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Man Flies From Hong Kong to Give Family Thanksgiving Surprise

Emerald Catron — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:25:49 +0000

In this heartwarming video, a man bought a plane ticket from Hong Kong to fly home and surprise his family, who weren’t expecting him. Basically unless you did this for Thanksgiving too, you’ve been outdone. Putting raisins in the pumpkin cake just doesn’t seem like that big of a shocker all of the sudden. Keep some Kleenex nearby. [...]

Injured Maine Turkey Making A Recovery

Andy Capwell — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 15:16:05 +0000

Many Americans cooked and ate plenty of turkey on Thanksgiving and are now thinking of ways to use the leftover turkey. One turkey that didn’t end up on anyones Thanksgiving Day table, is lucky in more ways than one. A turkey in Cape Neddick, Maine injured itself when it flew through a double-pane window a [...]

Thanksgiving Was Good

Randy McCoy — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:26:51 +0000

What a great Thanksgiving dinner this year at the house. We had a lot of turkey, stuffing and all the fixings including pumpkin and chocolate pie. We had 9 people at the table this year with some friends whose spouses had to work, eat with us. The more the merrier is our motto during the [...]

Taylor Swift Spending Thanksgiving in Tokyo, Hopes to Find Turkey

Amy Sciarretto — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 15:00:42 +0000

Taylor Swift is a jetsetter these days, as she continues to promote her best-selling album, 'Red.' After hoofing it to Germany for the EMAs, then back to L.A. for the AMAs -- and to film the video for 'I Knew You Were Trouble' in between -- the singer is now in Tokyo, where she'll spend Thanksgiving.

Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott Starts New Thanksgiving Tradition as a Married Woman

Cory Stromblad — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 22:00:56 +0000

With marriage comes new traditions — something Lady Antebellum‘s Hillary Scott is learning this holiday season. This year marks the first time the ‘Wanted You More’ frontwoman will be away from the Scott clan, instead spending time with her new, extended family. “I will be with my in-laws for the first Thanksgiving since we got [...]

Facebook Helps President Obama Pardon Two Turkeys

Emerald Catron — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 21:01:33 +0000

After a neck and neck online competition, President Obama today granted pardon to two turkeys, Cobbler and Gobbler. Cobbler, who likes eating cranberries and listening to Carly Simon, narrowly beat out Gobbler, the corn-eating turkey who loves bluegrass. (The voting took place via Facebook poll.) President Obama named Gobbler as Cobbler’s “alternate.” The pair will [...]

Tim McGraw Scheduled to Visit 'The Journey' on Thanksgiving Day

Cory Stromblad — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 19:00:05 +0000

Tim McGraw is scheduled to stop by the set of the NFL talk show ‘The Journey’ tomorrow (Nov. 22), just before the Dallas Cowboys and the Washington Redskins will go head-to-head for one of the NFL’s Thanksgiving Day football face-offs. Also making a Turkey Day appearance is Kenny Chesney, who will perform during the televised [...]

The 10 Funniest Thanksgiving 'SNL' Skits

Mike Sampson — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:30:32 +0000

Thanksgiving is almost here and while Thanksgiving doesn’t have the carols or claymation specials of Christmas but that doesn’t mean that Turkey Day is without its traditions. There’s turkey and wine and football and bickering with your family and the classic ‘SNL’ sketches. We’ve compiled the best Thanksgiving skits ‘SNL’ has aired over the years [...]

Behind The Scenes Of 'The All Request Bee-stro' on B98.5

Andy Capwell — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:26:32 +0000

With Thanksgiving Day tomorrow, I wanted to thank the listeners for making my job so much fun! I thought I would give you a behind the scenes look of 'The All Request Bee-stro.' It's my favorite part of my job and in the over 12 years that I have been at B98.5, I've become friends with so many of you.

10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About the American Pilgrims

Carl Pettit — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:12:10 +0000

This week, families will come together from all across the nation for Thanksgiving. They will stuff themselves full of turkey, side dishes and desserts. Some will laugh and joke with relatives, while others renew old feuds and bicker with their cousins and siblings. No matter how your particular Thanksgiving winds up, you can thank the American Pilgrims for starting this long-standing custom.