WGRD 97.9 » Contest http://wgrd.com Thu, 20 Jun 2013 11:00:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Win a Trip to Saratoga, NY to See the Mayhem Festival http://wgrd.com/see-the-mayhem-festival-in-saratoga-ny/ http://wgrd.com/see-the-mayhem-festival-in-saratoga-ny/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:00:57 +0000 Townsquare Media http://tsminteractive.com/?p=163331 This summer, we want to fly you to New York to witness utter rock mayhem.

The Mayhem Festival, featuring Rob Zombie, Five Finger Death Punch, and Mastodon, stops in Saratoga, NY on July 20th. For your chance to win two tickets to the show and a trip to Saratoga, enter below.

]]> http://wgrd.com/see-the-mayhem-festival-in-saratoga-ny/feed/ 0 Getty Images Nominate Jackie Green To Be One Of The Hottest Women In Radio http://wgrd.com/nominate-jackie-green-to-be-one-of-the-hottest-women-in-radio/ http://wgrd.com/nominate-jackie-green-to-be-one-of-the-hottest-women-in-radio/#comments Wed, 05 Jun 2013 22:28:45 +0000 WGRD http://wgrd.com/?p=176428 A co-worker of mine from another city posted a link to the Hottest Women in Radio contest and said "For those of you with good looking female DJ's (I'm talkin' to you WGRD)..."  I instantly sprung into action!

]]> http://wgrd.com/nominate-jackie-green-to-be-one-of-the-hottest-women-in-radio/feed/ 0 Win Tickets To Quicken Loans 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series At The Michigan International Speedway http://wgrd.com/win-tickets-to-quicken-loans-400-nascar-sprint-cup-series-at-the-michigan-international-speedway/ http://wgrd.com/win-tickets-to-quicken-loans-400-nascar-sprint-cup-series-at-the-michigan-international-speedway/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2013 17:33:32 +0000 Steven Bohner http://wgrd.com/?p=175766 Tuesday through Thursday this week, you can enter to win four tickets to Quicken Loans 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at the Michigan International Speedway!  Each day at 10am, Free Beer and Hot Wings will register one person to compete in the "Paint your car NASCAR" challenge!

]]> http://wgrd.com/win-tickets-to-quicken-loans-400-nascar-sprint-cup-series-at-the-michigan-international-speedway/feed/ 0 Facebook Win Passes to 'Now You See Me' Advance Screening at AMC Star http://wgrd.com/win-passes-to-now-you-see-me-advance-screening-at-amc-star/ http://wgrd.com/win-passes-to-now-you-see-me-advance-screening-at-amc-star/#comments Tue, 28 May 2013 20:36:13 +0000 Dave Kim http://wgrd.com/?p=174588 An all-star cast featuring Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher and Dave Franco star in Now You See Me. Enter to win a pair of passes to an advance screening at AMC Star Grand Rapids!

]]> http://wgrd.com/win-passes-to-now-you-see-me-advance-screening-at-amc-star/feed/ 0 Summit Entertainment Help Jackie Interview All The Bands At Rock On The Range http://wgrd.com/help-jackie-interview-all-the-bands-at-rock-on-the-range/ http://wgrd.com/help-jackie-interview-all-the-bands-at-rock-on-the-range/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 21:00:10 +0000 Jackie http://wgrd.com/?p=170268 As a lot of you have figured out I can be a bit awkward at times.  Interviewing is where my awkwardness reigns supreme! Now I have gotten the amazing opportunity to travel with my fellow musketeers... Steve the Web Guy and Shaffee to Columbus, Ohio to see Rock On The Range, and interview basically every rock star we play...  Hopefully you are quickly seeing the problem, are you saying to yourself; "Oh no WGRD, how the hell are we going to get an epic interview if Jackie is doing it?!?"  Well, I will tell you how!

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We will take submissions now through March 24th at 11:59pm.  Voting begins March 25

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]]> http://wgrd.com/my-kid-rocks/feed/ 0 Monica Morgan, Getty Images A Valentine's Day For One Is In Your Future! http://wgrd.com/a-valentines-day-for-one-is-in-your-future/ http://wgrd.com/a-valentines-day-for-one-is-in-your-future/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 19:18:59 +0000 Steven Bohner http://wgrd.com/?p=149672 Are you flying solo this Valentine's Day? No need to be bummed out about it.  You can enter our Loser Valentine's Day contest.  The Loser Valentine's Day prize pack includes an, ahem, adult magazine, a 4-pack of passes to Deja Vu in Kalamazoo, a hearty frozen dinner, a bottle of lotion, and some wet wipes...  You know, just in case.

