(KMN) 6.2: The New Guy - Hour 2

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Thank you. John.

Speaker 2 (00:00):
It is Kentucky and his morning news here at news
Radio eight forty whas six oh six here on a
Monday morning. As mister Shannon mentioned, it is consecutive's morning
news with Nick Coffee, but not just me, obviously, we
got a full team here, John Alden running the operation
as well as Scott Fitzgerald who's been with us this morning.
And we'll have another updated sports of sports coming up

(00:21):
around US six twenty five. But I'm not Tony Cruz.
As I said earlier, if if we could all be
Tony Cruz, we would I'm not going to try to
be Tony Cruz because that would be it would just
be a waste of time.

Speaker 1 (00:31):
Nobody can do it.

Speaker 2 (00:32):
That's a tough, tough standard to live up to, big
shoes to fill, certainly, but you will get with You
will get what you've always received each morning here, and
that is what you need, your traffic, your weather. I
hope to continue to have conversations with the type of
folks that have had conversations with the different hosts that
have been in this position over many, many many years,

(00:53):
willing that they still want to chat with me, which
from the conversations I've had those, those chats will still
take place, so I'm well that there's gonna be some
that tune in and think, who's this guy, who's the
new guy, where's Tony? And if you've listened just a
little bit, then I think you know that Tony has retired.
And if you don't know who the heck I am,
I'm not bothered. That does not hurt my ego by

(01:15):
any means. I'm well aware that I'm not a name
quite like Tony Cruz or the others that are a
part of this station, Tony Venetti, Dwight Whitten, the legendary
Terry Miners. So I'll hopefully make an impression on you
here and you can stick with us and continue to
start your morning here. But yeah, I am beyond blessed

(01:38):
to be in this position and have this opportunity as
I sit here and it's real life, at least I
think it is. If not, please don't wake me up,
because this doesn't necessarily seem real to be able to
say it's Kentucky and it's Morning News with Nick Coffee.
But here we are. And I said this a little
bit earlier to start the show. For those who missed it.
I don't you don't even have to have any real

(01:59):
history and radio is somebody who is a big listener
of radio or somebody that has worked in radio to
understand what news Radio eight forty whas is, so as
somebody who has been able to make radio in my
career for a little over ten years now. I mean,
obviously I'm well aware of what this is, but going
through the last few weeks, as this whole thing kind

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of came together, it was just a real reminder of
the history and the tradition and really just what news
Radio eight forty whas. And there's so many people that
have spent many, many, many years helping keep this brand
and the reputation of the station as to what it is.

Speaker 1 (02:37):
And I'm here to not screw that up.

Speaker 2 (02:39):
But what I've really just reflected on in the last
really the last few days is just, you know, the
people that have put so much work into maintaining a standard.
I mean, we've got a news team. In fact, I've
worked with a lot of different folks in our news
department over my time here with the company for the
last non plus years, and some have left to do
other things, some have retired and then we still have

(03:02):
some that are that are still here now. I mean
guys like Will Clark, who's no longer around, somebody who
worked really hard.

Speaker 1 (03:08):
I enjoy it.

Speaker 2 (03:08):
I mean Will is somebody that comes to mind, and
certainly certainly Paul Miles, who may be the hardest working
man in show business, that's what I call him. But
those are people that you know, you hear each day
they deliver the news. But I don't know if people
realize how hard those people work at what they do
and how serious they take their job. And it's not
because they're super serious people all the time that don't

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enjoy letting their hair down a little bit, if you will,
but they take it serious because they've done a great
job throughout their career at maintaining what this is news
Radio eight forty whas there's a standard and there's a
level of professionalism that does not go unnoticed. So I mean,
at least to me, and I hope you guys realize
that as well. So I'm again blessed beyond belief. Still

(03:53):
doesn't seem real that I'm here. But I said this
at the beginning of the show and chatting with John
that when it comes to being you know, nervous. I
was a little nervous to start the show today. I
goofed on the weather that was that was not great,
But I'm not really I mean, I'm comfortable being alongside
such a great team and joining a great lineup here

(04:13):
with Tony and Dwight coming.

Speaker 1 (04:14):
Up after this show.

