WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.080 --> 00:00:00.680 Thank you John. 2 00:00:00.800 --> 00:00:03.600 Good morning, Kentucky, and it is six oh five here 3 00:00:03.759 --> 00:00:07.200 on a rainy and wet Thursday morning. It is Kentucky, 4 00:00:07.200 --> 00:00:09.400 and it's Morning News with Nick Coffee on news Radio 5 00:00:09.400 --> 00:00:14.080 eight forty whas. And again I want to remind folks 6 00:00:14.080 --> 00:00:17.719 if you bought a lottery ticket at the Kroger, which 7 00:00:17.760 --> 00:00:20.239 we need to talk about Kroger once again because it 8 00:00:20.239 --> 00:00:23.000 sounds as if there's another location that may have a 9 00:00:23.039 --> 00:00:27.039 potential rodent issue, which is certainly not good. But maybe 10 00:00:27.079 --> 00:00:29.280 I'm maybe I'm in the wrong here for thinking that 11 00:00:29.320 --> 00:00:32.240 this is this is to see it happen at two places. 12 00:00:32.240 --> 00:00:35.640 I mean, that's you may want to shut down everything 13 00:00:35.679 --> 00:00:37.759 for a brief moment just to make sure everything is 14 00:00:37.799 --> 00:00:40.240 super clean. But anyways, if you won a if you 15 00:00:40.320 --> 00:00:44.280 purchased a lottery ticket here recently, in fact, on it 16 00:00:44.320 --> 00:00:47.560 would be Tuesday, you may you may be a winner. 17 00:00:47.560 --> 00:00:51.119 Because we've got a winner of the twenty five yet. 18 00:00:51.200 --> 00:00:54.200 So it's twenty five thousand dollars a year for life, 19 00:00:54.799 --> 00:00:57.960 and this was purchased at the Lagrange Road Kroger. And 20 00:00:58.840 --> 00:01:01.600 I mean twenty five k or the rest of your 21 00:01:01.600 --> 00:01:02.799 life every year would be big. 22 00:01:02.840 --> 00:01:03.960 But we did discuss earlier. 23 00:01:04.040 --> 00:01:06.719 We would be lump some here, which three hundred and 24 00:01:06.760 --> 00:01:09.439 ninety thousand dollars is what you can take is just 25 00:01:09.480 --> 00:01:11.560 a one time It is just a one time payment, 26 00:01:12.480 --> 00:01:17.439 all right. So with the current situation going on in 27 00:01:17.480 --> 00:01:22.000 Iran and in Israel, what Donald Trump does from here 28 00:01:22.079 --> 00:01:25.480 is seemingly what understandably so a lot of Americans are 29 00:01:25.519 --> 00:01:29.159 just sitting back waiting to see and with this current president, 30 00:01:30.120 --> 00:01:32.879 I mean, when anything really surprised you to say that 31 00:01:32.959 --> 00:01:34.959 he can be a wild card? 32 00:01:34.640 --> 00:01:37.280 Is that a stretch? Probably not right. 33 00:01:37.359 --> 00:01:40.799 I mean, I don't think I'm talking at a turn here, 34 00:01:40.799 --> 00:01:42.599 but I'm sure others may not agree, and that's totally fine. 35 00:01:42.640 --> 00:01:45.359 I'm not here to try to try to change your 36 00:01:45.359 --> 00:01:48.680 opinion in any way. But what we do know is 37 00:01:48.719 --> 00:01:53.560 that there is no, seemingly no plans or any itch 38 00:01:53.680 --> 00:01:57.680 to get America involved in what would be essentially World 39 00:01:57.680 --> 00:02:01.159 War three. So that's good news, right, Who would say 40 00:02:01.200 --> 00:02:01.959 that's not good news? 41 00:02:01.959 --> 00:02:02.640 That's good news. 42 00:02:03.400 --> 00:02:08.039 Now, what else we learned yesterday is that he claims 43 00:02:08.039 --> 00:02:11.599 iran Is is wanting to come to the White House 44 00:02:11.639 --> 00:02:14.479 and basically have a powwow, and I guess try to 45 00:02:14.479 --> 00:02:17.280 figure some things out, which I hear that, and I'm thinking, Okay, 46 00:02:17.319 --> 00:02:21.120 that's that's good. That's that means we're making progress as 47 00:02:21.159 --> 00:02:24.439 far as getting things headed in the direction of being 48 00:02:24.479 --> 00:02:27.919 more peaceful. But doesn't sound as if he's he's willing 49 00:02:27.960 --> 00:02:31.400 to have those conversations, because obviously they didn't. They didn't 50 00:02:31.400 --> 00:02:34.879 do this in the timely manner that he was expecting 51 00:02:35.000 --> 00:02:36.879 and I guess honestly requesting. 