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August 17, 2026 • 15 mins
Get the top 3 news stories that you need to know today. Hear today's sports minute. We give away tickets to see Luke Bryan. Producer Hunter tries to get today's riddle against Graham. What do you think about our Talkback of the day?
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Let's do it.

Speaker 2 (00:01):
We are going.

Speaker 3 (00:02):
Gram in the Morning starts now on ninety six point
nine The.

Speaker 4 (00:07):
Cat, Good Morning, Cat, Country gramm in the Morning's ninety
six point nine the Cat Now more days than usual,
Monday is a day where we kind of feel the
pressure to make sure that we deliver a great show.

Speaker 5 (00:17):
It's the start of the work week.

Speaker 4 (00:18):
We got things to get done throughout the week, so
how can we make this day special?

Speaker 5 (00:22):
And started off on the right foot.

Speaker 4 (00:23):
Well, something happened to me this morning where I was like, man,
I am out the gates strong. It's gonna be our
sound off. Things are indicators that the day is gonna
be good or the week that's gonna be good. The
phone lines always open one eight hundred and five seven
zero non six nine zero. And of course, if you're
listening to us on the iHeartRadio app, which there's a
ton of reasons why you should, this is one of them.
You can interact with the show at any point in time,

(00:45):
anytime you like. Way in clear cut signs are indicators
that feel like good luck or it's gonna be a
good day. Just look for that red microphone icon in
the upper right hand corner. Just touch it works like
a voice note and sound off. We'll put you on
Gram in the mornings. It's ninety six point nine cat.
We do have more Luke Bryant tickets seven thirty cat
Fight and like always right around seven to twenty every weekday,

(01:06):
Monday through Friday. Right here on Gram in the mornings
seven twenty we kick off ninety six minutes NonStop cat Country.

Speaker 5 (01:12):
Let's have a great day. Thanks for being here. Man
ninety nine the cat hear you.

Speaker 3 (01:19):
It's time does sound off cat Country with Graham in
the mornings.

Speaker 5 (01:23):
Signs that the day is gonna go well.

Speaker 4 (01:26):
Sound off one eight hundred five seven zero nine six
nine zero, or you can always leave us a talk
back on the free iHeartRadio app. But signs that you're
gonna have a good day. Maybe you catch every green
light to work For me. I put on a pair
of jeans this morning that I have not worn in years.
I'm a new homeowner. I unpacked a lot of my
stuff over the weekend to put away. Found a pair

(01:46):
of jeans that I used to love, put them all
this morning, found a twenty dollars bill in it, and
it just started me off in just the best move
and I feel like if you're gonna tackle Monday, that's
the best mindset you can have.

Speaker 5 (01:57):
What is yours sound off?

Speaker 4 (01:59):
One eight hundred fob seven zero nine six nine zero
clear cut indicators that you're gonna have a good day
way in. It's ninety six point nine The Cat, Oh
your sports News in sixty seconds and you.

Speaker 3 (02:12):
Are Sports Minute with Graham in the mornings on ninety
six point nine The Cat NASCAR News Saturday Nights race
at Richmond belonged to Joey Logano, who grabbed the win
after a strong run under the lights, picking up his
second victory of the season and picking up speed at
the right time.

Speaker 4 (02:28):
Because we only got two races left before the chase
and Logano moves into night so currently sitting in the
playoff picture right now. My favorite part of the race
might have been his post race quote. He just said, hey,
don't let your boy get hot, and he ain't lying.
We've seen team Penske and Logano get hot at the
right time, so when he says that, you kind of
know what he means. As for the playoff picture, there
are two races to go. You got New Hampshire left

(02:49):
then followed by the regular season finale in Daytona. Our
boy Denny Hamlet is still leave the standings, Ryan Blaney,
Ty Gibbs, Reddick and Chase Briscoe running out the top five.
And that's your sports minute on Graham of the Mornings,
Luke Bryan take us to give away seven thirty cat
fight right here on ninety six point on the cat
once the.

Speaker 3 (03:07):
Caroline is talking about today, it's you are tomp three
on Graham in the.

Speaker 5 (03:11):
Mornings on ninety six point nine the cat.

