WEBVTT 1 00:00:07.599 --> 00:00:09.679 It is six oh five here Kentucky and it's Morning 2 00:00:09.679 --> 00:00:11.480 News with Coffee and Company, Nick Coffee. 3 00:00:11.480 --> 00:00:13.119 That's me, mister Radio. 4 00:00:13.199 --> 00:00:15.519 Rick Ryder is alongside today filling in for John Olden. 5 00:00:15.560 --> 00:00:17.800 We'll have another update for you coming your way on 6 00:00:17.920 --> 00:00:21.079 traffic with Bobby Ellis and another look at Matt Melosavitch's 7 00:00:21.079 --> 00:00:22.760 forecast that's coming up here in about four and a 8 00:00:22.800 --> 00:00:25.960 half minutes. But obviously the big story not just here locally, 9 00:00:26.000 --> 00:00:28.039 but it is certainly a story nationally, and that is 10 00:00:28.719 --> 00:00:32.399 the sentencing yesterday for Brett Hankinson, who was sentenced to 11 00:00:32.479 --> 00:00:36.960 thirty three months in federal prison. And I get you 12 00:00:37.280 --> 00:00:39.399 never know how everybody feels. It's impossible to be able 13 00:00:39.439 --> 00:00:44.679 to fully know how folks out here are viewing things. 14 00:00:44.759 --> 00:00:47.799 It's just, you know, it's impossible. But it did seem 15 00:00:47.960 --> 00:00:50.479 is if nobody really had a clue what to expect 16 00:00:50.479 --> 00:00:52.679 when it comes to the sentencing from the judge, because 17 00:00:52.679 --> 00:00:55.119 obviously the DOJ recommended just a one day sentence, and 18 00:00:55.479 --> 00:00:58.799 that of course got a lot of reaction. But Judge 19 00:00:58.799 --> 00:01:04.200 Rebecca Grady, sorry Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings, she felt differently 20 00:01:04.200 --> 00:01:06.719 than the DOJ as she sentenced him the thirty three 21 00:01:06.760 --> 00:01:10.120 months in federal prison, three years supervisor release, and a 22 00:01:10.159 --> 00:01:12.079 one hundred dollars fine. He's barred from working in law 23 00:01:12.120 --> 00:01:14.640 enforcement or owning a gun, and he's going to voluntarily 24 00:01:14.680 --> 00:01:17.840 surrender at a later date. So total, there were thirteen 25 00:01:17.879 --> 00:01:21.879 people that testified, six for Hankinson and seven for Taylor's family, 26 00:01:22.159 --> 00:01:25.280 and prior to, of course, the actual sentencing, it was 27 00:01:25.480 --> 00:01:29.519 a chaotic scene downtown as four people ended up being arrested. 28 00:01:29.840 --> 00:01:33.879 One of those was Breonna Taylor's aunt, Bianca Austin. And 29 00:01:34.760 --> 00:01:37.599 the visual that has made its way across the internet 30 00:01:37.640 --> 00:01:40.480 probably millions of views, I would imagine, on all different 31 00:01:40.519 --> 00:01:45.400 social media platforms, is the protester jumping on the front 32 00:01:45.519 --> 00:01:49.560 of a Louisville Water Company vehicle. And L and PD 33 00:01:50.280 --> 00:01:53.680 did put out a statement emphasizing the respect for peaceful protest, 34 00:01:53.760 --> 00:01:58.120 but did condemn unsafe behavior. My comment here not theirs 35 00:01:58.480 --> 00:02:00.840 jumping on. Jumping in front of a vehicle in the 36 00:02:00.840 --> 00:02:04.359 middle of the road is unsafe behavior, I would. 37 00:02:04.200 --> 00:02:05.879 Say, but again that's just my opinion. 38 00:02:06.319 --> 00:02:08.879 Louis of Water did confirm that an employee was caught 39 00:02:08.919 --> 00:02:11.919 in that protest but safely exited the area. Curious to 40 00:02:11.919 --> 00:02:14.080 see if there's any action from the Louis of Water 41 00:02:14.159 --> 00:02:17.639 company moving forward with this employee. I don't I wouldn't 42 00:02:17.680 --> 00:02:21.479 expect it, but again I guess nothing would surprise me. 43 00:02:22.319 --> 00:02:24.319 But one thing that I've been mentioning throughout the morning 44 00:02:24.360 --> 00:02:26.599 here for those just now joining us, if you are 45 00:02:26.639 --> 00:02:32.280 somebody that felt like Brett Hankerson was not deserving of 46 00:02:32.360 --> 00:02:36.120 this punishment thirty three months in federal prison, or you 47 00:02:36.199 --> 00:02:39.199 felt like, you know, he was just doing his job, 48 00:02:39.280 --> 00:02:41.919 he was a cop, and you know you're somebody that, 49 00:02:42.240 --> 00:02:44.159 And again, these things can be true. So I'm not 50 00:02:44.240 --> 00:02:47.080 insinuating that people are making stuff up. But there's a 51 00:02:47.120 --> 00:02:50.520 lot of different ways to view this entire situation, which 52 00:02:50.599 --> 00:02:53.080 I think is the prime example as to why it 53 00:02:53.159 --> 00:02:57.400 became such a national story. But if you do just 54 00:02:57.560 --> 00:03:02.199 look at the actions of Hankers and that night and 55 00:03:02.759 --> 00:03:07.520 the previous history, and you remove Breonna Taylor completely from 56 00:03:07.520 --> 00:03:09.520 the situation. And I don't say that Dak likes she 57 00:03:09.520 --> 00:03:12.639 doesn't matter. I want to reiterate that it's not like 58 00:03:13.039 --> 00:03:16.879 who cares, It's just if you're talking about him facing 59 00:03:17.000 --> 00:03:20.280 charges and being held accountable, I mean, what he did 60 00:03:20.680 --> 00:03:23.599 is now again I wouldn't know as far as why 61 00:03:23.639 --> 00:03:26.199 the charges are what they are, why they are what 62 00:03:26.280 --> 00:03:29.560 they are, meaning he was charged with violating her civil rights. 63 00:03:29.879 --> 00:03:32.199 But I feel like, if, I mean, why is it 64 00:03:32.240 --> 00:03:35.479 not like want endangerment? And that's probably a rare charge 65 00:03:35.520 --> 00:03:38.520 for an officer to get. But if you look at 66 00:03:39.360 --> 00:03:43.000 the fact that he showed up and he fired ten 67 00:03:43.080 --> 00:03:48.080 shots and it was, you know, just fired blindly, I 68 00:03:48.120 --> 00:03:50.639 mean that's something that again, even if you don't hit 69 00:03:50.639 --> 00:03:53.199 anybody and you don't kill anybody, you can't do that. 70 00:03:53.439 --> 00:03:55.319 Now obviously, if you don't if you don't actually injure 71 00:03:55.319 --> 00:03:58.080 anybody along the way, it's a different situation. But that 72 00:03:58.199 --> 00:04:00.879 alone is just something that most people, I would assume 73 00:04:00.919 --> 00:04:04.800 would be held accountable for firing ten rounds blindly through 74 00:04:04.840 --> 00:04:07.280 a covered, sliding glass door. Now, again, there was already 75 00:04:08.439 --> 00:04:11.400 gunfire that had taken place. And I won't pretend to 76 00:04:11.439 --> 00:04:13.439 know the type of training that goes into that. I'm 77 00:04:13.439 --> 00:04:16.439 sure it's extensive training, but I've not participated in said training. 78 00:04:16.519 --> 00:04:18.879 So that alone is just something that you can't do. 79 00:04:21.120 --> 00:04:25.519 And if you go back and look at previous situations 80 00:04:25.560 --> 00:04:30.839 with Hankerson where he was reprimanded for reckless conduct involving 81 00:04:30.879 --> 00:04:34.360 his firearm during other police incidents. In at least one 82 00:04:34.399 --> 00:04:37.079 other In one earlier case, he fired his weapon during 83 00:04:37.079 --> 00:04:40.439 a pursuit, and that raised concerns internally with his superiors. 84 00:04:40.519 --> 00:04:45.199 So I mean, I think I would say just that alone, 85 00:04:45.759 --> 00:04:47.759 meaning let's just look at what he showed up and 86 00:04:47.759 --> 00:04:51.480 did that night. That's just something you would expect somebody 87 00:04:51.480 --> 00:04:55.199 to be held accountable for, right, But it's just such 88 00:04:55.240 --> 00:04:59.560 a such a contentious thing to where people have decided 89 00:05:00.560 --> 00:05:05.199 they've got a side, and they they don't they don't budge, 90 00:05:05.319 --> 00:05:06.959 and they may not even really look at it from 91 00:05:06.959 --> 00:05:10.240 any other perspective of what they believe they're supposed to 92 00:05:10.319 --> 00:05:11.319 just run with. 93 00:05:11.639 --> 00:05:13.160 And look, you have every right to do that. 94 00:05:13.199 --> 00:05:15.800 It's just I try to see things from from you know, 95 00:05:15.800 --> 00:05:18.639 from the middle. But again, this is a big story 96 00:05:18.680 --> 00:05:22.240 here locally and uh certainly a national story as well. 97 00:05:23.040 --> 00:05:24.759 All Right, let's get an update of traffic and weather. 