WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.160 --> 00:00:02.600 That it doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city, 2 00:00:02.680 --> 00:00:05.320 and all around people who can have bet are walking 3 00:00:05.400 --> 00:00:06.080 on the sidewalk. 4 00:00:06.160 --> 00:00:07.240 Cattle and a match there. 5 00:00:08.359 --> 00:00:11.279 Good morning, Kentucky, Aena, Welcome in to Kentucky and his 6 00:00:11.359 --> 00:00:15.119 Morning News with Nick Coffee and the crew. In fact, 7 00:00:15.240 --> 00:00:16.519 I guess I should go ahead and get this out 8 00:00:16.519 --> 00:00:18.480 of the way as we get the morning started. It's 9 00:00:18.519 --> 00:00:21.039 five o six here Kentucky and His Morning News. But 10 00:00:22.280 --> 00:00:24.440 I think we've been getting the name of the show wrong, 11 00:00:24.519 --> 00:00:26.320 or at least I have. I mean, Kentucky and His 12 00:00:26.399 --> 00:00:28.160 Morning News has been the name of this show for 13 00:00:28.199 --> 00:00:30.199 a long long time, and that's not really changing. But 14 00:00:30.640 --> 00:00:33.000 I've been saying Kentucky and His Morning News with Nick 15 00:00:33.039 --> 00:00:36.520 Coffee because I'm running, you know, running the show. But 16 00:00:36.799 --> 00:00:39.799 clearly there's there's a crew involved, a team here that 17 00:00:39.840 --> 00:00:43.039 you hear throughout the entire morning. And I was talking 18 00:00:43.039 --> 00:00:45.880 to some of our team yesterday in sales, and when 19 00:00:45.920 --> 00:00:49.159 they are pitching the show and selling it, they they 20 00:00:49.200 --> 00:00:52.560 are calling it Kentucky and His Morning News with Coffee 21 00:00:52.560 --> 00:00:54.479 and Company, which, for those who don't know, that was 22 00:00:54.479 --> 00:00:56.200 actually the name of my show when I was doing 23 00:00:56.240 --> 00:00:59.159 sports on seven ninety before I made the move here, 24 00:00:59.439 --> 00:01:02.200 which I think Coffee and Company is more fitting. But 25 00:01:02.240 --> 00:01:05.560 I don't know Kentucky and is morning News with Coffee 26 00:01:05.560 --> 00:01:07.359 and Company. It just seems like a lot of words 27 00:01:07.359 --> 00:01:08.879 for the name of a radio show. I gotta be 28 00:01:08.879 --> 00:01:11.599 honest with you, But I also feel like we should 29 00:01:11.599 --> 00:01:13.640 be aligned, we should be on the same page, and 30 00:01:13.640 --> 00:01:16.040 I think Kentucky in his Morning News is probably probably 31 00:01:16.079 --> 00:01:20.879 what most folks are are going to stick to, because again, 32 00:01:20.920 --> 00:01:24.120 that's what it's been for generations. No joke, although I 33 00:01:24.120 --> 00:01:25.640 do think and it Scott you may know this, but 34 00:01:25.760 --> 00:01:28.719 Wayne Perky was was in the seat here for for 35 00:01:28.840 --> 00:01:32.159 many many years? Was it? Was it the Morning Team? 36 00:01:32.200 --> 00:01:32.879 Maybe? Is that? 37 00:01:33.120 --> 00:01:34.480 Am I dreaming that thing? 38 00:01:35.560 --> 00:01:35.959 Yeah? 39 00:01:36.000 --> 00:01:38.159 While I was here in post I came in in 40 00:01:38.200 --> 00:01:40.920 the Bob's Collar phase, and it was that that you 41 00:01:40.959 --> 00:01:41.719 worked with Milton Metz. 42 00:01:41.719 --> 00:01:45.319 Didn't you know. I'm kidding them. I feel like I 43 00:01:45.400 --> 00:01:46.879 said that like you were an old man. I didn't 44 00:01:46.920 --> 00:01:49.319 mean for it to come off that way. Yeah, you're 45 00:01:49.560 --> 00:01:51.359 way Perk YEA. Yeah, it was very towards the end 46 00:01:51.400 --> 00:01:53.560 of Wayne Perky, Right, I feel like I've been here 47 00:01:53.640 --> 00:01:54.079 that long. 48 00:01:54.200 --> 00:01:56.840 No, it's it's just no, I came in I think 49 00:01:57.040 --> 00:01:58.840 called it was after nine to eleven. I know that 50 00:01:59.040 --> 00:02:02.519 because I was not reducing I started part time here, 51 00:02:02.560 --> 00:02:06.159 and I believe two thousand and I was doing Saturdays 52 00:02:06.159 --> 00:02:08.400 and whatnot. But I think it's always been Kentucky INA's 53 00:02:08.479 --> 00:02:12.840 Morning News. Then they tried the morning team rewind Gosh, Saturdays. 