Speaker 4 (03:14):
Major Italian manufacturers making a billion billion with a b
dollar investment here in Charlotte that's expected to create more
than three hundred and eighty five new jobs. That's welcome
news for local economy and anyone looking for new career opportunities.
And as cool as a billion dollar is, how about
two hundred and fifty billion? Charlotte based Bank of America
announced plans to invest two hundred and fifty billion dollars

(03:37):
in projects raising from data centers the clean energy job
creation another sign that Charlotte continues to grow as a
major business center, but also that multiple outlets, multiple business
are feeding back into the local economy as the city grows,
and as those businesses grows, which is always good. And finally,
back to school season rolls on and so does the
increased traffic around Mecklenburg County. Expect more school buses, you

(04:00):
got school zone delays. Make sure to keep it right
here on ninety six point Non the Cat because we
do have your real time local traffic updates throughout your
morning commute. Which as much as we would love for
you to hang out with us all day long, and
you can even when you get out of the traffic
and get out of your car truck, you can throw
us on the iHeartRadio app. But we want to make
sure that we minimize that traffic inconvenience for you. And

(04:23):
we got you covered all right. Coming up, also got
you covered on these Luke Bryan tickets. We got Luke
Bryant to give away seven thirty cat fight right here
on Graham in the Mornings. It's ninety six point Non
the Cat. It's time for cat fights with Graham in
the mornings.

Speaker 5 (04:38):
Luke Bryan tickets on the line.

Speaker 4 (04:40):
You need two out of three to win and secure
your way into the show for free. We got Summer
out of Monroe versus David out of rock Hill.

Speaker 5 (04:48):
Good morning. Welcome to Graham in the mornings.

Speaker 4 (04:50):
Good morning, let's go producer hunters here, which got here
early today?

Speaker 5 (04:55):
I did? That's a good omen. It is lucky meat.

Speaker 4 (04:58):
So we are going to be talking about using questions
trivia questions that deal with things that are lucky. Oh, okay, yeah,
what lucky coin do people commonly tossing a fountain while
making a wish? Summer? A penny is correct? Summer's on
the board. What body part do people cross for good luck?

(05:18):
David Fingers is correct. The next correct answer wins. What
lucky charm is traditionally carried on a keychain or kept
in a pocket? Summer, David, that is incorrect. We're going
to finish the question for summer. What lucky charm is
traditionally carried on a keychain or kept in a pocket

(05:39):
from a furry animal?

Speaker 5 (05:44):
Rabbit's foot is correct? Summer.

Speaker 4 (05:45):
You're going to Luke Bryan, that was a tough That
was a tough David, Thanks for playing, brother. Let's keep
it with good luck or superstitions that make you feel
like you're getting good luck. It's our sound off. One
eight hundred and five seven zero nine six nine zero
something happened.

Speaker 5 (05:59):
To me this morning.

Speaker 4 (06:00):
I knew was gonna be a good day when it did.
I'll give you that story in two songs, but we
want to hear from you. One eight hundred five seven
zero nine six nine zero, Good Luck, good Mojo, superstitions
that make you feel like you're gonna have a good
day ninety six minutes, no stopcat country, good omens sound off.
One eight hundred and five seven zero nine six nine zero.

(06:21):
What's a good omen or a sign that you're gonna
have a good day.

Speaker 2 (06:24):
I'm really lucky that I get to show up the
work around seven.

Speaker 5 (06:27):
Yeah, yeah, sorry, Yeah, you get a good omen every day.

Speaker 2 (06:30):
A good omen for me is when I show up
pre seven o'clock to the show. I just know the
rest of the day is going to be so good.
I show up to work on time, everything's gonna.

Speaker 5 (06:38):
Line up for me after that.

Speaker 4 (06:40):
I mean I had a good omen where I woke up,
I put on a pair of jeans that I had
packed away. I told you and I've shared that I'm
a new homeowner. Yeah, so as that goes, you unpack
stuff and you're finding things every single day for months
and months and months. I found a pair of jeans
that I love recing the pocket this morning, found a
twenty dollars bill.

