national anthem

Move over Fergie. There may be a new contender for the most terrible, off key, rendition of the Star Spangled Banner, ever.

Think you have what it takes to sing in front of nearly 40,000 people?

New Hartford graduating senior Kate Schiavi was in WIBX's studios on Monday performing her new "Indie Breakup" song called Memories. Schiavi was the 2023 winner of the Boilermaker Post Race Party National Anthem contest, which was held at Babes in June of last year. As winner of the contest, Schiavi performed the Star Spangled Banner in front of some 30,000 people at least year's post race party.

Want to sing the Star-Spangled Banner at FrogFest 34 this year?

Are you considering entering the contest to become this year's singer of the National Anthem and the Boilermaker Post Race Party? If so, it's time to put your demo together and email it into WIBX's Keeler Show.

The Boilermaker road race is back to full strength this July and that means thousands of people once again at the F.X. Matt Brewery for the 2022 Boilermaker Post Race Party. This year's Boilermaker will be held on Sunday, July 10th and WIBX is conducting the search for a singer to perform the National Anthem, which officially kicks-off the 2022 finale festivities.

One 8-year-old boy stunned the crowd with his rendition of the historic song at the Utica Blue Sox game over the weekend.

There's a petition to change the National Anthem, claiming the Star Spangled Banner contains racism, elitism and even sexism in its third and fourth verses.

WIBX's Keeler Show is featuring local singers performing the National Anthem at 8:55 a.m. each weekday morning as a symbol of unity during the coronavirus shutdown. "No matter your political affiliation, we are "one" during difficult times like these," said WIBX's Bill Keeler during his morning program on Monday.

President Trump says NFL fans should walk-out of the stadium when they see players protesting during the National Anthem.