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Speaker 1 (00:00):
It is six oh six here on a Tuesday morning
at news Radio eight forty whas Coffee and Company with you,
fueled by Thornton's Nick Coffee. That's me the full crew
in the house today. And don't forget the big event
coming up on Saturday. It is rad Revival. Really looking
forward to that. I want to remind you guys once again,
if you're looking for a party, looking for something to enjoy,
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no better place to be than Paris Town Arts District
on Saturday this Saturday from four to ten pm. Again
in his Rad Revival, think eighties nineties vibes. There's going
to be a costume contest for those who I guess
give off the best vibes, give us the most nostalgia
when it comes to those two decades. And also the
car show at this event is only vehicles from the
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eighties and nineties. And also there's going to be a
really cool, really cool giveaway, but not your typical giveaway, right,
It's not like people just showing up and winning something.
It is a really awesome cause that Alex White, which
again this event is presented by pseudistract Driver dot com
at Alex White.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
He is part of the first car project.
Speaker 1 (01:00):
They have for the last couple of years raise money
to donate vehicles to those that are aging out of
the foster care system that are starting life as an
adult and may not have the resources and just the
help that a lot of folks have whenever they're making
that jump from being somebody that is, you know, a
child to an adult starting starting life. And again they
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are no longer going to be able to lean on
the resources of foster care because again they're adults, they're
aging out of it. So two of those individuals aging
out of foster care are going to find out that
they are they're getting a new car, not a brand
new vehicle, of course, but I'm sure they're going to
be appreciative because who wouldn't be right, And I just
love seeing all the different organizations in the community here
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that are in the auto automotive field rather it be
body shops, dealerships, mechanics that are donating time, resources, efforts,
sometimes donating you know, actual cars to get to get
fixed up for this. So just a reminder that whenever
you do something that certainly for a good cause, it
is still something that can become infectious and others want
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to be a part of it. So again Rad Revival
this Saturday from four to ten pm at the Paristown
Arts District. Alex is going to be in with us
a little later this week to discuss and certainly looking
forward to having him back in. All right, So the
government shutdown is not over, doesn't look like there's end
in sight. And starting next week November the first, that
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is whenever you're going to really see if we get
an uproar of folks just sort of if they're not
already expressing frustration about how they're impacted by the shutdown,
they probably will whenever they start to lose their benefits
that help them feed themselves and their family. So the
impact again starting next week on that we're talking millions
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of Americans, including over half of a million here in Kentucky.
And as the federal Food Assistant program will be run
out of funding, so the SNAP suspension, it sounds like
we'll stop for for a total of forty two million
Americans beginning on Saturday due to the lapse in federal funding.
So the impact in Kentucky again, we're talking about about
(03:08):
six hundred thousand Kentuckians who depend on SNAP. They're going
to lose those monthly food benefits, and we have heard
from Andy Bisheer saying that the state will temporary temporarily
fund some assistance for needed families through November, but as
far as the December funding, it remains uncertain. And again
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I wouldn't I'm not sure of the process how easy
it is as far as getting I mean, when it
comes to the state funding it with the Temporary Assistance
for Needy Families the t ANF, I mean, I would
hope that that's a pretty seamless process to where but
it also wouldn't shock me if it's something if it's
if it becomes something you have to manually kind of
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go through whatever process it is to have the state
start helping you, because again, the way you've typically gone
about it is there out of money. I mean, that's
essentially what we're looking at here. So again, there's already
been I think many out there that have felt the
impact in some way. But when you no longer have
assistance that you've just relied upon for a long time
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to help feed yourself and your family, I mean, I'm
not sure if there's another type of I guess impact
that can really hit you like that one. So again,
the government shut down doesn't look like there's end in sight.
But I guess fingers crossed, that's all we can do
because we're helpless, right, we have no control over it
at all. We just have to hope that they can
they can somehow get this resolved sooner rather than later.
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All right, let's get to another update of trafficking weather. Also,
we'd heard that with the JCPS financial nightmare, that they're
hoping to not have layoffs or make certain cuts to
things that, of course are very much a part of
which you expect in the school system. I mean, again,
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that was always the hope, but it's like it was
not realistic because now we're hearing that layoffs things like
that could actually be in the works, which is tough.
