Denise called in to share a story about finding and returning some lost money, but a sound in the background of her call confused and distracted everybody. (0:00) Abhi Shah was on the phone to share his side of the now viral story, of the $1 million lottery ticket. He was told to throw it…
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1975! That year PLR presented Jethro Tull to New Haven Coliseum. Jethro Tull hit the road in ’75 to support its eighth studio album “Minstrel in the Gallery.” It was their second time playing at New Haven Coliseum in…
Last week, Governor Lamont was on the phone to talk about the progress on legalizing marijuana, and admitted it’s not a done deal. He named Vincent Candelora as one of the guys holding it up, so he was on this morning to explain why. (0:00) Chaz and AJ turned to Nicole Klarides-Ditria next, as they…
6:00. News. 6:13 – 7:00. Weirdest television commercials. 7:00. Let’s make a weed deal. Representative Vincent Candelora 7:13. Dumb Ass News. Guy doesn’t blame bear for biting his head. 7:20. Killer Karaoke. Was it champagne or a blow to the head to get her singing like this? 8:00. An area chef had the honor of…
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1975! That year PLR welcomed Fleetwood Mac to the University of Connecticut. Fleetwood Mac hit the road in ’75 to support their tenth album “Fleetwood Mac,” which featured the singles Rhiannon, Warm Ways, Over My Head and Say You Love…
We had a great time at the Milford Performance Center’s Drive In Concerts featuring No Quarter: Tribute to Led Zeppelin (Friday May 21st) and Riders On The Storm: The Doors Tribute (Saturday May 22nd) at the Connecticut Post Mall Parking Lot! Check out all the great upcoming drive in concerts this spring at www.milfordperformancecenter.org. …
Dumb Ass News – The singing pubic hair. Not a joke, a real commercial. (0:00) Scot Haney was offered three options for the topic of conversation, but wound up overruled so Chaz and AJ could talk about the foot comparison photo on their Facebook page. (7:47) Emma in Wallingford started Fun Fact Friday with info…
Formed in Agoura Hills, California in 1996, Linkin Park rose to fame in 2000 with their debut album Hybrid Theory released during the nu metal scene with heavy airplay on MTV. This certainly paved the way for their second album Meteora debuting at number one upon its release in March 2003. Meteora has sold over…
He was at WPLR for two short but incredible years in music history. Connecticut radio legend Stormin Norman was on the air the night John Lennon was murdered, was on the air the day the Eagles played the Yale Bowl and more. He shared his stories of loading Billy Joel into Toad’s Place, seeing the…
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 2003! That year PLR welcomed the Eagles to Mohegan Sun Arena. It was their “Farewell I Tour” and it featured the Eagles as a quartet without guitarist Don Felder, who was terminated from the band in 2001. It was…