52 00:02:37.719 --> 00:02:39.319 So this is big news, by. 53 00:02:39.240 --> 00:02:41.560 The way, and this this, this is probably to be 54 00:02:41.599 --> 00:02:43.479 expected when you're in a situation quite like this. But 55 00:02:43.479 --> 00:02:45.800 the Wall Street Journal is the first that I saw 56 00:02:45.800 --> 00:02:49.439 that reported that he has signed off on the plans 57 00:02:49.639 --> 00:02:53.479 to hit Iran's nuclear sights. It's just he's not given 58 00:02:53.520 --> 00:02:57.120 any kind of final green light in order to to, 59 00:02:57.199 --> 00:03:02.199 you know, to actually take action. So as of yesterday, 60 00:03:02.520 --> 00:03:04.319 in fact, I think it was more so, Yeah, it 61 00:03:04.360 --> 00:03:07.319 was Tuesday, that is, whenever he told his team at 62 00:03:07.360 --> 00:03:09.439 the White House that the next twenty four to forty 63 00:03:09.439 --> 00:03:11.080 eight hours are going to be crucial and we are 64 00:03:11.120 --> 00:03:15.039 certainly in we're getting towards the end of that window 65 00:03:15.080 --> 00:03:16.879 at times. So again, we'll keep you updated as best 66 00:03:16.919 --> 00:03:19.039 we can throughout the morning, really throughout the entire day 67 00:03:19.479 --> 00:03:22.599 here at NewsRadio eight forty wahs. If you've got some 68 00:03:22.680 --> 00:03:24.759 thoughts on this that you want to share and you 69 00:03:24.800 --> 00:03:27.280 are listening to us on the iHeartRadio app, feel free 70 00:03:27.319 --> 00:03:30.280 to use the talkback feature. I'm sure you know there's 71 00:03:30.319 --> 00:03:33.199 some that have some strong opinions on it, and we'll 72 00:03:33.280 --> 00:03:35.080 let you guys share those with us. So again, just 73 00:03:35.120 --> 00:03:37.479 hit that microphone button on the ihet Radio app, and 74 00:03:38.159 --> 00:03:40.599 it's that easy. You hit the button, you're prompted to 75 00:03:40.680 --> 00:03:43.360 record for up to thirty seconds. You can share whatever 76 00:03:43.360 --> 00:03:45.599 it is you want and then it's right here in 77 00:03:46.080 --> 00:03:48.800 our little portal. So again, want to remind you, guys, 78 00:03:48.800 --> 00:03:51.360 that's an option, because I'm sure there's been times where 79 00:03:51.360 --> 00:03:54.759 you felt the need to share your thoughts on whatever 80 00:03:54.759 --> 00:03:57.240 it is we're talking about, or maybe something even one 81 00:03:57.280 --> 00:03:59.680 of our guests that comes on the show discusses. So again, 82 00:03:59.719 --> 00:04:01.680 I want to remind you that that option is there, 83 00:04:01.719 --> 00:04:03.439 and that'll be a way we can can have some 84 00:04:03.520 --> 00:04:05.159 interaction on this show, which I think will be a 85 00:04:05.199 --> 00:04:08.159 little different than what this show has been for many 86 00:04:08.199 --> 00:04:10.919 many years. What I want to get to coming up 87 00:04:11.000 --> 00:04:15.960 in about five minutes or so, the latest with the 88 00:04:16.079 --> 00:04:19.199 U of l athletics budget, so they're going to have, 89 00:04:19.759 --> 00:04:23.000 like a lot of athletic departments across the country, they're 90 00:04:23.040 --> 00:04:26.000 going to have a shortfall when it comes to to 91 00:04:26.000 --> 00:04:30.040 to money. I mean they have I believe one hundred 92 00:04:30.040 --> 00:04:32.399 and sixty seven point four million in expenses. 93 00:04:32.480 --> 00:04:34.800 That's the latest. Yeah, that was that was according to 94 00:04:34.800 --> 00:04:35.680 Air Crawford. 95 00:04:35.319 --> 00:04:38.600 A WDRB, and yet they only have one hundred and 96 00:04:38.639 --> 00:04:42.879 fifty four point nine million in revenue. So that's that's 97 00:04:43.160 --> 00:04:45.680 that's it's going to lead to some tough cuts that 98 00:04:45.920 --> 00:04:48.680 are going to impact really every sport to an extent, 99 00:04:48.759 --> 00:04:53.279 but certainly the non revenue programs out there, and as 100 00:04:53.319 --> 00:04:56.720 far as just some potential things that could be really 101 00:04:56.800 --> 00:04:59.240 noticeable when you get there as a fan, when you're 102 00:04:59.240 --> 00:05:01.800 watching and you're seeing things, but maybe you wouldn't