Speaker 2 (05:06):
But as I've said for a.
Speaker 1 (05:08):
Few weeks now, when you look at just this, when
you look at the level of this financial nightmare, this
budget crisis, what is off the table as far as
like a move they would have to make that would
shock you. I mean, I don't think there's anything that's
off the table that would shock me whenever you consider
the amount of money that they're behind on. All right,
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let's get an update of traving weather again right here
on news radio eight forty WHS. With JCPS looking at
a one hundred and eighty eight million dollar budget gap
for the twenty twenty six fiscal year, the scenario where
they don't have to cut any programs that, of course
are vital to JCPS or layoff any employees, I just
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think that's unrealistic. I will also admit that I have
you know, I would be the last one that would
give any kind of plan on how you resolve this
one and eighty eight million dollar deficit. But it just
to me that seems to be almost impossible to not
have certain programs cut and again maybe some layoffs. So
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at a meeting JCPS Budget Task Force heard from special
education and language proficiency programs and both argue that it's
essentials as these cuts loom. So what you have is
folks that are involved in these programs and they are
fearful that when it comes to cuts, they may be
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the first in line, and they're hoping to avoid that
and as far as it actually happening again, they're trying
not to. That was that's been emphasized since this. I mean,
this is by the way, the financial situation with JCPS is
far from a new story. But doctor Yearwood, being the
new superintendent in his first year, as they're trying to
navigate this almost unheard of situation, the hope to not
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have any layoffs or cut programs, and of course try
not to make taxpayers help you clean up your mess.
That has been emphasized quite a bit. But how realistic
is it for those things to not actually be a
part of this plan whatever they have to do to
get out of this hole. So doctor Earwood has proposed
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trimming one hundred and thirty two million from the district's
operating budget. That's more than just you know, numbers on paper.
We're talking about layoffs that would be included in that
reduced programs. So it's nice to say you hope not
to do it, you don't want to do it, But
again I would say, when you look at that number,
I don't know what you would consider being off the
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table as far as a drastic move in order to
try to get themselves out of this situation. So obviously
parents have a lot of have a lot of feedback,
I'm sure for the folks involved the JCPS, But I
just it's hard, it's hard to envision a scenario where
they're able to get out of this situation and it
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not be something that is drastically felt by JCPS.
Speaker 2 (08:03):
As far as just the reduction.
Speaker 1 (08:05):
Of a lot of things, I think that's just it's
probably just to be expected. All right, real quick, before
we get to another update of traffic and weather. This
is something that I feel like is rare. It's one
of those things that my first instinct is, well, I'm
sure that's never happened before. That seems like a first
but I really have no data at all to back
it up. But I'm gonna throw this at you, John,
because I feel like you will agree with me that
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this seems to be rare. But right now, in the
top twenty five of the AP College Football Poll, six
programs are led by guys who who went to their
school and played at their school again. So I mean, yeah,
I feel like that's I feel like that's a lot.
Speaker 3 (08:42):
I mean, especially when you think of how many fail
at the school that they're from.
Speaker 1 (08:46):
And maybe there's more coaches that are at certain places
because of that being where they played or coached before,
or just went to school, whatever it may be. But
I think six to me doesn't sound like a whole lot,
But for six of those coaches that are at their
alma mater to be ranked in the time, by the way,
it's in the top sixteen, by the way, because you've
got Georgia and Kirby Smart at number five, Brent Key
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Georgia Tech at number eight, Clark Lee at number nine
for Vandy, Mario Christobal at number ten for Miami at
number ten for Miami, and then Kalanie Sataki for BYU.
