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Each year, Grammy award-winning singer and Dallas native Erykah Badu celebrates another year around the sun with an incredible birthday celebration at The Factory in Deep Ellum, Texas. Step into Badubatron with 97.9 The Beat and Majic 94.5. The massively sold-out concert is definitely one you never want to miss, because you never know what […]

DART and Grammy Award-winning vocalist Erykah Badu have teamed up for a special collaboration. The new Badu Bus was unveiled at a press conference Wednesday afternoon at Booker T. Washington School for the Performing and Visual Arts, where Badu formerly attended. Students, teachers, and DART executives were thrilled to commemorate Badu at this significant milestone, […]

On Saturday, January 20, Radio One Dallas joined local community leaders, schools, and organizations in honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The parade for this year was postponed due of bad weather on the original day, but we still celebrated the annual event. Mint Dentistry  joined us a long the […]

With our yearly Stuff The Bus campaign, Radio One Dallas and Head Start of Greater Dallas are continuing our tradition of giving back. We will be bringing holiday cheer to several Fiesta grocery stores in the DFW Metroplex. Stuff brand-new toys and non-perishable goods to the top by following the large yellow bus! In addition […]

Texas Rangers baseball fans gathered for an iconic celebration in Arlington, Texas to honor the Rangers winning the World Series Championship for the first time in franchise history. You know the Beat gang had to pull up and celebrate the right way with our listeners to capture the occasion, and let’s just say it was […]

For the first time in MLB history, two teams from the same state are meeting in a League Championship Series. The Texas Rangers are off to a great start as they are currently undefeated in the 2023 Postseason! Last night, the Rangers took on the Astros in Houston leaving them blank 2-0 in Game 1 […]

On Sunday, August 27th, the stunning and talented CoCo Jones performed at Echo Lounge in Dallas. Jazzi Black of 97.9 The Beat, and five other lucky listeners got to meet the R&B superstar before her sold-out concert. Winners of the meet-and-greet got to hang out with the super-talented singer and actress, listen in on an […]

With the 100 degree weather and the weekly heat advisory in Texas, 97.9 The Beat took it to the streets once again to to give back. Atlantic Records, Burna Boy and Mr. Sugar Rush ice cream gave away FREE ice cream to the first 500 people at For Oak Cliff Community Center. See photos below! […]

When it comes to giving back, 97.9 The Beat DJ, DJ Kayotik is no stranger to giving the shirt off of his back to ensure our youth begin the school year on the right foot. Each year the Kayotik Foundation hosts the Annual LLTK(Long Live The Kid) Back to School Bash in honor of his […]

It’s officially back to school time, Assistant Program Director and on-air personality, Hollywoodzay decided to give back to the DFW metroplex in a meaningful way. Special Deeds for Special Needs is an event in collaboration with Texas Barber College dedicated to givingaway FREE haircuts to children with special needs. Due to the buzzing noise, children […]

During a press conference on Sunday, August 6th, the Dallas Mavericks and Dallas Wings announced an official partnership and Initiative at College Park Center in Arlington,Texas. The Wings are the first WNBA team to sign a marquee agreement with an NBA franchise operating under a different ownership group. “With her along the way” is the […]