98 00:05:24.759 --> 00:05:27.120 Bobby Ellis will get us caught up on the roadways 99 00:05:27.120 --> 00:05:30.160 as we were getting this Tuesday started. Also, we'll take 100 00:05:30.160 --> 00:05:33.079 a look at Mat Melosovich's forecast from w LKY right 101 00:05:33.120 --> 00:05:35.439 here on News Radio eight to forty WHAS team here 102 00:05:35.519 --> 00:05:38.240 Kentucky at This Morning News Coffee and Company Nick Coffee. 103 00:05:38.279 --> 00:05:41.319 That's me getting your Tuesday started. Don't forget. You can 104 00:05:41.399 --> 00:05:43.399 take us with you anywhere you go. Listen live on 105 00:05:43.439 --> 00:05:47.160 the iHeartRadio app. Also listen live at WHAS dot com. 106 00:05:47.160 --> 00:05:50.240 And we have some talkback comments that we'll get to 107 00:05:50.360 --> 00:05:53.600 coming up here before too long. Folks sharing their thoughts 108 00:05:53.639 --> 00:05:58.040 on the sentencing for Bratt Hankerson yesterday, and I've already 109 00:05:58.040 --> 00:06:01.839 gotten one that I'm eager to share with you and 110 00:06:01.879 --> 00:06:05.040 respond to as far as why they were there, meaning 111 00:06:05.079 --> 00:06:09.800 why law enforcement showed up, and again you've already made 112 00:06:09.839 --> 00:06:11.759 it your mind, I believe as far as just this 113 00:06:11.800 --> 00:06:15.199 whole thing, because even if they even if they were 114 00:06:15.240 --> 00:06:18.639 there and everything about the warrant was on the up 115 00:06:18.639 --> 00:06:21.439 and up and done the right way, which wasn't I mean, 116 00:06:22.680 --> 00:06:26.120 does that excuse just firing ten shots blindly that clearly 117 00:06:26.160 --> 00:06:28.120 could have killed other people that had nothing to do 118 00:06:28.199 --> 00:06:28.399 with this. 119 00:06:30.399 --> 00:06:32.040 Anyways, Well, we'll get to that, but I do want 120 00:06:32.040 --> 00:06:32.480 to share this. 121 00:06:32.720 --> 00:06:34.600 I'm sure you've heard it in the last couple of 122 00:06:34.639 --> 00:06:37.680 days here locally, and obviously it's been mentioned by John 123 00:06:37.720 --> 00:06:41.240 Shannon in the newscast from earlier this morning. But if 124 00:06:41.240 --> 00:06:45.560 you have a Dodge vehicle, be prepared because people. 125 00:06:45.279 --> 00:06:46.240 Want to steal your car. 126 00:06:46.600 --> 00:06:49.040 So LMPD has warned of a real surge here of 127 00:06:49.079 --> 00:06:52.600 car thefts across Louisville break ins as well, and Dodge 128 00:06:52.680 --> 00:06:56.920 vehicles are specifically being targeted. Theft reports have jumped from 129 00:06:56.920 --> 00:07:00.920 fifty to ninety in just one month. So my thought is, 130 00:07:01.480 --> 00:07:04.120 what is it about it? No offense to Dodge. Dodge 131 00:07:04.120 --> 00:07:08.759 has a variety of great vehicles. I just to me, 132 00:07:08.879 --> 00:07:12.519 that's you know, if you're out there stealing Mercedes and 133 00:07:12.600 --> 00:07:15.600 Lexus and clearly you know higher, higher value vehicles, that 134 00:07:15.639 --> 00:07:18.399 would make a little bit more sense. However, it does 135 00:07:18.439 --> 00:07:23.040 appear that these Dodge vehicles, a lot of them have 136 00:07:23.319 --> 00:07:25.279 a good resale value, and that matters if you're going 137 00:07:25.319 --> 00:07:27.199 to steal a car, try to flip it. I mean, 138 00:07:27.560 --> 00:07:28.920 you want to get one that you can get more 139 00:07:28.920 --> 00:07:33.680 money for. So the Dodge, it looks as if the 140 00:07:33.759 --> 00:07:37.199 types of Dodge vehicles that are being targeted more than others. 141 00:07:37.199 --> 00:07:43.319 You've got the Charger and let's see Challenger, and then 142 00:07:43.319 --> 00:07:47.199 there's certain types of those specific vehicles hellcap models. Those 143 00:07:47.240 --> 00:07:49.920 are the high performance muscle cars that Dodge has, and 144 00:07:49.959 --> 00:07:52.279 those are the ones I guess that retain a really 145 00:07:52.319 --> 00:07:55.680 high resale value and they're in high demand on the 146 00:07:55.680 --> 00:07:58.480 black market. So I guess if you're in that business, 147 00:07:58.480 --> 00:08:00.319 that's what you do. You steal stuff and. 148 00:08:00.279 --> 00:08:00.800 You sell it. 149 