think 103 00:05:01.839 --> 00:05:04.600 about it until you know you get there. Those are 104 00:05:04.639 --> 00:05:06.000 some things I want to share with you guys coming 105 00:05:06.040 --> 00:05:08.199 up here. We'll do that in about five minutes time. 106 00:05:08.240 --> 00:05:10.680 But now it is time to get another update on 107 00:05:10.720 --> 00:05:13.040 our traffic out there in the Kentucky and area with 108 00:05:13.079 --> 00:05:15.319 Bobby Ellis, and of course we'll take a look at 109 00:05:15.319 --> 00:05:18.240 the current forecast and of course what we're expecting the 110 00:05:18.279 --> 00:05:19.879 rest of the day right here on news. 111 00:05:19.839 --> 00:05:21.920 Radio eight forty whs. 112 00:05:23.199 --> 00:05:25.759 It's six sixteen here at Kentucky and his morning News 113 00:05:25.759 --> 00:05:29.680 with Nick Coffee on news Radio eight forty whas. So 114 00:05:30.199 --> 00:05:34.519 last week it was the University of Kentucky that announced 115 00:05:34.519 --> 00:05:37.680 that they were going to be making some investments in 116 00:05:37.879 --> 00:05:41.600 new revenue streams within their athletics department, because everybody around 117 00:05:41.600 --> 00:05:44.439 the country when it comes to college athletics is in 118 00:05:44.519 --> 00:05:47.839 need of more revenue streams because again, twenty million dollars 119 00:05:48.639 --> 00:05:52.560 plus moving forward is a big expense. That's an annual 120 00:05:52.560 --> 00:05:54.959 payment that didn't use to exist and now it does. 121 00:05:55.279 --> 00:05:57.480 And some will be able to deal with this much 122 00:05:57.600 --> 00:06:01.079 easier than others, but the majority, you're going to have 123 00:06:01.120 --> 00:06:05.319 to make some real adjustments here, because again, twenty million 124 00:06:05.800 --> 00:06:09.360 is a lot of money for really anybody. I mean, again, 125 00:06:09.519 --> 00:06:12.360 there are schools that have revenue coming in and support 126 00:06:12.399 --> 00:06:16.079 from donors and whatnot that won't make this as big 127 00:06:16.120 --> 00:06:18.639 of a deal. But it's certainly it's not something that 128 00:06:18.720 --> 00:06:21.600 just it's not something that goes unnoticed to where you're 129 00:06:21.639 --> 00:06:23.639 not making at least some kind of changes. But the 130 00:06:23.759 --> 00:06:27.519 University of Louisll's Athletic department. They're navigating what is a 131 00:06:27.600 --> 00:06:30.319 twelve and a half million dollar deficit for their twenty 132 00:06:30.319 --> 00:06:33.439 twenty five to twenty six budget. So this again is 133 00:06:33.519 --> 00:06:36.879 driven by this twenty point five million dollar commitment that 134 00:06:36.920 --> 00:06:40.800 they are making to the athlete revenue sharing that's under 135 00:06:40.800 --> 00:06:43.319 the NCAA's House Settlement that just became official in the 136 00:06:43.839 --> 00:06:46.279 last few weeks. So again, one hundred and sixty seven 137 00:06:46.279 --> 00:06:48.560 point four million in expenses and only one hundred and 138 00:06:48.600 --> 00:06:51.920 fifty four point nine million in revenue that is going 139 00:06:51.959 --> 00:06:54.600 to lead to this department making tough cuts that are 140 00:06:54.639 --> 00:06:58.600 going to impact all sports, but really those that are 141 00:06:58.639 --> 00:07:02.759 non revenue programs like women's basketball, although they do make 142 00:07:02.839 --> 00:07:06.680 I mean, they're not They have one of the highest 143 00:07:06.680 --> 00:07:11.240 attended how do I want to word this? Their attendance 144 00:07:11.519 --> 00:07:15.639 is not only strong for women's college basketball, but we're 145 00:07:15.680 --> 00:07:18.120 just we're spoiled around here. We probably don't even realize it, 146 00:07:18.160 --> 00:07:21.040 but I think Jeff Wall's program, in their good years, 147 00:07:21.079 --> 00:07:23.680 maybe not even in their best years, they actually have 148 00:07:23.800 --> 00:07:25.680 more people that come to their games on average than 149 00:07:25.720 --> 00:07:29.439 most of the ACC men's teams. So they aren't big, 150 00:07:29.560 --> 00:07:32.000 they aren't a big