim her savings account. What she didn’t know was that an anonymous donor heard her story and called and offered to match her prize winnings. Cat Country 98.7 presented Dana with her winnings and then surprised her with the additional check. She said she was speechless.
Thank you to the team at Central Credit Union for being a part of today and sharing in the incredible surprise.
Daryle Singletary Passes
Daryle Singletary reportedly passed early this morning of an apparent heart attack.
The news was shared by Craig Campbell on social media.
“Completely heartbroken to learn of the passing of our friend Daryle Singletary this morning,” the statement reads. “He was one of the best men we’ve had the privilege to meet and work with in this business, both professionally and personally…”
Daryle Singletary was born March 10, 1971 in Cairo, Georgia. He and his wife, Heather were lifelong Dogs fans. At an early age, he sang gospel music with his cousins and brother. Later on, in high school, he began taking vocal classes as well. By the early 1990s, he had moved to Nashville, Tennessee in pursuit of a record deal.
In Nashville, he found work singing during open-mic nights at various venues, before finding work as a demo singer. One of the demos that Singletary sang was “An Old Pair of Shoes”, which Randy Travis eventually recorded. Travis recommended Singletary to his management team, who helped him sign to a recording contract with Giant Records.
Daryle was best known for his hits, “Too Much Fun”, “Let Her Lie” and “Low Expectations”. He was on tour and last played the Rodeo Club in Dadeville, AL Friday night. In what turned out to be one his last interviews, he expressed his love of making music to pay the bills, to Mitch Sneed in the Alex City Observer.
“Every time I get on stage I can’t help think about how lucky I am to be standing up there doing something that I love the way that I do,” Singletary said in a telephone interview last week. “We’ve been very fortunate to stay on the road, year in, year out – for 22 years now. I continue to work and continue to build a fan base…”
“There’s no magic formula. I just go out there and play the music I love and have a good time with it. Thankfully for us, there are still a lot of people out there who want to hear traditional country music and they’ve been finding their way to our shows all over the country.”
Daryle Singletary was 46. He is survived by his wife, Heather, and four children.
Pete Shinnick Named NCAA II Coach of the Year
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – UWF head football coach Pete Shinnick was named the Division II National Coach of the Year, as announced by the American Football Coaches Association during the live broadcast of the American Football Coaches Awards®, presented by Amway, at the Charlotte Convention Center Tuesday.
Shinnick led the Argonauts to an 11-4 record and advanced to the NCAA Division II National Championship Game in their second season of competition. UWF went 5-3 in the ultra-competitive Gulf South Conference to finish tied for second. The Argonauts won a school record six-consecutive games which included five against nationally ranked teams en route to the title game appearance.
UWF was ranked second in the final AFCA Top 25, marking its first-ever ranking after receiving votes twice during the 2017 season.
The Argos had the nation’s 20th-ranked defense and were among the top 20 in sacks, turnovers gained, interceptions, fumbles recovered, fourth down defense and defensive touchdowns.
UWF had a number of exciting events transpire in 2017. Among the highlights in the regular-season were: A goal line turnover in the final seconds to secure a win at Missouri S&T in the season opener; The team tied a school-record with 51 points in a win over Chowan; Austin Williams kicked a field goal as time expired in a wild road win over Florida Tech to claim the Coastal Classic for the second-consecutive year, Marvin Conley had a 98-yard pick-6 in the last minute to preserve a 28-14 win over Mississippi College; the Argos defeated North Alabama 30-7 on Senior Day; UWF erased a 16-0 deficit to defeat West Georgia 34-29 and earn a berth into the postseason, becoming the fastest startup to reach the playoffs in Division II.
The postseason run proved to be just as exciting, captivating the nation as the team knocked off one top-25 opponent after another, beginning with a dominating 31-0 win at No. 16 Wingate. A 17-14 win at No. 25 West Georgia followed before winning the Super Regional 2 championship at No. 17 West Alabama. The national semifinals saw another dominating defensive performance as the Argonauts outlasted top-ranked and undefeated Indiana (Pa.), 27-17 to advance to the title game.
The award is the first for Shinnick, who is 16-10 in two years at UWF and 129-56 in 16 seasons as a head coach.
He becomes the ninth coach in UWF history to win a national coach of the year award. That group includes women’s soccer coach Joe Bartlinski, men’s golf coach Steve Fell, baseball coach Mike Jeffcoat, diving coach Barbara Parker and men’s tennis coach Derrick Racine.
UWF now has three reigning national coaches of the year with Fell, Racine and Shinnick.
Manna Hat 2017 – Sold
Congrats to Sheila from Pensacola, the new owner of the 2017 Manna Hat
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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Granger Smith
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January 26, 2017 – Juana’s Pagodas
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Right Front Bill
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| Brett Young | March 17, 2017 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL | Left Front Bill |
| Brett Eldredge | March 17, 2017 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL | Front Bill |
| Luke Bryan | March 17, 2017 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL | Front Bill |
| Midland | May 25, 2017 – Wild Greg’s Saloon | Right Bill |
| Luke Combs | June 3, 2017 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL | Left Bill |
| Tyler Farr | June 3, 2017 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL | Left Bill |
| Brantley Gilbert | June 3, 2017 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL | Right Bill |
| Morgan Wallen | July 14 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL | Rear Bill |
| Chris Lane | July 14 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL | Right Bill |
| Florida Georgia Line | July 14 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL | Right Rear Bill |
| Kenny Chesney | August 5, 2017 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL | Front Stack |
| Ashley McBryde | Sept. 16, 2017 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL | Rear Left Bill |
| Brother’s Osborne | Sept. 16, 2017 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL | Rear Bill |
| Eric Church | Sept. 16, 2017 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL | Rear Left Bill |
| Adam Craig | Sept. 17, 2017 – Fan Jam – CMP | Left Front Stack |
| High Valley | Sept. 17, 2017 – Fan Jam – CMP | Right Rear Stack |
| Parmalee | Sept. 17, 2017 – Fan Jam – CMP | Left Rear Stack |
| Lauren Alaina | Sept. 17, 2017 – Fan Jam – CMP | Front Stack |
| Drake White | Sept. 21, 2017 – The Sandshaker | Left Dimple |
| Carly Pearce | October 6, 2017 – Juana’s Pagodas | Right Bill |
| Easton Corbin | October 12, 2017 – Whiskey Runner’s Saloon | Rear Stack |
| Walker Hayes | October 13, 2017 – Pensacola Bay Center | Front Left Bill |
| Dan and Shay | October 13, 2017 – Pensacola Bay Center | Right Dimple |
| Thomas Rhett | October 13, 2017 – Pensacola Bay Center | Top Dimple |
| Trace Adkins | October 25, 2017 – Pensacola Interstate Fair | Rear Bill |
| William Michael Morgan | October 28, 2017 – Pensacola Interstate Fair | Left Dimple |
| Russell Dickerson | November 2, 2017 – Wild Greg’s Saloon | Right Stack |
| Delta Rae | November 19, 2017 – The Saenger, Pensacola | Front Bill |
| LanCO | November 19, 2017 – The Saenger, Pensacola | Left Bill |
| Josh Gracin | November 19, 2017 – The Saenger, Pensacola | Rear Stack |
