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February 27, 2025 • 8 mins
Dana In The Morning Highlights 2/27

A new report says I 45 @ US 69/59 ranks 6th most congested freeway in America
Gaidos in Galveston was one of only 6 restaurants in the country to receive a James Beard award
More than half of us regret our college major
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Sunday ninety nine point one Houston's Best Variety of the
eighties nineties. And today I'm Dana with producer Anthony and
the three Things you need to Know to get your What.

Speaker 2 (00:07):
Day Friday Eve y'all oh started.

Speaker 1 (00:10):
It is Thursday, February twenty seventh, and we have got
some great news for teachers. The Texas state has approved
Senate rather has approved funding that would give teachers raises.

Speaker 2 (00:22):
Teachers with three.

Speaker 1 (00:23):
To five years experience would qualify excellent. It now goes
to the house hold on I'm gonna slavey.

Speaker 2 (00:29):
This has been long overdue.

Speaker 1 (00:30):
I know the house now, remember the governor is this
is like an emergency issue with our governor.

Speaker 2 (00:35):
So you guys, I'm telling you we've got your back.

Speaker 3 (00:38):
Well.

Speaker 1 (00:38):
One of our cities highways has been named the sixth
most congested in the US. The Digital Directing Express study
found I forty five at US sixty nine fifty nine
has an average speed of thirty miles per hour. Model
next also on the list, I ten at forty five.
They came in at number twenty two. Twenty five at

(01:00):
six' ten came in at number twenty. Seven we spend
almost two full days sitting in traffic every. Year oh
my bores and Then houston Based Intuitive.

Speaker 2 (01:10):
Machines so you're sitting in, traffic what do you? Do
you just go to outer. Space that's what they.

Speaker 1 (01:14):
Did they launched a moon lander Named. Athena the goal
is to explore The moon's south. Pole they got a
lift FROM SpaceX At Kennedy Space center and should be
landing there On march. Sixth now weather, today we've got
a major dens Fog advisory's foggy. Everywhere change in the.
Temperature it's gonna be about ten degrees cooler. Today we

(01:37):
might see a. Shower we're going up to seventy right
now sixty two and uptown to date From sunday ninety
nine point, one.

Speaker 2 (01:44):
Sunny ninety nine point one With dana in the. Morning
tell me something.

Speaker 1 (01:50):
Good brought to us by our friends At Goodwill Houston.
Weather James Beard foundation has announced this six recipients of
its twenty twenty Five America Classic.

Speaker 2 (02:00):
Awards on the.

Speaker 1 (02:01):
List these are locally owned residents with timeless appeal and
one of the only ones From texas that made the, List,
guidos A galveston fixture for one hundred and fourteen, years
yet one of six, restaurants the only one In texas
to make that.

Speaker 2 (02:18):
List and a little history Of.

Speaker 1 (02:19):
Guidos An italian immigrant named San Giacino guido became orphaned
two years after he arrived In. Galveston he worked in
the service industry to pull himself out of, poverty survived
the nineteen hundred, hurricane.

Speaker 2 (02:34):
Opened a sandwich, shop and Then.

Speaker 1 (02:35):
Anthony then he Opened guidos in nineteen. Eleven it's now
operated by fourth Generation Nick, guido who is absolutely blown.

Speaker 2 (02:45):
Away by this. Day so, cool so. Exciting and then
there's This.

Speaker 1 (02:50):
The Wall Street journal apparently doesn't know much About. Galveston On,
tuesday they had a story and it was entitled That
galveston was maybe your next tropical vacation beginning in dot
dot Dot, galveston.

Speaker 2 (03:06):
As if they didn't, know like a luxury cruise ship.

Speaker 1 (03:09):
Area, sure and the comments really said. It all comments
were Like galveston Versus, Nola galveston any, day and Then
Galveston now these are for the ports for the cruise
Ship galveston a thousand times better Than.

Speaker 2 (03:26):
Miati, willy The Wall Street, journal.

Speaker 1 (03:28):
You guys got to educate your set off from here
exactly on What galveston And houston already knows about our
great beautiful.

Speaker 2 (03:36):
Island Producer Anthony.

Speaker 4 (03:38):
Dean we're all excited for the barbecue cookoff kicking off,
today but if you're hankering for great barbecue still isn't fully,
satisfied there's even more on the. Way it's the twelfth
Annual Houston Barbecue. Festival this is your chance to try
the best h town has to offer when it comes to.
Barbecue we're Talking Cork, Screw barbecue Of, spring our Local,
ghat but there's even more places that'll be in. Attendance

(03:58):
all greats, Too Blood Brothers barque of Bel, Air Pinkerton's,
barbecue The Pit room Of, Houston Rosemeyer, Barbecue Spring Tahos
chocolate And barbecue Of, tomball And Truth, barbecue all great
names in Our Houston Mount rushmore of. Barbecue it's really
great chance to get the best we have to. Offer
thirty two top smokehouses all in one. Place it's The
Houston Barbecue, festival going Down april sixth at The Umble

(04:19):
Civic Center. Arena find out more at hou bbq dot.

Speaker 2 (04:23):
Com love that and.

