97.9 THE RAT RACE

Oct 24 2022 40 ep. 18 mins 355
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Welcome to the homepage of 97.9 The Rat Race, the metro area's #6 ranked morning radio show. Check back here every week for weather and traffic updates, as well as your favorite moments from Donny D, Animal, and Tara in the morning.

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Tara's Scary Good On-Air Makeover!

Oct 24 2022 20 mins  
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 misunder

Love (and Tara) is Blind

Sep 12 2022 19 mins  
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) & Chris Marrs (Animal) W

Dance of the Starlings

Jul 18 2022 12 mins  
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 (T

Traffic & Trafficked

Jun 20 2022 25 mins  
What a morning! The jam cam is loaded out there on the roads, but one of Hollywood's biggest stars  - 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 hilar

Rando Wedding: Honeymoon Follow Up!

Feb 14 2022 21 mins  
It's the third-most romantic morning of the year! 97.9's post-honeymoon check-in with lovebirds Claire & 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 & The Crew this weekend fo

The All Souls Remote: Explained!

Nov 22 2021 19 mins  
What a morning as Tara’s been horsin’ around and we clear the foggy air on all those listener calls and questions regarding the All Souls Remote! Plus, Luke calls in for a fun quickie update of his own!  Don’t forget to call our friends at Gittin’ Plowed Snow Removal and enter promo code ‘979Donny’ for all their wintertime specials!  #R

Live From All Souls Cemetery!

Oct 27 2021 6 mins  
It's a 97.9 Halloween BONUS! What a morning as Donny D & the Crew broadcast live from the gorgeous All Souls Cemetery & Memorial Park! First 97 guests to join us before sunrise win FREE 97.9 glow-in-the-dark neon necklaces! PLUS Don't miss All Souls' spectacular deals all month long on hillside plots, urn upgrades & more! Don't live long enough to miss this sale! Shout-

The Ballad of Keith Heat

Oct 11 2021 21 mins  
It's, uh, WORLD PREMIERE time at 97.9 as the zoo crew unveils a hot new banger from rising artist and visionary Keith Heat - who in no way, shape or form coerced us into playing his song*.  Big Thanks to Ray Longbow & our friends at Ray Longbow Mitsubishi, Mini, Tesla of RidgeRock for offering to get us a new life-size cardboard cutout. Shout-out Only Pros Staging & L

Live at The Air & Water Show!

Sep 13 2021 14 mins  
A gorgeous morning here at Lakefront Park as the crew is on remote for the Metro Air & Water Show! Join us at the 97.9 tent for our fantastic giveaways and enjoy aerial acrobatics from the coolest vintage military aircraft on the planet! PLUS take a pic with the speedboat from Miami Vice or let the kids play in the lifeboat where Captain Phillips was held hostage! Also, tough n

Hot-Dog-A-Rama

Jul 19 2021 23 mins  
The gang welcomes back fan favorite William Jones, the foul-mouthed owner of Freddy Footlong's (Metro Area's #1 rated hot dog stand 12 out of the last 16 years) to promote the hot spot's 20th anniversary celebration: HotDog-A-Rama! Apologies to brilliant actor, comedian & podcaster Daniel Van Kirk (PenPals, Dumb People Town) who was bumped from the show today to accommodate Wil