00:08:01.160 --> 00:08:03.000 You know what has good value, and that's what you 150 00:08:03.079 --> 00:08:06.360 go after. And it looks as if these are it's 151 00:08:06.399 --> 00:08:08.800 these these Dodge vehicles now. Uh. And one of the 152 00:08:08.800 --> 00:08:11.600 other factors as to why maybe the Dodge is getting 153 00:08:11.600 --> 00:08:14.720 targeted more than others, other than just the fact that 154 00:08:14.720 --> 00:08:17.079 they have good resale value, is that apparently there have 155 00:08:17.120 --> 00:08:18.439 been some uh some. 156 00:08:18.560 --> 00:08:19.639 They're easier to break into. 157 00:08:19.759 --> 00:08:22.839 Weak factor weak factory security is also mentioned as a 158 00:08:22.879 --> 00:08:25.680 factor here, as critics have said Dodge did not implement 159 00:08:26.240 --> 00:08:29.600 aggressive enough anti theft protections with some of these vehicles 160 00:08:29.600 --> 00:08:33.440 compared to other brands. They use encrypted keys, kill switches, 161 00:08:33.519 --> 00:08:36.279 motion sensors, where I guess these vehicles are a little 162 00:08:36.320 --> 00:08:39.639 bit easier to in fact to in fact steal. So again, 163 00:08:39.919 --> 00:08:42.080 just uh, just be prepared. If you have one of 164 00:08:42.080 --> 00:08:45.200 those Dodge vehicles, you may you may be somebody they're 165 00:08:45.240 --> 00:08:47.679 looking for to uh to try to steal, to try 166 00:08:47.679 --> 00:08:52.519 to steal their car. So again, be prepared. And I'm 167 00:08:52.559 --> 00:08:54.759 looking at other the Yeah, it looks as if the 168 00:08:54.879 --> 00:08:58.240 l MPD statement is that these thefts and break ins 169 00:08:58.639 --> 00:09:01.879 UH in Louisville have taken place in specific hotspots. We're 170 00:09:01.919 --> 00:09:05.600 talking Dixie Highway, Cedar Creek near Barstown Road in Jaytown, 171 00:09:05.600 --> 00:09:08.000 which I'm very familiar with that area. So again, lock 172 00:09:08.039 --> 00:09:12.240 your vehicles every night. Don't leave valuables in your vehicle. 173 00:09:12.879 --> 00:09:15.399 And this is one thing that I had a scare 174 00:09:15.440 --> 00:09:17.960 one time that was enough for me to never do 175 00:09:18.039 --> 00:09:21.559 this again. But I left my vehicle unlocked one night 176 00:09:21.840 --> 00:09:24.600 and somebody just ransacked it, and it was just looking 177 00:09:24.679 --> 00:09:27.200 for something that was valuable and it wasn't. I mean, 178 00:09:27.240 --> 00:09:29.320 there was nothing there valuable, so they just they just 179 00:09:29.360 --> 00:09:33.559 threw everything from my center console, my glove compartment and 180 00:09:33.759 --> 00:09:36.039 didn't find anything, so they just left it in a mess, 181 00:09:36.080 --> 00:09:38.759 which I'm happy they didn't damage the car or find 182 00:09:38.799 --> 00:09:41.039 anything of value and steal it. But I felt a 183 00:09:41.120 --> 00:09:44.879 level of being violated that I just had never experienced before. 184 00:09:44.879 --> 00:09:47.960 But I realized because I left my vehicle out of 185 00:09:48.000 --> 00:09:50.200 the garage and the garage door opener was in the 186 00:09:50.279 --> 00:09:53.039 vehicle while it was unlocked, just the thought of them 187 00:09:53.080 --> 00:09:55.200 being able to if they wanted to in the middle 188 00:09:55.240 --> 00:09:58.639 of the night enter my home because my dumb ass 189 00:09:58.720 --> 00:10:01.320 left the garage door open. Are in there with it unlocked. 190 00:10:01.600 --> 00:10:04.879 I'll never do that again, So be safe. I mean again, 191 00:10:05.399 --> 00:10:07.440 thieves are going to do what they do, steal stuff, 192 00:10:07.480 --> 00:10:09.480 but you can make it a little more difficult on 193 00:10:09.519 --> 00:10:11.480 them if you pay attention to these kind of things hard. 194 00:10:11.519 --> 00:10:13.840 Let's get an update on traffic from Bobby Ellis. We'll 195 00:10:13.840 --> 00:10:26.279 get the latest forecast from a Melosavich WKY. Thank you 196 00:10:26.399 --> 00:10:28.559 very much, John Shannon. It is six thirty six here 197 00:10:28.559 --> 00:10:30.559 at Kentucky and it's Morning News with Coffee and Company, 198 00:10:30.639 --> 00:10:33.679 Nick Coffee. That's me taking you up till nine o'clock. 