Brandon Lewis
December 29, 2025
Tuesday 30th December 2025
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With Labor Day creepin up on us we take a look at FIRST jobs from some of your favorite country music singers…let’s start off with Billy Currington on HIS first job. “Actually, a bass player that was playin in the church, I was singin and he played in a country club actually invited me in there. I was only 17 or 18 at the time, They got me up to sing one song and then I got a call the next day to join the band so that became my job.” Now, THAT’S slick…
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Sometimes you just get a bad job …Carrie Underwood would disagree…“I don’t think I’ve ever had a bad job. I’ve had hard jobs. I’ve had jobs that worked random hours. My first job was at a gas station, and that was a lot of fun actually. While I was working at the gas station, I took another job at a hotel down the street.” That was the job she got ONE DAY of training before the lady that trained her THE ONLY OTHER EMPLOYEE QUIT the next day and Carrie was now in-charge….
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Simon Cowell was on with Kelly Clarkson and she asked what are the HARDEST acts on ‘America’s Got Talent” and this is what he said “When a comedian goes wrong, I mean it feels like it feels like it’s going on for hours..it’s horrific. So, there’s nothing you can do about it. Those are the hardest ones.” You can watch ‘America’s Got Talent’ tonight at 7pm on NBC
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Jeopardy! may not be the only long-running game show looking for a new host. fellow game show Wheel of Fortune could possibly be losing host Pat Sajak and letter turner Vanna White. Sajak first joined the syndicated version of Wheel of Fortune in December 1981, followed by White just a year later. Hollywood reporter says they will be with the show through 2022 but there has been no discussion of contract renewals.
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Nicole Kidman is reportedly hitting the reset button on her love life. Insiders say she’s done with high-profile relationships and now wants something quieter, calmer, and way less tabloid-friendly. Along with that, she’s allegedly planning a full image refresh new look, possible cosmetic tweaks, the whole “new chapter” energy.
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Adam Sanders was crowned the very first winner of The Road during the finale at the legendary Ryman Auditorium. And right after the big win, Keith Urban leaned in and whispered something Sanders says he’ll never forget: “You played this thing like a F’n fiddle.” Sanders beat out Cassidy Daniels and Channing Wilson and walked away with prize money, a record deal, a Stagecoach main-stage slot, and a Keith Urban quote that belongs in a frame.
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Kate Gosselin is officially walking again just 82 days after a serious leg injury. She shared the update on TikTok, saying she’s easing back in stages 25 percent, then 50, then 100. She says it’s a huge step toward recovery and she’s excited. Which is great, because raising eight kids feels like a full-contact sport.
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And finally… Tyler Farr admitted to one of the most country stories ever told. He says he once went skinny dipping and peed in Jason Aldean’s pool. Yes. That happened. Farr shared it like a proud memory, though Jason’s pool filter probably needed therapy afterward. Country music friendships are built different… and apparently so are their pools.
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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Keith Urban just gave fans exactly what they’ve been begging for. His brand-new live album “High And A(live)” is officially out now, recorded straight from the High And Alive World Tour. You get 11 number-one hits, plus his cover of “You Get What You Give.” This isn’t a watered-down live album either it’s basically front-row energy without paying arena prices.
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Brad Paisley just confessed what every guy already knows… he’s a last-minute Christmas shopper. Brad says he ends up at the mall on December 24th, panic-buying gifts he doesn’t fully understand. He admits it’s a waste of what should be a fun day, but somehow he still does it every year. Buying mystery gifts and hoping for the best… truly a man of the people.
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Cher is catching heat for allegedly lip-syncing during her Saturday Night Live performance. Some fans compared it to Ashlee Simpson’s infamous 2004 moment which feels a little dramatic. Cher is 79 years old, it’s a taped show, and lip-syncing has been happening on SNL longer than the cold open.
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Jake Paul revealed he had surgery after getting knocked out by Anthony Joshua. He says doctors had to install two titanium plates on each side of his jaw and remove some teeth. Jake says the surgery went well, but he’s on liquids only for seven days. Nothing humbles a YouTuber faster than being on a smoothie diet.
You can catch The List, weekdays at 4:20 with Jonathan Knight. Only on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1