Show intro/Friday Song/Brian & Joey Chestnut

Lily Peters/Ontario/Meta/school bus/Cullen

Brewers/NFL scores/Jonuu/Josh Jacobs/Leonard

On TV/In theaters/New Music/Chris Hansen

Construction kitten/Wedding on a flight

Best person to have during a zombie apocalypse

NCAAF/ACC /Hellebuyck/Callaway/Romo

Plastic trash cookies

Doc's Racing Report

Bad News with Happy Music/Daily Check-Ins

As we wrap up the final week of August, the weather looks like it's going to skyrocket back into the 90's this weekend with some much-needed rain on Saturday & Sunday.



Brian's off to Appleton after the show for a Wisconsin Timber Rattlers game featuring a Meet-N-Greet with Joey Chestnut!!!



Jean's getting ready to move her daughter back to Madison for another school year.



In the news this morning, Carson Peters-Berger pleads guilty to murdering Lily Peters & gets life in prison, President Donald Trump renames Lake Ontario, Kayla Stemler gets eight years in prison for neglecting and imprisoning a 14-year-old girl who only weighed 35lbs, a chaotic scene on a school bus in California, a pilot had to make an emergency landing after he got sick & needed to go to the hospital, how much money is the state of Wisconsin getting from the Meta settlement, and legendary voice actor Peter Cullen(Optimus Prime) has died.



In sports, the Brewers beat the Mets last night to take two out of three from NY, a recap of yesterday's NFL preseason games along with a look at the rest of this weekend's schedule, the Packers are adding tight-end Jonnu Smith, Josh Jacobs is criminally charged, the Seahawks sign Leonard Williams to an extension, and the NFL announces a few new sportsbook partnership deals.



We talked about what's on TV & streaming this weekend and what's new in theaters. Plus, some new music in stores today. Also, Rock Star Games drops an extended look at GTA 6, and Chris Hansen purchased ad space before the upcoming movie about "To Catch a Predator".



Have you seen the kitten that got "hired" by the construction crew??? Adorbs!



A recent survey asked people who the best person would be to have as a companion…and the overwhelming majority of people chose a doctor.



Elsewhere in sports, a look at the NCAAF schedule, the ACC joins the Big 10…Big 12…and the SEC in banning former collegiate athletes from coming back to play in college after going pro, Connor Hellebuyck wants out of Winnipeg, Callaway is severing all ties with Good Good Golf, Cameron Brink has some harsh words for Enes Kanter Freedom, and Tony Romo gets some additional citations.



Doc joined us just after 8am to talk NASCAR racing thanks to County Materials in Holmen & Eau Claire.



And in today's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a #FloridaMan who whipped his wiener out while delivering food, a guy in California who got caught mooning officers during a high-speed police chase, a popular roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain that gave two riders similar brain hemorrhages, a father in Racine gets a citation for tripping a 9 year-old on a football team, and a #FloridaWoman who got busted for breast-feeding her infant child while drunk.

As we wrap up the final week of August, the weather looks like it's going to skyrocket back into the 90's this weekend with some much-needed rain on Saturday &amp; Sunday.
 
Brian's off to Appleton after the show for a Wisconsin Timber Rattlers game featuring a Meet-N-Greet with <a href="https://www.milb.com/news/joey-chestnut-tour-stop-bratoberfest">Joey Chestnut</a>!!!
 
Jean's getting ready to move her daughter back to Madison for another school year.
 
In the news this morning, <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/teen-pleads-guilty-to-killing-10-year-old-lily-peters-in-wisconsin-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/">Carson Peters-Berger</a> pleads guilty to murdering Lily Peters &amp; gets life in prison, President Donald Trump renames <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-orders-lake-ontario-renamed-lake-america-canada-trade-war-rcna594750">Lake Ontario</a>, <a href="https://people.com/woman-learns-fate-imprisonment-girl-35-lbs-12068423">Kayla Stemler</a> gets eight years in prison for neglecting and imprisoning a 14-year-old girl who only weighed 35lbs, a chaotic scene on a <a href="https://www.kcra.com/article/calaveras-county-school-bus-chaos-parent-custody/73526832">school bus in California</a>, a <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/delta-flight-diverted-captain-hospitalized/">pilot</a> had to make an emergency landing after he got sick &amp; needed to go to the hospital, how much money is the state of Wisconsin getting from the <a href="https://www.wpr.org/news/wisconsin-settlement-meta">Meta settlement</a>, and legendary voice actor <a href="https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/peter-cullen-dead-voice-of-optimus-prime-eeyore-dies-85-1236845132/">Peter Cullen</a>(Optimus Prime) has died.
 
