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It has been 7 days since Hurricane Helene hit East Tennessee and North Carolina. There are still people missing. There are still people cut off from the world. There are so many people who lost everything. For the last 6 days, once I fully realized the severity of the situation, I have been praying Romans 15:13 over the people affected by the storm. I pray God gives them peace and hope.
Joey wants to take piano lessons, Nancy had a dream about another man, hot tea, lucky 7, Governor Lee addresses rumors about TEMA and FEMA, big orange breakdown with Brian Rice, and more!
As of publishing it has been 6 days since Hurricane Helene ravaged East Tennessee and Western North Carolina. Yesterday I tagged along with Nancy Barger and Producer Karly from the Joey and Nancy Morning Show on WIVK and we followed our supply truck up to Erwin, Tennessee. It was an emotionally heavy day seeing the devastation our neighbors have endured. But there was an interesting moment of levity and we relished it. A silver lining if you will. Please continue to pray for the communities affected by the storms. They need prayers and money. It is going to be an uphill battle to rebuild but these communities are resilient. If you would like to help with a donation please find our resource page at www.wivk.com Thank you.
Nancy and Karly went to Unicoi County to help deliver one of the full semi-trucks and see the damage. They got to see how the donations were being delivered, toured the damage by vehicle, and got to ride in an army helicopter. Karly also met a guy that she nicknamed "Captain Hottie." Why Americans are hoarding toilet paper, hot tea, lucky 7, a dumb criminal story, and more!
On today's show... Nancy was on FOX NEWS yesterday! Joey tells us how he collected Marlboro boxes as a kid to get free merch (even though he never smoked), Rascal Flatts are reuniting, Nancy and Karly can't get enough of the article written about Joey and his twin bro, Jesse... a man walks 27 miles to attend his daughter's wedding after hurricane Helene... we announce where are our first truck of hurricane donations is headed... Knox Co Sheriff Tom Spangler joins us to discuss the Sheriff's Office's relief efforts.
We collected donations for people in East Tennessee who are suffering due to Hurricane Helene. We appreciate everyone who came out! Nancy was exhausted at her son's chorus concert last night, things to look forward to in October, possible Halloween costumes, Joey admits he was wrong about how to eat moldy bread, Joey thought he was trapped in a parking lot, funny wifi names, and more!
Hurricane Helene made land fall, we are getting lots of rain, Sunday is National Coffee Day, asking how much caffeine people drink, a recap of our visit to Morristown, Nancy had an awkward icebreaker moment at her son's school, other weird icebreakers people have done, Joey and Nancy perform love songs to each other, we talk to a listener that's trapped on a cruise ship outside of Florida due to the hurricane, and more!
The hurricane is about to make landfall, Karly almost ruined her mom's birthday, modern inconveniences in the US that should've been solved by now, Coach Heupel talked about the walkout with Morgan Wallen, top dating trends of 2025, who people would put on their county music Mount Rushmore, talking to a chainsaw artist, and more!
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Weird things we saw while driving to work, talking to a listener who had to evacuate Florida because of the hurricane, Joey's wife wants permanent Christmas lights for their house, Karly said her massage made her feel like she was on an embalming table, Joey considered returning his shoes to save $20, a cop on TikTok confirms that cops do mess with us while driving, and more!
A hurricane is forming in the gulf, Nancy's son faked being sick to try to get out of cleaning his room, Morgan Wallen merch is being resold online for a ton of money, Producer Karly is getting her first massage today and Nancy practices some techniques on her, Nancy saw something nasty at a restaurant, grossest things people have seen at restaurants, Joey confessed that he did something embarrassing at the gym, Wyatt Ellis talks to us about playing Neyland with Ernest and how the cops stopped him after he left, Dolly Parton's sister talk to us about their cookbook, and more!
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It's the day after Morgan Wallen! We talk about the walkouts, surprise, guests, finding someone's wallet and how complicated it was to get it back to him, finding whose phone Morgan took a selfie with a little girl with cancer on, and more. We talked with Morgan's Mamaw Kay about her experience and feelings during the show. Nancy has some questionable advice for NASCAR, we talk about Coach Heupel's speech after the Oklahoma game, chat with Leanne Morgan about her upcoming book event, and so much more!
Complete interview with Morgan Wallen's parents ahead of Morgan's Neyland Stadium shows.
It's Morgan Wallen in Neyland Day! Joey's boys are going to start piano lessons, giving away a Dollywood VIP experience, Nancy saw a wedding rehearsal at Main Event, an exclusive interview with Morgan Wallen's parents, giving away Morgan Wallen tickets, and more!
I talked with the Associate Athletics Director of Marketing & Fan Experience at UT, Jimmy Delaney, to get all the parking information for this weekend!
Someone told Nancy she looks 25 years old, Joey has a cool new iPhone feature, Joey has to use the restroom in the woods at Cades Cove, giving away a Dollywood VIP experience, Nancy's son may be going to the Grand Canyon with his school, Morgan Wallen's parents are talking to us tomorrow, who would you not bring into your doomsday bunker, giving away Morgan Wallen tickets, and more!
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I got to see Treaty Oak Revival at the Tennessee Valley Fair. I got their early and met their opener, Knoxville Native, Marlee Hart. I am always fascinated by the journey young musicians are on. This gal is chasing her dream. She came to the studio one day and this is the conversation we had. Good Luck to Marlee, find her on all social media platforms and wherever you get your music.
