Wednesday, June 8th, 2016

 

6 AM Hour

Is likely GOP nominee Donald Trump putting members of his party in an awkward position?  Hillary Clinton is pulling out wins in her primaries.

The Baltimore Orioles' Manny Machado charged the mound after being hit by a pitch during a game with the Kansas City Royals.  Here is the story from Fox Sports:

The Cinincinatti Zoo reopened yesterday.

We continue to remember Muhammad Ali.

Eric from Ilion tries to win today's Free Money Question of the Day.  He wins a gift certificate from Carmela's Cafe in New Hartford.

We talk about the story of the twins from Utica.  Keeler believes that they are graduates of Notre Dame, not New Hartford - although he believes that they spent some of their time in New Hartford.  The surviving sister is headed to "New York" for her sister's funeral.

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We talk with Peter Franklin, the Gabby Cabby, who shares his "True Tales" from the streets of New York City.

7 AM Hour

12-Year-old contestant Chi Tahani was so nervous after performing on the Fox show "So You Think You Can Dance" that she vomited on one of the hosts, Paul Abdul:

We agree that Paula handled it very well.

Facebook listener Jae Lap calls in and says she understands why people are turning to heroin and opioids.  She says that there is no effective way to deal with pain in this country because in order to get pain medication people have to go to the emergency room.  She says that she has been suffering for years.

 

Happy birthday to:

  • Mike Bova
  • Wade Haponski
  • Todd Robbins

All three get a certificate for a birthday cake from the Florentine Pastry Shop in Utica.  Congratulations!

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Kristine announces that she is leaving.  Several callers weigh in on her departure, wishing her the best.

Hekimer County District Attorney candidate Michael Daley joins us.  We hope to speak with current DA Jeff Carpenter in the coming days.

8 AM Hour

"Legal" Lis Wiehl joins us to talkabout some of the crazy news stories from around the country.

She also recently interviewed Calvin Harris, the defendant in a murder trial that our sister station, WNBF in Binghamton, has been covering.

We talk about the Sanford rape case.

Karen from Frankfort tries to win today's Free Money Question of the Day.  She wins a gift certificate.

We will host a GOP primary debate for the 22nd Congressional District race on Monday.  Rep. Richard Hanna will be stepping down when his term ends.  In the meantime we will speak with all three Republican candidates.  Today we hear from George Phillips.

 

Enjoy your day!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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