Speaker 5 (06:57):
Now that is a really good omen.

Speaker 4 (06:58):
That's a good omen. Now I'm gonna double down and
say that you're a good omen is an even bigger
good omen for me because the show gets way better
when you get here. So it is a good open
when Producer Hunter shows up free seven.

Speaker 5 (07:10):
But we want to hear from you. It's Monday.

Speaker 4 (07:12):
Good omens are always welcome, but especially on a Monday.

Speaker 5 (07:15):
That's right.

Speaker 4 (07:15):
One eight hundred five seven zero nine six nine zero,
or just leave us a talk back at any point
in tom We'll throw you on Graham in the mornings.
What's a good sign or what's a superstition that you
really feel like it means I'm gonna have a good day.
Sound off. It's ninety six minutes NonStop Cat Country, Monday,
ninety six point non the cat Producer Hunter, it's time

(07:36):
for your riddle challenge.

Speaker 5 (07:37):
Oh let's go in.

Speaker 4 (07:37):
Today's one D one, Today's one be one, And I'm
gonna give you an option.

Speaker 5 (07:41):
You can go easy or you can go challenging.

Speaker 4 (07:43):
Because Monday, you know you want to start it out
on a good foot. You ended with a win last week,
but you were on a cold streak.

Speaker 2 (07:49):
Yeah, I was on a big cold streak. You always
frontload cat fight with the hard questions. Let's frontload this
week with the hard rentals.

Speaker 5 (07:57):
Hit me all right.

Speaker 4 (07:59):
Missus Witcomb has three children. The oldest is a boy,
The second is a boy. What are the chances the
third will be a boy?

Speaker 5 (08:07):
Okay?

Speaker 4 (08:08):
That's Producer Hunter's riddle challenge. Play with us in the truck,
play with us on your smart device, play with us
at your disk. We'll just play with us. It's ninety
six point nine the Cat. Your answer coming up in
three songs?

Speaker 5 (08:18):
She got three. I'm giving you an extra song. I
want to need that extra song too.

Speaker 4 (08:21):
It's ninety six minutes non stopcat country on Graham in
the mornings.

Speaker 5 (08:27):
We really make you think.

Speaker 3 (08:29):
It's Producer Hunter's riddle challenge on ninety six point nine
the Cat.

Speaker 5 (08:34):
Miss Whitcombe has three children. Miss will called nicest lady?

Speaker 2 (08:38):
Is she?

Speaker 4 (08:38):
I see?

Speaker 5 (08:39):
The nicest lady is she? I wouldn't know.

Speaker 4 (08:41):
She's got two kids already, both are boys. She's having
a third. What are the chances that her third child.

Speaker 5 (08:47):
Is going to be a boy? I think cat Country
needs a clue, Graham, not for me.

Speaker 2 (08:50):
Oh all that country, Okay, I'm sure they're in the
car right now and they would love a clue.

Speaker 5 (08:55):
So can I get a clue?

Speaker 4 (08:56):
The chances never change. The chances never change, and when
you get the answer, you're gonna be so angry and
then you're gonna feel like, oh wait a minute, that
could have been the easy riddle.

Speaker 2 (09:08):
I mean really, there is nobody knows a chance, right,
and it's gonna be a boy or girl.

Speaker 4 (09:12):
Okay, so there is no chance that would be incorrect.
The chances are the same. It's fifty to fifty. It's
gonna be a boy or a girl, regardless he's at
It's like playing Roulette.

Speaker 5 (09:23):
It resets every time. Yeah, that's right, that's right.

Speaker 4 (09:27):
So Mims Witcombe has three children, the oldest of the boy,
The second is a boy. What are the chances the
third was a boy. It was gonna be a girl
or a boy.

Speaker 2 (09:34):
And people are wondering why I'm so quiet because my
head was just on the table.

Speaker 4 (09:39):
A riddle challenge starting off. I hate that I get
such enjoyment when you do not get them.

Speaker 2 (09:44):
Oh my goodness, we're back to being a cold Come
on back to the cold streak.