54 00:02:12.840 --> 00:02:14.560 That didn't work out so well. So then we just 55 00:02:14.560 --> 00:02:16.400 call it Kentucky and a Saturday Morning News. 56 00:02:16.479 --> 00:02:20.360 Gotcha, Well it's Kentucky and Morning News with coffee and company, 57 00:02:20.360 --> 00:02:24.400 because again, there's company here. It's it's Scott Fitzgerald, John Alden, 58 00:02:24.400 --> 00:02:26.599 who's not with us today but he'll be back next week. 59 00:02:26.599 --> 00:02:29.120 And then obviously John Shannon and then you guys who 60 00:02:29.159 --> 00:02:31.439 listen you you're you're I don't. But that's where it 61 00:02:31.439 --> 00:02:33.680 gets tricky because I don't want you to feel like company. 62 00:02:33.680 --> 00:02:34.680 I don't want you to feel like a guest. I 63 00:02:34.759 --> 00:02:36.280 want you to feel comfortable. I want you to feel 64 00:02:36.280 --> 00:02:36.840 like you're at home. 65 00:02:37.039 --> 00:02:37.439 Family. 66 00:02:37.960 --> 00:02:38.360 That's right. 67 00:02:38.520 --> 00:02:38.840 Family. 68 00:02:39.000 --> 00:02:41.159 Yeah, well there is coffee though, there's a lot of coffee. 69 00:02:41.240 --> 00:02:41.719 That's true. 70 00:02:41.759 --> 00:02:44.080 It's true, there's a lot of a lot of coffee, 71 00:02:44.120 --> 00:02:45.800 just spell a little bit differently, which by the way 72 00:02:46.000 --> 00:02:48.479 this is. I'm probably getting a little too too much 73 00:02:48.800 --> 00:02:52.560 into the weeds here, but I wouldn't be surprised if 74 00:02:52.599 --> 00:02:56.240 those who just listened to radio casually it's just a 75 00:02:56.280 --> 00:02:58.599 brief part of their morning routine, or maybe if you 76 00:02:58.680 --> 00:03:01.759 listen periodic throughout the day or whatever it may be. 77 00:03:02.159 --> 00:03:04.240 You may not know that when it comes to sort 78 00:03:04.280 --> 00:03:07.319 of how how we are evaluated in this as far 79 00:03:07.360 --> 00:03:09.800 as ratings, and by the way, you wouldn't believe how 80 00:03:09.879 --> 00:03:12.520 archaic the process actually is as far as like sending 81 00:03:12.560 --> 00:03:17.080 out mail to random people and asking if they'll volunteered 82 00:03:17.080 --> 00:03:18.960 to fill out a journal, like that's how it's so 83 00:03:19.280 --> 00:03:22.680 there's in fact, there's really no way to know for certain. However, 84 00:03:22.680 --> 00:03:24.400 the digital world does give you the ability to have 85 00:03:24.439 --> 00:03:26.800 a good traction of who's who's listening via stream. But 86 00:03:26.840 --> 00:03:29.319 what I'm getting at is people do get one of 87 00:03:29.319 --> 00:03:32.639 those journals and they fill it out. I could be 88 00:03:32.680 --> 00:03:36.240 wrong here. The station they listen to certainly is important, 89 00:03:36.520 --> 00:03:39.520 but also there's certain things that that like there's I 90 00:03:39.520 --> 00:03:41.080 don't know how many get, but you get like four 91 00:03:41.159 --> 00:03:43.520 or five different things. Maybe that can be quite like 92 00:03:43.599 --> 00:03:46.080 some people may just say a name of a host 93 00:03:46.280 --> 00:03:49.360 and that, and that that's clearly a sign that that's 94 00:03:49.360 --> 00:03:52.520 what they listen to. But you know, long story short, 95 00:03:52.520 --> 00:03:54.800 what I'm getting at is if you don't have a 96 00:03:54.919 --> 00:03:58.919 consistent way of labeling and resetting what your show is 97 00:03:59.000 --> 00:04:02.599 and branding it essent, then you may people may put 98 00:04:02.599 --> 00:04:05.639 something down in the journal that wouldn't necessarily give you credit. 99 00:04:05.680 --> 00:04:08.960 Which again I don't know if there's anything more older 100 00:04:09.159 --> 00:04:11.439 as far as just not modern in any way as 101 00:04:11.439 --> 00:04:14.639 far as the process than how our market because we're 102 00:04:14.680 --> 00:04:16.720 not a I think it's called a PPM market's where 103 00:04:16.759 --> 00:04:20.079 you can't actually they'll pick up on like the actual signal. 