We are Ben Davis and Kelly K from 99/7 DJX based out of Louisville, Kentucky.
Indiana State Trooper Kevin King performed the national anthem before the Pacers played the Bulls…and SLAYED IT. VIDEO: https://www.wdjx.com/watch-indiana-state-trooper-slays-the-national-anthem/
The movie is set to start shooting next spring in Kentucky. Actor Sean Patrick Flannery (Boondock Saints, Powder, The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones) is set to star as Jeff Callaway, the man who adopted Ethan! MORE HERE: https://www.wdjx.com/movie-abouts-ethan-almighty-starts-filming-in-kentucky-in-the-spring/
We've told you about people calling in bomb threats because they think it might help them make a flight…. well Corey's the star of our Setting the Bar story and did something similar! Source: https://people.com/man-allegedly-calls-in-bomb-threat-after-he-couldn-t-pay-parking-fees-11861629
You Laugh You Lose! The challenge where Ben and Kelly toss jokes back and forth until someone laughs... it's brought to you by the Caravan Comedy Club!
Someone on Reddit has some tips for Louisvillians and the snow....
We ask you questions that guys usually know. Hunter was ready to play!
Brady is newly single… and holding the perfect gift for the person who just dumped him.
Give us a subject. Then we will go back and forth naming items in that subject until someone has to tap out.
This is a bit of a Setting the Bar story and a bit of a feel good too! Source: https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/vandals-cause-over-20k-worth-damage-centralia-christmas-light-display/CYPNOBMDABGU3DWE6HF52XWEPY/
Kelly has beef with Ben's Can't Beat Kelly questions...again. LOL And in Group Therapy, Katrina is wondering if the cute grocery clerk is flirting, or is it just good customer service? Plus TBT!!
After a "positivity influencer" featured Ed, an 88-year-old veteran working full time at Meijer, the Internet raised over a million dollars for him to retire! STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/the-internet-comes-to-the-rescue-for-an-88-year-old-veteran/
Stanley Dvoskin, 97, and wife Leatrice, 94, of Norwood, New Jersey marked their 75th wedding anniversary by sharing marriage advice with CBS New York. STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/couple-shares-secrets-to-75-years-of-marriage/
I bet Chris is kicking himself for not buying a doormat that said, “Just Go Away” or “I'm not who you're looking for” in this Setting the Bar story! Source: https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2025/12/03/we-came-back-with-a-warrant-volusia-deputies-arrest-fake-real-estate-investor/
We take local NextDoor and Ring notifications and see if we can spice them up.
We'll kick Kelly out of the room, ask you 5 pop culture questions, then bring Kelly back in and ask her the same 5 questions. If you can get more correct answers than Kelly, you win! If you get less or tie, then you Can't Beat Kelly!
Katrina wants love… but she also REALLY wants to keep shopping at her favorite grocery store. One wrong move and she may lose BOTH.
Another day and another raccoon story as our Setting the Bar story! Source: https://www.fox19.com/2025/12/02/man-tries-rescue-injured-raccoon-gets-bitten-face-while-driving-learns-it-has-rabies/
Our text line was down and it's some guy named Jordan's fault. Then we got our first listener just walk into the studio to give her opinion on Group Therapy, Ben thinks all guys know everything about asbestos and Missed Connections is 50 shades of unhinged!
Yes...a bunny making all sorts of noise in his cage alerted his owners to a fire on the deck! STORY: https://komonews.com/news/offbeat/rabbit-saves-family-fire-house-pet-saved-rescued-warn-warning-warns-video-watch-security-camera-firefighters-tragedy-blaze-smoke-sleep-sleeping-night-jump-jumping-thump-thumping-extinguished-damage-damages-thanksgiving-celebration-pit-firepit
David "Recordbreaker" Rush is back with another world record. This time he ran a half marathon with 137 t-shirts on. It looks like he has a fat suit on. See the video: https://www.wdjx.com/man-sets-record-for-most-t-shirts-worn-running-a-half-marathon/
On a list of romantic places in the world, a Winn-Dixie parking lot is probably not high on the list… but that's the setting of our Setting the Bar story! Source: https://wsvn.com/news/local/florida/3-arrested-after-deputies-say-they-were-caught-having-sex-in-winn-dixie-parking-lot-in-the-florida-keys/
We like to test you on your “Dude Knowledge” - these are all questions that are geared towards men.
When your toddler drops a bomb like, ‘Mommy, Daddy's friend came over today,' what do you do? Our listener is trying to figure out if she's dealing with creativity… or cheating.
