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Friday afternoon NFL Pro Hall of Famer Deion Sanders stopped by 97.9 The Beat’s Veda Loca show to plug his upcoming football camp for Dallas youth, and a little trash talking too. Check out this candid Facbeook Live video of the two and hear all about Deion’s boo Tracy Edmonds, Veda’s reputation for on-air nudity and […]

The Dallas Wings, #WNBA20’s newest team, is already in the mix and going hard in the paint with a 2-1 season lead

As many elementary school students across the state of Texas gear up for the STARR Exam, they all have unique ways of preparing. Our weekend morning fave, Jazze the Radio Chica, caught up with teacher Thomas Mayfield and his cool group of 5th graders who have a special test prep secret: Hip-Hop! This teacher and mentor decided […]

As many elementary school students across the state of Texas gear up for the STARR Exam, they all have unique ways of preparing. Our weekend morning fave, Jazze the Radio Chica, caught up with teacher Thomas Mayfield and his cool group of 5th graders who have a special test prep secret: Hip-Hop! This teacher and mentor decided […]

Last night Mike Epps brought his Festival of Laughs Tour to the DFW and 97.9 The Beat caught up with him after the show. Among the many topics discussed, Mike Epps had a special Mother’s Day Message. Check it out below.

Woah! Time is zooming by and we’re getting super close to the 2016 Dub Car Show and Concert presented by 97.9 The Beat and NOS Energy Drink. The line up is incredible. Don’t believe me? Check it out for yourself here. Tickets are selling fast so you should probably get yours now! To make it […]

Dallas is so excited to round out our sports teams with the addition of the WNBA’s Dallas Wings, but of course we’re curious (even if only a little bit) to know how Tulsa Shock fans are responding to the change. Fortunately, we were able to catch up with Wings guard Erin Phillips to see how […]

Dallas has a new basketball team, and all the players are pretty hot. As the WNBA enters its 20th year, some changes have been made and those changes include the relocation and rebranding of the Tulsa Shock to the Dallas Wings. (Don’t believe me? Just Google “Tulsa Shock” and see what comes up.) Starting point guard, […]

What a Mother’s Day surprise. According to an exclusive dropped by Entertainment Tonight, pop icon Janet Jackson is reportedly pregnant! Last month the 49-year-old singer, who turns 50 in a little under two weeks, announced that she will postpone her Unbreakable Tour in order to begin a family. Well, it looks like her and hubby Wissam […]

Marvel out did themselves with new film, Captain America : Civil War. At least that’s what J. Kruz says in his resounding review of the film. Hear what he has to say about the action packed, comic flick below:

The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch effective Friday at 1:08 pm until 10:00 pm. This watch includes 41 counties in Central and North Texas as follows: North Texas Collin Cooke Dallas Delta Denton Ellis Erath Fannin Grayson Hood Hopkins Hunt Johnson Kaufman Lamar Montague Navarro Parker  Rains Rockwall Somervell Tarrant Van Zandt […]

As if you didn’t already know, our BOOM Fest 2016 line up is A-one. President Obama even took notice and awarded Houston headliner Lil’ Keke with the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award today. Lil’ Keke, who’s real name is Marcus Edward, received this top honor for his community service work supporting the USNC for UN Women […]