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Shania Twain Continues Her Vegas Residency

Megan Pacella — Tue, 14 May 2013 05:30:47 +0000

After a nearly decade-long hiatus, Shania Twain returned to country music as a resident performer in Las Vegas. And now, the ‘Any Man of Mine’ hitmaker has added 22 new dates to round out the first year of her two-year stint as a Las Vegas headliner. This fall, Twain will play 22 dates for ‘Shania: [...]

Josh's 2013 ACM Awards Picks

Josh — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:02:34 +0000

The 48th annual ACM Awards are this week, live from Las Vegas on Sunday (April 7) at 8 p.m. on CBS. Eric Church has the most nominations going into the night and most likely will (should) walk away with an award or two.

Here are my picks (who I feel should win) and "industry picks" (who probably will win).

Check Out These Hilarious Bloopers From Tim McGraw + Faith Hill [VIDEO]

Rob Banks — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 23:50:35 +0000

Faith Hill and Tim McGraw sat down before a show at the Venetian in Vegas last week to try and say thank you to their Twitter and Facebook fans. But it didn’t work out so well. One may think they had a few drinks before they tried this. It’s hilarious — you’ve gotta see it!

Amherst Woman Headed To National Grocery Bagging Competition!

Josh — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 10:35:04 +0000

Gina Traniello of Amherst has been working as a Tops associate for over 6 years. She’s packed countless grocery bags, but this weekend she’ll be packing 3 very important bags. Gina is headed to the National Grocers Association’s “Best Bagger Competition” in Vegas, where she’ll go head-to-head with other “Baggers” from around the U.S.. Gina [...]

Want to See Tim McGraw in Las Vegas? We've Got Your Chance!

WYRK Staff — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:30:49 +0000

You could be stuck here in Buffalo in December — most likely shoveling snow — or you could be hopping on a plane and flying to Las Vegas to see Tim McGraw perform live. Go ahead, take your pick. WYRK has an awesome contest running this month, and one winner will receive two tickets to [...]

Tim McGraw, Faith Hill Announce Soul2Soul Vegas Residency

Cory Stromblad — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 09:30:59 +0000

It’s been more than five years since Tim McGraw and Faith Hill have toured together domestically, but the first couple of country music is reprising their wildly popular Soul2Soul co-headlining tour as part of a residency venture with the Venetian Las Vegas. The extravagant stage production will kick off on Dec. 7 and will run through April 2013.

Fans Vote For ACM New Artist Of Year – Hunter Hayes [VIDEO]

Wendy Lynn — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:20:39 +0000

The Academy of Country Music Awards is Sunday night on CBS with Reba and Blake Shelton returning as hosts of the show. They call it country music biggest party in Las Vegas and that’s a good way to describe it. Fans are able to vote in two separate categories; Entertainer of the Year and New Artist of the year. This week I’ll highlight the artists nominated. Today, we look at the Hunter Hayes campaign video

Congrats To Our Dream Trip Winner!

Wendy Lynn — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:22:46 +0000

Country 106.5 WYRK nominated for ACM station of the year and we sent one of you on a dream trip of a lifetime to Las Vegas! Congrats goes out to Sharon Osborne! She is off to sin city for the Academy of Country Music Awards Sunday April 1st. With tickets to the all Star Jam and [...]

WYRK's Dream Trip: Win A Trip To The 47th Annual Academy Of Country Music® Awards

Dean Of Country — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:00:51 +0000

Keep listening to WYRK to qualify to win our first Dream Trip of 2012- Here's all the info about the show-

Country Music’s Party of the Year®, the 47th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, honoring country music’s best and introducing the industry’s hottest emerging talent, will be broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 1st, 2012 at 8:00 PM live ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network.

Shelby La Mond Visits Fire House In Las Vegas [GALLERY]

John La Mond — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:00:31 +0000

My wife and daughter just got back last night from a mini vacation in Las Vegas. They didn’t do much gambling, but they did do a lot of shopping and even saw Elton John in concert on Saturday night. Because my son is a volunteer firefighter, it is a rule in our house that [...]

Hamburg Police Officer A Big Poker Winner In Vegas

Dale Mussen — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 10:36:10 +0000

A town of Hamburg police officer hit it big in the 42nd annual World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Jeffrey Lavelle placed third in a no-limit hold ‘em, but third place was good enough to earn nearly $322-thousand. Lavelle was one of more than 3-thousand players who each paid $15-hundred to be included. Lavelle [...]

Man On Motocycle Jumps onto Building, Then Jumps Off [VIDEO]

John La Mond — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:01:07 +0000

As part of this weekly feature here on wyrk.com, I am trying to share things that I feel are interesting to both me and you. As you may know, I am a huge fan of motorcycles. I have owned many bikes throughout my life including many motocross bikes. Here is something that I would never [...]

Huge Ferris Wheel Planned in Vegas

Dale Mussen — Tue, 24 May 2011 11:34:00 +0000

Can you imagine a Ferris wheel taller than the HSBC tower in downtown Buffalo? It's the tallest building in the city, but a Ferris wheel taller than that? A developer in Vegas has unveiled plans for a version of the popular London Eye Ferris wheel. The one in Vegas would be 500-feet tall surrounded by retail and entertainment space on the south end of the Strip across from Mandalay Bay. It's a 175-million dollar project but the financing isn't in place yet.

Big Night for Miranda Lambert at the Academy of Country Music Awards

Dale Mussen — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 09:00:37 +0000

The fans voted Taylor Swift Entertainer of the Year, but Miranda Lambert came away a big winner at this year’s Academy of Country Music Awards, winning for Female Vocalist as well as Single, Song and Video of the Year for “The House That Built Me”. The complete list of winners: Entertainer of the Year (as [...]

Nascar Thunder Report: Las Vegas

Dale Mussen — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 02:01:12 +0000

A tough day for Tony Stewart at Vegas. He dominated the field, leading a race high 163 laps, but a pit road mistake cost him. He was penalized for leaving his pit with an air hose attached to the car. It shuffled him all the way back to 23rd. So crew chief Darien Grubb decided [...]

Dale's Daily Data: Slot Machines

Dale Mussen — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:00:29 +0000

The early days of casino gambling featured slot machines you actually had to manually operate with a pull lever. They came to be known as one-armed bandits. Today you can sit at a machine all day and just push a button over and over again. No matter what you call them, slot machines, slots, fruit machines – they’re the most popular form of gambling at casinos and account for 70 percent of casino income.

College Student Gets Clocked Out Early…Sues Hooker

Dean Of Country — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 05:00:14 +0000

It's a case of easy come...not so easy go. Vegas is dubbed "Sin City" and I am the last person to judge what a person wants to do with their money, body or life but I have to call out Hubert Blackman, a New York college student who is suing an escort service for $1.8 million. Hubert wanted female companionship. He rolled the dice hoping that he wouldn’t crap out and as