Speaker 2 (04:15):
Obviously, the legend that is Terry miners in the afternoon,
so to be a part of it is something I'm
really grateful for and certainly will not take for granted.
So thank you all, and again I'll I'm sure you'll
learn more about me over the over many mornings to come,
and hopefully you'll stick around. All right, We've got traffic
and weather coming your way. It is six' ten here

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At News radio eight forty whas it is six fifteen
here At Kentucky This Morning news On news radioaight forty
Whas nick coffee with, you AND i want to say
congrats to all of those that have recently graduated high.
School at his graduation, SEASON i THINK jcps had nearly
seven thousand, graduates and a lot of different graduations have

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been taking place at the fair. GROUNDS i know some
schools had theirs At broadben arena over the, weekend and
a lot of graduation Parties i'm sure coming, up and
when you graduate during that time as a, senior there
are a lot of schools THAT i guess a lot
of it's not something that the school, leads but there
are senior pranks that go on in.

Speaker 1 (05:17):
Schools and MAYBE i just have a bad.

Speaker 2 (05:20):
Memory or MAYBE i you, know maybe we did something
THAT i just want to block out of my. Mind
BUT i remember senior pranks being a thing WHEN i,
graduated and IF i just forgot that we did something,
SPECIAL i apologize to my fellow graduates of two thousand
and six At North Bullet High. School BUT i don't
remember anything good. BAD i don't know if we were just, boring,
lame or whatever it. Was BUT i think there's a

(05:41):
fine line when it comes to a prank that can be, clever,
harmless well, done meaning all in that same. Tier and
then you have some that it's more so dependent upon
does your principle have a sense of? Humor and then
there's some that are clearly not. Pranks it's actually a,
crime and a, PRANK i guess can technically be the same.

(06:04):
Thing but let me just give you some examples. Here
i'll start with with one THAT i think is is
IS i guess more so dependent upon your your principal
sense of. Humor But john And, scott what do you
guys think about? This there is a senior group that
decided to hire a mariachi band to randomly pop up
and surprise the school principle throughout the.

Speaker 1 (06:24):
Day and he, laughed had fun with. It that's, good.
RIGHT i like.

Speaker 2 (06:27):
THAT i, MEAN i think that's that's that's you, know
that's maybe he was bothered by. That then then you,
know but you probably know if you're going to do
something like, that if your principle is going to be
in on it or. Not and then you have some
that that are clearly just when you vandalize, something, again
that's not that's not a it's not a.

Speaker 1 (06:46):
Prank it's.

Speaker 2 (06:47):
Crime like you should expect actually to get in some
trouble if you cause some significant damage when it comes
to to. Vandalism and this is What i'd not heard of,
it but this took, place and it looks like it.

Speaker 1 (06:57):
Was this was In.

Speaker 2 (06:58):
Colorado this was actually a couple of years, ago a
school swap. PRANK i don't know how you'd pull this.
OFF i don't know how you think that it would
be viewed as a. Prank but a group of twenty
students got together with another group of twenty students from
a different, school and they just decided to go to
this opposite. SCHOOL i don't know if they were hoping
nobody would, notice but, yeah that ONE i DON'T i,
MEAN i guess that's a.

Speaker 3 (07:18):
PRANK i guess do you just take the identity of
one of the other, Students, yeah tend to be.

Speaker 1 (07:22):
THEM i, mean all their schedule, around they would have
to look, alike, right.

Speaker 4 (07:26):
Crazy the craziest thing we did was we just we
spent the night on the lawn and but we also
sought out the, approval of course from the. Principle but
then the big mistake was we all had finals the next,
day and.

Speaker 1 (07:39):
Did they warn you, of, yeah you might want to
do this a different.

Speaker 4 (07:43):
Day, yeah we had a government teacher, says by the,
Way i'm not moving your.

Speaker 1 (07:46):
Final isn't it?

Speaker 2 (07:47):
Wild how sleeping outside on a lawn before you have
to wake up and take a very important test that
is very dependent upon your your. ACADEMICS i, mean it
sounds like a really silly thing to. Do who would
want to sleep outside, Anyway but when you're a teen
and it's the senior, prank it's it's that's not how
you're how you're looking at.

Speaker 4 (08:03):
It, No and there was always that one person who
Brought i'll never forget she brought low and brow, is
WHICH i had never heard of lowan brown until that.
Day and most people don't even remember what. THAT i
have no clue what that. Was a beer back in the,
eighties okay and Chili brian too. Beers but everybody thought
that was a big. Deal so you're trying amongst we
only had a small, class like, you you, know but

(08:25):
you're trying to split up two low And brows because
everybody it was the thing to.

Speaker 2 (08:28):
Do you were first time and if my mother's, listening,
UH i apologize for sharing this on my first day
at the at the big. Job BUT i remember the
first time somebody brought booze to a social setting when
we were, young and you, know we felt like a,
Couple we felt like, rebels but yet it was one
wine cooler for a party of like thirty. People, man, right,

(08:52):
Right that's that's what we.