Those chance encounters with someone you're interested in that failed to turn into something more. It's the weird, the wild, and the desperate… it's Missed Connections!
If you can manage to make it through the day without breaking into a liquor store, ransacking it, getting drunk, then passing out in the bathroom… when you're a raccoon… then you're doing OK! Source: https://www.wrdw.com/2025/12/02/heavily-intoxicated-raccoon-passes-out-liquor-store-bathroom-after-breaking-ransacking-shelves/
Group Therapy centered around Olivia's long engagement, and doubts a new guy at work has planted in her brain. Then THERE WERE OPINIONS about JCPS calling for a snow day, and UK choice for a new head football coach! Plus we test Ben and listener Jessica's "lady knowledge"!
A school threw an amazing surprise wedding for their principal this fall and it's the sweetest thing! FULL VIDEO HERE: https://www.wdjx.com/school-throws-surprise-wedding-for-their-beloved-principal/
Did you know Metallica helps young people learn a trade by giving millions in scholarships? "CBS Sunday Morning" did a feature story on a young woman who learned how to be a commercial truck driver after being one of 9,000 Metallica Scholars. STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/metallica-has-given-millions-in-scholarships-to-students-for-trade-school/
After announcing the departure of former University of Kentucky football head coach Mark Stoops, Kentucky has officially named Oregon offensive coordinator Will Stein as the new head coach of the Wildcats. Then we read the online comments...
“Olivia” has been engaged for a year and a half, but a new guy at work is getting in her head… should she be worried, or is she just feeling pre-wedding nerves?
Not everyone is thrilled that there's a snow day...
There MAY have been a time over the past week where it felt like something LIT A FIRE in your stomach. But not like this guy in our Setting the Bar story! Source: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/other/doctors-remove-cigarette-lighter-from-mans-stomach-30-years-after-swallowing-it/ar-AA1RoQYn
How a story we discussed last week has come back to haunt Ben reminding him of his villain origin story. Then in Group Therapy, "Ashley" wonders if she gives her new BF the heads up that her friends trip includes guy friends...and now much does she "check in" with BD while she's gone? Plus #dudeknowledge for our 12 Days of Giveaways!
An Illinois family celebrated their second Thanksgiving dinner with a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier who came to their father's aid last year after he fell while walking the family's dog. STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/mail-carrier-reunites-for-another-thanksgiving-dinner-with-a-customer-he-helped/
A couple in Minnesota just got engaged after meeting in the hospital as teenagers when they both woke up from comas. STORY: https://www.fox19.com/2025/11/22/couple-who-met-hospital-after-emerging-comas-teens-now-getting-married/
We heard there was potential drama happening at several listener's Thanksgiving get togethers, well here are some updates!
We like to test you on your “Dude Knowledge” - these are all questions that are geared towards men.
“Ashley's” heading on a friends trip for a week… but forgot to mention there'll be guys there too. And now she's panicking about how often to check in with her brand-new boyfriend. Are there rules for this?
Did you deal with any family drama on Thanksgiving? I bet it can't top this Setting the Bar Story! Source: https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/21-year-old-suburban-man-sets-home-on-fire-on-thanksgiving-after-family-argument-police/3856717/
Guess who popped up in Ben's Facebook feed over the weekend?
We dove into the drama you may be walking into for Thanksgiving this week, kids' turkey recipes, Dude Knowledge and we get a surprising update from Cynthia about whether her dinner with a guy friend was actually a date!
4-year-old Penelope decided she had to move on when mom wouldn't give her another dollar to try to win a rubber duck from a claw machine. Who could blame her LOL! VIDEO: https://www.wdjx.com/meet-the-most-polite-4-year-old-running-away-from-home/
A customer in Alabama sent an apology and $40 to a restaurant in Nova Scotia when they realized they called the wrong restaurant! STORY: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/ns-alabama-burger-mixup-9.6974005
Almost ANY absurd behavior can be blamed on "TikTok challenges" . . . but there's ONE THING you have to keep in mind: No one is buying it if you're not filming it. This is a Setting the Bar Story! Source: https://www.wfla.com/news/polk-county/buck-naked-man-caught-walking-down-polk-county-road-in-36-degree-weather-judd/amp/
Cynthia was trying to figure out how to gently get out of this date with her guy friend without hurting his feelings or ruining the friendship? Well, we have the update!
We like to test you on your “Dude Knowledge” - these are all questions that are geared towards men.
Is there family drama that you (knowingly) are walking into this Thanksgiving?
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