Speaker 1 (04:24):
Listen we've always got our tell me something good stories
up for you At sunday ninety nine dot com and
you can also follow us On, facebook, x TikTok And
instagram At sunday ninety, Nine sunday ninety nine point, One
Houston's Best variety of the eighties, nineties And Today dana
in The morning and Producer Anthony Our Nearly Impossible Question
this morning at six forty we learned that over half
of us regret our college, major AND i started thinking about.

(04:48):
REGRETS i majored in political science and, philosophy had a
career that has nothing to do with, them and loved.
College went To Saint lawrence, first then just left and
went over To colgate and that's WHERE i finished my.

Speaker 2 (05:02):
College but really college had nothing to do with my.

Speaker 1 (05:05):
CAREER i just always loved radio and couldn't wait to
get into, radio got into finance, earlier and then found
my dream job here At sonny And i've been here
almost thirty four. Years why, anyway we're AND i don't
regret a day of. It we're asking you about your,
regrets maybe as a younger, person and we have Got.

Speaker 2 (05:25):
Tara now you're calling in From.

Speaker 1 (05:27):
Montgomery you're a medical assistant did you go to school for?

Speaker 5 (05:30):
This, yes it's a, certification it's not a, degree but,
YES i.

Speaker 1 (05:35):
See so you found your calling all, Right so you
don't regret the career choice that you. Made do you
have any regrets looking back over your life that you
made when you were a younger?

Speaker 2 (05:45):
Adult any? Regrets?

Speaker 5 (05:47):
YEAH i could have been a doctor right?

Speaker 2 (05:48):
Now oh, WELL i mean so? Wow so what do
you think about?

Speaker 3 (05:54):
THAT i?

Speaker 5 (05:54):
Said what DID i do with my? LIFE i love
WHAT i? Do oh my?

Speaker 1 (05:59):
God come on, now isn't there a little bit of
less stress in your life than being a?

Speaker 5 (06:04):
Doctor this is, True this is very. True.

Speaker 1 (06:07):
Yeah oh that is so. Funny what made you want
to get into the medical? Industry was there something in
your childhood that just was, like oh my, gosh this is.

Speaker 5 (06:15):
Me i'm always been the, CAREGIVER i, suppose so made
me want to take care of. Others that is.

Speaker 2 (06:22):
Wonderful.

Speaker 1 (06:23):
Tara, Well i'm glad that you are fulfilling your calling
and you must be a blessing to so. Many And,
tara thank you so. Much we're glad that you listened To.
Sonny how did you find?

Speaker 5 (06:32):
US i moved From New mexico here AND i used
to live listen to you all In New. Mexico SO
i found your space and out here.

Speaker 2 (06:41):
THAT i heard radio App i'm telling you. Wild are
you Loving? Houston are you Liking houston more Than New?
MEXICO i LOVE i missed the.

Speaker 5 (06:48):
Food i'll pay you, out BUT i, LOVE i Love
texas so.

Speaker 2 (06:51):
Far i'm so Glad. Tara, well thanks for sharing your.

Speaker 1 (06:54):
Story glad you found, us and we're we say welcome To.
Houston glad you're living.

Speaker 5 (06:59):
Here thank you YouTube.

Speaker 4 (07:02):
Chair appreciate. You let's head over To pearland and speak With.
Anna anna talk about your.

Speaker 2 (07:06):
Regret what is? It what'd you do about?

Speaker 3 (07:08):
It marrying my second? Husband you Know anthony.

Speaker 2 (07:11):
Dres saying we were just talking about. That we'd if
anyone's going to call in about being with the wrong.
Person it's been.

Speaker 6 (07:18):
Terrible we've been separated five, years we got.

Speaker 3 (07:22):
Divorced two years, ago and he is a major.

Speaker 2 (07:25):
Jerk, Sorry so what do you do about?

Speaker 3 (07:29):
It?

Speaker 1 (07:29):
ANNA i, mean you know you want to keep living your,
life you want to be a joy filled.

Speaker 2 (07:33):
Person how do you deal with this constant? BADGERING i
don't EVEN i blocked.

Speaker 3 (07:39):
HIM i obviously divorced.

Speaker 6 (07:41):
HIM i blocked, him and then he makes up a new,
email AND i blocked that, email and then he.

Speaker 3 (07:47):
Makes up a new one and he's just a terrible.

Speaker 2 (07:49):
Person this is not.

Speaker 1 (07:52):
Something there's got to be some meaning or purpose in,
This like what are what are you learning throughout?

Speaker 3 (07:57):
This?

Speaker 6 (07:57):
Yes and my, say we learned from all, experiences AND
i learned to love. MYSELF i loved him more THAN
i love, myself AND i gave him more THAN i gave,
myself AND i realized that it wasn't it wasn't worth.

Speaker 2 (08:14):
It, well now excuse, me now you know? Right, yes,
absolutely your eyes have been opened and that's the good.

Speaker 1 (08:21):
News and you've got your friends here on sunny every.

Speaker 3 (08:24):
Day.

Speaker 2 (08:25):
Absolutely oh you're Sweet. Na thank you so much for
sharing and keep.

Speaker 1 (08:30):
Listening we have always some, fun uplifting stories for you
to make you feel.

Speaker 2 (08:34):
Better thank.

Speaker 3 (08:35):
You you guys are my sunny.

Speaker 5 (08:37):
Day thank.

Speaker 3 (08:37):
You ac
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