Speaker 4 (08:53):
Did and we're trying to divvy out two bottles of
low and brow.

Speaker 1 (08:56):
To people and it just didn't.

Speaker 4 (08:58):
Work but you wanted to do it because that was
the bad thing to.

Speaker 2 (09:00):
Do, Yeah, john you AND i talked about this. Before
i'm not taken any any blame here Because john's a
lot younger THAN i, am but he went to high
school In Bullet, county LIKE i. Did tell, me what
was the prank that my alma mater pulled for their senior?
Prank that that? WAS i guess you know that you
all your school was the victim of so we.

Speaker 3 (09:19):
We had a pet goat or something for our agriculture
program and students From North. BULLET i can't remember if
it was my senior year or just at some other
point during my high school, career but Some North bullet
seniors came and took the. GOAT i guess somehow got into.
This they stole the. Goat, yeah they took, it put
it in the back of a pickup truck and got
away for a little bit with.

Speaker 2 (09:36):
It that, ONE i feel like they're lucky that the
climate is not was is. Not it was not then
what it is, now BECAUSE i can see that not
being one that just gets laughed. Off But, anyways it
is six Twenty we got another update of trafficking weather
coming your, way and also sports With Scott fitzgerald right
here on news radio eight FORTY. Whas thank, You. John

(09:56):
it is six thirty five here A kentucky at his
morning news on new radio eight forty w h As
Nick coffee with. You one of the stories there That
john mentioned is the change in the sales of THE
thhc infuse. Beverages as far as by the, drink it
is illegal as of as of Yesterday sunday across The
commonwealth because Of Senate bill two oh. Two And i've

(10:19):
never had a drink that was infused WITH. Thhc AND
i don't say that passing any. Judgment it's just not
Something i've really been exposed. To BUT i can see
why you would want to regulate. THIS i, mean if
not THAT i would not THAT i would. Know AND
i don't say that just to you, know try to
give you a cover. UP i literally wouldn't. Know but

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if you were to drink those And i'm sure people
don't do, this but, again what DO i know if
you're out there ORDERING thhc seltzers as if you're drinking bud.
LIGHTS i, MEAN i think it's probably one of those
things where you would want to again that seems a
little dangerous. Now, also people can buy many bud, lights
and you, know you have to just trust and hope
that they're going to be on their best. Behavior BUT

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thhc infused beverages is not SOMETHING i expected to be
out there five six years. Ago But i'm also not
surprised that it, is given how how popular those kind
of products have become for a lot of.

Speaker 4 (11:10):
People you, Know AND i talked to some folks in
the bourbon industry and they said they were a little
concerned about THE thhc drinks and cutting into you, Know
bourbon's been running at a fever pitch right now and
more folks are migrating over to THE. Thhc so interesting
you said that it's just.

Speaker 2 (11:24):
A different it's a different level or type of. INTOXICATION
i would ensue to where for, me you, KNOW i
just hear this And i'm, thinking, well there's probably. One
they probably want to regulate that industry a little bit
better as it's relatively. New BUT i hate to say
trial and, error BUT i feel like you really don't
know how people will react on average if this ever

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did become such a normal thing to where people are
DRINKING thhc seltzers like they're drinking a high noon or
a white. Claw which that, industry the seltzer, industry is
one THAT i know a lot of folks at least
THAT i, know didn't expect it to take off like it,
did but it's it's been been a big success in
a big.

Speaker 4 (12:02):
Way, well did they, say like what the equivalent of
A thhc?

Speaker 1 (12:06):
Is do they know comparative to, say, like.

Speaker 2 (12:09):
For, example WHAT i THINK i think if If i'm
going to drink a couple of of THESE thhc, SELTZERS
i would just assume that that would be very similar
to me taking one of THE thhc. Gummies, yeah in some,
aspect WHICH i feel like if you you, know, again
everybody's different and and some are more, responsible some would
be mindful of how much they. Had but if you've

(12:29):
never done it, before you really don't, know, RIGHT i,
MEAN i think if you just if you're out in
a social setting and you're you're throwing drinks, back it's
probably not coming to mind for you, that, uh the
intoxicant here is IS thhc not, alcohol and you just
you never.

Speaker 4 (12:42):
Know well to your, Point i've come across a couple of.
People i've not participated in that. Realm mind, You i'm
a total beer. Snob that's WHERE i.

Speaker 2 (12:49):
Live OH i, know, yeah you, know got's going to
be the guy that WHEN i WHEN i mentioned a
weekend full of bush, Lights he's gonna, SAY i hope
you enjoyed your.

