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Tease: Coming up in ___________ minutes, this well-known governor is in hot water
Lindsey Boylan, a former aide to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said he kissed her without consent. This comes on the heels of revelations about his administration concealing covid deaths at nursing homes. The alleged incident with his former aide happened in his Manhattan office and she also claims he invited her to play strip poker on an airplane. Cuomo has denied the allegations. To be clear this is the Cuomo who did the daily covid reality show, not the Cuomo who does the primetime TV show. (Additional out) I apologize if this story made you picture Andrew Cuomo playing strip poker.
Tease: In ______ minutes, good and bad covid news
New cases of Covid-19 have stopped declining in the US and worldwide. Its hard to draw conclusions from one week of data, but experts believe it’s because of the new variants and stalls in rolling out vaccinations. On a brighter note, nursing homes are doing much better here with Covid deaths down 60 percent between December and February. Plus, a third vaccine has been approved for emergency authorization use in the US, the single dose vaccine from Johnson and Johnson. The same guys who made the no tears shampoo I used for way longer than I was supposed to. (Additional out) But just like happy hour, I’ll take whichever one they serve me.
Tease: Coming up at _____, details revealed about the new streaming service Paramount Plus
Details have finally emerged about that streaming service Beavis and Butt Head have been pushing. In a 3-hour event yesterday ViacomCBS provided the first details on Paramount+, the rebranding of CBS All Access that will launch March 4th. The service will lean heavily into scripted dramas, reality TV and children’s programming, including 36 original series in the first year. It’ll have two tiers, $4.99 per month with ads, $9.99 without. That’s roughly the same as CBS All Access, but with a lot more content. That you’ll never watch. (Additional out) Enough to easily make them the fifth or sixth most popular streaming service.
Tease: In _____ minutes, the CIA’s plan to stop invisible attacks
The CIA has set up its first-ever task force to focus on stopping debilitating invisible attacks. In the last few years about 40 US government officials across multiple agencies have been victims of suspected microwave, or invisible, attacks in Russia, Cuba, China and other places around the globe. The mysterious nature of these attacks, thought to be caused by directed microwave radiation, leave victims with traumatic brain injuries and other lasting side effects. Basically, it’s like playing a few seasons in the NFL. (Additional out) Not to be confused with the smelly and heartless microwave attack your coworker that buys the fish lean cuisines does every Tuesday at noon.
Phone Topic/Web Poll: Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn is ordering a safety review of the road where Tiger Woods had his rollover crash. Sheriff Alex Villanueva says that stretch of road in Rancho Palos Verdes has been the site of 13 accidents in the past year. What do you think, do we have any similar traffic accident hot spots in our area? If so, where are they?
Contest Tease: Contest Tease: Coming up at _____________, who almost played this iconic character from a 90s sitcom that’s getting a reboot? The correct answer wins ________.
[Contest setup] ‘Frasier’ is getting rebooted. 66-year-old Kelsey Grammar will reprise his role as Dr. Frasier Crane on the new Paramount+ 17 years after the show ended. Which actress almost got the role of Daphne on the original ‘Frasier’ series?
A: Lisa Kudrow
B: Rosie Perez
C: Debra Messing
Answer: B, Lisa Kudrow was almost cast as Frazier’s producer Roz Doyle, but it was Rosie Perez who came very close to playing psychic home health care worker Daphne Moon. Grammar didn’t like the idea of a British nanny until the table read with Jane Leeves went exceptionally well. Find all of this and more in my new eBook, 90s Sitcom Fun Facts Nobody Cares About.
[DIY Feature] Throwback Thursday Name That Year: I’ll describe the events of a year and the first person to call in and correctly identify it wins ___________. If no one gets it I’ll move on to more clues.
1st break clues: NAFTA was signed, the Mall of America opens, and this show debuted (Mad About You Clip)
2nd break clues: Hurricane Andrew hit Florida, the Summer Olympics are held in Barcelona and this movie hit theaters (A Few Good Men Clip)
Answer: 1992
5 Things You Need to Know
1) Lindsey Boylan, a former aide to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said he kissed her without consent. This comes on the heels of revelations about his administration concealing covid deaths at nursing homes. The alleged incident with his former aide happened in his Manhattan office and she also claims he invited her to play strip poker on an airplane. Cuomo has denied the allegations. To be clear this is the Cuomo who did the daily covid reality show, not the Cuomo who does the primetime TV show.
2) New cases of Covid-19 have stopped declining in the US and worldwide. Its hard to draw conclusions from one week of data, but experts believe it’s because of the new variants and stalls in rolling out vaccinations. On a brighter note, nursing homes are doing much better here with Covid deaths down 60 percent between December and February. Plus, a third vaccine has been approved for emergency authorization use in the US, the single dose vaccine from Johnson and Johnson. The same guys who made the no tears shampoo I used for way longer than I was supposed to.
3) Details have finally emerged about that streaming service Beavis and Butt Head have been pushing. In a 3-hour event yesterday ViacomCBS provided the first details on Paramount+, the rebranding of CBS All Access that will launch March 4th. The service will lean heavily into scripted dramas, reality TV and children’s programming, including 36 original series in the first year. It’ll have two tiers, $4.99 per month with ads, $9.99 without. That’s roughly the same as CBS All Access, but with a lot more content. Enough to easily make them the fifth or sixth most popular streaming service.
4) The CIA has set up its first-ever task force to focus on stopping debilitating invisible attacks. In the last few years about 40 US government officials across multiple agencies have been victims of suspected microwave, or invisible, attacks in Russia, Cuba, China and other places around the globe. The mysterious nature of these attacks, thought to be caused by directed microwave radiation, leave victims with traumatic brain injuries and other lasting side effects. Basically, it’s like playing a few seasons in the NFL.
5) ‘Frasier’ is getting rebooted. 66-year-old Kelsey Grammar will reprise his role as Dr. Frasier Crane on the new Paramount+ 17 years after the show ended. In the original series Lisa Kudrow was almost cast as Frazier’s producer Roz Doyle and Rosie Perez came very close to playing psychic home health care worker Daphne Moon. Initially Grammar didn’t like the idea of a British nanny until the table read with Jane Leeves went exceptionally well. Find all of this and more in my new eBook, 90s Sitcom Fun Facts Nobody Cares About.
Do We Have Any Traffic Accident Hot Spots?
Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn is ordering a safety review of the road where Tiger Woods had his rollover crash. Sheriff Alex Villanueva says that stretch of road in Rancho Palos Verdes has been the site of 13 accidents in the past year. What do you think, do we have any similar traffic accident hot spots in our area? If so, where are they? We posed those questions 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)
Do we have any similar traffic accident hot spots in our area?
Yes
No