Mark Hemmer

Think you’re the top football expert in Binghamton? Make your picks here for every regular season pro football game this year. If you pick more games correctly than anyone else – including Lee Ann Taylor – you win a grand prize (TBA) and a shot at $10,000...

Don't Fret Greater Binghamton! Lee Ann Taylor: Private Investigator, is Here For You! Lee Ann Taylor: Private Investigator, earned her stripes tracking down Johnny Hart's Walk of Fame Star in "The Case of the Missing Walk of Fame Star." Lee Ann solved that case and she can solve yours...

A HUGE 'Thank You' is due to everyone who participated in this year's Hometown Heroine contest. It was truly moving to see the outpouring of support and votes for all of the amazing women involved. Our final round saw 185,129 total votes come in, with 114,834 nabbed by our 2013 Winner: Renee Conklin...

Congratulations to our Top 2 Heroines! You voted and we heard you — your finalists are Renee Conklin and Nikki Hoppes! Make sure to go back and read about the heroics of these incredible women here. It’s time, once again, to put our courageous heroines to a vote...

Now that you've had a few days to review the nominees (if you missed them, click here), it's time to put our courageous heroines to a vote! Voting starts now and will run until July 22nd at 1 A.M. Repeat voting is permitted. Best of luck to all of our heroines...

This summer, 99.1 The Whale wants to celebrate the women who make a difference every day in service to our communities. So we’re asking you to nominate someone in your community – a female cop, firefighter, EMT, nurse, or military servicewoman – for a chance to be recognized as Binghamton's Hometown Heroine of the Year...

Now that warm weather is here (finally...we're watching you groundhog), it's time to start enjoying it! Let us know what you're most looking forward to:

The NCAA Bracket Challenge has come to an end. After a dizzying tournament with multiple upsets (FGCU anyone?) and a shocking Final Four team, few brackets remained intact, let alone perfect. But, not to despair -- many of our basketball savvy listeners whooped our DJs, who finished in this order: 99...

Unlike photos from your vacation, we WANT you to show us your predictions for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. And if you predict the outcome of the bracket perfectly, we’ll give you (cue Dr. Evil voice) one million dollars! Think you can beat Big Wally at predicting NCAA basketball games...

Gentlemen (...and I use that term loosely): Today is the day we settle the debate forever. What does Binghamton prefer: Blondes or Brunettes? There's an old saying that 'Blondes have more fun,' but does it hold true? Brunettes boast a pretty mean starting line-up that includes Mila Kunis, Natalie Portman, Angelina Jolie, and more...