104 00:04:20.240 --> 00:04:22.800 There's like a radar signal thing essentially where people will 105 00:04:22.800 --> 00:04:25.639 wear like a pager like it's nineteen ninety three, and 106 00:04:26.040 --> 00:04:28.839 that pager will will show in fact which radio signals 107 00:04:28.879 --> 00:04:31.160 are being picked up. So anyways, I'm nerding out too 108 00:04:31.199 --> 00:04:33.759 much on things you guys probably don't care about. But again, 109 00:04:34.319 --> 00:04:36.519 if you hear me mention the name of the show 110 00:04:36.519 --> 00:04:38.439 being Kentucky in This Morning News, that's what it's been 111 00:04:38.480 --> 00:04:40.040 for a long time and that's not changing. But if 112 00:04:40.040 --> 00:04:42.399 you're Coffee and Company, it's just because I'm trying to 113 00:04:42.399 --> 00:04:45.399 get some consistency in that way. You know, people know 114 00:04:45.480 --> 00:04:51.079 it's Coffee and Company, so coffee is right, yes, right now. 115 00:04:51.079 --> 00:04:52.800 I'm sure there's many of you make it a cup 116 00:04:52.800 --> 00:04:54.800 of coffee or maybe enjoying your first cup right now, 117 00:04:54.839 --> 00:04:56.560 So stick with us. We've got you for the rest 118 00:04:56.560 --> 00:04:58.639 of the morning, and certainly a lot to get into. 119 00:04:58.759 --> 00:05:01.360 I'm I'm I'm hope and that the weather doesn't play 120 00:05:01.360 --> 00:05:03.839 out on Saturday tomorrow like it's looking because that would 121 00:05:03.839 --> 00:05:06.600 be very unfortunate for the ESCO Championship, which is off 122 00:05:06.639 --> 00:05:08.519 to a good start yesterday. I'm sure we'll talk about 123 00:05:08.560 --> 00:05:12.240 that throughout the day today. Also JCPS, I mean, I 124 00:05:12.240 --> 00:05:14.079 hate to say that I'm not surprised at all, but 125 00:05:14.199 --> 00:05:16.600 they they've got some plans in place to try to 126 00:05:17.079 --> 00:05:20.759 hire teachers very quickly because they've got a big, big shortage. 127 00:05:21.279 --> 00:05:22.759 And also something else I want to get to here 128 00:05:22.800 --> 00:05:25.839 early in the morning, there is a nine one one 129 00:05:25.839 --> 00:05:28.639 operator who has a story that I just I want 130 00:05:28.639 --> 00:05:31.160 to use the platform here to share it because it's 131 00:05:31.160 --> 00:05:33.560 almost like something you see in a movie. So we'll 132 00:05:33.560 --> 00:05:35.160 get into that in a lot more. It is Kentucky 133 00:05:35.160 --> 00:05:37.040 in this morning news with Coffee and Company, right here 134 00:05:37.040 --> 00:05:47.680 our news radio forty WHS. It is five point seventeen 135 00:05:47.720 --> 00:05:49.879 here in Kentucky and this morning News with Coffee and 136 00:05:49.920 --> 00:05:53.160 Company on news Radio eight forty WHAS Nick Coffee with you, 137 00:05:53.199 --> 00:05:56.079 Scott Fitzgerald alongside. We'll have an update on sports coming 138 00:05:56.120 --> 00:05:58.040 your way in about ten minutes. Also, we'll get John 139 00:05:58.120 --> 00:06:01.680 Shannon's first newscaster for the More around five thirty. And 140 00:06:01.720 --> 00:06:03.759 if you want to listen and take us with you 141 00:06:04.480 --> 00:06:06.199 wherever you go, you can do that on the Aheart 142 00:06:06.240 --> 00:06:10.079 radio app. Also you can listen live at whas dot com. 143 00:06:10.120 --> 00:06:13.680 So JCPS, we talked a lot about them earlier this week, 144 00:06:13.759 --> 00:06:18.040 just because I am rooting for the new JCPS superintendent, 145 00:06:18.360 --> 00:06:22.040 who is taking on a job that is very, very important. 