Homegrown Recap: April 7, 2022 – Cracker Jack launches ‘Cracker Jill’ to honor women in sports
April 7, 2022 10:24AM PDT
- Interact w/Homegrown: Hit us with your grandparent’s old school name?
- Do You Know All Four of Your Grandparents’ Names? Most Americans Don’t
- Both Brent and Nikki can give the first and last names of all four of their grandparents. Brent’s grandparents were Elmer and Elsie and he wanted to see if anyone could give a more old school name of their grandparents.
- The Seattle Mariner’s regular season opener against the Twins was postponed because its snowing in Minnesota. Brent and Nikki want to know why anyone lives there anyway.
- Spring Into Cash continues with tickets to see Maddie & Tae AND Matt Stell at the NCW Fair. We’ll give you a keyword to text in each day for a chance to enter to win that day’s prize.
- PepsiCo announced this week it is unveiling new characters named “Cracker Jill” as part of its “Cracker Jack” brand in an effort to promote the accomplishments of women in sports.“After more than 125 years as one of sport’s most iconic snacks, Cracker Jack® is adding a new face to its roster, with the introduction of Cracker Jill™ to celebrate the women who break down barriers in sports,” PepsiCo said in a press release announcing the new characters from Frito-Lay. “Tapping into the brand’s rich history with America’s favorite pastime, Cracker Jill™ comes to life through five different representations on a series of special-edition bags, which will be available at the start of this year’s baseball season in professional ballparks across the country and through a donation of $5 or more to the Women’s Sports Foundation.”The company says it will be donating $200,000 to the nonprofit Women’s Sports Foundation to “help girls and women across the country reach their potential in sport and life.”
Homegrown is giving you a chance to win tickets to see Eric Church in Spokane on April 16th!
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Lyric: “You shot outta hell like a bullet from a gun. A flip of a switch; a thief on the run.”
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Answer: Creepin’
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Set your reminders… tickets for Maddie & Tae AND Matt Stell at the NCW Fair go on sale Friday at 8am. This show WILL sell out- so don’t wait!
- Country Music Calendar Spotlight: It was 2013 when Miranda Lambert won several ACM Awards for the Blake Shelton-written heart-wrencher Over You about the death of his brother.
Homegrown w/Brent + Nikki can be heard weekdays from 5:30-10am on Country 104.7fm, online at KKRV.com or on the Audacy app.