Speaker 4 (09:47):
It's ninety six minutes non stopcat country phone lines are
still open. It's ninety six point nine the cat what
eight hundred and five seven zero nine six nine year old.
We're looking for good omens or superstitions you believe in,
especially on a Monday.

Speaker 5 (10:00):
But man, what a weekend.

Speaker 2 (10:01):
I know I had a good moment on Friday. I
gotta see Tim McGraw. That just kicks off the weekend, right.

Speaker 5 (10:06):
Right, I mean Tim McGraw legendary.

Speaker 4 (10:08):
Even if you don't listen to country music extensively, I
feel like Tim McGraw's one of those artists that transcends genres.

Speaker 5 (10:15):
It's Tim mcgrawl.

Speaker 2 (10:16):
He's Tim mcgrawth My girlfriend, of course, was there. Yeah,
I'm sorry you were breaking up. What you say, Okay,
let's go. I got to meet her for the first time.

Speaker 1 (10:24):
It's right.

Speaker 5 (10:24):
She was very lovely. Arry you chose well my friend? Well,
thank you. Well.

Speaker 2 (10:28):
She's not a country music fan, but that was her
first country concert of all time. I think Tim mcgrawl
was a pretty good one to kick it off.

Speaker 4 (10:34):
For forty nine Winchester too, who opened. If you're not familiar.
Go check it out. Awesome, incredible. What you think of them?
Oh she loved them.

Speaker 5 (10:42):
They were rocking. Oh, they were rocking that place.

Speaker 4 (10:45):
It was a great show. Again, we posted a bunch
of it to our stories on.

Speaker 5 (10:49):
Graham in the Mornings. We will continue to do so
throughout these shows. In case you do.

Speaker 4 (10:53):
Not give a chance to go. We want to make
sure that we're sharing with you. So if you're not
a part of that community, please.

Speaker 5 (10:58):
By all means we are by we would love to
have you. Absolutely.

Speaker 4 (11:02):
Ninety six point nine the cat we're talking about. Good
omens Now, phone lines are open, or you can leave
us a talk back.

Speaker 5 (11:08):
Open up the iHeartRadio app.

Speaker 4 (11:10):
Tap that red micarophoe icon in the upper right hand corner.
Good omens are superstitions that are good luck. Sound off
co Wetzel Ella Langley. It's ninety six minutes NonStop cat country.

Speaker 5 (11:20):
Well dynamic duo. That is a dynamic duo. Second song
they put out together too, both of them. Fingers Yeah,
the first one is great. Second one also great. No shocker,
love cod and Love Ella Langley.

Speaker 4 (11:31):
Now we got a chance to see Ella not too
long ago, and we're gonna get a chance to see
co not too long from now, I.

Speaker 2 (11:36):
Know, and we got some pretty big news to share
as well, right.

Speaker 4 (11:39):
Yeah, kicking off a new contest today. So if you
want to see co Wetsele for free, you can do that.
We do have tickets for you anytime, which is right
now that you hear Co Wetszel on ninety six point
nine The Cat. If you leave us a talkback, you
can win your way in pretty sure.

Speaker 2 (11:52):
All we need is name where you're listening from and
that you want to go see code for free.

Speaker 5 (11:56):
It's so simple. Also, I think we're not throwing a
pipe to Yeah, that's not the only you get in
the doors.

Speaker 4 (12:02):
But you also have the VIP experience, which.

Speaker 5 (12:04):
Is nice to offer. Like, it's really super cool. And
all you got to do is leave us a talk
back to qualify. That's so easy.

Speaker 4 (12:10):
So anytime you hear a cod, leave us a talk
back and we will see you.

Speaker 5 (12:13):
At the show.

Speaker 4 (12:13):
It's ninety six minutes NonStop, Cat Country Graham of the Morning.

Speaker 5 (12:17):
Sign for some good news with Graham in the Morning,
I mean on ninety six point nine The Cat.

Speaker 4 (12:25):
The city is Charlotte has launched a free online training program.

Speaker 5 (12:28):
It's called Road to Resilience. Now.