Joey is still worried about his lawn and lawn guy, Karly has an update on her ears, Joey's wife once made him get a hearing test, giving away a Dollywood VIP experience, Morgan Wallen parking information, hot tea, redneck Wednesday - redneck names, lucky 7, Morgan Madness, overrated movies, and more!
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Joey feels bad for his lawn guy, Karly may have to get tubes in her ears, Nancy had a bad day yesterday, giving away Dollywood tickets, should you blow your nose in the shower, how young were you when you first drove a car on the road, Joey accidentally used a hand signal on his wife, and more!
UT vs Kent State recap, Boo Us to Win a Dollywood VIP experience with us, Monday morning Wakeup, goofy science awards, Karly has a new game on her phone and everyone is judging her for it, Joey's neighbors are "honored" to live beside him, details on how to win Morgan Wallen tickets, and more!
Nancy had some parking lot drama, a billionaire did a spacewalk, playing Rocky Top Roulette to giveaway TN Football tickets, announcing the WINNER(S) of the Show Us Your WIVK contest for Morgan Wallen tickets, Joey was accidentally late to a work event, Big Orange Breakdown for the UT vs Kent State game with Brian Rice from 99.1 The Sports Animal, and more!
Karly had a weird dream, Nancy's son is still upset about the school threats, Morgan Wallen contest update, someone insulted Nancy without knowing it was her they were talking to, Joey got an interesting call from the school nurse about his son, calls other parents have gotten from the school nurse, Nancy tests Joey and Karly's knowledge on southern phrases, and more!
Remembering 9/11, thanking school staff for keeping our kids safe, "throuple" costumes for us for Halloween, someone made "WIVK" out of prosthetic feet to try to win Morgan Wallen tickets, and more!
We appreciate everyone keeping our kids safe!
Joey went on an "ant walk" with his son, Nancy didn't know the fair chicken's name, testing Nancy on text abbreviations, a doctor suggested toe yoga to Nancy, lies adults told us, what our names "should" be, Win Morgan Wallen tickets, and more!
Nancy had a few wardrobe malfunctions, Karly had to save her cat from two skunks, Joey went to Kern's Food Hall to watch the UT Game, the cost of a beer and a hotdog at NFL stadiums, Monday Morning Wake Up, what Nancy would be named if she wasn't Nancy, how to win Morgan Wallen tickets, best make out spots in East TN, Blake Shelton ticket giveaway, and more!
Nancy wished she could go back to sleep to finish her dream, Joey needs an outfit for a wedding tonight, why "tax the rich" probably doesn't apply to you, country stars' jobs before they were famous, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice review, Joey thought he was going to be jumped on a greenway, we spin the wheel of fair workers and have Joey and Nancy audition for fair jobs, Big Orange Breakdown with Brian Rice, and more!
Joey ate lunch twice yesterday, Nancy took her son to Brewster's and had ice cream for dinner, nostalgic school supplies, Nancy bought Halloween decor for the first time ever, job perks that make everyone else jealous, a woman confesses to spilling a grandma's ashes and blaming a child, phrases we say that came from movies or tv, and more!
The Vols won their first game, exciting things happening this month, Nancy ate 30 chicken wings in a wing eating contest, wake up calls, a new TikTok trend that leaves people uneasy, Joey's trip to Detroit, Nancy dropped and shattered a bottle of hot sauce in the grocery store, are our phones listening to us, and more!
Nancy's son ran into a pole, doctors kept asking Karly about pregnancy, Joey's headed to Detroit for Labor Day, Nancy had to help her dad with Bluetooth, asking Joey questions that all girls know the answers to, Big Orange Breakdown with Brian Rice from 99.1 The Sports Animal, and more!
Carlos Lopez and Fuad Reveiz are going to be live broadcasting every Tennessee Football game!
Joey and his son planted strawberries, Nancy and Karly got recognized out in public, spring vs fall debate, Nancy's daughter thinks she will pass her anatomy class because she's watched Grey's Anatomy, what people claim to be an "expert" at because of something they've watched, a confession from an Alabama fan, Karly's been watching weird asmr videos, a chat with the new Spanish broadcasters for Tennessee Football, and more!
Producer Karly drove to Nashville and back to meet Thomas Rhett, we learned what kind of friends we are, Joey went to his son's parent night, strangest team-building exercises, Joey had a parenting fail, and more!
Nancy got stood up on Facebook marketplace again, reasons to not let your kids play at Nancy's house, Joey's son is collecting bug exoskeletons, Karly is spontaneously driving to Nashville today, and more!
Producer Karly tried to stalk someone to make them her friend, Nancy got stood up by a Facebook marketplace buyer, Monday Morning Wake Ups, Joey made is wife cry with the gift he gave her, prayer blanket donations in honor of P-Man, lying to chronically late friends about event start times, and more!
Nancy has a PSA for nighttime runners, we are all taking melatonin, a recap of Joey's wife's birthday, a group of middle schools made an awesome song, Nancy sings a middle school song while Joey and Karly beatbox, Nancy finds peace at Walgreen's, businesses in a town in North Carolina are having a sign war, it's Nancys (unofficial) 2 year anniversary at WIVK, and more!