Episodes

  • 011 - Good News Stories from the Week of May 22th, 2023

    011 - Good News Stories from the Week of May 22th, 2023
    May 28 2023
    It's all the good vibes of 95.9 The River's Happy Hour, repackaged into a nice little podcast! If you enjoy this podcast, please, like/share/review it to help spread the word! In this episode we hear all the good news stories from last week including a homeless man saved a family from a house fire, six St. Charles breweries collaborating for charity, a paraplegic veteran scales Everest, Romeoville has a new millionaire, a lost diamond ring found in a waste treatment facility, a 93-year-old visited all of our country's national parks with her grandson, two teenage bone marrow cancer survivors go to prom together, a VERY overdue library book, a 12-year-old who saver her family's life, and so much more! Submit your own good news story at 959TheRiver.com/happyhour Find more at 959TheRiver.com/HappyHour Listen for Happy Hour live from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. with Nick Jakusz on 95.9 The River!
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    14 mins
  • 010 - Good News Stories from the Week of May 15th, 2023

    010 - Good News Stories from the Week of May 15th, 2023
    May 22 2023
    It's all the good vibes of 95.9 The River's Happy Hour, repackaged into a nice little podcast! If you enjoy this podcast, please, like/share/review it to help spread the word! In this episode we hear all the good news stories from last week including a 13-year-old who used his slingshot to save his sister life, boy scouts who saved an 80-year-old after he fell 6 stories, a 72-year-old college graduate, an organization that replaces landmines with flowers and vegetable gardens, an airline CEO who flew to an airport to apologize to passengers, a veteran amputee who finished a marathon, a teacher greeted by his students after his last chemo treatment, and so much more! Submit your own good news story at 959TheRiver.com/happyhour Find more at 959TheRiver.com/HappyHour Listen for Happy Hour live from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. with Nick Jakusz on 95.9 The River!
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    16 mins
  • 009 - Good News Stories from the Week of May 8th, 2023

    009 - Good News Stories from the Week of May 8th, 2023
    May 14 2023
    It's all the good vibes of 95.9 The River's Happy Hour, repackaged into a nice little podcast! Check out all the good news stories from last week including a Holocaust survivor throwing out a first pitch with all her grand kids, good news for a man who saved a baby from rolling into traffic, the 50/31 fitness challenge, a deaf Ukrainian refugee hears for the first time, secrets to a long life from a 104 year old woman, dancing dads, a kids survives alone in the woods, the oldest dog EVER, gay and bisexual men can now give blood, a girlfriend reminds her boyfriend to go collect his lottery winnings, and so much more! Submit your own good news story at 959TheRiver.com/happyhour Find more at 959TheRiver.com/HappyHour Listen for Happy Hour live from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. with Nick Jakusz on 95.9 The River!
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    14 mins
  • 006 - Enterprising Local Kids, Nick Tries Music Therapy for His Face, Holocaust-Era Violins to Play Again, Selfless Lowes Worker, Local Band Starting New Cafe to Employ Disabled Adults, Tip For Finding Lost Kids, World Famous Art Installation Coming to Elm

    006 - Enterprising Local Kids, Nick Tries Music Therapy for His Face, Holocaust-Era Violins to Play Again, Selfless Lowes Worker, Local Band Starting New Cafe to Employ Disabled Adults, Tip For Finding Lost Kids, World Famous Art Installation Coming to Elm
    Apr 23 2023
    Nick isn't letting a little thing like partial facial paralysis stop him from telling you about all the good news from last week! He's stories about local kids working to earn money, Nick himself trying music therapy to fix his broken face, an airplane full of supporters for a 90 year old vet, friends of the station The Empty Pockets are opening a cafe to employee adults with special needs, a world-renowned art installation is coming to Elmhurst, a funeral hearse nearly drove over a cliff but the body in the back saved the drivers life, a dog saved his owners life by nearly biting his toe off, and SO MUCH MORE!! Make sure to catch Happy Hour live each weekday between 4:00 - 5:00 on 95.9 The River. Just tell your smart speaker to play 95-9 The River! Submit your good news story at 959TheRiver.com/HappyHour
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    16 mins
  • 004 - Naperville Teens Build Race Truck, West Aurora JROTC Wins National Title, Couples Weds 60 Years Too Late, Autistic Teen Starts Successful Business, Ukrainian Teens Surprised With Full Ride to College, and MORE!