146 00:06:22.639 --> 00:06:25.399 But it's got to be one of those jobs where 147 00:06:26.399 --> 00:06:28.279 if you don't, if you don't try to find, if 148 00:06:28.279 --> 00:06:30.360 you don't try to embrace the small victories, I don't 149 00:06:30.360 --> 00:06:33.759 know how you wouldn't feel just overwhelmed with just no 150 00:06:33.800 --> 00:06:35.800 matter what you do, you're going to face criticism and 151 00:06:35.839 --> 00:06:38.560 there's going to be things that you walk into that 152 00:06:38.879 --> 00:06:40.439 are still going to be an issue that you had 153 00:06:40.480 --> 00:06:42.360 nothing to do with. And it'd be unrealistic to just 154 00:06:42.439 --> 00:06:45.199 think this guy shows up and automatically every issue that 155 00:06:45.279 --> 00:06:48.759 JCPS ever had was just removed. It's no longer an 156 00:06:48.800 --> 00:06:51.399 issue anymore. So that's not realistic. And I'm sure anybody 157 00:06:51.439 --> 00:06:56.160 who's in the position to pursue this job JCPS superintendent one, 158 00:06:57.079 --> 00:06:58.600 the money's got to make it really worth it. 159 00:06:58.680 --> 00:06:58.759 Now. 160 00:06:58.759 --> 00:07:00.879 I also think, and maybe I'm naive, that there are 161 00:07:00.879 --> 00:07:04.519 people that choose to work in education rather be at 162 00:07:04.519 --> 00:07:07.639 administrator level or a teacher, that they got into it 163 00:07:07.680 --> 00:07:10.920 because they did want to impact young people and be 164 00:07:10.959 --> 00:07:14.720 involved in the education system. But nonetheless, I just this 165 00:07:14.759 --> 00:07:16.319 is one of those jobs that I just think about 166 00:07:16.879 --> 00:07:20.120 when I think about j CBS and the superintendent position, 167 00:07:20.240 --> 00:07:22.199 because obviously Marty Poyo has been in that spot for 168 00:07:22.279 --> 00:07:25.639 quite some time, and certainly some criticism was fair at times, 169 00:07:25.639 --> 00:07:27.319 but I also feel like the guy could never win, 170 00:07:27.879 --> 00:07:29.800 and that's kind of what always sticks with me when 171 00:07:29.839 --> 00:07:33.160 I think of just what that position would be. So again, 172 00:07:33.240 --> 00:07:36.680 it's very important, and I'm sure you're compensated very well, 173 00:07:36.839 --> 00:07:41.560 but it's probably for good reason. So anyhow, the transportation 174 00:07:41.680 --> 00:07:44.439 issue that they've had for years, that'll be I think 175 00:07:44.480 --> 00:07:48.720 what folks are focusing on more than anything day one, 176 00:07:49.639 --> 00:07:51.000 and even if you don't even have kids in the 177 00:07:51.000 --> 00:07:52.879 school system, where you don't work in the school system 178 00:07:52.879 --> 00:07:55.319 at all, and you're just the JCPS resident, well, one 179 00:07:55.319 --> 00:07:57.600 of your tax dollars of course are at play here, 180 00:07:57.720 --> 00:08:01.120 but also because of how bad it's been at times, 181 00:08:01.160 --> 00:08:03.560 it's almost become, dare I say, like a car wreck. 182 00:08:03.680 --> 00:08:05.120 People are going to be interested. They just want to 183 00:08:05.120 --> 00:08:06.800 They just want to see and hear. I mean, I 184 00:08:07.319 --> 00:08:09.800 hate to say this, but I've spent more time than 185 00:08:09.839 --> 00:08:13.000 I probably should looking at the comment sections on Facebook 186 00:08:13.160 --> 00:08:17.199 when JCPS posts anything they do about a correct just 187 00:08:17.240 --> 00:08:21.040 basically trying to apologize for transportation issues or even the 188 00:08:21.079 --> 00:08:23.879 decision to cancel school because of snow, because people just 189 00:08:23.920 --> 00:08:26.560 lose their mind about anything. No matter what you do, 190 00:08:26.639 --> 00:08:29.399 you're going to face a level of toxicity and criticism, 191 00:08:29.439 --> 00:08:32.480 which I just want to remind folks as much as 192 00:08:32.519 --> 00:08:35.600 I can, those are not easy decisions to make, and 193 00:08:35.960 --> 00:08:38.120 if you were in the position that they were in, 194 00:08:38.480 --> 00:08:40.480 you would have to know that no matter and this 195 00:08:40.519 --> 00:08:42.159 is where I do think you can put yourself in 196 00:08:42.200 --> 00:08:45.480 the shoes of those people and just realize that no 197 00:08:45.519 --> 00:08:47.679 matter what you do, you're going to make a certain 198 00:08:47.720 --> 00:08:49.480 amount of people mad and they're going to yell at 199 00:08:49.519 --> 00:08:51.039 you about it, and that's just the nature of what 200 00:08:51.080 --> 00:08:54.919 it is. So anyhow, another issue they're dealing with. It's 201 00:08:54.919 --> 00:08:57.639 not just the transportation, and maybe transportation is no longer 202 00:08:57.679 --> 00:09:00.519 an issue after this year, but I'll I'll believe that 203 00:09:00.519 --> 00:09:02.720 when I see it. But as they're just weeks away 204 00:09:03.159 --> 00:09:04.919 for the first day of school, they've got a real 205 00:09:05.159 --> 00:09:08.840 big time staffing crisis with over three hundred and sixty 206 00:09:08.919 --> 00:09:12.399 classroom teacher vacancies and more than fifty other certified roles 207 00:09:12.879 --> 00:09:16.759 that have gone unfilled. So that's that's a big number 208 00:09:17.120 --> 00:09:22.320 and right now they are trying to fill those positions 209 00:09:22.320 --> 00:09:25.840 as best they can. They've got an apprenticeship program that 210 00:09:25.879 --> 00:09:28.159 it's going to allow JCPS high schoolers to earn college 211 00:09:28.200 --> 00:09:31.399 credits through u of L. So that's just a way 212 00:09:31.399 --> 00:09:33.759 in which I guess they're not needing teachers quite as much. 213 00:09:33.799 --> 00:09:36.039 And then also they're going to have a hiring event 214 00:09:36.559 --> 00:09:39.720 that is coming up today actually it is. Yeah, it's 215 00:09:39.720 --> 00:09:41.799 from ten am to two pm and it's going to 216 00:09:41.879 --> 00:09:44.679 be at the Center for Professional Learning Complex that's on 217 00:09:45.039 --> 00:09:48.879 Atkinson Square Drive. So if you have the ability I 218 00:09:48.919 --> 00:09:51.080 mean again, I feel like if you're I don't think 219 00:09:51.120 --> 00:09:53.799 it's to me. This is telling And maybe I'm wrong here. 220 00:09:53.799 --> 00:09:57.000 When I think of job fair, I don't typically think 221 00:09:57.039 --> 00:09:59.440 of a job fair being for people who are you know, 222 00:09:59.480 --> 00:10:02.559 actual tea features that that just job fair. I feel 223 00:10:02.559 --> 00:10:05.000 like it's more of you know, potential, good opportunities. But 224 00:10:05.200 --> 00:10:06.799 I think a job fair just tells you just how 225 00:10:06.879 --> 00:10:09.000 much they need people to come in and if you 226 00:10:09.039 --> 00:10:12.120 have the ability meeting, you're qualified, they need you in 227 00:10:12.159 --> 00:10:14.440 a big way. All right, let's get to another update 228 00:10:14.480 --> 00:10:16.080 on traffic and whether Bobby Ellis will give us the 229 00:10:16.159 --> 00:10:18.759 latest when it comes to how the roads are looking. 230 00:10:18.879 --> 00:10:21.360 Some stalled vehicles early, which is kind of rare at 231 00:10:21.360 --> 00:10:23.399 this time of the morning. Also, we get an update 232 00:10:23.399 --> 00:10:25.840 for Matt Melosavitch on the forecast, and of course Scott 233 00:10:25.840 --> 00:10:28.240 Fitzgerial with an update on sports right here on news 234 00:10:28.320 --> 00:10:30.039 radio eight forty whas. 235 00:10:30.080 --> 00:10:35.919 I'm John Shannon, News Radio eight forty Wahas. 236 00:10:40.039 --> 00:10:43.279 Thank you very much, John Shannon. It is six. I'm sorry, no, 237 00:10:43.320 --> 00:10:45.480 five thirty five. I'm getting ahead of myself. It is Friday. 238 00:10:45.519 --> 00:10:47.200 I'm ready for the weekend, and I'm sure a lot 239 00:10:47.240 --> 00:10:50.679 of you guys are as well. But again I'm early. 240 00:10:50.840 --> 00:10:52.919 It's only five thirty six actually now here at news 241 00:10:53.000 --> 00:10:56.279 Radio eight forty whas coffee and Company with you, and 242 00:10:56.840 --> 00:11:00.919 I've got WKHY here on my TV right in front 243 00:11:00.919 --> 00:11:03.240 of us. They are are news partners and they do 244 00:11:03.240 --> 00:11:05.039 a great job, and I now they're a part of 245 00:11:05.039 --> 00:11:07.200 my routine every morning four point thirty there on, and 246 00:11:07.200 --> 00:11:10.080 then they stay on here and on our monitor throughout 247 00:11:10.080 --> 00:11:14.279 the throughout the morning for me. But they're showing the 248 00:11:14.399 --> 00:11:16.120 view of the of the of the roadways, giving you 249 00:11:16.120 --> 00:11:17.879 a look at traffic, and so far it looks to 250 00:11:17.879 --> 00:11:20.879 be pretty pretty smooth, and Bobby Ellis has kind of 251 00:11:20.879 --> 00:11:23.279 confirmed that throughout the morning thus far, and certainly you 252 00:11:23.279 --> 00:11:24.799 can find out if that change is coming up here 253 00:11:24.840 --> 00:11:28.519 in about three minutes. However, it reminded me of something 254 00:11:28.600 --> 00:11:31.799 yesterday that made me feel very stupid. And I may 255 00:11:31.799 --> 00:11:34.759 not be wise in admitting this, but at times I 256 00:11:34.960 --> 00:11:37.240 really think, man, you are You're a special kind of stupid. 