199 00:10:34.080 --> 00:10:35.600 But I've been here for a while. I've been here 200 00:10:35.639 --> 00:10:37.480 since five am. So if you've been with us, thank you. 201 00:10:37.519 --> 00:10:40.879 We appreciate it. But as you could expect, we've talked 202 00:10:40.879 --> 00:10:44.519 a lot about the big news yesterday, as Brett Hankinson 203 00:10:44.759 --> 00:10:48.080 was sentenced to thirty three months in federal prison, and 204 00:10:48.120 --> 00:10:51.600 as you heard there during John's newscast, the mother of 205 00:10:51.639 --> 00:10:54.639 Breonna Taylor, stating that she believes that the judge did 206 00:10:54.639 --> 00:10:56.720 the best as far as what she had to work with. 207 00:10:56.799 --> 00:11:00.559 And I still think that it just and again I 208 00:11:00.720 --> 00:11:02.919 have no way to prove this, but it did feel 209 00:11:03.919 --> 00:11:07.200 that leading up to yesterday, nobody really knew what to 210 00:11:07.279 --> 00:11:10.320 expect as far as what the actual decision would be 211 00:11:10.360 --> 00:11:13.279 from the judge. But again, thirty three months is the decision. 212 00:11:13.279 --> 00:11:16.159 We'll let you hear what some folks in the community, 213 00:11:16.200 --> 00:11:18.759 some listeners have to say about this is. I'm waiting 214 00:11:18.799 --> 00:11:20.480 to get a few more in as far as just 215 00:11:20.519 --> 00:11:22.720 comments on the talkback feature. We've got a couple, but 216 00:11:22.799 --> 00:11:24.679 we'll do that at seven o'clock as we kind of 217 00:11:25.200 --> 00:11:27.919 rapid fire and just and share with you what a 218 00:11:27.919 --> 00:11:30.159 lot of folks have decided to share with us as 219 00:11:30.159 --> 00:11:34.360 far as their thoughts on this decision from the judge yesterday. 220 00:11:34.440 --> 00:11:35.879 And if you don't know what the talkback feature is, 221 00:11:35.879 --> 00:11:37.600 I'll be glad to tell you. If you listen to 222 00:11:37.639 --> 00:11:41.080 this show on the iHeartRadio app, if you'll see it, 223 00:11:41.080 --> 00:11:43.679 it's right there, a microphone and you click on it 224 00:11:43.720 --> 00:11:46.120 and you'll be prompted to allow iHeart to let you 225 00:11:46.200 --> 00:11:48.279 record up to thirty seconds. And then as soon as 226 00:11:48.320 --> 00:11:50.399 you do that, we have it right here in front 227 00:11:50.440 --> 00:11:52.559 of us to play. So the option is there if 228 00:11:52.600 --> 00:11:54.679 you want want to give it a shot. All right, 229 00:11:54.720 --> 00:12:00.200 So some sad news from yesterday The Cosby Show. The 230 00:12:00.240 --> 00:12:04.440 star Malcolm Jamal Warner passed away at fifty four. He, 231 00:12:04.480 --> 00:12:06.639 of course, was theo Huxtable on The Cosby Show. He 232 00:12:06.720 --> 00:12:12.000 drowned while swimming at a Costa Rican resort and fifty 233 00:12:12.039 --> 00:12:15.279 four years old. And I feel like the Cosby's. It's 234 00:12:15.320 --> 00:12:19.080 a little bit. I remember the Cosby's as a kid, 235 00:12:19.120 --> 00:12:22.039 but I believe at the time, Rick, you would know 236 00:12:22.360 --> 00:12:24.799 putting Rick Ryder on the spot here, what year was 237 00:12:24.879 --> 00:12:26.480 did the Cosby's end? 238 00:12:28.039 --> 00:12:28.559 You have any clue? 239 00:12:28.600 --> 00:12:30.919 I'm I'm gonna look it up real quick because Cosby's 240 00:12:31.000 --> 00:12:32.120 was on all the time when. 241 00:12:32.000 --> 00:12:32.919 I was a kid. But I feel like it was 242 00:12:32.919 --> 00:12:35.080 probably reruns. All are you talking about when it actually 243 00:12:35.480 --> 00:12:36.639 when it came to an end? 244 00:12:37.919 --> 00:12:39.559 I'll say ninety two? 245 00:12:41.360 --> 00:12:44.759 Are you kidding me? Nineteen ninety two? Look at this guy? 246 00:12:44.799 --> 00:12:47.720 What a great memory? Yes, you're right. 