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Tease: Coming up in ___________ minutes, more Royal fallout  

Buckingham Palace called Prince Harry and Meghan’s allegations of racism ‘concerning’. They broke their silence in a statement on behalf of the Queen adding that they were ‘saddened to learn the full extent of how challenging the last few years have been for Harry and Meghan’. Also, British TV host Piers Morgan, who said he didn’t believe Meghan and walked out mid-show after his colleague didn’t agree with him, has resigned. Every once and awhile cancel culture gets one right. (Additional out) Shocking anyone who hasn’t watched him speak on TV for more than thirty seconds before.  

Tease: In ___­­­­___ minutes, this Marvel movie will finally come out in theaters in May  

Black Widow will come out May 7th in theaters. The Disney CEO Bob Chapek confirmed that the heavily anticipated Marvel movie remains on the theatrical release calendar for May 7th. That’s almost exactly one year after it’s original May 1, 2020 release date. Which I’m assuming will be followed by the Hawkeye movie’s release straight to DVD. (Additional out) So let’s all hurry up and get vaccinated so they don’t move it again.  

Tease: Coming up at ­­­­­­­­­­­­_____, this college is paying its students not to go to Spring Break  

UC Davis is offering students money to staycation for Spring Break. The University of California Davis hopes to incentive not travelling for Spring Break by paying students $75 to stay at home. In a Facebook post the school said, “Staying local is a good way to do your part in slowing the spread of COVID.” I see your $75 and I raise you a wet t-shirt contest and a handful of regrettable decisions. (Additional out) I assume they’re calling it their ‘stay home and get drunk on us’ policy.  

Tease: In _____ minutes, what made it into the final stimulus bill  

The 1.9 trillion dollar relief bill that’s expected to pass through the house today includes expanded unemployment and 1,400 checks to most Americans. Because the cutoff is $80k this time instead of $99k, 6.5 million Americans who got checks in the first two rounds will be left out. Also, Biden’s name will not be appearing on the stimulus checks. Press Secretary Jen Psaki (Sah-Kee) told reporters ‘this is not about him.’ Because we’re not in an election year. (Additional out) Personally, I don’t care who’s name is on it as long as it cashes.  

Phone Topic/Web Poll: Texas’ mask mandate ends today and businesses will be allowed to operate at 100 percent capacity. Governor Greg Abbot announced he was loosening restrictions so ‘businesses and families in Texas have the freedom to determine their own destiny.’  What do you think, did Texas open up too early?  

Contest Tease: Contest Tease: Coming up at _____________, which one of these lost the most? The correct answer wins ________.    

[Contest setup] It’s been a year since the sports world shut down and we’re just now getting an idea of the full extent of the cost financially. According to Forbes which major American sports league lost the most money due to Covid?    

A: NBA  

B: NFL  

C: MLB  

Answer: C, the MLB lost the most at 6.5 billion in lost 2020 revenue compared to 2019, followed closely by the NFL at 5 billion. The NHL came in 3rd and the NBA lost the least. Guess it pays to lock all your players into a bubble.    

[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: Things  

Clue 1: The first ones were made from bark and twine  

Clue 2: The average man owns 12 pairs of these  

Clue 3: The average woman owns 17 pairs of these  

Answer: Shoes  

5 Things You Need to Know  

1) Buckingham Palace called Prince Harry and Meghan’s allegations of racism ‘concerning’. They broke their silence in a statement on behalf of the Queen adding that they were ‘saddened to learn the full extent of how challenging the last few years have been for Harry and Meghan’. Also, British TV host Piers Morgan, who said he didn’t believe Meghan and walked out mid-show after his colleague didn’t agree with him, has resigned. Every once and awhile cancel culture gets one right.  

2) Black Widow will come out May 7th in theaters. The Disney CEO Bob Chapek confirmed that the heavily anticipated Marvel movie remains on the theatrical release calendar for May 7th. That’s almost exactly one year after it’s original May 1, 2020 release date. Which I’m assuming will be followed by the Hawkeye movie’s release straight to DVD.  

3) UC Davis is offering students money to staycation for Spring Break. The University of California Davis hopes to incentive not travelling for Spring Break by paying students $75 to stay at home. In a Facebook post the school said, “Staying local is a good way to do your part in slowing the spread of COVID.” I see your $75 and I raise you a wet t-shirt contest and a handful of regrettable decisions.  

4) The 1.9 trillion dollar relief bill that’s expected to pass through the house today includes expanded unemployment and 1,400 checks to most Americans. Because the cutoff is $80k this time instead of $99k, 6.5 million Americans who got checks in the first two rounds will be left out. Also, Biden’s name will not be appearing on the stimulus checks. Press Secretary Jen Psaki  told reporters ‘this is not about him.’ Because we’re not in an election year.  

5) It’s been a year since the sports world shut down and we’re just now getting an idea of the full extent of the cost financially. According to Forbes the MLB lost the most at 6.5 billion in lost 2020 revenue compared to 2019, followed closely by the NFL at 5 billion. The NHL came in 3rd and the NBA lost the least. Guess it pays to lock all your players into a bubble.  

Did Texas Open Up Too Early?  

Texas’ mask mandate ends today and businesses will be allowed to operate at 100 percent capacity. Governor Greg Abbot announced he was loosening restrictions so ‘businesses and families in Texas have the freedom to determine their own destiny.’ What do you think, did Texas open up too early? 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)  

Did Texas open up too early?  

Yes  

No