Also I guess, I guess they're somehow, I guess they
tied with votes at number ten, and then of course
Jeff Brohm at number sixteen for Louisville. So look, with
all these jobs opening up and maybe more on the way,
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in fact, likely more on the way, I think we
just need to get used to. If you're a Louisville
fan like myself, I mean, I just get used to
Jeff's name coming up for other jobs. As far as
how much he'll actually be pursued, I guess only time
will tell. I have a hard time seeing him leaving
Louisville to go coach at another school, but I guess
crazier things have happened. But it's hard for me to
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envision that scenario playing out given Jeff's situation, a very
rare situation. Now, with that said, don't mean it's you know,
I'm not somebody who's always said, you know, coach will
never ever leave because it's a job for these guys,
and it is that for Jeff as well, but it's
also so much more. And that's why I just have
a hard time seeing any scenario where he would leave
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to go coach at another college.
Speaker 2 (10:15):
But again, I feel like he would only.
Speaker 3 (10:18):
Leave if he was unhappy with the administration or something
like that.
Speaker 1 (10:21):
Yeah, But even if that was the case, Like I
think he loves Louisville so much that like he would
he wouldn't let that get in the way. But if
it started to get in the way meeting the administration,
maybe maybe that would be different. But that's certainly not
the case right now. The only job that like I
think might interest him, But again, I just have a
hard time seeing him leaving would be Notre Dame. Yeah,
just because of the Catholic and it's Notre Dame. So
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all right, quick update of trafficking weather on the way. Also,
we've got Scott back for another sports update. So stick
around right here on news Radio eight forty whas. It
is six thirty six here at news Radio eight forty
whas coffee and company with you at coffee, that is
me John Alden long Side today and we are field
by Thornton's. So, John, I want to tell you about
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this this high school football team in Michigan that is
completely getting screwed and something needs to be done. I'm
not sure what can be done, but it's a wild story.
So there's a team, Whitmore Lake. They're the Whitmore Lake Trojans,
and they finished the regular season going seven and two.
That's a pretty good record, right, yes, seven and two,
but they missed the playoffs. Meanwhile, a four and five
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team made it. And you're thinking, I'm sure.
Speaker 3 (11:28):
How is that possible?
Speaker 1 (11:29):
Well, I'll tell you because they tried to do the
right thing, that is doing right by the kids and
really just trying to earn it, but it actually costs
them their season. So they're a small, small school near
ann Arbor and they normally play in Division eight but
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moved up to Division five this year due to I
guess a co op with another school in the area.
So despite playing mostly small smaller schools. They went seven
and two, but their schedule was considered too weak to
earn enough playoff points. So the playoff system is based
off of points, so they do factor in your competition
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in order to field their playoffs, which I really don't
have any issue with that.
Speaker 2 (12:15):
But here's what happened.
Speaker 1 (12:17):
They finished thirty third in their division and they were
just behind another school, Detroit Voyager College Prep. That's a
quite na what a name, but that team DVCP. I
don't know if they they're called that, but we'll call
them that. They made the playoffs at four and five,
and you're thinking, how's that possible?
Speaker 2 (12:39):
I'll tell you.
Speaker 1 (12:40):
The turning point came in week nine when Whitmore Lakes
opponent dear Born Advanced Tech Academy. These sound like made
up schools, if I'm being honest, these don't sound like
real schools. Dearborn Advanced Tech Academy that was Whitmore Lake's opponent,
they canceled the season. So in instead of taking an
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automatic forfeit win and having these kids miss out on
a game, which you don't get many of them, right,
I mean, it sounds like not a real big issue
in the Grand scheme of things when it comes to
the education system for kids. But you know, it's a
very important experience, very memorable experience, and it goes by
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really quick. So I mean, they're kids that missed out
on high school sports experiences to a big extent from
COVID and all that, And I always just think, man,
that's tough, Like that's something that if I didn't have
that experience, I don't you know, I don't really know
how it would have impacted me. I'll never know, but
I feel like it was a big part of me
sort of you know, getting learning a lot about life,
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to be honest with you. So the coach decided, no,
we're going to go find an opponent. We're not going
to take a win. So when it ended up happening,
they replaced a D six opponent with a D eight
opponent and their playoff points dropped, so they missed the
postseason by less than half a point.
Speaker 3 (13:58):
Oh my god.
Speaker 1 (13:59):
So if they simply had not tried to reschedule and
take the forfeit win against a D six team, they
would have been in the playoffs.
Speaker 3 (14:06):
So it's crazy that there's no way you can just
throw them in there.
