April 20 – 24 – It’s a pair of tickets to Huntsville Symphony Orchestra’s presentation of “Bolero” on May 2.
April 27 – May 1 – Abby & Bill have tickets to see Water for Elephants on opening night, May 5!
A senior at Auburn University just created the biggest Lego set
ever produced. It took Jack 2 ½ years to design…..and then he
organized a large scale build event with 236 other students. The
end result…..a miniature version of the Auburn Campus. The
22,700 piece LEGO model features 80 buildings located in the heart
of school grounds. The LEGO model is on display in the Melton
Student Center through the first part of May.
Happy Birthday to the World’s Oldest Nun. Sister Francis recently celebrated her 113th birthday. She’s spent nine decades serving the church.
The NFL Draft starts tonight and Heinz stepped up to Award the 57th Pick with A Lifetime supply of Heinz 57 ketchup and will be
named Mr 57!Barilla Pasta just released a Spotify playlist designed to last the exact amount of time it takes to cook each type of pasta. Start the playlist when you put the pasta into boiling water, and it is finished cooking when the music stops. There’s the Absolute Carbonara, mix tape spaghetti and more.
A few students from a Kansas high school rode to prom in style. The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile just happened to be in the neighborhood and agreed to do it for FREE.
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Our Traffic Guy, also Bill Taylor – keeps you up-to-date on your morning commute, and trip home in the afternoon by giving you the heads-up on traffic coming in and going out of the Huntsville, Madison, Athens, and Decatur areas!
On X (formerly Twitter) at @Traffic969!
About Abby:
Originally from Rock Falls, Illinois, Abby has been in radio for almost 30 years, and in the Huntsville market her entire career, with the last 16 at Mix 96.9. She started out as the midday host for the first 9 years, and has since transitioned into host of the morning show.
Abby loves spending time with her husband and 2 kids, and her beautiful granddaughter – eating at her favorite Mexican restaurant and most of all shopping for shoes! Her favorite vacation destination is the beach! One thing she couldn’t live without…a good cup of coffee anytime of the day!
About Bill:
Being from Connecticut, Bill is a huge New England Patriot fan! His career in radio began there and has taken him through Massachusetts, Central Pennsylvania…and along the journey, he’s met some pretty cool people – Sting, Van Halen, Aerosmith, TobyMac, Lauren Daigle and more!
Bill and his wife have three kids, two of which attend the University of Alabama Huntsville, and they all definitely take advantage of the fact that his ears “are shot”!
As the Mix 96.9 Morning Show Co-Host and “Traffic Guy”, Bill adds his quick wit and humor to the morning show along with making sure you know everything you need to know in order to get to and from work safely Monday through Friday morning and afternoon.
When not hanging out in the Mix 96.9 studio, he and his wife take advantage of all the great sights and sounds, and, of course, the local food scene in and around the Huntsville area!