257 00:11:37.279 --> 00:11:40.279 We don't think we all have moments where we maybe realize, wow, 258 00:11:40.320 --> 00:11:42.080 I should have known that, or where have I been? 259 00:11:42.080 --> 00:11:44.600 Have I've been living under a rock And yesterday my 260 00:11:44.639 --> 00:11:46.559 wife and I were driving to dinner and we were 261 00:11:46.559 --> 00:11:50.759 on the Gen Snyder and I noticed a bunch of 262 00:11:50.840 --> 00:11:53.080 trash bags on the side of the road. Just I 263 00:11:53.120 --> 00:11:56.399 mean it was, I mean, it was impossible not to 264 00:11:56.440 --> 00:11:58.440 notice it. It was just as if as if a 265 00:11:58.480 --> 00:12:03.200 garbage truck somehow flipped over and trash bags were scattered 266 00:12:03.200 --> 00:12:07.399 for miles and I'm I'm thinking what could have happened? 267 00:12:07.399 --> 00:12:11.559 And my wife, she in her sarcastic way, asked me, 268 00:12:12.399 --> 00:12:14.080 are you being serious? And I'm like, yeah, do you 269 00:12:14.120 --> 00:12:18.159 see all these trash bags? And somehow I have never 270 00:12:18.320 --> 00:12:24.399 noticed that, Like that's a thing meaning whenever, whenever you yeah, yeah, 271 00:12:24.399 --> 00:12:27.519 And I'm thinking, is she messing with me? Is there, 272 00:12:27.639 --> 00:12:30.240 like you know what's going on? But yes, the people 273 00:12:30.240 --> 00:12:33.440 who do either volunteer or maybe they are inmates that 274 00:12:33.480 --> 00:12:36.720 are going through work release or doing their community service 275 00:12:36.759 --> 00:12:38.559 or whatever it may be. Those that the workers that 276 00:12:38.600 --> 00:12:41.679 walk the roadside collecting litter, they fill trash bags and 277 00:12:41.720 --> 00:12:44.080 it makes total sense. But I don't know how I've 278 00:12:44.120 --> 00:12:46.399 never noticed that before, and I thought she was she 279 00:12:46.440 --> 00:12:47.960 was messing with me, and sure enough, like yeah, it 280 00:12:47.960 --> 00:12:51.519 makes total sense that the people that are bringing either 281 00:12:51.799 --> 00:12:56.360 inmates or or even volunteers. They wouldn't be equipped to 282 00:12:56.759 --> 00:12:59.480 and certainly wouldn't be expected to just put all the 283 00:12:59.559 --> 00:13:01.159 trash in their vehicle, right. 284 00:13:01.799 --> 00:13:03.159 Just lift it up in the back of a big 285 00:13:03.240 --> 00:13:05.279 up and well, it's always funny along those lines. What 286 00:13:05.399 --> 00:13:08.519 happens usually about two weeks before Derby, there's that stretch 287 00:13:08.519 --> 00:13:11.720 of the waters and right before I believe Newburgh suddenly 288 00:13:11.799 --> 00:13:15.159 plans get planted and mulch goes in. It's they try 289 00:13:15.200 --> 00:13:16.759 to beautify it, and then as soon as everybody leaves 290 00:13:16.799 --> 00:13:18.440 for Derby, everything dries up and it goes back to 291 00:13:18.480 --> 00:13:20.519 being dingy. Oh yeah, you see the trash back. 292 00:13:20.600 --> 00:13:23.200 That's one of the first early signs that Derby is 293 00:13:23.480 --> 00:13:25.919 getting close is that we start cutting the grass around here. 294 00:13:26.080 --> 00:13:30.120 You don't have a you know, the median with grass 295 00:13:30.159 --> 00:13:33.159 as tall as Shaquille O'Neal. You no longer see the 296 00:13:33.279 --> 00:13:37.080 ninety seven blazer that's just been occupying occupying space on 297 00:13:37.120 --> 00:13:40.240 the green Belt Highway for seven months. Those there seems 298 00:13:40.240 --> 00:13:42.759 to be some real attention to detail whenever we've got 299 00:13:42.759 --> 00:13:44.360 people come into town, which I get it. I mean, 300 