Shedding Light on The Darren Daulton Foundation

Here is a little throwback for all of you guys and girls!

It is a picture of me with former Philadelphia Phillies great, Darren Daulton, and my good buddy from our sister station down the hall, WMMR, the one and only, Jacky Bam Bam!

The picture was actually taken back in 2012 at that year’s MMRBQ.

That year was actually a really fun show with great performances from Halestorm and Shinedown, who are actually returning this year to headline!

As much as I would love to focus on the MMRBQ and I am sure you all love listening to Jacky Bam Bam just as much as I do, today I want to focus on the other guy in the photo a little bit more — Dutch!

Dutch was a salt of the earth kind of guy, and, not to mention, one of the best catchers in Phillies history — if not the single best catcher!

Not only that, he is actually an alumnus of another one of WMGK’s sister stations down the hall, 97.5 The Fanatic.

Unfortunately, we lost him way too soon to brain cancer in 2017.

But you know for sure, up until that point, he was fighting his butt off to try to beat cancer.

Part of that fight was starting the Darren Daulton Foundation.

The foundation was formed in 2013 to help others fight the same fight Dutch was battling against cancer.

The About page on the foundation's website says, “The foundation serves as an extension of Darren’s love for people. The way in which he lived every day.”

That statement could not be any more true to the person he was while he was here, and I’m glad the foundation exists to keep his name alive, while also helping those in need.

If you can, please visit the Darren Daulton Foundation website, donate, buy some merch, or volunteer!

It is for a great cause!

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What a Show!

Over the weekend, a few concerts took place on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday down at Lincoln Financial Field in South Philly.

It was a tiny artist that not too many people know about, and there definitely were not close to 100,000 people in and outside the stadium enjoying each show.

And by that, I mean the BIGGEST artist in the world currently and there were absolutely that many people surrounding the Linc and in their seats enjoying the show!

Yes, Taylor Swift was in town over the weekend and it was quite the spectacle!

I was actually in attendance for the show on Saturday night with my niece, Lily!

She is actually a part of the event staff for all of the Eagles games and also works a few select concerts taking place at the Linc!

And you know she was not going to miss Taylor!

I got to walk in the tunnel with her and clock in and then it was right to her post at the Pepsi Plaza!

Lily was super helpful to all the concertgoers assisting plenty of Swifties to their seats and giving them guidance throughout the stadium!

The event itself was incredible!

I got to see the merch first hand that people were lining up by the hundreds for on Thursday — a full day and a half before any of the shows even started!

Taylor put on an amazing show for all the people that were fortunate enough to be in the building and even thousands more outside who just wanted to hear their favorite artist sing.

If you haven’t seen the videos by now, thousands upon thousands of Taylor Swift die-hard fans surrounded the stadium singing their favorite songs and enjoying the show from outside!

I have never seen anything like that in all my years in the music industry!

Overall, I had an amazing time with Lily and I’m glad she got to work one of the shows!

Last night down at the Wells Fargo Center may have not been the outcome the city of Philadelphia was hoping for in the end, but it was still a very entertaining night nonetheless.

The 76ers fell to the Boston Celtics by a score of 95-86 after a long battle where they fell just short.

The team battled back from an early deficit after struggling for the first five minutes of the game, and then they remained in control for the majority of the game… until the last five minutes.

That is when things fell apart and the Celtics made the score out of reach.

Now things are all tied up in the series as it heads back to Boston for a Mother’s Day showdown in game 7.

Hopefully, last night was not my last game as public address announcer for the season!

But if it was – which I don’t believe it will be – it was another fun one, for sure!

The stars were out last night, including an All-Pro center for the Philadelphia Eagles and his little brother who happened to beat the Eagles in the Super Bowl.

Yes, Jason Kelce and Travis Kelce were in the building enjoying all the pregame festivities and the game itself before it took a turn for the worst!

ESPN was also in the building for the national broadcast, so Brian Windhorst, one of their major reporters, was in the house doing some pregame updates.

The mother of one of the greatest Sixers players of all time was also down at The Center, Ann Iverson!

Happy early Mother’s Day!

Plus, we had a very special bell ringer last night!

Philly’s own, Questlove, the drummer for the legendary group, The Roots, was announced to a loud ovation from the sold-out crowd!

And obviously, I can’t forget the players!

I was able to catch a little bit of Tyrese Maxey and Tobias Harris warming up, and the unexpected star of game 5, Danuel House, doing his pregame routine.

But the biggest star in the house – at least to me – was my girl Kees!

She is one of the photographers for the team and she does an amazing job!

Follow her on Instagram (@kees2life) to see her work – it is worth it!

Obviously, I think it is safe to assume everyone I mentioned would have preferred to leave the building with a win last night, but the series is not over yet!

Everything we wanted out of this season from the Sixers is still right there in front of us!

We just need the team to go take it!

Go Sixers!

Last night, the Philadelphia 76ers came up with a huge win on the road against the Boston Celtics by a final score of 115-103.

It was a pivotal game 5 in enemy territory and a game that has evaded the Sixers for many years.

In fact, prior to last night, the team had lost each game 5 in their previous six trips to the Eastern Conference Semifinals, including last year to the Miami Heat and the year before to the Atlanta Hawks.

That game was so important because when a series is tied 2-2, the winner of game 5 goes on to win the series 82 percent of the time.

Now, that does not mean it is a sure thing, but the odds are now on our side!

The 76ers were led in scoring by their MVP center, Joel Embiid, who checked in with 33 points.

Tyrese Maxey was not far behind as the young guard finally put his struggles against the Celtics to rest, netting 30 points of his own.

James Harden and Tobias Harris also came to play with 17 points and 16 points, respectively.

But the biggest surprise of the night came from Danuel House, who came up clutch with 10 points of his own.

That number might not jump off the page to anyone in comparison to the other guys, but for a guy who has only played sparingly in the playoffs to be thrust into the rotation and answer the call, those 10 points were huge!

This game might be remembered as the Danuel House game when it is all said and done!

Funnily enough, at the beginning of the year, he made it a point to let me know how to correctly pronounce his name — Dan-U-ell House.

The ‘U’ is strong, not to be confused with Daniel.

The crowd at Xfinity Live was loving every moment of that game as the Sixers held the lead throughout.

If you don’t know, I have been hosting every road game during the playoffs there and will for the remainder of the postseason!

Each game gets more and more packed, so I am pumped for the next one!

But hopefully, it is not until the Eastern Conference Finals and the Sixers close out this series at home on Thursday!

Let’s go Sixers!