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April 4, 2025 6 mins
Dana In The Morning Highlights 4/4

A couple of UH Cougars players could be featured in next years NBA Games
Rodeo announces dates for next year including a CONCERT ONLY day
A Mom out in Pearland finds her calling helping assist elderly patients who struggle
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Sunday nighty nine point one, Houston's best variety of the
eighties nineties. And today, on a feel good Friday, I'm
Dana with producer Anthony, and here are the three things
you need to know to get your Friday started.

Speaker 2 (00:12):
Well.

Speaker 1 (00:12):
The Koogs fans we Gotta Wear are red today tomorrow,
the action in San Antonio this weekend at the Alamodome
for the final four, Koog's Face Duke seven nine tomorrow night.
And big watch parties all over Houston, the biggest at
Avenue de Plaza, and that one begins at six. Now,
how are the players relaxing, Well, they're not meditating or anything.

(00:36):
They're playing video games.

Speaker 2 (00:38):
Actually NBA video.

Speaker 1 (00:39):
Game competitions three players. It really is such a good distraction,
it really is, Anthony, I know you were Yep, three
players possibly like Cooper Flag could be featured in next
season's NBA video game. That is all and honor, right really.
And then we've got a weather weekend. Yeah, we've got
not a cool front coming, a cold front come today.

(01:00):
The wind advisory it's in effect until seven tomorrow. We're
gonna go up to eighty and then the temperature is
gonna start dropping. The rain's gonna move in tomorrow afternoon
and temperatures dropping to fifty tomorrow night and then Sunday
sunny and sixty five for year, high down in the forties,
possibly Sunday.

Speaker 2 (01:20):
Soak it up, y'all.

Speaker 1 (01:21):
Today hot we're going up to eighty seven right now,
seventy six in Uptown and you're up to date on sunny.
Tell me something good brought to us by our friends
at Goodwill Houston. Well Jamil and Jalal Paul. They are
twin brothers. They have been dreaming about this since they
were four years old, becoming pilots. They were raised in

(01:43):
New Jersey. Now their parents help them achieve their dream,
especially their dad Gerald. And the reason is Dad Gerald
dreamed of being a pilot himself, but sometimes life gets
in the way of your dreams. He didn't have the resources,
busy with his kids. So the boys it happen today.
The twins fly with United Airlines. They are based right

(02:05):
here in Houston, working together, biggest smiles on their faces.
They're like each other's wingman.

Speaker 2 (02:12):
You know, it's very that's cool. I'm producer Anthony Dane
Htown just can't stop taking the w So you announced
our amazing restaurants that were recognized as finalists for the
James Beard Awards, and we weren't done with the accolades now.
According to Food and Wine, Houston is one of the
best food cities in America and one local restaurant is
among the best in the nation. Food and Wine released
their twenty twenty five Global Taste Maker Awards, and it's

(02:32):
thirty iteration. The list highlights of the world's best food destinations.
Houston ranked ninth overall. Austin actually showed up fourth. New
York and Chicago took first and second place. And one
of the places they called out Nancy's Hustle. We've heard
of this place. They describe it as a laid back
bistro and winebar, making culture butter each week to enjoy
with their outstandingly fluffy Nancy cakes. Wow, that sounds amazing.

(02:54):
Find Nancy Hussele off Polk Street, and I do but
feel good living in the ah. We're living in literally
one of the top food destination in America.

Speaker 1 (03:01):
And you can't just walk into Nancy's Hustle. You must
make reservations. Oh yeah, you can be very very.

Speaker 2 (03:06):
Patient, man. I cannot wait ago.

Speaker 1 (03:08):
All right now. Did the Rodeo just end? Yes, but
we're talking Rodeo again. It's back.

Speaker 2 (03:13):
Yep.

Speaker 1 (03:13):
We just got the scoop on Rodeo Houston twenty twenty six.
It's gonna be March second through the twenty second. They're
adding an extra day more concerts, rides, and Rodeo action.
Now on March twenty second, they are going to have
a major artist gonna take the stage and it's a

(03:34):
concert only, no other Rodeo event, just music.

Speaker 2 (03:38):
Oh my, March twenty second.

Speaker 1 (03:39):
Now here's the question. Who do you want it to be?
If you go to our Instagram at Sunday ninety nine Houston,
I am asking you who you want that major artist
to be at this brand new concert only event at
the Rodeo. You tell us at iHeartRadio dot com. I
will pass it along to my Rodeo buddies. Yeah, we'll see.

(04:02):
I can a few. Actually, you have to let us know.
Find me on our Instagram right there. I'm wearing my
white shirt today like I always do. At Sunday ninety
nine Houston, let us know who would you love to
be the major performer at Rodeo Houston twenty twenty six
and We always have our tell me Something Good stories
up at Sunday ninety nine dot com. You could also
follow us on Facebook, ex TikTok, and Instagram. Sunday ninety

(04:26):
nine Houston Sunday ninety nine point one. I'm Dana with
producer Anthony, and we're talking about things that maybe made
you feel good this week. I'm trying to make my mom,
help my mom feel good. We live minute by minute
when you're dealing with dementia, you know, so each minute
you try to make them feel good, good food, good experiences,
good conversations. And we're asking you what made you feel

(04:47):
good this week? Or maybe you made someone else feel good.
And we've got Bertha calling in from Parland. What's it
for you? Bertha? I made somebody happy almost every week.
I'm my fab Oh okay, well, Bertha, tell us what
you do well.

Speaker 2 (05:02):
I'm up front desk, got a general searching office.

Speaker 1 (05:05):
But we deal with a lot of elderly people. Oh
you know, nowadays is everything in technology, So they had
to fill out everything out through the talad and most
of them they don't know how to do it. I
don't know how to do it. So Bertha helped them
out Bertha comes. Bertha comes around the corner and sits

(05:26):
down with an elderly patient and you help them out,
don't you. Yes, And they are so happy. They are
always blessing me and it feels good.

Speaker 2 (05:35):
When they were they tell.

Speaker 1 (05:36):
You, oh, not a lot of people take their time
to help. Thank you, God, bless you. It's a good feeling.

Speaker 2 (05:43):
Oh you're their angel, Bertha.

Speaker 1 (05:44):
That's so good. Like I said, you know, elderly people
just is they're a gift in that they cause us
to slow down and live in the moment. Right, Bertha,
You're a blessed lady. We thank you. Love hearing out.
Every morning my kids wake up and every morning they're
like put Sunday night at nine point one. All further,

(06:05):
what are your kids' names so we can say hi, Gabriel,
Emma and Andrea. Gabriel, Emma and Andreas. Thank you so
much for listening to y'all. Thank you, We appreciate you,
and have a happy, feel good Friday, you too. Thank you, Bye, guys.
My
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