Speaker 1 (12:55):
Water, ah you.

Speaker 4 (12:56):
DIE i Told dwight your Diet seltzer. Water BUT i
have come across folks who have tried gummies for the first.
Time it is interesting because there are two different types of.
People there's one person that, goes, Oh i'm never it's like,
Tequila i'm never doing that. Again and there's other people, say,
hey this was, Fantastic.

Speaker 1 (13:11):
So i'm the tequila never do it. Again, yeah but
you are.

Speaker 2 (13:14):
RIGHT i think Anybody i've talked to AND i, Look
i'm someone that has HAD thhc gummies in to help
with anxiety and sleep and that kind of, stuff AND
i can certainly see the benefit of. It BUT i,
also you, know you got to you gotta be. Careful
i'm a paranoid person as it, is AND i think
if you don't find the right, balance then.

Speaker 1 (13:32):
You become really.

Speaker 2 (13:33):
Paranoid but but you're, Right it's, wow this has been
a game. CHANGER i feel so much more. Relaxed The
sunday scaries are no longer such a factor for. Me
and then you have others that just, say, HEY i
don't really know what that, was BUT i didn't like
how that made me. Feel i'm not doing that.

Speaker 1 (13:46):
Again do you get the munchies like you do?

Speaker 2 (13:48):
It?

Speaker 1 (13:48):
Yes do you?

Speaker 4 (13:49):
Really?

Speaker 1 (13:50):
YEAH i mean, SO i, TRY i try. TO i
try to take.

Speaker 2 (13:53):
One in the evening IF i feel Like i'm going
to have a tough time, sleeping which sounds Like i'm
never going to have any trouble sleeping the rest of
my life now on this. Schedule that's what everybody's told.
Me but that's the issue is If i'm on the
recliner And i'm getting, Sleepy i'm getting, tired And i'm
gonna make my way to the bedroom to go to,
bed there's going to be a pit stop at the
pantry AND i don't want that BECAUSE i don't like
to eat BEFORE i go to. Bed that's the worst
time to. Eat but, yes to answer your, question the

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munchies do do?

Speaker 1 (14:16):
Happen? Wow BECAUSE i mean do you if you take?

Speaker 4 (14:19):
Melotonin you?

Speaker 2 (14:20):
Do so melotonin works like a, charm but it has
me draggon the next day.

Speaker 4 (14:24):
Exactly, yeah that's WHAT i was. THINKING i tried a
couple of melotonin before we'll. Cover i'm, like, MAN i feel.

Speaker 2 (14:29):
Like it's a good sleep and it's a nice relaxing
way to just fall.

Speaker 1 (14:33):
Asleep But i'll wake up.

Speaker 2 (14:34):
The next day and even by, Lunchtime i'm feeling groggy,
still and there's nothing worse than.

Speaker 1 (14:38):
That so so THE tfc. Works it. Helps it's just.

Speaker 2 (14:41):
You, know you got to monitor how much you, take
and you Know i'll probably, eat you, know some chips before,
bed which is.

Speaker 4 (14:47):
Terrible and that's why my new snack is not, watermelon
BECAUSE i get a sweetpeat. Guy, no, DUDE i have a
sweet tooth late at. Night and my problem IS i
go grab that bad a.

Speaker 2 (14:57):
Sweet tooth for food that's not like must we tooth
the airheads and.

Speaker 1 (15:02):
Skittles, No And that's What i'm.

Speaker 4 (15:03):
SAYING i would go and grab a bag Of nesley
tolehouse and just cramp half that bag down my cake.
Hole AND i can't tell.

Speaker 1 (15:10):
You that's the old. Stuff It's gerald, though, right that's.

Speaker 3 (15:13):
Right that's being With dorito's at six forty in the morning,
today me and.

Speaker 2 (15:16):
You, Together john A Bullet county Was dorito's And Bush.

Speaker 1 (15:20):
Light you take your watermelon over, There, Scott right you.

Speaker 2 (15:23):
Got we've got another update of traffic and weather coming
your way right here On News radio eight forty whas
it is six forty five here At kentucky and this
morning news On News radio eight forty Whas Nick coffee
the New Guy day. One very very excited to be.
Here and for those who don't, know my background in
broadcasting is is. SPORTS i worked At, WELL i still

(15:45):
work for the same, company BUT i was with our
sports station seven NINETY wkrd for non plus. Years did
my last show there On. Friday SO i don't want
To i'm probably gonna be in my head a little
BECAUSE i don't want people to think That i'm going
to try to make this a sport.