revenue producer compared to football and 151 00:07:32.040 --> 00:07:36.279 men's basketball, but I think more so like soccer, volleyball, baseball, 152 00:07:36.439 --> 00:07:38.560 track swimming, those are the kind of sports that you 153 00:07:38.600 --> 00:07:40.560 could really see some tough cuts. And I don't mean 154 00:07:40.600 --> 00:07:42.240 all those sports are going to be cut, but just 155 00:07:42.879 --> 00:07:47.800 you know, maybe some slight changes to the resources they 156 00:07:47.839 --> 00:07:50.600 currently get, knowing that they already get less than most 157 00:07:50.680 --> 00:07:53.399 because again, they don't produce revenue. They cost money. And 158 00:07:53.399 --> 00:07:57.040 that's not an insult, that's not me passing judgment. 159 00:07:56.720 --> 00:07:58.639 That's just the facts. That's just how it works. 160 00:07:59.040 --> 00:08:04.199 So to address the shortfall, they they've reduced financial aid 161 00:08:04.279 --> 00:08:07.519 by three point four million, cut travel and meal budgets, 162 00:08:07.959 --> 00:08:11.800 froze capital spending, and you know, these are things that 163 00:08:11.839 --> 00:08:13.480 you that you've that you just got to you know, 164 00:08:13.519 --> 00:08:14.279 you got to keep in mind. 165 00:08:14.279 --> 00:08:16.519 Also there's a facility freeze. 166 00:08:16.439 --> 00:08:19.399 That will put a halt on capital spending stops also 167 00:08:19.480 --> 00:08:22.519 putting a stop to training facilities, uh as far as 168 00:08:22.600 --> 00:08:25.079 upgrades to the training facilities, locker room, stadiums, that kind 169 00:08:25.120 --> 00:08:29.319 of stuff. So you've got some programs that have probably 170 00:08:30.399 --> 00:08:33.399 been letting the administration know as best they can that 171 00:08:33.440 --> 00:08:35.240 they are in need of an update. When it comes 172 00:08:35.240 --> 00:08:38.519 to their venue and their resources. But now the likelihood 173 00:08:38.559 --> 00:08:42.720 of that happening anytime soon becomes very very unlikely. So 174 00:08:44.120 --> 00:08:48.320 here is where the operational effects could could could come in. 175 00:08:48.799 --> 00:08:51.559 So you have reduced travel budgets, which is going to 176 00:08:51.720 --> 00:08:55.360 likely lead to fewer high profile tournaments, right. I mean 177 00:08:55.360 --> 00:08:58.399 there's a lot of n season tournaments that take place 178 00:08:58.480 --> 00:09:01.519 for for not only men's when it's basketball, but also volleyball. 179 00:09:01.559 --> 00:09:04.399 And when you don't have the budget to travel to 180 00:09:04.440 --> 00:09:07.279 take play to take part in these events, I mean 181 00:09:07.320 --> 00:09:10.559 that that that's gonna, that's gonna it's gonna impact you. 182 00:09:11.399 --> 00:09:15.000 So you also limit the exposure in NCUBA tournament chances 183 00:09:15.440 --> 00:09:18.000 when you don't play in some of these some of 184 00:09:18.000 --> 00:09:21.799 these events and when you know, when you end up 185 00:09:21.840 --> 00:09:23.399 getting to the tournament. This is something a lot of 186 00:09:23.440 --> 00:09:25.320 fans may not realize, but anytime you're in the tournament, 187 00:09:25.360 --> 00:09:28.440 there's a payout, like you're making money by NCUBAA tournament 188 00:09:28.440 --> 00:09:31.320 appearances from the NCUBA. So again we'll get into more 189 00:09:31.360 --> 00:09:35.440 of the I guess potential impact here as far as 190 00:09:35.480 --> 00:09:37.279 what the non revenue sports could look like. But it's 191 00:09:37.320 --> 00:09:39.039 not just those sports. Those are the ones that I 192 00:09:39.080 --> 00:09:42.720 would be worried about most if I'm a fan and 193 00:09:42.759 --> 00:09:44.399 that look, we're all if you're a Louisville fan, you're 194 00:09:44.519 --> 00:09:46.279 you want all the sports to do well, right, But 195 00:09:46.879 --> 00:09:49.399 if you're a non revenue sport, I mean, this is 196 00:09:49.440 --> 00:09:51.720 this is not an ideal time. But again, even those 197 00:09:51.720 --> 00:09:55.559 that produce money like football and basketball, men's basketball, that's 198 00:09:55.600 --> 00:09:58.440 really what