In sports, the <a href="https://www.brewcrewball.com/milwaukee-brewers-scores-standings/88748/chourios-two-home-runs-back-misiorowski-in-8-2-brewers-win-over-mets">Brewers</a> beat the Mets last night to take two out of three from NY, a recap of yesterday's <a href="https://www.nfl.com/scores">NFL preseason games</a> along with a look at the rest of <a href="https://www.nfl.com/schedules/2026/by-week/preseason-week-3">this weekend's schedule</a>, the Packers are adding tight-end <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49743030/sources-packers-adding-te-jonnu-smith-one-year-deal">Jonnu Smith</a>, <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/evidence-against-josh-jacobs-apparently-includes-video-of-alleged-assault">Josh Jacobs</a> is criminally charged, the Seahawks sign <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/08/27/sports/leonard-williams-agrees-to-massive-90-million-contract-extension-with-seahawks/">Leonard Williams</a> to an extension, and the NFL announces a few <a href="https://fieldlevelmedia.com/news/nfl-announces-partnerships-with-3-sportsbooks/">new sportsbook partnership deals</a>.
 
We talked about what's on TV &amp; streaming this weekend and what's <a href="https://www.fandango.com/">new in theaters</a>. Plus, some new music in stores today. Also, Rock Star Games drops an <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/tech/gaming/articles/guns-drugs-car-chases-gta-214843295.html">extended look at GTA 6</a>, and <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/movies/articles/chris-hansen-buys-ads-every-180232892.html">Chris Hansen</a> purchased ad space before the upcoming movie about "To Catch a Predator".
 
Have you seen the <a href="https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/08/27/construction-kitten-RiverReach-Sue/3161787839205/">kitten</a> that got "hired" by the construction crew??? Adorbs!
 
A recent survey asked people who the best person would be to have as a companion&hellip;and the overwhelming majority of people chose a doctor.
 
Elsewhere in sports, a look at the <a href="https://www.espn.com/college-football/schedule">NCAAF schedule</a>, the <a href="https://www.on3.com/news/acc-passes-rule-prohibiting-former-professional-athletes-from-returning/">ACC</a> joins the Big 10&hellip;Big 12&hellip;and the SEC in banning former collegiate athletes from coming back to play in college after going pro, <a href="https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/article/jets-star-hellebuyck-goes-public-with-trade-request-as-training-camp-nears/">Connor Hellebuyck</a> wants out of Winnipeg, <a href="https://www.golfdigest.com/story/callaway-severs-ties-with-good-good--commits--1-million-donation">Callaway</a> is severing all ties with Good Good Golf, <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/wnba/news/cameron-brink-blasts-enes-kanter-freedom-targeting-trans-community/">Cameron Brink</a> has some harsh words for Enes Kanter Freedom, and <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2026/08/27/tony-romo-charges-arrest-owi/91501650007/">Tony Romo</a> gets some additional citations.
 
Doc joined us just after 8am to talk NASCAR racing thanks to <a href="https://www.countymaterials.com/">County Materials in Holmen &amp; Eau Claire</a>.
 
And in today's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a <a href="https://www.wfla.com/news/pinellas-county/largo-steak-n-shake-employee-exposed-himself-while-serving-food-affidavit/">#FloridaMan</a> who whipped his wiener out while delivering food, a guy in California who got caught <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/08/27/us-news/bystander-flashes-officers-during-north-hollywood-police-chase/">mooning</a> officers during a high-speed police chase, a popular <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/six-flags-x2-coaster-closed-brain-injuries-1236683165/">roller coaster </a>at Six Flags Magic Mountain that gave two riders similar brain hemorrhages, a father in Racine gets a citation for <a href="https://www.fox6now.com/news/parent-trips-racine-youth-football-player">tripping</a> a 9 year-old on a football team, and a <a href="https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/crime/clearwater-woman-charged-breastfeeding-infant-drunk-child-neglect/67-2574eabf-d7b7-4e82-b514-713f1b443178">#FloridaWoman</a> who got busted for breast-feeding her infant child while drunk.

Also heard live from 6-9am on 95.7 THE ROCK in La Crosse, WI WRQT and 92.9 THE X in Eau Claire, WI WECL Brian Simpson - Jean Taylor - Scott Robert Shaw

Also heard live from 6-9am on 95.7 THE ROCK in La Crosse, WI WRQT and 92.9 THE X in Eau Claire, WI WECL Brian Simpson - Jean Taylor - Scott Robert Shaw

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Also heard live from 6-9am on 95.7 THE ROCK in La Crosse, WI WRQT and 92.9 THE X in Eau Claire, WI WECL Brian Simpson - Jean Taylor

Also heard live from 6-9am on 95.7 THE ROCK in La Crosse, WI WRQT and 92.9 THE X in Eau Claire, WI WECL Brian Simpson - Jean Taylor