Speaker 1 (16:00):
Show i'm.

Speaker 2 (16:00):
Not but certainly sports will be, discussed and obviously we've
Got scott doing sports with us throughout every. Morning but
one of the things he discussed earlier Is ellie de
La cruz hitting a home run the day after finding
out that his sister had passed. Away WHICH i don't
want to necessarily shift this into a sports, conversation but
those kind of things happening never ceased to amaze. Me

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and there's three, videos types of VIDEOS i should say
THAT i.

Speaker 1 (16:27):
Can never get enough. Of i'll watch every one of.
Them they never get.

Speaker 2 (16:31):
Old they give me goosebumps at, times And i'm, thinking
why AM i crying for. STRANGERS i don't even know these.
People i'm not even sure if this is. Real it
could BE ai, generated but videos on the sports side
just like. That and there was a minor league baseball, team,
couple it might have been a DOUBLE a team that
the announcer his wife had passed. Away AND i think

(16:52):
we're talking either one probably ONE a, actually and it's you,
know there's not a lot of, resources as you Know,
scott at that, level to where so the broad, caster the,
announcers the play by play. Guy he his wife was
not just a supporter of the. Team she helped prepare
meals at, times and she was a big. Resource and
the players knew it really. Well and the one of
the players got off the bus before the game knowing

(17:14):
that that she had just passed, away and he TOLD
i think her name Was. Marge and one of the
players told the, Broadcaster i'm going to get one From march,
today and.

Speaker 1 (17:23):
Sure enough he. Did and if you, knew if you
follow this, team you probably knew of. It but the
beginning of.

Speaker 2 (17:28):
The call is there we Go, marge and you, know
if you're just listening, randomly you're, thinking what's this guy talking?
About and then as he's rounding the, bases he tells the.
Story and those are things that JUST i can't get
enough of it when it comes to another. Another any
video of somebody being surprised by a service member at
a game or at a, GRADUATION i, MEAN i don't

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those never get. Old and it's it's so such a
powerful thing to see.

Speaker 4 (17:55):
Love's and that's WHY i love TikTok and you, know
Because TikTok's. Real and we went through this period where
people were just so scared of TikTok and in, FACT
i wanted to send my buddies from high school a
couple of VIDEOS i saw and they're, like why don't
use TikTok?

Speaker 2 (18:10):
OKAY i have a friend who says the same. Thing
if you send me something on, TikTok i'm not going
to be able to see it get TikTok, well and
it's probably there was a real CONCERN i guess as
to the access that TikTok, had AND i won't pretend
to know a ton about the specifics of. That, HOWEVER
i do believe they've got some of my info because

(18:31):
the algorithm not only gives me the content on my
TikTok scroll THAT i, like but it's content that makes
me feel good about things like you just, Said like
it knows THAT i like those those types of, videos
SO i see a lot of. Them so, YES i
probably spend more time on set platform THAN i, should
BUT i usually end up seeing not just things THAT i,
enjoy but things that actually do give me a reminder

(18:51):
that not everything's bad in the, world like you sometimes
are are made to. Believe so, no and this IS
i do believe that some of some of this happening
What i'm about to, say is because of social media
and what people can do to make themselves look. Good
but if the good deed is, happening it doesn't. Matter
Walk on's getting scholarships to see their surprise and how

(19:13):
appreciative they, are they're seemingly inability to control their. Emotions
to see how excited their teammates are for. Them it
hits me in the fields in a major. Way one
THING i missed about, sports And i'm sure most of
the same. Way it's just the camaraderie of. It and
to see a guy that worked, hard or a girl
for that, matter and to see the teammates so happy for.

(19:33):
Them i'm convinced that some of that is so the
program when the coach can look good on social, Media
but either, way it's still a good deed and it's
and it's awesome to. See SO i did not know
you AND i were on the same page about. TikTok
i get. IT i won't pretend to act as if, like,
oh what is everybody up said?

Speaker 1 (19:49):
About there's no security?

Speaker 2 (19:51):
Threat, yes CLEARLY i think there, is but it's A
i think it's a way more productive platform than anybody
gives it credit.

Speaker 1 (19:57):
For, OH i, agree and it's all.

Speaker 4 (19:59):
Natural it's to your, point those reactions you get from those,
athletes it's raw emotion and that's WHAT i.

Speaker 2 (20:04):
APPRECIATE i could sit around and watch those videos all.
Day good, stuff all, right we've got another update of
traffic and weather coming your. Way also another update of
sports With scott right here on NEWS radioa forty whis