WYRK Staff
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Local Woman Starts Petition to Add Barriers in Front of Businesses
September 21, 2011 We were recently contacted by Meghan Nowicki of Tonawanda about the rash of accidents involving out of control cars injuring and even killing people in Western New York.
Meghan told us that her Aunt and Uncle just lost their Brother and Sister in Law in a freak, tragic accident here in Buffalo
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Mass Casualties After Plane Crash At Nevada Air Show [VIDEO]
September 17, 2011 "Mass casualties" were reported at a Reno, Nevada air show after a plane crashed Friday into the box seat area near a grandstand at the National Championship Air Races and Air Show.
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Ellen DeGeneres Quizes Taylor Swift About Dating and Kissing [VIDEO]
September 14, 2011 Ellen DeGeneres seemed to take advantage of Taylor Swift's honesty when she began grilling Taylor about dating and kissing when she appeared on her show. As with everything on the 'Ellen' show it was all in good fun and Taylor played along and actually showed she can be funny too.
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List of Victims of 9/11 Attacks
September 11, 2011 The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks claimed the lives of 2,977 victims. The name of each victim is listed below.
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Should You Be Able to Use Food Stamps at Fast Food Restaurants? [POLL]
September 7, 2011 We came across a USA Today article about fast food restaurants (i.e. Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut, etc) lobbying the USDA (US Dept. of Agriculture) for the ability to accept Food Stamps...
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Taylor Swift’s Spectacular Cowboy Boots and High Heels [PHOTOS]
September 6, 2011 Taylor Swift is one of the most fashionable artists in country music. from boots to heels you'll never see her wearing anything on her feet less than spectacular. I don't know many women who can put on a pair of beat up old cowboy boots and make them look like a million bucks but Taylor sure can.
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WYRK Playlist – September 2011 Top Songs
September 1, 2011 This month's top song played on WYRK is Brad Paisley's and Carrie Underwood's Duet "Remind Me".
Brad and Carrie have quite the chemistry in this song and we're hoping to see more from the two country superstars.
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Sheriff’s Office and Buffalo Bisons To Hold Benefit For Deputy Who Lost Both Legs In Accident
August 24, 2011 It was 1:30am on a quiet country road when Niagara County Sheriff's Deputy Alan Gerhardt's life changed instantly.
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East Coast Rocked by Earthquake, Pentagon Evacuated
August 23, 2011 An earthquake epicentered in Virginia occurred Tuesday afternoon, with people in Washington, DC, New York, Ohio, North Carolina, Massachusetts and Toronto reporting they felt the tremors, as well.
Reports thus far indicate the quake registered a 5.9 on the Richter scale.
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Brawl Breaks Out in Georgetown vs China Basketball Game [VIDEO]
August 19, 2011 The Georgetown Hoyas were in China to play the Chinese national team when things took a turn for the worse. The Hoyas were apparently having their way with the Chinese when several of the Chinese players starting getting a little extra physical with the Hoyas. The scene quickly escalated and ended up in in all out bench clearing brawl.
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David Letterman Threatened by Jihadist Extremists
August 18, 2011
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Blake Shelton to Cover ‘Footloose’ for Movie Remake Soundtrack
August 8, 2011 Country singer and ‘Voice’ co-host Blake Shelton will cover the title track for the upcoming ‘Footloose’ remake, EW.com revealed exclusively on Monday.
Shelton is just one of many famous names to appear on the soundtrack. Also lending their voices are Zac Brown Band, who will sing ‘When the River Goes’; ‘One Tree Hill’ beauty Jana Kramer, who will record the famous ‘Let’s Hear It for the Boy’; and Shelton’s ‘Voice’ cohort Cee Lo Green, who will sing ‘Walkin’ Blues’ with Kenny Wayne Shepherd.