Speaker 4 (12:30):
This is designed to help small business owners strengthen and
grow their business. Course covers things like business continuity, planning,
risk management, long term success strategies. It's all aimed at
helping local businesses stay strong throughout challenges. And the best
part is absolutely free and online, so business owners you
can participate on your own schedule. If you'd like to

(12:51):
sign up or learn more, all you gotta do is
head to the city's website Charlotte, NC dot gov. Ninety
six minutes NonStop cat country rolls on phone lines were open.
We're looking for good omens one eight hundred and five
seven zero nine six nine zero.

Speaker 5 (13:05):
What's one of your good omens? Shane out of Shelby.
We're looking for good omens.

Speaker 4 (13:09):
Sound off man, listen all right, So I can contest
to this because of today alone, it's gonna be a
good week.

Speaker 5 (13:15):
It's Monday morning. You looking through your work.

Speaker 1 (13:17):
Clubs and you see your favorite arrygmes you ain't warming forever,
and you're thinking that last.

Speaker 5 (13:22):
Time I tried them on it little snug. You go
to try them on and they see it and they
fit nice.

Speaker 4 (13:26):
Oh yeah, yeah, that's always a good omen.

Speaker 5 (13:30):
Oh yeah, and.

Speaker 4 (13:30):
It's the ones you love.

Speaker 5 (13:31):
You know, they fit right, they make your button look good.

Speaker 4 (13:34):
Oh, here we go, Shane out of Shelby off the
top rope on a Monday.

Speaker 1 (13:40):
You got to man, you know me being singled.

Speaker 5 (13:42):
I gotta advertise that is so great.

Speaker 4 (13:46):
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away one of many opportunities to head to Vegas for
our iHeart Country Radio Music Festival. Yeah.

Speaker 2 (13:55):
This is the best way to go to that festival too,
because it's free. We're gonna fly you down there.

Speaker 5 (14:00):
Yeah. Not only is it free, but we'll give you
some walking around cash. Now.

Speaker 4 (14:03):
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get to go for free, and we're gonna give you
one thousand dollars.

Speaker 2 (14:09):
Just keep ninety six point nine a cat locked.

Speaker 4 (14:11):
In signs of good luck or, as producer Hunter says,
way better.

Speaker 5 (14:15):
I wish you would have hear.

Speaker 4 (14:15):
At the six o'clock hour good omens that you believe
in sound off. We got Autumn from Warsville on the line.

Speaker 5 (14:22):
Nice autos on Autumn. Hi are you guys doing good? Now?

Speaker 4 (14:25):
We're looking for good omens or superstitions that you feel like,
you know what, I'm gonna have a great day. So
for me, I woke up and found a twenty dollars
bill in my jeans, and I was like, it could
be a good day.

Speaker 5 (14:36):
I wish I did that this morning too. So good, I.

Speaker 1 (14:39):
Would say probably if I wake up in the morning
and like my day is just going the way it
needs to layout and everything's going as planned and that
thing changes.

Speaker 5 (14:48):
That is mine too.

Speaker 2 (14:49):
If I show up to work on time, it means
everything is going right for me, So that's mine.

Speaker 5 (14:53):
Do you have an extensive checklist in the morning.

Speaker 1 (14:56):
I do.

Speaker 2 (14:56):
Yeah, I already have my clothes laid out already, and
then shower, get out of the house by a certain time,
don't hit traffic. It's like everything's got to line up
for me to get here on time, and when it does,
it's gonna be a great day.

Speaker 4 (15:07):
What about you, Autumn, Do you have an extensive checklist?

Speaker 1 (15:10):
Probably on the checklist, but I do have like a
mental thing that I do in the morning. And I
was like, yeah, Okay, we got the coffee, we got
the food, we got everything in the bag, like we're
ready to roll.

Speaker 4 (15:19):
That's where we part ways. I grab what'sever? All much hair,
no idea, lights are still off. I usually show up.
I have no idea if it matches or not. But
I did again. I put on some jeans I hadn't
seen forever. I was like, I'll wear those, and then
there was a twenty dollars bill in there. It works,
It works, Autumn.

Speaker 5 (15:34):
We love you. Thank you so much for wearing it.

Speaker 1 (15:37):
Awesome. Thanks guys, have a great day.
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