]]> http://wgrd.com/a-valentines-day-for-one-is-in-your-future/feed/ 0 King Crabapple Voted Best Live Local Performance In 2012 By You! http://wgrd.com/king-crabapple-voted-best-live-local-performance-in-2012-by-you/ http://wgrd.com/king-crabapple-voted-best-live-local-performance-in-2012-by-you/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 22:24:43 +0000 Steven Bohner http://wgrd.com/?p=139421 The poll is closed, the votes are in and we have a winner!  King Crabapple has taken home the prize and can now be known as the best live local performers of 2012.  We had votes from all around the world for several bands.  But when it came down to it, King Crabapple barely beat out the Fine Fine Titans.

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]]> http://wgrd.com/win-big-during-santas-swollen-sack-giveaway/feed/ 0 The Jug-O-Lantern Preview [Photos] http://wgrd.com/the-jug-o-lantern-preview-photos/ http://wgrd.com/the-jug-o-lantern-preview-photos/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2012 19:42:48 +0000 Steven Bohner http://wgrd.com/?p=119675 Our Jug-O-Lantern contest has gotten some great entries so far!  So, we figured we would share a few with you to give you some inspiration!  Below you will find 3 entries we took at random to give you an example of what your Jug-O-Lantern could look like.

]]> http://wgrd.com/the-jug-o-lantern-preview-photos/feed/ 0 Show Your Jug-O-Lanterns For A Chance To Win A Trip To Las Vegas! http://wgrd.com/show-your-jug-o-lanterns-for-a-chance-to-win-a-trip-to-las-vegas/ http://wgrd.com/show-your-jug-o-lanterns-for-a-chance-to-win-a-trip-to-las-vegas/#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:55:28 +0000 Steven Bohner http://wgrd.com/?p=116365 It's Halloween and what better way to celebrate than dressing up those jugs like a jack-o-lantern!  After you snap a shot of your jug-o-lanterns, enter it in to our Jug-O-Lantern contest.  The winner will enjoy a trip to Las Vegas!  You can paint them, dress them up, make a video... whatever you think it will take to bring home the prize!  

]]> http://wgrd.com/show-your-jug-o-lanterns-for-a-chance-to-win-a-trip-to-las-vegas/feed/ 0 Flickr See Guns N' Roses Live in Las Vegas http://wgrd.com/see-guns-n-roses-live-in-las-vegas/ http://wgrd.com/see-guns-n-roses-live-in-las-vegas/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2012 18:30:15 +0000 Townsquare Media http://tsminteractive.com/?p=143006 Guns N' Roses live in Vegas. For a rock aficionado like you, it doesn't get much better than that.

Guns N' Roses is set to play a 12-show run from Oct. 31 to Nov. 24 at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas

]]> http://wgrd.com/see-guns-n-roses-live-in-las-vegas/feed/ 0 Win Or Get Your Stuff Smashed Challenge Round 3 [FBHW] http://wgrd.com/win-or-get-your-stuff-smashed-challenge-round-3-fbhw/ http://wgrd.com/win-or-get-your-stuff-smashed-challenge-round-3-fbhw/#comments Sun, 23 Sep 2012 23:00:30 +0000 Steven Bohner http://wgrd.com/?p=110659 It’s the next installment of Free Beer and Hot Wings’ ‘Win or Get Your Stuff Smashed Challenge.’  This week, three contestants brought in a variety of things to face the hammer.  A gumball machine, a leaf blower, and a charcoal grill were among the items to be wagered against winning a nexus 7 tablet from Select Fasteners.

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]]> http://wgrd.com/win-tickets-to-see-three-blue-teardrops-at-the-tip-top/feed/ 0 Three Blue Teardrops Win Or Get Your Stuff Smashed Challenge [FBHW] http://wgrd.com/win-or-get-your-stuff-smashed-challenge-fbhw-2/ http://wgrd.com/win-or-get-your-stuff-smashed-challenge-fbhw-2/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:10:48 +0000 Steven Bohner http://wgrd.com/?p=109286 It's the next installment of Free Beer and Hot Wings' 'Win or Get Your Stuff Smashed Challenge.'  Four contestants brought in a variety of things to face the hammer.  A lap-top, a keyboard, a radio receiver, and a Xbox were among the items to be wagered against winning a nexus 7 tablet.  

]]> http://wgrd.com/win-or-get-your-stuff-smashed-challenge-fbhw-2/feed/ 0 Win Or Get Your Stuff Smashed Challenge [FBHW] http://wgrd.com/win-or-get-your-stuff-smashed-challenge-fbhw/ http://wgrd.com/win-or-get-your-stuff-smashed-challenge-fbhw/#comments Sat, 08 Sep 2012 19:50:32 +0000 Steven Bohner http://wgrd.com/?p=107009 It's that time of year again, time to watch people's crap get smashed in an attempt to win something cool.  This time around the "Win or Get Your Stuff Smashed Challenge" is brought to you by Select Fasteners.  Select Fasteners provided the gang with a bunch of nexus 7's to giveaway to the winners.  Alright, now on to the show... Good luck Free Beer, Zane, Steve, and Joe.  Hope you didn't like your stuff, because it's about to get smashed. 

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