00:13:44.639 --> 00:13:48.120 it's if anything, we're consistent. So yeah, and thank you 301 00:13:48.159 --> 00:13:49.799 to those who either do it because they have to 302 00:13:49.960 --> 00:13:54.279 or they volunteer because it made me realize in I believe, 303 00:13:54.399 --> 00:13:56.440 just a day's time. I mean, maybe I just don't 304 00:13:56.480 --> 00:13:58.519 notice it again, I mean I went years without noticing it, 305 00:13:58.679 --> 00:14:01.559 but it almost seemed as if the majority of the 306 00:14:01.639 --> 00:14:04.000 trash bags that were out were from maybe a day 307 00:14:04.080 --> 00:14:06.679 or two of work. And that tells you just how 308 00:14:06.759 --> 00:14:08.879 much litter is out there. 309 00:14:08.960 --> 00:14:10.679 So have you ever had to pick up trash like 310 00:14:10.720 --> 00:14:12.480 that for a job or like a service project or 311 00:14:12.480 --> 00:14:13.120 anything like that. 312 00:14:13.240 --> 00:14:13.519 Yep. 313 00:14:13.600 --> 00:14:16.399 One time it was a fundraiser for my high school 314 00:14:16.440 --> 00:14:19.399 basketball team. We did clean up at I believe it 315 00:14:19.759 --> 00:14:22.879 was the State Fair and luckily we didn't have to 316 00:14:22.919 --> 00:14:25.720 mean we were one of many programs that I guess 317 00:14:25.720 --> 00:14:28.279 do it as far as fundraising for your sports program 318 00:14:28.279 --> 00:14:29.759 and whatnot, and I believe it was one of the 319 00:14:29.759 --> 00:14:32.360 bigger money makers for us at that time. But you 320 00:14:32.399 --> 00:14:34.879 didn't know where you were going to be assigned to 321 00:14:34.919 --> 00:14:37.399 clean up, and we ended up I think having to 322 00:14:37.440 --> 00:14:41.600 clean up. It was old Cardinals Stadium where the free 323 00:14:41.600 --> 00:14:44.080 concerts used to be before they tore it down, and 324 00:14:44.120 --> 00:14:46.799 that wasn't that bad, but there was another school there 325 00:14:46.960 --> 00:14:49.799 that we realized it could have been us. They were 326 00:14:49.840 --> 00:14:51.919 in charge of cleaning up like where all the animals were. 327 00:14:52.039 --> 00:14:55.200 Oh and it wasn't just nothing. I mean a lot 328 00:14:55.200 --> 00:14:58.919 of that stuff's cleared out, but there's remnants of what 329 00:14:59.039 --> 00:15:02.000 ten days is it of just different animals leaving. Sure, 330 00:15:02.039 --> 00:15:04.000 I mean yeah that would so it could have been worse, 331 00:15:04.039 --> 00:15:07.240 but yeah, that it makes you realize just how you know, 332 00:15:07.399 --> 00:15:09.399 if you're not looking to clean stuff up, you're not 333 00:15:09.440 --> 00:15:11.639 looking for litter or just anything that's just been thrown 334 00:15:11.639 --> 00:15:14.080 around as trash, you don't really notice it. But when 335 00:15:14.080 --> 00:15:16.080 you pick up trash, if you've ever done it, and I 336 00:15:16.080 --> 00:15:17.840 don't know if you have or not, Scott, it'll make 337 00:15:17.879 --> 00:15:19.320 you realize just how much people litter. 338 00:15:19.679 --> 00:15:22.080 Well, my parents used to do it a side house 339 00:15:22.120 --> 00:15:23.879 on My dad and my stepmom used to do it 340 00:15:23.919 --> 00:15:26.559 because they never held a real job, and they would 341 00:15:26.679 --> 00:15:28.279 we didn't realize it at the time, but they would 342 00:15:28.320 --> 00:15:30.240 employ us kids to go out and help them. And 343 00:15:30.279 --> 00:15:31.840 I just remember, like, you go out and pick up 344 00:15:31.840 --> 00:15:36.159 around construction sites and whatnot. Who's the worst thing ever, dude, 345 00:15:36.240 --> 00:15:38.399 even in the summer. I mean, you're just sweating and 346 00:15:38.399 --> 00:15:39.440 you're picking up trash and. 347 00:15:39.559 --> 00:15:41.679 Oh and you probably found stuff that you just can't 348 00:15:41.720 --> 00:15:43.600 believe is why would this be here? 349 00:15:43.679 --> 00:15:45.000 Yeah, exactly exactly. 