feeds the athletic department here locally for both 199 00:09:58.480 --> 00:10:01.600 Louisville and Kentucky. You know, for Louisville there's clearly gonna 200 00:10:01.600 --> 00:10:03.759 be some some changes there too. Maybe maybe it won't 201 00:10:03.799 --> 00:10:07.000 be as noticeable, but this is you can't have a 202 00:10:07.039 --> 00:10:11.360 twenty million dollar annual payment now in place and not 203 00:10:11.440 --> 00:10:15.240 see some real lingering effects of that. All right, we've 204 00:10:15.240 --> 00:10:18.039 got another update of news. Actually I'm sorry. We got 205 00:10:18.159 --> 00:10:20.240 updated trafficking weather coming your way. Then we'll hit sports, 206 00:10:20.240 --> 00:10:22.200 and then we'll hit news. It's six twenty at Kentucky 207 00:10:22.200 --> 00:10:24.399 and it's Morning News on News Radio eight forty WHS. 208 00:10:25.879 --> 00:10:26.519 Thank you, John. 209 00:10:26.600 --> 00:10:28.799 It is six thirty four here at Kentucky and is 210 00:10:28.799 --> 00:10:33.120 Morning News with Nick Coffee on News Radio eight forty whas. 211 00:10:33.240 --> 00:10:35.480 Thanks for hanging out with us here on a rainy 212 00:10:36.200 --> 00:10:41.240 Thursday morning a juneteenth edition of Kentucky and His Morning News. 213 00:10:41.720 --> 00:10:44.639 A federal holiday, of course, meaning it's one of those 214 00:10:44.679 --> 00:10:47.919 comp days. I don't know if if the one and 215 00:10:48.000 --> 00:10:50.120 only John Alden agrees with me on this, but a 216 00:10:50.120 --> 00:10:54.720 comp day it really doesn't change anything for everybody involved, 217 00:10:54.759 --> 00:10:58.799 because there are those who work in the off air department, 218 00:10:58.919 --> 00:11:01.440 meaning there's a lot of different departments here of course 219 00:11:01.480 --> 00:11:04.879 within our company of iHeartMedia that you know that they 220 00:11:04.879 --> 00:11:06.279 get this day off, and we can take the day 221 00:11:06.279 --> 00:11:08.240 off if we'd like and use it as a holiday, 222 00:11:08.240 --> 00:11:10.559 but if we do work, we end up just getting 223 00:11:10.559 --> 00:11:13.240 an added vacation day down the line to use. They 224 00:11:13.279 --> 00:11:15.799 call those comp days, And again it all evens out. 225 00:11:15.879 --> 00:11:19.200 Let's just say somebody in the on air in the 226 00:11:19.200 --> 00:11:22.559 non on air department decided, you know, let's just say 227 00:11:22.600 --> 00:11:27.519 that me, Scott John, and two other people that don't 228 00:11:27.519 --> 00:11:29.399 work in the on air department that are not working today, 229 00:11:29.399 --> 00:11:32.440 we all had the same amount of vacation time for 230 00:11:32.480 --> 00:11:35.720 the year, and they took the day off and all 231 00:11:35.759 --> 00:11:37.600 of us worked and we get a comp day. It's 232 00:11:37.639 --> 00:11:39.720 the exact same amount of time off. But isn't there 233 00:11:39.759 --> 00:11:41.559 some sweet about knowing you can just pick when you 234 00:11:41.600 --> 00:11:42.519 get to take the day off. 235 00:11:42.639 --> 00:11:43.399 Oh, it's the best. 236 00:11:43.480 --> 00:11:45.960 I'm manipulating the situation to feel like I'm getting over 237 00:11:46.039 --> 00:11:48.679 on the man, I suppose, but I've always felt. 238 00:11:48.440 --> 00:11:50.080 That way one of the best things or the best 239 00:11:50.080 --> 00:11:51.759 ways to do it, especially coming up. I mean, you 240 00:11:51.759 --> 00:11:53.799 could take a four day weekend with fourth of July, 241 00:11:53.919 --> 00:11:55.440 with it being on a Friday, you can take off 242 00:11:55.440 --> 00:11:58.600 that Monday after the Thursday before. It seems like the 243 00:11:58.879 --> 00:12:00.120 options are endless, right. 