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Kiss Fm Listener Tries To Prank Tommy The Hacker – [AUDIO]

Tommy The Hacker — Thu, 16 May 2013 03:25:39 +0000

Now with my 12 years of being on the radio I’ve had weddings proposals, breakups, baby announcements and other interesting events happen. But I got to say this was the first time that I actually made someone cry and poop their pants. I’m very well know for pranks and it’s very seldom that someone can [...]

Amarillo Police Report That Counterfeit Money Has Been Found In The Past Week In Amarillo

Dallas Chambers — Wed, 08 May 2013 20:06:53 +0000

Amarillo police urge you to look out for some counterfeit money especially $50 dollar bills! 2 counterfeit $50's have been found in Amarillo just in the past week! The worst part is, the "counterfeit money pen indicators" that indicate if a bill is counterfeit, is useless, they do not work on these $50's that are being found! With technology, comes progress, and yes that means in all aspects even crime! Criminals can be smarter than you'd think!

Get Ready For Kiss Fm's BIGGEST Dash 4 Ka$h Yet

Tommy The Hacker — Mon, 06 May 2013 16:19:43 +0000

That's right KISSarillo we are days away from kicking off what we call Amarillo's biggest ready contest of the year! Dash 4 Ka$H!

New $100 Bills Coming in October

Chris Chaberski — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:11:55 +0000

Get ready to throw away all those ratty old Benjamins that are just laying around your house—the newly designed $100 bill will be going into circulation in October. (Just kidding about throwing away the old ones. They’ll still be recognized as legal tender.) The bill bearing the face of Benjamin Franklin is the world’s most [...]

96.9 Kiss Fm's The Bert Show Wants To Match Two Weeks Pay!

Angel Dee — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:10:29 +0000

Could you use some extra cash? Who couldn’t, right? Our brand new morning show, The Bert Show, wants to give you cash. And not just $100, but two weeks worth of pay. It gets even better. There is no crazy trick you have to do, no stunts or anything. All you have to do is [...]

Are Party Favors At Kids Birthday Parties A Waste Of Money?

Angel Dee — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:37:46 +0000

I am a mom that goes over the top for birthday parties. I rent out a place, make sure there is plenty of food and beverages, and of course lots of party favors. But most of the party favors stores sell suck.

$300K in Gold Dust Found in Sacramento Home

Kyle Dowling — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 22:15:04 +0000

If you live in Sacramento, it’s time to start tearing out the walls: these homeowners stumbled over roughly $300,000 in gold dust during a heater installation. Back in September, two HVAC installers from the company Clark & Rush found twelve baby food jars filled to the top with gold dust. In a moment which must [...]

Cabbie Returns $220,000 He Finds in Back Seat, Gets a 1% Tip — Is It Fair?

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 12:09:25 +0000

If you drive a cab in Las Vegas, you're gonna see some crazy things. But the biggest jolt of Adam Woldemarim's cab-driving career came last month after he finished a shift and was cleaning up his van. In the back seat of the vehicle was a soft laptop case that a fare had left behind. But instead of housing a computer, the case held $222,510 in cash.

ATM Fees Skyrocket, Again, While Free Checking Disappears — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 12:31:51 +0000

The days of the free checking account are nearing extinction and ATM fees are on the rise, according to the latest financial research from bankrate.com. Those annoying ATM surcharges that consumers incur every time they withdraw cash from a money mover that is not the property of the their bank have risen once again, to an all-time high of $2.50, up 4 percent from last year.

And lest you think we would mislead you by using a term like "skyrocket" in the headline to describe a mere 4 percent increase—there's more ...

What's the Most Awkward Money Moment? – Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 12:33:32 +0000

It’s been said that money is the root of all evil. That’s debatable but there is no doubt that it can lead to some pretty uncomfortable situations.

CouponCabin.com asked 2,415 adults to list their most awkward money moments.

Who Is the World's Highest Paid Athlete? [PICTURES]

Joe Student — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 12:21:25 +0000

Baseball, football and basketball player salaries keep rising, but a competitor outside of those popular team sports is the world’s highest paid athlete. Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr., who collected $85 million for winning two fights, was the world’s highest-paid athlete from June 2011 to June 2012, according to Forbes magazine. Nicknamed ‘Money,’ Mayweather earned the [...]

Tommy The Hacker's Top 5 Ways Of Getting Free Food When You're Broke

Tommy The Hacker — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 00:56:30 +0000

Have you ever gone thru a time where you’re really broke but super hungry. Payday is not for another week and your wondering how your going to feed your self and your family. Well no worries here’s my Top 5 Ways Of Getting Free Food when you don’t have money! Now let me warn you, [...]

Round 4 In Kiss Fm's Dash For Kash!

Angel Dee — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 16:41:33 +0000

It is time to kick off another round in Kiss Fm’s Dash For Kash! This round is going to be bigger and better than ever! Oh yeah! We have kicked off round 4 of Dash for Kash and it is going to be worth….$1100! The first clue was given out this morning at 10:20 am. [...]

Should the Minimum Wage Be Raised to $10 an Hour? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:13:52 +0000

Since 2009, the federal minimum wage has been $7.25. About 2.2 percent of the US workforce is paid at this minimal level. Local governments are able to set their own minimum wages, and in November residents of San Jose, CA will vote on an initiative that would raise the minimum wage in that city to [...]

Kiss FM And Goody's World Famous Popcorn Wants To Pay Your Bills

Angel Dee — Mon, 28 May 2012 06:41:54 +0000

Is there anything better than listening to your favorite radio station while eating the best popcorn ever? Umm, how about having your bills paid for you? Kiss FM has teamed up with Goody's World Famous Popcorn to Pay Your Bills!

Dash For Cash Returns Monday For Round #2

Tommy The Hacker — Fri, 18 May 2012 21:22:05 +0000

Get ready because coming up on Monday we are cracking up the heat on Dash for Cash! We have hidden the cash and will make the clues a tad harder! That’s so we can start piling more cash to the amount. Listen Monday for three brand new clues at 10:20, 4:20, and 7:20 for your [...]

Dash For Cash Is Back!

Dallas Chambers — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:40:33 +0000

It’s KISS-FM’s 3rd annual Dash 4 Kash and it’s bigger than ever before! There’s $1,000 stashed somewhere in Amarillo, and it’s your job to find it! Listen for the clues that lead you to the ultimate hidden ca$h prize weekdays at 10:20a, 4:20p and 7:20p! If you miss a clue, no [...]

Have You Ever Gone a Week Without Using Cash? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:16:38 +0000

Could cold hard cash soon be about as necessary as a pay phone? In this day and age, when you can buy just about anything with credit cards, debit cards or even with your smartphone, paper money just doesn’t seem as vital to have in our daily lives. So, does that mean people have already [...]

Dash 4 Ka$H Coming Soon…

Tommy The Hacker — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 23:48:11 +0000

Get Ready for Amarillo’s Biggest Radio contest! A chance at thousands of dollars will be at stake and its your mission to find our stash. This will be our third year with Dash 4 Ka$h and every year keeps getting bigger and bigger. This year will be the biggest so far with a huge cash [...]

Is Gold the Best Investment You Can Make? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:46:54 +0000

The stock market may be on a four-month bull run, but when it comes to making investments the American public favors something a little more solid. According to a CNBC All-America Economic survey of 846 adults, 37 percent believe gold currently provides the best investment opportunity. The precious metal came out in front real estate [...]