350 00:15:45.080 --> 00:15:47.039 You're out in some remote field somewhere, and like, who 351 00:15:47.080 --> 00:15:48.320 actually was out here to leave this? 352 00:15:48.519 --> 00:15:50.679 Yep? And then your mind can go in a lot 353 00:15:50.759 --> 00:15:53.120 of directions as far as trying to put the pieces 354 00:15:53.120 --> 00:15:54.960 of the puzzle together because it doesn't make sense, right, 355 00:15:55.200 --> 00:15:56.200 why would this be here? 356 00:15:56.919 --> 00:15:57.440 Exactly? 357 00:15:57.559 --> 00:15:57.799 Yikes? 358 00:15:57.840 --> 00:15:59.720 All right, We've got Roriy O'Neil coming up here in 359 00:15:59.720 --> 00:16:02.799 about four minutes. Also, we'll get another update on sports 360 00:16:02.799 --> 00:16:04.200 to wrap up the five o'clock hour, and at some 361 00:16:04.200 --> 00:16:05.960 point we got to talk about Kroger. I'm not here 362 00:16:06.000 --> 00:16:08.960 to pick on Kroger, but this storyline, I mean, this 363 00:16:09.000 --> 00:16:12.120 has been in the news for easily a month, I believe, 364 00:16:12.480 --> 00:16:15.399 as far as just their locations that are popping up 365 00:16:15.399 --> 00:16:19.240 with new issues with rodent droppings or locations that have 366 00:16:19.279 --> 00:16:21.519 already had it, and then they get it corrected and 367 00:16:21.519 --> 00:16:24.679 then it reappears. It's I mean, it's not a good look, 368 00:16:24.720 --> 00:16:26.840 to say the least. And I feel for them because 369 00:16:26.840 --> 00:16:28.679 this is this is bad and it's the fact that 370 00:16:28.759 --> 00:16:31.600 this has been in the news cycle this long is 371 00:16:32.000 --> 00:16:35.200 pretty pretty damaging. I think to them all right, let's 372 00:16:35.240 --> 00:16:37.440 get a quick break. We've got traffic and weather updates 373 00:16:37.440 --> 00:16:45.480 coming out. I have forty six here Kentucky, INA's Morning News, 374 00:16:45.480 --> 00:16:48.480 Coffee and Company on news Radio eight forty whas it's 375 00:16:48.519 --> 00:16:51.279 time to bring in Rory O'Neal of NBC News and Rory, 376 00:16:51.559 --> 00:16:54.840 we found out yesterday the suspensions that we're going to 377 00:16:54.879 --> 00:16:56.720 be in place for those in the Secret Service that 378 00:16:56.720 --> 00:16:59.240 were held accountable for I guess, just not doing their 379 00:16:59.320 --> 00:17:02.639 job when it comes to the assassination attempt of Donald Trump. 380 00:17:03.039 --> 00:17:06.640 But the shooter, Thomas Crooks. I could be wrong here, 381 00:17:06.680 --> 00:17:08.720 but I feel like if you'd ha told most people 382 00:17:08.759 --> 00:17:12.200 that we'd be this far removed from that situation and 383 00:17:12.319 --> 00:17:15.079 have such little info as far as the motive and 384 00:17:15.160 --> 00:17:17.920 just just about the individual, I think most would would 385 00:17:17.920 --> 00:17:20.920 have been surprised. What do we know about this individual? 386 00:17:20.960 --> 00:17:23.640 And of course maybe what a potential motive would have been. 387 00:17:24.440 --> 00:17:26.759 Well, yeah, we never did get to that motive, I think, 388 00:17:26.799 --> 00:17:30.079 and I think that's been frustrating for a lot of people. Obviously. 389 00:17:30.160 --> 00:17:33.960 But the six Secret Service agents who were suspended, one 390 00:17:34.000 --> 00:17:36.119 of them was actually with I guess we'll call him 391 00:17:36.200 --> 00:17:39.720 candidate Trump's detail. The other five were assigned to the 392 00:17:39.880 --> 00:17:44.599 local field office in the Pittsburgh area, and essentially they 393 00:17:44.640 --> 00:17:47.640 were suspended because of the way they set up the event, 394 00:17:47.880 --> 00:17:51.240 especially with the lack of communication between local law enforcement 395 00:17:51.599 --> 00:17:54.160 and the Secret Service agents who were there on the ground. 396 00:17:54.240 --> 00:17:56.359 You know, plenty of people had seen croaks on that 397 00:17:56.480 --> 00:17:59.519 rooftop reported it to local police, but local police had 398 00:17:59.519 --> 00:18:02.160 a heck of a time try to get that information 399 00:18:02.480 --> 00:18:06.559 relayed to the Secret Service, and specifically the sniper who 400 00:18:06.680 --> 00:18:09.519 was supposed to be taken him out in advance, but 401 00:18:10.720 --> 00:18:14.920