244 00:12:00.120 --> 00:12:01.919 I need, I need to lean on your advice there, 245 00:12:01.919 --> 00:12:07.080 because you're right using com days to stretch other holidays 246 00:12:07.120 --> 00:12:09.679 into even longer weekends. That's the way to go. And 247 00:12:09.879 --> 00:12:12.519 so that's where we win and they lose. And I 248 00:12:12.559 --> 00:12:14.480 don't mean to and we're not. We're on the same 249 00:12:14.519 --> 00:12:16.639 team here. But the office is going to be empty 250 00:12:16.639 --> 00:12:19.120 today because of course it is Juneteenth and it's a holiday, 251 00:12:19.200 --> 00:12:22.799 and we're here working and I wouldn't wouldn't want to. 252 00:12:22.799 --> 00:12:27.759 Be anywhere else, all right. So this this list. 253 00:12:27.200 --> 00:12:29.639 Is one that I that I am excited to talk 254 00:12:29.639 --> 00:12:34.480 about because I can't imagine being somebody that is uh 255 00:12:34.879 --> 00:12:39.080 and in a nick you nurse that is hearing of 256 00:12:39.120 --> 00:12:41.679 a baby's name for the first time, and at times 257 00:12:41.759 --> 00:12:45.399 has to probably try really hard to hide some kind 258 00:12:45.440 --> 00:12:48.399 of reaction. I would assume that you don't insult the 259 00:12:48.559 --> 00:12:50.879 parents based off what they want to name their kid. 260 00:12:51.120 --> 00:12:52.840 That didn't happen to you. You're the most recent one 261 00:12:52.879 --> 00:12:55.159 to have a baby, John, nobody insulted you guys by 262 00:12:55.200 --> 00:12:57.320 picking the BEAUTIFU name. Daisy would assume it's beautiful day. 263 00:12:58.200 --> 00:13:01.480 But there's some names that aren't aren't good, aren't great. 264 00:13:01.559 --> 00:13:02.879 But I guess that's all you know. You look, you 265 00:13:02.879 --> 00:13:06.279 can name your kid whatever you want, But there are 266 00:13:06.320 --> 00:13:08.000 some that I would I would have a hard time 267 00:13:08.080 --> 00:13:11.200 not giving at least like some body language that is 268 00:13:11.720 --> 00:13:14.679 giving my surprise that that that's that's that's what's your 269 00:13:14.720 --> 00:13:16.559 name and your child that's not not a real name. 270 00:13:16.600 --> 00:13:17.320 But anyhow. 271 00:13:17.320 --> 00:13:20.440 There is a TikTok video of a nurse in Florida 272 00:13:20.440 --> 00:13:22.919 who is sharing us some names that have that have 273 00:13:23.360 --> 00:13:27.720 that have popped up and been used by parents during 274 00:13:27.720 --> 00:13:31.000 her time in the in the healthcare world. There were twins, 275 00:13:31.200 --> 00:13:34.759 one boy, one girl, Brock b R O C K 276 00:13:35.519 --> 00:13:38.679 Lee l E E oh Man and then the other 277 00:13:38.720 --> 00:13:42.360 twin was Calli Flowers c A L L I E. 278 00:13:43.000 --> 00:13:45.879 And then flowers the middle name. I mean, you're just setting. 279 00:13:45.519 --> 00:13:48.360 You you're asking, Yeah, you're meet Look, your kid. 280 00:13:48.279 --> 00:13:52.240 Is going to be walking into a world of not 281 00:13:52.320 --> 00:13:56.960 only potential teasing, but just a conversation that will never 282 00:13:57.600 --> 00:13:59.879 not be there when they meet somebody for the first time. 283 00:14:00.080 --> 00:14:02.720 Wait a second, your name is brock Lee. 284 00:14:03.759 --> 00:14:06.879 I mean you know why you're doing that to your kids? 285 00:14:07.120 --> 00:14:08.919 I mean cause I guess there's a chance that maybe 286 00:14:08.960 --> 00:14:10.840 there's some kind of connection there and it's got a 287 00:14:11.240 --> 00:14:14.000 special sentimental meaning. But I doubt it. I mean I 288 00:14:14.000 --> 00:14:17.120 don't know that for certain, but I doubt it. And 289 00:14:17.840 --> 00:14:21.080 there's a family who has the last name Ball that 290 00:14:21.240 --> 00:14:24.080 had a son and a daughter within a couple of 291 00:14:24.159 --> 00:14:27.320 years time. And the son's name is Canon and the 292 00:14:27.440 --> 00:14:30.120 daughter's name is Crystal cannon. 293 00:14:29.799 --> 00:14:32.679 Ball Crystal ball Man. And again these aren't. 294 00:14:32.720 --> 00:14:34.600 That's not a coincidence, right, Like, that's just I guess, 295 00:14:34.639 --> 00:14:37.080 trying to have fun but also potentially setting your children 296 00:14:37.200 --> 00:14:37.480 up to be. 297 00:14:39.600 --> 00:14:40.000 Teased. 