Star 99.9

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: The incredible way fans paid tribute to Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin after his awful injury Monday night

Scary moment last night during Monday Night Football as Damar Hamlin who plays for Buffalo suffered cardiac arrest after making a tackle. Medical staff performed CPR and then he was taken away in an ambulance. As of now he is still in critical condition at a local hospital in Cincinnati where the game was being played according to the team and his family earlier today.

In the hours after the injury a pretty incredible thing happened with fans across the country. Back in 2020 while Hamlin was still in college he created a Toy Drive to raise money and toys for kids in the community in his hometown outside of Pittsburgh.

Prior to his injury last night the GoFundMe he had setup had received $2,900 in donations. After the incident Monday night people started donating to his foundation as a way to pay tribute and show support for him and his family. Today the GoFundMe is now over $4 million. Truly amazing.

We are all sending love and prayers to Damar and his family right now. Hope to hear good news soon.

Here is the link to the GoFundMe if you want to get involved.

Image credit: Cara Owsley/USA Today Network via REUTERS

Powered by Walnut Hill Community Church

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why do people keep calling 2023 a “common year”

You might have heard a few people over the last few days refer to 2023 as a “common year”. What this means is that the year started on a Sunday with New Years Day this year and will end on a Sunday on December 31^st. The last time this happened was in 2017. And it will not happen again until 2034!

Image credit: Getty Images

Bench Pressing Doughnuts

Anna doesn’t call them New Year’s Resolutions, she calls it “Goal Setting Season”! She isn’t helping Producer Jon with his goal though…Share your goal with us on our Facebook page!
Anna & Raven | Facebook

“Goal Setting” Season

Move over New Year’s Resolutions, it’s all about Goal Setting Season now! Anna believes the only way to make a goal achievable is to write it down and keep it somewhere you see it often. What are your goals for the year? Catch up with the podcast!

Tuesday January 3, 2023: Happy New Year!; Goals Not Resolutions; Return Policy

Do you believe in predicting the future? 2023 has some scary things in store if you believe the predictions of someone who lived 500 years ago! (:15)

Are you up to date on this week’s biggest news stories? Anna and Raven will get you caught up on what’s trending, including the heartbreaking reason an NFL game got postponed! (3:35)

It’s nice to say “Happy New Year” for the first week or so, but if you think saying will solve all your problems, that’s all I need to know about you! (6:50)

New Years resolutions are typically given up on with the first few weeks of January. But Anna has a fool-proof plan to help everyone stick to their resolutions this year! (10:40)

What did you do on New Years Eve? Raven went out for the first time in years, but he isn’t sure it really live up to the hype… (18:24)

Do you have things to return this holiday season? Anna had to return a pair of pants and the line was so long that the store had people waiting in the street! (29:19)

Do you allow your kids to have big sleepovers? Hailey and Brian have an 11 year old who wants to have 6 friends sleep over for her birthday! Hailey says why not, she remembers having great experiences at slumber parties as a kid, but Brian thinks that six is too many to handle on one night! Whose side are you on? (37:15)

Lori has got a shot at $1500! Can she beat Raven in pop culture trivia and claim the prize? (45:18)

The Blind Taste Test With Chef Plum

Would you be able to identify different fast-food fries in a blind taste test? Anna and Raven challenged the Food Network’s Chef Plum to give it a try!
📸Getty Images

Star 99.9 Top 30 Songs of 2022

If you missed the countdown over the weekend here’s the full list!

STAR 99.9 DUNKIN’ SHOOTING STARS YEAR END COUNTDOWN

THE TOP 30 SONGS OF 2022

Harry Styles – As It Was
Lizzo – About Damn Time
Taylor Swift – Anti Hero
OneRepublic – I Ain’t Worried
Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill
Lil Nas X – THATS WHAT I WANT
Elton John & Dua Lipa – Cold Heart
Sia – Unstoppable
Sam Smith – Unholy
Nicky Youre – Sunroof
Ed Sheeran – Shivers
Elton John & Britney Spears – Hold Me Closer
Adele – Easy On Me
Harry Styles – Late Night Talking
Jax – Victoria’s Secret
Steve Lacy – Bad Habit
Latto – Big Energy
Imagine Dragons – Enemy
Gayle – ABCDEFU
Em Beihold – Numb Little Bug
David Guetta & Bebe Rexha – I’m Good (Blue)
Justin Bieber – Ghost
Lewis Capaldi – Forget Me
Jack Harlow – First Class
Charlie Puth – Light Switch
Post Malone (feat. Doja Cat) – I Like You (A Happier Song)
Meghan Trainor – Made You Look
Morgan Wallen – Wasted on You
Harry Styles – Music for A Sushi Restaurant
Encanto Cast – We Don’t Talk About Bruno

Powered by Dunkin’

THE FEED: 5 Ways To Celebrate The Last Weekend of 2022

Every Friday in The Feed Kevin talks to Megan from CampByMama.com about all the great things to do in Connecticut with the family. If you’re looking for some fun ways to ring in 2023 this weekend Megan has everything from Noon Years Eve parties to ice skating, and even some fun with the Globetrotters.

Image credit: Getty Images

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! Some countries believe that eating this circle shaped food on New Year’s Day will bring you good luck?

All this week I have tickets tickets to The Killers at Mohegan Sun Arena on Friday, March 17, 2023! St. Patrick’s Day. One of my favorite bands, on one of my favorite holidays.

Play every day at 4pm to win. Answer the trivia question correctly first to win. Here was today’s if you missed it:

Q: Some countries believe that eating this circle shaped food on New Year’s Day will bring you good luck?

A: Donuts

Featured image credit: Getty Images

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: The cool thing about the confetti that drops in Times Square on New Year’s Eve

If you’re braving the crowds and the rain to head into Times Square tomorrow for New Years Eve there is something really neat about the confetti that will be dropping at midnight.

All the confetti being used has thousands of people’s wishes written on them. This was first started back in 2015 when the idea of “wishfetti” became a part of the New Year’s Eve tradition.

All different people write their wishes for the new year and submit them to the Wish Wall in Times Square or you can do it online too. Then all of those wishes are printed and turned into the confetti that falls over the crowd at midnight in Times Square. How cool is that?!

Image credit: REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

Powered by Walnut Hill Community Church