    004 - Naperville Teens Build Race Truck, West Aurora JROTC Wins National Title, Couples Weds 60 Years Too Late, Autistic Teen Starts Successful Business, Ukrainian Teens Surprised With Full Ride to College, and MORE!
    Mar 24 2023
    It was another week of incredible stories to lift your spirits! Nick tells you about the high schoolers at Naperville North who build a race truck to promote women in the automotive industry, the JROTC at West Aurora winning a national championship, an autistic teenager who started a successful pretzel business, the reaction of teenagers in Ukraine surprised with a full ride to college, brands donating shoes to a young athlete in need, and sooo much more! Make sure to catch Happy Hour live each weekday between 4:00 - 5:00 on 95.9 The River. Just tell your smart speaker to play 95-9 The River! Submit your good news story at 959TheRiver.com/HappyHour
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    18 mins
  • 003 - 003 - Aurora girl saves mother's life, Wheaton police officer reunites little boy with autographed baseball, Ukrainian youth hockey team visits Romeoville, and more!

    003 - 003 - Aurora girl saves mother's life, Wheaton police officer reunites little boy with autographed baseball, Ukrainian youth hockey team visits Romeoville, and more!
    Mar 17 2023
    No week goes by without an abundance of good news to share! Last week we heard stories about a young Aurora girl saving her mother's life, a Wheaton police officer reuniting a little boy with autographed baseball, a Ukrainian youth hockey team playing in Romeoville, Canadian hockey fans helping out a US National Anthem singer, a guy who lost 400 lbs to keep promise to late mother, and SO MUCH MORE! Make sure to listen each weekday from 4:00 to 5:00 for Happy Hour live! Tell your smart speaker to play 95-9 The River. Submit your good news stories at 959TheRiver.com/HappyHour
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    17 mins
  • 002 - Naperville North Girls Team Builds Super Fast Truck, St. Francis HS Singers Dominate, World's Best Landlord, a 5K Every Day, Late Medal of Honor, More Long Cheerleaders, Human Ingenuity, And More!

    002 - Naperville North Girls Team Builds Super Fast Truck, St. Francis HS Singers Dominate, World's Best Landlord, a 5K Every Day, Late Medal of Honor, More Long Cheerleaders, Human Ingenuity, And More!
    Mar 10 2023
    Another week full of good news all wrapped up into a nice, neat podcast! Episode 2 of Happy Hour Anytime features local stories about a girls automotive team building what they hope will be a record-breaking race truck, the singers at St. Francis HS in Wheaton continue their vocal domination, a veteran getting his medal of honor a bit late, a woman who ran a 5K every day for the past 1,000 days, and a senior citizen who broke the world record for most pushups in one hour! Make sure to listen each weekday from 4:00 to 5:00 for Happy Hour live! Tell your smart speaker to play 95-9 The River. Submit your good news stories at 959TheRiver.com/HappyHour
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    13 mins
  • 001 - Romeoville Restaurant Goes Above And Beyond, Local Town is One of Happiest In the Nation, Lone Cheerleaders, Gracious Farmers, Genius Barbers, Kind Athletes, and MORE!

    001 - Romeoville Restaurant Goes Above And Beyond, Local Town is One of Happiest In the Nation, Lone Cheerleaders, Gracious Farmers, Genius Barbers, Kind Athletes, and MORE!
    Mar 3 2023
    So much good news happened last week and Nick's here to tell you about it, as heard on 95.9 The River's Happy Hour from noon to 1:00! Stories today include good news about athletes using their platform to help kids, barbers helping the handicapped, MMA fighters protecting drag queens, a Romeoville restaurant going above and beyond for a pregnant couple, a local town being named one of the happiest in the country, random dudes pulling people out of the snow, a cheerleader who competed alone, an "Evil Queen" catering to a handicapped guest, a surgeon who ran to get a patients new organ, a farmer who helped a homeless man regain his life, a lottery win, an Army reunion, and a local animal shelter offering a "Doggie Day Out"! Make sure to listen each weekend at noon for Happy Hour live! Tell your smart speaker to play 95-9 The River anytime! Submit your good news stories at 959TheRiver.com/HappyHour
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    13 mins