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Appalachian Echoes is a three-hour, weekly syndicated radio program that highlights the talented artists, songwriters and musicians with ties to Appalachia, as well as the vibrant and growing genre of Americana music which often features the echoes of Appalachian influence. The show focuses on predominantly independent artists and music often overlooked by commercial radio playlists, and fuels a sense of listener loyalty based on home place pride.
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Golf Fans Go Viral For Building Viewing Platform To See Over Fence At 2026 PGA Championship
Just guys being dudes. Golf’s second major championship is officially here. The 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and professional golfers like Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, and Jordan Spieth are all competing for the title of 2026 PGA Champion. McIlroy is trying to win back-to-back majors after emerging victorious at The Masters earlier this year. All eyes are on Aronimink Golf Club this week as the competition begins today (May 14) and runs through the weekend. […]
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“We’re Drinking The Same Water”: Jake Worthington Offers High Praise For Post Malone After Writing Together
Is a Jake Worthington-Post Malone collaboration coming soon? Though there has been plenty of conversation and subsequent criticism over Post Malone’s venture into country music over the past few years, as time passes, it’s become clear that he’s here to stay in the genre for the foreseeable future. Of course, Post started his country music journey with 2024’s massive, 27-song album, F-1 Trillion, which called upon some of the biggest stars, ranging from Hank Williams Jr. and Dolly Parton to Luke […]
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The NFL Is Giving Teams Free Rein To Poke Fun At Mike Vrabel & Dianna Russini Scandal In Schedule Release Videos
Can’t wait for these. It’s schedule release day for the NFL, which has become one of the best days of the year lately thanks to the creativity that teams put into the announcements. It really all started back in 2023 when the Tennessee Titans (coached by Mike Vrabel at the time, by the way) dropped one of the all-time best schedule release videos featuring tourists in Nashville trying – and hilariously failing – to identify NFL teams: We asked people […]
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