247 00:12:48.519 --> 00:12:52.600 The final episode aired in April of nineteen ninety two, 248 00:12:53.120 --> 00:12:56.600 So yeah, it just ended. I guess when I was 249 00:12:56.639 --> 00:12:59.279 old enough to remember watching television. And of course it's 250 00:12:59.279 --> 00:13:04.879 a legendary, legendary show, and I think, what And I'm 251 00:13:04.919 --> 00:13:06.919 sure there are some that are younger than me. There 252 00:13:06.919 --> 00:13:09.519 are some that are older than me that the TV 253 00:13:09.679 --> 00:13:12.000 show that was a part of their childhood that they 254 00:13:12.080 --> 00:13:16.000 tuned into, you know, different different eras of television. But 255 00:13:16.240 --> 00:13:19.440 when you really get hooked on a sitcom like that, 256 00:13:19.600 --> 00:13:20.919 and I do those exist? 257 00:13:20.919 --> 00:13:23.399 They do. I suppose, It's just it's not not on 258 00:13:23.399 --> 00:13:24.200 my radar at all. 259 00:13:24.440 --> 00:13:28.679 I know that the folks like CBS, ABC, NBC, and Fox, 260 00:13:28.720 --> 00:13:32.320 they're still cranking out sitcoms. But I just now we 261 00:13:32.440 --> 00:13:35.399 have access to so much content, so many other shows, 262 00:13:35.840 --> 00:13:37.840 to where I can't tell you the last time I 263 00:13:37.879 --> 00:13:41.360 started to watch a network sitcom. I mean, again, I 264 00:13:41.360 --> 00:13:43.840 think they still exist. It's just not really on my radar. 265 00:13:43.919 --> 00:13:47.080 But anyways, when you get really into a show like 266 00:13:47.120 --> 00:13:49.480 The Cosby's and you don't have to be a kid this, 267 00:13:49.519 --> 00:13:51.600 you could be an adult, you kind of at times 268 00:13:52.600 --> 00:13:55.000 get lost within the show and like, you know, you know, 269 00:13:55.039 --> 00:13:57.279 you're not part of the family, but the show was 270 00:13:57.279 --> 00:14:01.000 specifically about a family dynamic, and it you know, it 271 00:14:01.039 --> 00:14:03.320 becomes I don't want to say it becomes part of you, 272 00:14:03.399 --> 00:14:05.200 but I think you know what I mean. Right, for me, 273 00:14:05.879 --> 00:14:09.159 when I was growing up, the show Family Matters. 274 00:14:09.519 --> 00:14:11.559 I love that show a full house like. 275 00:14:11.600 --> 00:14:15.919 Those were shows that became really popular when I was 276 00:14:15.960 --> 00:14:17.919 a young kid, and at the time, we didn't have 277 00:14:17.919 --> 00:14:20.200 the internet just yet, and I watched those shows every 278 00:14:20.240 --> 00:14:23.960 week and I loved them. And again, I didn't feel 279 00:14:24.000 --> 00:14:26.240 like I was a part of their family, but I 280 00:14:26.320 --> 00:14:28.360 was with them every week, right, And again, it's television, 281 00:14:28.360 --> 00:14:31.799 it's not real. So obviously just sad news there as 282 00:14:32.879 --> 00:14:37.120 he's just fifty four years old. And again I know 283 00:14:37.200 --> 00:14:39.799 that there are probably people who again, that show was 284 00:14:39.840 --> 00:14:41.679 on from eighty four to ninety two. I'm not sure 285 00:14:41.720 --> 00:14:44.200 where I think how things have played out for Bill 286 00:14:44.240 --> 00:14:47.600 Cosby certainly has had a factor in how people remember 287 00:14:47.679 --> 00:14:49.759 that show. Not to say that they didn't enjoy it, 288 00:14:49.799 --> 00:14:51.840 But when you think of Cosby in any way, I 289 00:14:51.840 --> 00:14:54.600 think you think of the wild scenario that played out 290 00:14:54.600 --> 00:14:56.519 with the ending of his I mean the Latin mean, 291 00:14:56.879 --> 00:14:58.639 we all know what's going on with Bill Cosby as 292 00:14:58.639 --> 00:15:01.039 far as what he what he did, and why he's 293 00:15:01.080 --> 00:15:04.840 in prison. But nonetheless, yeah, sad news. Which this is 294 00:15:04.879 --> 00:15:07.080 not a great way to transition to this, but it 295 00:15:07.159 --> 00:15:09.840 is just awkward timing. There's a list I want to 296 00:15:09.879 --> 00:15:11.399 take a look at it in the seven o'clock hour that 297 00:15:11.480 --> 00:15:16.360 tells us the most disliked sitcom TV characters of all time. 298 00:15:16.879 --> 00:15:19.519 Some of them are obvious, somehow was surprised by. We'll 299 00:15:19.519 --> 00:15:20.879 get to that a little bit later on. Let's get 300 00:15:20.879 --> 00:15:23.240 to another update of traffic out there. Bobby Ellis will 301 00:15:23.240 --> 00:15:24.960 tell us how the roadways are looking. We'll get Mam 302 00:15:24.960 --> 00:15:29.159 Milosa Bitch's forecast from WLKY, and also we've got another 303 00:15:29.159 --> 00:15:32.159 sports update coming your way before no before, within the 304 00:15:32.200 --> 00:15:33.879 next fifteen minutes, So stick around right here on news 305 00:15:33.960 --> 00:15:42.720 RADIOATIONE six forty six here at Kentucky and his morning 306 00:15:42.759 --> 00:15:44.519 news coffee and company, Nick Coffee. 