298 00:14:40.360 --> 00:14:42.639 And I don't condone anybody making fun of anybody for 299 00:14:42.720 --> 00:14:44.600 their name they can't control. They didn't pick it. Nobody 300 00:14:44.600 --> 00:14:46.200 gets to pick their name at birth. Now, maybe you 301 00:14:46.200 --> 00:14:48.600 can change it, but you know, even though I don't 302 00:14:48.639 --> 00:14:50.919 condone it and would wish that people wouldn't tease people 303 00:14:50.960 --> 00:14:53.679 about anything, like, let's be real, that's that's not the 304 00:14:53.679 --> 00:14:58.240 world that we live in. There is also a nurse 305 00:14:58.440 --> 00:15:02.559 that chimed in here in the comments action that this 306 00:15:02.679 --> 00:15:04.720 almost I don't want to say this is a lie, 307 00:15:04.879 --> 00:15:08.120 but this, if this is true, this is just this 308 00:15:08.159 --> 00:15:14.279 is beyond unbelievable felony p h E l O N Y, 309 00:15:14.840 --> 00:15:17.759 Like who would pick that name? So again, you can 310 00:15:17.879 --> 00:15:20.720 you have the right to name your kid nearly I 311 00:15:20.720 --> 00:15:23.440 mean almost anything you want, right, I mean, what. 312 00:15:23.480 --> 00:15:24.480 A cute little fellon me. 313 00:15:24.720 --> 00:15:28.480 There are there are certain there are certain names that 314 00:15:28.519 --> 00:15:30.480 like you're not allowed to use, and in fact that 315 00:15:30.519 --> 00:15:32.639 maybe a list that we can look at at some point, 316 00:15:32.720 --> 00:15:35.159 just because I think you know, it may surprise you 317 00:15:35.320 --> 00:15:37.360 hearing some names that that you're not allowed to technically 318 00:15:37.360 --> 00:15:40.039 put on a birth certificate. But what gets me, like, 319 00:15:40.080 --> 00:15:41.440 you can, you have the right to name your kid 320 00:15:41.519 --> 00:15:44.399 just about anything. But what gets me is when people 321 00:15:44.440 --> 00:15:46.279 think they also have the right to rewrite how the 322 00:15:46.480 --> 00:15:49.600 English language works. I mean, I'll call your kid by 323 00:15:49.600 --> 00:15:52.519 the name you give them, but don't expect me to 324 00:15:52.639 --> 00:15:55.919 like ignore that you just decided to tell us that 325 00:15:55.960 --> 00:15:58.200 you don't know how to spell. I mean, I'll give 326 00:15:58.200 --> 00:15:59.399 you an example. This is always the when that comes 327 00:15:59.399 --> 00:16:02.600 to mind for me. Tom Brinneman, son of Marty Burnaman, 328 00:16:02.600 --> 00:16:05.200 who of course is a broadcaster, and he became a 329 00:16:05.240 --> 00:16:07.200 bigger name with a big goof that he had in 330 00:16:07.240 --> 00:16:09.360 twenty twenty, but he since bounced back from that and 331 00:16:09.480 --> 00:16:12.480 is back in broadcasting. But his name is Tom, but 332 00:16:12.639 --> 00:16:17.159 he spells it thhom thomb like I'll call you Tom, 333 00:16:17.399 --> 00:16:20.120 your name is thomb like if that's if that's what 334 00:16:20.120 --> 00:16:23.159 I'm looking at. Your name's thomb, but you go by Tom. 335 00:16:23.240 --> 00:16:26.120 That's that's really what we're doing here. And I guess 336 00:16:26.120 --> 00:16:27.840 what they're trying to do is you know, there's a 337 00:16:27.840 --> 00:16:30.840 lot of Thomas's that I guess th h O M 338 00:16:30.879 --> 00:16:33.279 A S Thomas And then yeah, exactly, it's kind of 339 00:16:33.320 --> 00:16:35.279 like me, like I added a K to the end 340 00:16:35.279 --> 00:16:40.120 of my name, but you know, technically it doesn't exist. 341 00:16:40.200 --> 00:16:42.000 So maybe I'm maybe I need to look in the mirror, 342 00:16:42.000 --> 00:16:44.799 maybe I'm doing technically what I'm And I. 343 00:16:44.799 --> 00:16:46.720 Guess it was still by the way, it was regardless 344 00:16:46.759 --> 00:16:48.000 of how you spell it. And I see R N 345 00:16:48.120 --> 00:16:48.320 c K. 346 00:16:48.480 --> 00:16:50.600 It still would say the same thing, but again, like 347 00:16:50.639 --> 00:16:52.480 I'll call your kid what you want, but I'm also 348 00:16:52.679 --> 00:16:54.200 I'm also going to be willing to look you in 349 00:16:54.240 --> 00:16:56.840 the eye and say again, they go by that, But 350 00:16:56.919 --> 00:17:00.200 I know the English language and I know how to spell. 