Speaker 1 (14:10):
Yeah, I mean if you are if you are the
other team that made it, and you know, if you're
dear born, Actually no deer da. It was Detroit Voyager
College Proud. It was DVCP that took their spot despite
having a four and five record, and it's just because
their four wins, I guess got them more points because
of the competition they played. And I understand that. And
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by the way, you can find certain examples where a
two A school or beat a six A school, but
more often than not it even there's a reason that
the bigger schools are viewed as as tougher competition. But still,
I mean, I would if I was the coach of
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this team who made this decision, I would be so
torn because I would imagine he didn't think about that
whenever he was making the decision.
Speaker 2 (15:01):
But here's the thing.
Speaker 1 (15:01):
Even if he was thinking about it and still made
the decision and just hope that it would work out
with the points, I can't really fault him either. But
to know that you went seven to two and because
of I guess really a technicality here, your season's over.
Speaker 2 (15:12):
That would be brutal.
Speaker 3 (15:14):
I can't imagine. I mean, if you're the team that
gets in because they missed. Do you feel is it
kind of like survivor's guilt for a football.
Speaker 1 (15:20):
Yeah, I mean I would imagine it would be impossible
not to feel that. Now again, you'll you know, you
can't control it necessarily. I mean, and also you're not
gonna say, yeah, we're gonna not play. We don't deserve it.
I mean, it's a tough situation all the way around,
and I'm again I'm not really sure what can be done.
You can't I think, add a team that you know.
You can't create a playoff spot. Your postseason is set
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with certain slots that people fight for, and by technicality,
this team got it. And they could argue, hey, look
these are the rules, we have the points. It's just
a tough situation all the way around. But there's I
mean not shocking that this is getting some national attention.
Speaker 2 (15:56):
Right.
Speaker 1 (15:57):
It's tough, tough. Look all right, quick update of traffic
and weather coming your way right here, right now. We'll
see how the roadways are looking. I was gonna say,
so far, so good, but I would be lying to
you because I don't know. We'll let Bobby Ella's tell you,
because that's what he does. Hopefully things are off to
a smooth star. But either way you'll find out next
right here on News Radio eight forty whas So. I
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used to do this whenever John and I were working
together on Sports Talk seven ninety and I was often
really bad at guessing the music artist that he would play. Yeah,
I mean, and I would be so confident to and
be way off. So I just stopped doing it after
a while. And this is not my lane here, But
is this Greta van Vliet.
Speaker 3 (16:36):
It's kind of close. It's monaskit.
Speaker 2 (16:38):
Yeah, you're so nice. She didn't want to you didn't
want to eat. Well, it's interesting, it's funny. You're not
making fun of me, because it is.
Speaker 3 (16:43):
Funny that you say. Then, because the outro bet I
have for this segment is Greta okay.
Speaker 1 (16:47):
Fleet, what how would you describe sort of there? Because
they're they're not they're young and relatively a new Ish band,
I mean, but they sound like they're from a different time.
Speaker 2 (16:58):
Yeah, they're awesome.
Speaker 3 (16:59):
A lot of the younger bands have adopted older styles
because of course that is that's kind of what's best
popular back in the seventies and eighties, and a lot
of people compare Greta van Fleet to like led Zeppelin,
especially based on the way that their singer, you know,
his vocal style, that sort of thing, and I think
that's kind of really their their main appeals. They just
sound like they're from the seventies.
Speaker 2 (17:19):
Yeah, and they're good. So who is this to just play?
That was?
Speaker 3 (17:22):
That was Mona skin. I think they're from either Italy
or Germany or France or something like that. They had
they covered the song begging. You're probably familiar with that.
I think that was one of their breakout hits. It
wasn't their song.
Speaker 2 (17:34):
They sound good.
Speaker 3 (17:35):
Yeah, they're really good though.
Speaker 1 (17:36):
Yeah, good stuff. So again I'll continue not to guess
because I never get it right.
Speaker 3 (17:41):
Dwight loves to guess too, but I usually play things
that are in his lane.