307 00:15:44.519 --> 00:15:44.799 That's me. 308 00:15:44.919 --> 00:15:47.120 We'll have another sports update with Scott Fitzgerald coming up 309 00:15:47.120 --> 00:15:51.360 in about ten minutes or so. And my previous life 310 00:15:51.600 --> 00:15:55.480 where I was a sports host for over ten years 311 00:15:55.519 --> 00:15:58.200 before making the move here to News Radio eight forty whas. 312 00:15:58.440 --> 00:16:00.279 One of the things that I would say was talked 313 00:16:00.279 --> 00:16:05.480 about rather consistently throughout those ten plus years was conference 314 00:16:05.519 --> 00:16:09.519 realignment within college sports, and I at times have As 315 00:16:09.559 --> 00:16:13.480 a Louisville fan myself, I've always been grateful I think 316 00:16:13.519 --> 00:16:16.159 of Louisville being able to have a seat at the 317 00:16:16.159 --> 00:16:19.399 table in the power conferences. But I've also at times 318 00:16:19.480 --> 00:16:22.600 been willing to acknowledge that I'm underwhelmed by the ACC. 319 00:16:22.759 --> 00:16:25.639 I think the league has taken substantial steps back when 320 00:16:25.679 --> 00:16:28.919 it comes to basketball. Maybe they get back here soon. 321 00:16:29.039 --> 00:16:30.840 Clearly they'll be better than they were in recent years, 322 00:16:30.879 --> 00:16:32.360 but they've fallen in hoops, no doubt. 323 00:16:32.480 --> 00:16:33.320 And then in football. 324 00:16:34.559 --> 00:16:37.240 I mean, clearly the league's not the best of the conferences, 325 00:16:37.320 --> 00:16:40.120 but it's more of a popularity contest I think these 326 00:16:40.200 --> 00:16:42.399 days than anything, which is one of the reasons why 327 00:16:42.519 --> 00:16:44.840 at times get so frustrated with college football. But nonetheless, 328 00:16:44.919 --> 00:16:47.679 yesterday was a as a Louisville fan where I really 329 00:16:47.720 --> 00:16:51.879 appreciated Louisville's invite to the ACC that came over ten 330 00:16:51.919 --> 00:16:55.360 years ago because it could be where she could be Memphis, 331 00:16:55.960 --> 00:16:58.080 and I think there was a time, a good stretch 332 00:16:58.120 --> 00:17:03.080 of Louisville athletics existence where they were viewed as peers 333 00:17:03.559 --> 00:17:09.640 to programs like Cincinnati and Memphis. I think maybe I'm 334 00:17:09.640 --> 00:17:12.640 biased that Louisville has the edge in the major sports 335 00:17:12.680 --> 00:17:15.240 as far as just success and history compared to those 336 00:17:15.279 --> 00:17:19.279 two but similar programs as far as just city schools, 337 00:17:20.160 --> 00:17:23.920 not a humongous fan base and whatnot. And honestly, they 338 00:17:23.920 --> 00:17:26.119 were in the same conference for many, many years in 339 00:17:26.119 --> 00:17:30.000 different conferences. And Memphis they've always been the one that 340 00:17:30.119 --> 00:17:32.519 just got left out. Cincinnati got left behind when Louisville 341 00:17:32.559 --> 00:17:35.680 made the jump to the ACC and the Big East 342 00:17:35.720 --> 00:17:38.279 fell apart. But now they're in the Big Twelve and 343 00:17:38.359 --> 00:17:40.960 Memphis never got the invite. And Memphis took a swing 344 00:17:41.079 --> 00:17:45.079 yesterday and it was a miss. And this is this 345 00:17:45.160 --> 00:17:49.160 is just flat out bold and desperate. But Memphis, they've 346 00:17:49.200 --> 00:17:54.359 put up two hundred million dollars as an offer to 347 00:17:54.559 --> 00:17:57.039 try to join the Big Twelve and to get out 348 00:17:57.039 --> 00:18:01.640 of the American Conference. So twohundred million was raised in 349 00:18:01.720 --> 00:18:05.720 sponsorship money, and it just wasn't enough. The Big Twelve 350 00:18:05.759 --> 00:18:09.119 is simply just not interested. So they proposed a massive 