NOTE: Download the DIY graphics, sales one sheets and audio clips on the Show Prep page here with your login or in the shared Dropbox folder.  

Tease: Coming up in ___________ minutes, the Voice crowns a winner  

Carter Rubin took the title last night on the Voice giving Team Gwen her first win. At just 15, Rubin is the show’s youngest male winner ever. The Long Island native beat out four others including John Holiday from John Legend’s team, Desz from Kelly Clarkson’s team, and Jim Ranger and Ian Flanigan, both from Team Blake. Rubin will take home a hundred grand and a recording contract with Republic Records. For our younger listeners, record labels are how artists made it famous before TikTok. (Additional out) So at least someone had a good 2020.  

Tease: In ___­­­­___ minutes, our cases go up while theirs go down  

In the US Covid cases have risen 51% over the last week while worldwide cases have gone down this past month. Experts attribute that to targeted restrictions and increased rapid-results testing. On a brighter note the FDA is expected to approve Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine by Friday, ensuring millions more Americans will have access to inoculations. As we try to science our way out of this crisis. (Additional out) Which is good news because my hair is starting to get out of control and I haven’t worn pants in months.  

Tease: Coming up at ­­­­­­­­­­­­_____, this player just signed the biggest contract in NBA history  

Giannis Antetokounmpo (Yonnis Antay-tu-koompo) just signed the most lucrative contract in NBA history. The winner of the MVP award for the past two season has inked a $228 million dollar deal to stay with the Milwaukee Bucks for the next five years. With 60, the NBA now has by far the most players who earn at least $20 mil a year compared to the MLB’s 35 and the NFL’s 30. Which is sad because that’s less than Jerry Jones pays his plastic surgeon in a year. (Additional out) Plus, the NBA actively tried to keep their players from catching Covid.  

Tease: In _____ minutes, this movie star just blew up on the crew of his new movie  

Audio has leaked of Tom Cruise going ballistic on the ‘Mission: Impossible 7’ crew for breaking COVID social distancing protocols. In it Cruise yells ‘You can tell’ your apologies ‘to the people who are losing their’ expletive’ homes because our industry is shut down.’ According to reports the COVID protocols the crew broke were simply standing too close to each other while looking at a monitor, not breaking curfew or taking off their masks. Plus, I’m assuming one of them had accidentally made eye contact with Tom. (Additional Out) But, I’m pretty sure getting cursed out by a superstar is a right of passage in Hollywood.  

Phone Topic/Web Poll: Movie legend and guy who needs more cowbell, Christopher Walken, isn’t big on technology. On the Late Show Walken told Colbert that he’s never owned a computer or a cell phone. Meanwhile, I left my phone in the car for ten minutes the other day and had a small panic attack. How about you, how long could you go without your phone?  

Contest Tease: Coming up at _____________, what’s the second most popular color of these? The correct answer wins ________.  

[Contest setup] For the tenth straight year white is the most popular car color in the world. According to the Global Automotive Color Popularity Report, which sounds like a thrilling read, what was the second most popular car color?  

A: Blue  

B: Black  

C: Gray  

Answer: B, black is the second most popular car color, followed by gray, silver, blue and red. Of course every car I’ve ever owned ends up white thanks to the birds in my neighborhood.  

[DIY Feature] What in the World Wednesday: I’ll give you riddle clues about a place, person or thing and the first person to guess it correctly wins _________. If no one gets it I’ll give you more clues.  

Hint: Tasty treat  

Clue 1: They’ve been around since the 17th century  

Clue 2: More than a billion are made each year  

Clue 3: They haven’t always been striped  

Answer: Candy Canes  

5 Things You Need to Know  

1) Carter Rubin took the title last night on the Voice giving Team Gwen her first win. At just 15, Rubin is the show’s youngest male winner ever. The Long Island native beat out four others including John Holiday from John Legend’s team, Desz from Kelly Clarkson’s team, and Jim Ranger and Ian Flanigan, both from Team Blake. Rubin will take home a hundred grand and a recording contract with Republic Records. For our younger listeners, record labels are how artists made it famous before TikTok.  

2) In the US Covid cases have risen 51% over the last week while worldwide cases have gone down this past month. Experts attribute that to targeted restrictions and increased rapid-results testing. On a brighter note the FDA is expected to approve Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine by Friday, ensuring millions more Americans will have access to inoculations. Which is good news because my hair is starting to get out of control and I haven’t worn pants in months.  

3) Giannis Antetokounmpo (Yonnis Antay-tu-koompo) just signed the most lucrative contract in NBA history. The winner of the MVP award for the past two season has inked a $228 million dollar deal to stay with the Milwaukee Bucks for the next five years. With 60, the NBA now has by far the most players who earn at least $20 mil a year compared to the MLB’s 35 and the NFL’s 30. Plus, the NBA actively tried to keep their players from catching Covid.  

4) Audio has leaked of Tom Cruise going ballistic on the ‘Mission: Impossible 7’ crew for breaking COVID social distancing protocols. In it Cruise yells ‘You can tell’ your apologies ‘to the people who are losing their’ expletive’ homes because our industry is shut down.’ According to reports the COVID protocols the crew broke were simply standing too close to each other while looking at a monitor, not breaking curfew or taking off their masks. Plus, I’m assuming one of them had accidentally made eye contact with Tom.  

5) For the tenth straight year white is the most popular car color in the world. According to the Global Automotive Color Popularity Report, which sounds like a thrilling read, white tops the list of most popular car colors, followed by black, gray, silver, blue and red. Of course every car I’ve ever owned ends up white thanks to the birds in my neighborhood.  

How Long Could You Go Without Your Phone?  

Movie legend and guy who needs more cowbell, Christopher Walken, isn’t big on technology. On the Late Show Walken told Colbert that he’s never owned a computer or a cell phone. Meanwhile, I left my phone in the car for ten minutes the other day and had a small panic attack. How about you, how long could you go without your phone? We posed that question to our  _________ listeners, click below to hear their responses, take the web poll below to weigh in, then listen tomorrow at _______ to hear the results.  

(Upload audio from your best calls)  

(Web poll)  

How long could you go without your phone?  

Less than an hour  

A few hours  

A few days  

A few weeks  

Months or longer  

(Other suggestions from on-air)