Jon Grayson
(Los Angeles, CA Feb. 23, 2012) – “Overnight America with Jon Grayson” will be added to KFWB NEWS TALK 980’s weekday lineup beginning February 26 and will air live from 10:00pm – 3:00am. In making the announcement, Director of Programming Andy Ludlum also noted two more additions to the Monday – Friday lineup, “America in the Morning” which will air 3:00 – 4:00am and “First Light” from 4:00 – 5:00 am.
“Overnight America,” an upbeat call-in show on timely issues will give listeners an opportunity to be part of the engaging conversation. Celebrity guests are also featured. Grayson has hosted the popular program for the past five years and the show is rapidly finding new audiences in cities across the country.
“It’s great to give our listeners something that’s been missing from late night and early morning radio, a live mix of developing news and informative talk,” Ludlum commented. “It’s also a perfect lead-in to LA’s Morning News with Penny Griego and Phil Hulett. These new programs enhance our topical content and provide updated local news and traffic throughout the day’s early hours.”
Jim Bohannon
Jim Bohannon hosts “America in the Morning,” a fast-paced look at the world. A team of correspondents provides up-to-the-minute news updates throughout the early morning in a news magazine format.
Dirk Van
“First Light” with Dirk Van rounds out the weekday wake-up with a blend of breaking news and celebrity interviews with sports and entertainment figures.
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There’s a new national survey that reveals men and women drastically disagree over how they would spend their free time. KFWB’s Maggie McKay and Michael Shappee talked with Steve Hockett, a senior manager at a chain of hair salons that conducted the survey. He said that the bedroom is the first place both men and women would go if they had more free time in a day. The catch -– they go for different reasons.
The survey also uncovered the activities that people consider their spouse’s time wasters.
Rihanna, Chris Brown reunite
Afternoon News: Maggie McKay and Michael Shappee, Entertainment,KFWB News
KFWB’s Maggie McKay and Michael Shappee have the scoop on Rihanna and Chris Brown.
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The Academy Awards will be coming to you live from the same place — but with a different name.
Oscar organizers have agreed to drop mentions of the Kodak Theatre from Sunday’s broadcast. The move follows bankruptcy proceedings for Kodak, which has received court approval to end its expensive naming-rights deal for the venue that’s been home to the awards show for a decade.
Instead the venue will be referred to as the Hollywood & Highland Center. The complex’s landlord had asked that Oscar organizers drop the Kodak Theatre name from the ceremony.
There’s a warning in the South Bay area of Los Angeles for a man imitating an LA Sheriff’s Deputy on a motorcycle who is pulling motorists over. KFWB’s Phil Hulett and Penny Griego report that an investigation has been started and real deputies have some advice.
KFWB’s Pete Demetriou reported from Lawndale, with details on the story:
What should people do if they are pulled over and are concerned that they could be dealing with an imposter?
Here’s a Constitutional issue that KFWB’s Phil Hulett and Penny Griego talked about this morning: Does the Fifth Amendment protect your computer hard drive?
A federal appeals court in Denver refuses to get involved in a mortgage and real estate fraud case that raises questions about whether turning over a computer password amounts to self-incrimination.
AP correspondent Peter Banda reports prosecutors say the ultimate outcome of this case could affect many others.
The ruling leaves a woman from Colorado Springs obligated to follow a judge’s order to turn over an unencrypted version of her hard drive and her password, so investigators can examine her documents. Her attorney and civil rights groups say requiring her to do so violates the Fifth Amendment. What do you think?
Vote in our poll on Facebook: What price at the pump will cause you to re-think your driving habits? Cast your vote on our Facebook page!
Would you eat a test tube hamburger? Yesterday KFWB’s Phil Hulett and Penny Griego told you about Dutch scientist Mark Post who is using stem cells from cattle muscle tissue to create a burger in a lab. He told a conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science that he aims to unveil the first one by October, and says he expects the first burger to cost around $330,000 to make.
The goal is to eliminate the need for cattle bred for slaughter. Post says you could get about one million times as many burgers from a single cow using these stem cell methods as you would from traditional processes.
Would you eat test tube meat?
KFWB’s Maggie McKay and Michael Shappee talked with Jonathan Aslay, a dating and relationship coach for women. Calling himself “the guy spy to the male mind,” he shares five tips that women should know in order to get noticed. Maggie and Michael also tell what it was that attracted them to their respective spouses.
Unleashed dogs could soon be running free on a five-acre stretch of coastline in Rancho Palos Verdes. City leaders there are scheduled to vote tomorrow on such a proposal. A packed house is expected for the meeting to debate the pros and cons of the plan.
Supporters say dog owners and their pets get much-needed exercise and camaraderie from the experience. Critics raise issues of pollution, feces and aggressive dogs.
Rancho Palos Verdes Beach– formerly a privately owned stretch that was given to the city about a year ago — lies below the Trump National Golf Club on Ocean Trails Drive.
What do you think — should this area be opened to unleashed dogs?
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