Speaker 1 (17:44):
And he's yeah, he's I mean, he's way more knowledgeable
of the music scene than I am. But it's always
great job, mister DJ. Who's you know, you provide the
soundtrack each and every morning, and that helps you know
kind of shape what we do here each morning. So
I certainly appreciate that. Right.
Speaker 2 (17:59):
So this says that we're just.
Speaker 1 (18:01):
You know, four day, three days away now from Halloween
Friday night, and I do love it it's on a
Friday night, just because for me, it's I don't have
to think about. In fact, this would have been a
real not a tough situation overall, but it is someone
who has to get up really really early, and I'm
not the only one in the world that has to
do that. So I'm not trying to make it sound
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like a poor me thing. But if this was on
a Wednesday or Tuesday, any weekday where I did have
to get up and be out of bed by three
thirty in the morning, it'd be six thirty pm, and
there'd be people at my house because we host we
host Halloween trigger Treating where all my friends and their
kids and a lot of family comes, and we probably
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have more people at our house every year on Halloween
Night than any other night of the year. And I
wouldn't have it any other way. We've got a great
neighborhood for trigger treating, and we really enjoy hosting it
and having everybody there.
Speaker 2 (18:54):
It's awesome.
Speaker 1 (18:55):
But knowing that I need to get to bed pretty
early compared to most especially on Halloween night, I would
already have anxiousness and anxiety about like, all right, am
I When when am I gonna have to be? Just
say okay, once you hit the road and you take
your kids down the street to get candy, to take
your car keys with you, we're gonna go and shut
the door and go to bed.
Speaker 2 (19:11):
Like I wouldn't I wouldn't ever do that.
Speaker 1 (19:13):
But knowing that I don't have to get up really
early the next day is something that I hadn't really
thought about until until now.
Speaker 2 (19:19):
So looking forward to it.
Speaker 1 (19:20):
But I always say this as a father of a
of a special needs kid who is autistic.
Speaker 2 (19:27):
Uh.
Speaker 1 (19:27):
And she's not nonverbal, but she she's she's still in
extensive speech therapy, and you know she's kind of got
her own language. Uh And and but for a while,
you know, until she was maybe I don't know, five
or six and she's now nine, when she would go
to to go trick or treating, she wouldn't have any
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instincts to to say happy Halloween or trick or treat.
And the people who and I and I those who
are sticklers about hey, you know, say say say you
better say happy Halloween, or or you won't give them
any candy until they say one of those two things.
I believe ninety nine percent of the time, nobody's doing
it at a nasty level and nobody's even thinking about it.
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So it's not like there's any intent to be insensitive.
It's just a lot of people don't think about that
kind of stuff, and I totally get it. So I
try to come at it from a, hey, you a
hole's out there. Why don't you consider every kid's situation.
I understand that's not how people operate, So just keep
that in mind. If in fact, there is a kid
that maybe isn't saying anything, it's not because they're ungrateful
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of you giving them candy. It's maybe just because they've
got a you know, they've got a certain situation. We
did have one lady in our old neighborhood. She caught
the wrath of my wife because she was kind of
being nasty about it and was turning her away as
if get out of here, and my wife kind of
let her have it, which kind of didn't mind that.
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To be honest with you, I guess the mama instincts
took over, but I also don't think that lady thought
about it, And it just made me think, Okay, if
I'm ever going to use the platform for anything good.
When it comes to this type of situation on Halloween,
just be mindful of that. There may be a reason
why kids not telling you trick or treat or Happy Halloween,
and you shouldn't treat him different. All right. Quick update
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of traffic weather on the way this. I was gonna
say rainy morning. I can't tell if it's raining outside,
but I know we've got some lingering hit and miss
rain expected throughout the day, so keep that in mind again.
Speaker 2 (21:25):
Traffic updates up.
