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Tease: Coming up in ___________ minutes, this famous couple is expecting  

Archie’s going to be a big brother. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are expecting their second child. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex made the announcement on Sunday. The new baby will be the younger sibling to the couple’s son Archie Harrison, who will turn 2 on May 6th. Meghan and Harry officially stepped down from their roles as senior royals last year. Can’t wait for that season of the Crown. (Additional out) Leaving the rest of the family to carry the burden of waving at people in parades.  

Tease: In ___­­­­___ minutes, Trump’s post acquittal legal troubles  

Donald Trump was acquitted at his impeachment trial over the weekend, but his legal troubles have just begun. Prosecutors in New York are looking into his business dealings and in Georgia they are conducting criminal investigations into his attempts to overturn the state’s election results after his phone call with Republican election officials leaked. Unfortunately for him, this time Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley won’t be on his jury. (Additional out) Where he will mount the “I’m sorry I didn’t know I couldn’t do that” defense.  

Tease: Coming up at ­­­­­­­­­­­­_____, half of Americans are under weather advisories  

Nearly 170 million people are under winter weather advisories, roughly half of all Americans. Icy roads, power outages and dangerously low temperatures threaten to stop traffic and paralyze cities from coast to coast. More than 2 million customers are without power this morning and emergency declarations have been issued in at least seven states. Basically it looks like “The Day After Tomorrow” outside but there’s no Dennis Quaid coming to save us. (Additional Out) Luckily, at this point we’ve pretty much perfected the art of hunkering down at home.  

Tease: In _____ minutes, who emerged from a fiery crash to win the Daytona 500 

An insane last-lap crash gave Michael McDowell his first Daytona 500 win amidst fire and major wreckage. Earlier in the rain-delayed race there was a 16-car-pile-up, but that turned out to just be a precursor to a crazy day of racing in Daytona. The second even larger crash caused a caution to come out and gave McDowell his first-career Cup Series victory after 357 starts. Congrats on finally perfecting the art of turning left while driving really fast. (Additional out) That’s a lot of times peeing in your suit before it finally pays off.  

Phone Topic/Web Poll: Skinny jeans, side parts and the laughing crying emoji aren’t cool anymore according to Gen Z. One seventeen-year-old called it ‘bland’ and said ‘not too many people’ his age use it. Another teen said, ‘As a 15-year-old I say you should use that emoji because we sure aren’t going to’. So, let it be written that the arbiters of cool on Tik Tok have spoken. I’m with them on skinny jeans but I’m still using the emojis. What do you think, are skinny jeans, side parts and the laugh cry emoji still cool?  

Contest Tease: Coming up at _____________, what did archaeologists just uncover that would make Peter Griffin proud? The correct answer wins ________.  

[Contest setup] What did archaeologists just discover in the ancient Egyptian city of Abydos according to Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities?  

A: A 5,000-year-old brewery  

B: 5,000 more mummies  

C: The spaceship from the aliens who built the pyramids  

Answer: A, archaeologists discovered a massive brewery that dates back to the reign of King Narmer around 3100 BC. So who’s up for trying some beer 3,100 years older than Jesus?  

[DIY Feature] Name that Movie Monday: I’ll give you a clue and play a short clip, the first person to call in and correctly identify the movie wins ________. If no one gets it I’ll move on to another clue and a slightly longer clip.  

Clue #1: 1984 Ivan Reitman film  

Clue #2: Follows the adventures of parapsychology professors  

Clue #3: Bill Murray gets slimed  

Answer: Ghostbusters  

5 Things You Need to Know  

1) Archie’s going to be a big brother. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are expecting their second child. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex made the announcement on Sunday. The new baby will be the younger sibling to the couple’s son Archie Harrison, who will turn 2 on May 6th. Meghan and Harry officially stepped down from their roles as senior royals last year. Can’t wait for that season of the Crown.  

2) Donald Trump was acquitted at his impeachment trial over the weekend, but his legal troubles have just begun. Prosecutors in New York are looking into his business dealings and in Georgia they are conducting criminal investigations into his attempts to overturn the state’s election results after his phone call with Republican election officials leaked. Where he will mount the “I’m sorry I didn’t know I couldn’t do that” defense.  

3) Nearly 170 million people are under winter weather advisories, roughly half of all Americans. Icy roads, power outages and dangerously low temperatures threaten to stop traffic and paralyze cities from coast to coast. More than 2 million customers are without power this morning and emergency declarations have been issued in at least seven states. Basically it looks like “The Day After Tomorrow” outside but there’s no Dennis Quaid coming to save us.  

4) An insane last-lap crash gave Michael McDowell his first Daytona 500 win amidst fire and major wreckage. Earlier in the rain-delayed race there was a 16-car-pile-up, but that turned out to just be a precursor to a crazy day of racing in Daytona. The second even larger crash caused a caution to come out and gave McDowell his first-career Cup Series victory after 357 starts. That’s a lot of times peeing in your suit before it finally pays off.  

5) According to Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, archaeologists have just discovered a massive brewery that dates back more than 5,000 years to the reign of King Narmer around 3100 BC. So, who’s up for trying some beer 3,100 years older than Jesus?  

Are Skinny Jeans, Side Parts and the Laugh Cry Emoji Still Cool?  

Skinny jeans, side parts and the laughing crying emoji aren’t cool anymore according to Gen Z. One seventeen-year-old called it ‘bland’ and said ‘not too many people’ his age use it. Another teen said, ‘As a 15-year-old I say you should use that emoji because we sure aren’t going to’. So, let it be written that the arbiters of cool on Tik Tok have spoken. I’m with them on skinny jeans but I’m still using the emojis. What do you think, are skinny jeans, side parts and the laugh cry emoji still cool? 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.  

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(Web poll)  

Are skinny jeans still cool?  

Yes  

No  

Are side parts still cool?  

Yes  

No  

Is the laughing crying emoji still cool?  

Yes  

No