351 00:17:00.240 --> 00:17:05.039 I've got Bully County Public School education, and that spells thomb. Anyways, 352 00:17:05.400 --> 00:17:07.279 we'll get back into this list a little bit later on. 353 00:17:07.640 --> 00:17:11.079 Maybe you can use the talkback feature and share a 354 00:17:11.200 --> 00:17:13.880 name of somebody that you found to be unbelievable, only 355 00:17:13.920 --> 00:17:17.200 to find out their parents really really did that. All right, 356 00:17:17.279 --> 00:17:19.640 We've got an update of traffic and weather coming your way, 357 00:17:20.079 --> 00:17:21.680 so stick around right here. It's six forty one at 358 00:17:21.720 --> 00:17:24.759 Kentucky and it's Morning News on News Radio eight forty WHS. 359 00:17:26.359 --> 00:17:28.319 It is six forty seven here at Kentucky and is 360 00:17:28.400 --> 00:17:31.640 Morning News with Nick Coffee on News Radio eight forty WHS. 361 00:17:31.720 --> 00:17:34.480 Just a few minutes away from another update on traffic 362 00:17:34.519 --> 00:17:36.720 and weather. Also in about eight minutes, we'll get an 363 00:17:36.759 --> 00:17:40.799 update on sports with Scott Fitzgerald, something that certainly is 364 00:17:41.880 --> 00:17:45.799 worth mentioning, but it's not not necessarily great news, and 365 00:17:45.839 --> 00:17:50.319 that is the interest rates currently that have been an 366 00:17:50.319 --> 00:17:51.319 issue for quite some time, but. 367 00:17:51.319 --> 00:17:54.920 The Federal Reserve held its Federal held. 368 00:17:54.720 --> 00:17:58.799 Its benchmark interest rate steady yesterday with the decision to 369 00:17:58.920 --> 00:18:01.720 keep it between four points twenty five percent and four 370 00:18:01.759 --> 00:18:07.200 point five percent. And certainly that's that's that's an issue 371 00:18:07.480 --> 00:18:09.519 when it comes to to Donald Trump, I mean mean 372 00:18:09.720 --> 00:18:11.880 meaning he has an issue with it, which really shouldn't 373 00:18:11.920 --> 00:18:15.640 shouldn't surprise anyone because as you could expect, I mean 374 00:18:15.640 --> 00:18:18.759 that's look, I'm still trying to kind of navigate my 375 00:18:19.359 --> 00:18:22.400 way around discussing certain things with Donald Trump, because it's 376 00:18:22.400 --> 00:18:24.799 not as if I'm giving any kind of like strong 377 00:18:25.000 --> 00:18:29.359 opinion one way or the other. But you know, it's 378 00:18:29.359 --> 00:18:33.119 not it's not necessarily as they say, you know, maybe 379 00:18:33.160 --> 00:18:37.839 super presidential to see your your president come out and 380 00:18:37.920 --> 00:18:39.720 say that. And again, this is a word that a 381 00:18:39.720 --> 00:18:42.119 lot of us use, and maybe it's maybe it isn't 382 00:18:42.440 --> 00:18:44.799 maybe this word would be used more so by other presidents. 383 00:18:44.799 --> 00:18:47.480 I'm just ignorant to it. But President Trump did say 384 00:18:47.480 --> 00:18:50.720 that the the huge interest rate cuts. You know that 385 00:18:50.759 --> 00:18:53.160 he's calling for huge interest rate cuts to stimulate the economy. 386 00:18:53.319 --> 00:18:56.200 But he slammed the Chairman's your own pal for being 387 00:18:56.200 --> 00:18:57.559 in his words, stupid. 388 00:18:57.680 --> 00:18:59.880 So I tried not. 389 00:18:59.839 --> 00:19:03.400 To to share this information in such a tongue in 390 00:19:03.519 --> 00:19:07.799 cheek way. But the President is calling the chairman of 391 00:19:07.839 --> 00:19:12.079 the Federal Reserve stupid, and that's that's quite literally what 392 00:19:12.119 --> 00:19:15.440 we what we have here. So anyways, we'll talk about 393 00:19:15.440 --> 00:19:17.680 a little bit more when it comes to the Federal 394 00:19:17.720 --> 00:19:19.960 Reserve and and and interest rates. 395 00:19:20.279 --> 00:19:21.039 That are out there. 396 00:19:21.400 --> 00:19:23.799 Also what I want to remind you about and maybe 397 00:19:23.880 --> 00:19:25.640 let you know because we haven't you maybe you're just 398 00:19:25.720 --> 00:19:28.400 not joining us. We haven't discussed this yet in the 399 00:19:28.480 --> 00:19:30.079 last twenty minutes, but I do want to get to 400 00:19:30.119 --> 00:19:33.279 it coming up in the seven o'clock hour. Because the 401 00:19:33.400 --> 00:19:37.599