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The List for Thursday, May 11th 2023

Welcome to The List,

Well, you don’t have to wait for tonight’s “Academy of Country Music Awards” to hear who won the Best New Artist categories.  They already passed out those trophies at the ACM Country Kickoff event. Gabby Barrett took the stage to announce Zach Bryan as Best New Male Artist, and Hailey Whitters as Best New Female Artist.  The 58th ACM’s broadcasts from Frisco Texas hosted by Garth Brooks and Dolly Parton tonight 7pm on Amazon Prime Video.

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BroBible says Dolph Lundgren has been battling lung cancer since 2015. During an interview with reporter Graham Bensinger, Dolph said he originally beat cancer before it returned in 2020. He was told he had two to three years to live because his kidneys, lungs and spine all had tumors. Dolph is receiving treatment to shrink his tumors.

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Did you hear about Tim McGraw’s dog winning Best of Breed at the Westminster Dog Show on Tuesday? Tim’s the co-owner of a dog named Lepshi (Leep-she) and it bested the competition in the Bracco Italiano breed. Tim honored the floppy-eared pup with a post on Instagram.  He included a couple of pics, and wrote, “So proud of Lepshi.  He’s always been a winner in our eyes.”

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An update from a story we had yesterday about Tom Cruise wanting to date Pop star Shakira US Weekly Magazine reports Shakira has no interest in dating Tom Cruise after meeting him on Sunday at the F1 Grand Prix race in Miami.  She had a great time hanging out with Tom but she has no interest in dating him.

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Jon Pardi’s album ‘Mr. Saturday Night’ has been Nominated For The ACM Album Of The Year Award…being nominated for something is always great. “Mr. Saturday Night’ being nominated for Album of the Year is an accomplishment, and a lot of hard work went into it and a lot of hard work goes out touring it.. Just to get nominated by songwriters and publishers and the industry is always great.” The ACM Awards air tonight on Amazon Prime Video.

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When you see Shane Profitt on stage just be prepared for a party!!  He tells Music Mayhem magazine that he likes to have fun on stage. “I want to show my fans how thankful I am that I get to do what I do. So I try to make sure every show I do is a huge party and everyone’s invited.”

You can catch The List, weekdays at 2:20 and 4:20 on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1

 

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The List for Friday,

Welcome to The List,

With the wildfires raging in California, celebrities like Henry Winkler and Chris Brown are on social media claiming the Southern California wildfires are the result of arson.  All authorities will say right now is that the fires are under investigation.

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Today was Hoda Kotb’s last day as a co-host on the Today Show..Blake Shelton surprised her during her final week and shared an old story that made everyone blush.  Hoda's been known to have a crush on him forever . . . But years ago, when Blake finally saw her alone at a party, she ran away from him.

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Could Dierks Bentley be a contestant on a future season of ‘Survivor’? That’s the rumor.  Some fans noticed that Dierks recently started following Jeff Probst and all the show's casting directors on Instagram.

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Billboard magazine says Jelly Roll, Shaboozey, Chris Stapleton, and Tucker Wetmore are going to perform just before Super Bowl LIX at the Madden Bowl in New Orleans.

You can catch The List, weekday afternoons at 4:20 with Jonathan Knight. Only on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1

 
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At The Movies

At the Movies for Thursday, January 9th 2025

Welcome to ‘At the Movies’ Brought to You by North Grand Cinema in Ames…

In theaters this weekend: Den of Thieves 2: Pantera

Big Nick is back on the hunt in Europe and closing in on Donnie (Jackson), who is embroiled in the treacherous and unpredictable world of diamond thieves...

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Den of Thieves 2: Pantera is Rated: R

Stars: Gerard Butler, O’Shea Jackson Jr

At the Movies’, Brought to you by North Grand Cinema, in Ames. Listen Friday during the Morning Kickstart to win a Family Four Pack of tickets to a movie of your choice from North Grand Cinema and Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1.

‘At the Movies’ Thursday’s at 5:40 on Iowa's BEST Country KIX 101.1

 
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