Speaker 1 (21:26):
Traffic updates are on the way right now, right here
on news Radio eight forty WHS
It is six oh six here on a Tuesday morning
at news Radio eight forty whas Coffee and Company with you,
fueled by Thornton's Nick Coffee. That's me the full crew
in the house today. And don't forget the big event
coming up on Saturday. It is rad Revival. Really looking
forward to that. I want to remind you guys once again,
if you're looking for a party, looking for something to enjoy,
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no better place to be than Paris Town Arts District
on Saturday this Saturday from four to ten pm. Again
in his Rad Revival, think eighties nineties vibes. There's going
to be a costume contest for those who I guess
give off the best vibes, give us the most nostalgia
when it comes to those two decades. And also the
car show at this event is only vehicles from the
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eighties and nineties. And also there's going to be a
really cool, really cool giveaway, but not your typical giveaway, right,
It's not like people just showing up and winning something.
It is a really awesome cause that Alex White, which
again this event is presented by pseudistract Driver dot com
at Alex White.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
He is part of the first car project.
Speaker 1 (01:00):
They have for the last couple of years raise money
to donate vehicles to those that are aging out of
the foster care system that are starting life as an
adult and may not have the resources and just the
help that a lot of folks have whenever they're making
that jump from being somebody that is, you know, a
child to an adult starting starting life. And again they
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are no longer going to be able to lean on
the resources of foster care because again they're adults, they're
aging out of it. So two of those individuals aging
out of foster care are going to find out that
they are they're getting a new car, not a brand
new vehicle, of course, but I'm sure they're going to
be appreciative because who wouldn't be right, And I just
love seeing all the different organizations in the community here
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that are in the auto automotive field rather it be
body shops, dealerships, mechanics that are donating time, resources, efforts,
sometimes donating you know, actual cars to get to get
fixed up for this. So just a reminder that whenever
you do something that certainly for a good cause, it
is still something that can become infectious and others want
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to be a part of it. So again Rad Revival
this Saturday from four to ten pm at the Paristown
Arts District. Alex is going to be in with us
a little later this week to discuss and certainly looking
forward to having him back in. All right, So the
government shutdown is not over, doesn't look like there's end
in sight. And starting next week November the first, that
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is whenever you're going to really see if we get
an uproar of folks just sort of if they're not
already expressing frustration about how they're impacted by the shutdown,
they probably will whenever they start to lose their benefits
that help them feed themselves and their family. So the
impact again starting next week on that we're talking millions
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of Americans, including over half of a million here in Kentucky.
And as the federal Food Assistant program will be run
out of funding, so the SNAP suspension, it sounds like
we'll stop for for a total of forty two million
Americans beginning on Saturday due to the lapse in federal funding.
So the impact in Kentucky again, we're talking about about
(03:08):
six hundred thousand Kentuckians who depend on SNAP. They're going
to lose those monthly food benefits, and we have heard
from Andy Bisheer saying that the state will temporary temporarily
fund some assistance for needed families through November, but as
far as the December funding, it remains uncertain. And again
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I wouldn't I'm not sure of the process how easy
it is as far as getting I mean, when it
comes to the state funding it with the Temporary Assistance
for Needy Families the t ANF, I mean, I would
hope that that's a pretty seamless process to where but
it also wouldn't shock me if it's something if it's
if it becomes something you have to manually kind of
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go through whatever process it is to have the state
start helping you, because again, the way you've typically gone
about it is there out of money. I mean, that's
essentially what we're looking at here. So again, there's already
been I think many out there that have felt the
impact in some way. But when you no longer have
assistance that you've just relied upon for a long time
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to help feed yourself and your family, I mean, I'm
not sure if there's another type of I guess impact
that can really hit you like that one. So again,
the government shut down doesn't look like there's end in sight.
But I guess fingers crossed, that's all we can do
because we're helpless, right, we have no control over it
at all. We just have to hope that they can
they can somehow get this resolved sooner rather than later.
(04:36):
All right, let's get to another update of trafficking weather. Also,
we'd heard that with the JCPS financial nightmare, that they're
hoping to not have layoffs or make certain cuts to
things that, of course are very much a part of
which you expect in the school system. I mean, again,
(04:57):
that was always the hope, but it's like it was
not realistic because now we're hearing that layoffs things like
that could actually be in the works, which is tough.
Speaker 2 (05:06):
But as I've said for a.