351 00:18:09.160 --> 00:18:13.240 deal that would have included the corporate sponsorships and giving 352 00:18:13.319 --> 00:18:15.880 up their share of TV revenue potentially worth over two 353 00:18:15.920 --> 00:18:18.480 hundred million dollars to secure that spot. So not only 354 00:18:18.480 --> 00:18:20.799 were they going to pay their way in, they raised 355 00:18:20.799 --> 00:18:22.559 money to say we won't even take any of the 356 00:18:22.559 --> 00:18:26.680 TV revenue at the start, because we understand, we got 357 00:18:26.720 --> 00:18:29.359 to know earn our keep or whatnot, and they had 358 00:18:29.440 --> 00:18:32.519 enough fundraising and by the way, FedEx is where they 359 00:18:32.519 --> 00:18:34.640 get their money, so that's probably where a lot of 360 00:18:34.640 --> 00:18:38.079 that came from. And yet they still were not an 361 00:18:38.119 --> 00:18:42.880 attractive addition for the Big Twelve. So I mean, this 362 00:18:43.000 --> 00:18:45.079 is unheard of as far as what they were wanting 363 00:18:45.119 --> 00:18:47.960 to do to just get in and get a seat 364 00:18:48.079 --> 00:18:50.039 because there's gonna be more conference re alignment I'm sure 365 00:18:50.039 --> 00:18:54.000 down the line, and they would have a tough time 366 00:18:54.559 --> 00:18:58.279 I think existing in the top tier leagues even if 367 00:18:58.279 --> 00:18:59.599 they were in the Big Twelve, but it's going to 368 00:18:59.640 --> 00:19:02.640 be even harder if they remain in the American Conference. 369 00:19:03.319 --> 00:19:06.880 So I do this has to be this has to 370 00:19:06.920 --> 00:19:09.519 be intentionally humor right, because this of course became a 371 00:19:09.519 --> 00:19:12.279 big story because you don't often see it somebody offering 372 00:19:12.279 --> 00:19:14.920 to buy their way into a league and just be 373 00:19:15.160 --> 00:19:17.880 so desperate to get in. And honestly it's understandable, Like 374 00:19:17.920 --> 00:19:19.799 I don't really fault them for doing it, I just 375 00:19:20.119 --> 00:19:25.039 as a tough look. But the Memphis social media pages, 376 00:19:25.079 --> 00:19:27.160 I think it was the Twitter account for Memphis yesterday 377 00:19:27.640 --> 00:19:28.799 put out just a. 378 00:19:28.799 --> 00:19:30.160 Graphic that talked about how. 379 00:19:30.000 --> 00:19:32.640 Proud they were to be in the American Conference, which 380 00:19:33.480 --> 00:19:34.960 they did that on the day that it was clear 381 00:19:34.960 --> 00:19:36.680 they were trying to buy their way out in a 382 00:19:36.720 --> 00:19:40.519 really desperate way. So nothing would shock me anymore when 383 00:19:40.519 --> 00:19:43.400 it comes to college sports now, when when you look 384 00:19:43.400 --> 00:19:47.440 at the revenue sharing that's going on, football matters more 385 00:19:47.480 --> 00:19:50.799 than anything. We've always known that. But one thing that's 386 00:19:50.839 --> 00:19:53.599 really going to be interesting to see is that when 387 00:19:53.640 --> 00:19:55.920 you now it's gonna be public, we're going to see 388 00:19:56.240 --> 00:20:00.400 which schools prioritize which sports the most. In Kentucky, there 389 00:20:00.440 --> 00:20:03.599 was some news yesterday that they may be spending way 390 00:20:03.640 --> 00:20:06.559 more of their revenue share towards basketball than anybody else 391 00:20:06.960 --> 00:20:08.880 and really making it clear, we know we're a basketball 392 00:20:08.920 --> 00:20:10.839 school and football we could invest a lot of money 393 00:20:10.880 --> 00:20:13.960 and we probably will never be above third tier. 394 00:20:14.799 --> 00:20:16.319 So, like I understand it from that standpoint. 395 00:20:16.400 --> 00:20:19.119 But if there ever is a big game of musical 396 00:20:19.200 --> 00:20:21.880 chairs once again when it comes to conference realignment, if 397 00:20:21.920 --> 00:20:24.119 you're out there looking like you don't give a damn 398 00:20:24.119 --> 00:20:28.680 about football, that doesn't look good for you. Now with 399 00:20:28.720 --> 00:20:30.759 that said, I have a hard time seeing Kentucky ever 400 00:20:30.759 --> 00:20:31.839 being completely left out. 401 00:20:31.920 --> 00:20:33.079