Speaker 1 (05:08):
Few weeks now, when you look at just this, when
you look at the level of this financial nightmare, this
budget crisis, what is off the table as far as
like a move they would have to make that would
shock you. I mean, I don't think there's anything that's
off the table that would shock me whenever you consider
the amount of money that they're behind on. All right,
(05:28):
let's get an update of traving weather again right here
on news radio eight forty WHS. With JCPS looking at
a one hundred and eighty eight million dollar budget gap
for the twenty twenty six fiscal year, the scenario where
they don't have to cut any programs that, of course
are vital to JCPS or layoff any employees, I just
(05:50):
think that's unrealistic. I will also admit that I have
you know, I would be the last one that would
give any kind of plan on how you resolve this
one and eighty eight million dollar deficit. But it just
to me that seems to be almost impossible to not
have certain programs cut and again maybe some layoffs. So
(06:10):
at a meeting JCPS Budget Task Force heard from special
education and language proficiency programs and both argue that it's
essentials as these cuts loom. So what you have is
folks that are involved in these programs and they are
fearful that when it comes to cuts, they may be
(06:31):
the first in line, and they're hoping to avoid that
and as far as it actually happening again, they're trying
not to. That was that's been emphasized since this. I mean,
this is by the way, the financial situation with JCPS is
far from a new story. But doctor Yearwood, being the
new superintendent in his first year, as they're trying to
navigate this almost unheard of situation, the hope to not
(06:54):
have any layoffs or cut programs, and of course try
not to make taxpayers help you clean up your mess.
That has been emphasized quite a bit. But how realistic
is it for those things to not actually be a
part of this plan whatever they have to do to
get out of this hole. So doctor Earwood has proposed
(07:14):
trimming one hundred and thirty two million from the district's
operating budget. That's more than just you know, numbers on paper.
We're talking about layoffs that would be included in that
reduced programs. So it's nice to say you hope not
to do it, you don't want to do it, But
again I would say, when you look at that number,
I don't know what you would consider being off the
(07:36):
table as far as a drastic move in order to
try to get themselves out of this situation. So obviously
parents have a lot of have a lot of feedback,
I'm sure for the folks involved the JCPS, But I
just it's hard, it's hard to envision a scenario where
they're able to get out of this situation and it
(08:00):
not be something that is drastically felt by JCPS.
Speaker 2 (08:03):
As far as just the reduction.
Speaker 1 (08:05):
Of a lot of things, I think that's just it's
probably just to be expected. All right, real quick, before
we get to another update of traffic and weather. This
is something that I feel like is rare. It's one
of those things that my first instinct is, well, I'm
sure that's never happened before. That seems like a first
but I really have no data at all to back
it up. But I'm gonna throw this at you, John,
because I feel like you will agree with me that
(08:26):
this seems to be rare. But right now, in the
top twenty five of the AP College Football Poll, six
programs are led by guys who who went to their
school and played at their school again. So I mean, yeah,
I feel like that's I feel like that's a lot.
Speaker 3 (08:42):
I mean, especially when you think of how many fail
at the school that they're from.
Speaker 1 (08:46):
And maybe there's more coaches that are at certain places
because of that being where they played or coached before,
or just went to school, whatever it may be. But
I think six to me doesn't sound like a whole lot,
But for six of those coaches that are at their
alma mater to be ranked in the time, by the way,
it's in the top sixteen, by the way, because you've
got Georgia and Kirby Smart at number five, Brent Key
(09:09):
Georgia Tech at number eight, Clark Lee at number nine
for Vandy, Mario Christobal at number ten for Miami at
number ten for Miami, and then Kalanie Sataki for BYU.
Also I guess, I guess they're somehow, I guess they
tied with votes at number ten, and then of course
Jeff Brohm at number sixteen for Louisville. So look, with
all these jobs opening up and maybe more on the way,
(09:30):
in fact, likely more on the way, I think we
just need to get used to. If you're a Louisville
fan like myself, I mean, I just get used to
Jeff's name coming up for other jobs. As far as
how much he'll actually be pursued, I guess only time
will tell. I have a hard time seeing him leaving
Louisville to go coach at another school, but I guess
crazier things have happened. But it's hard for me to
(09:53):
envision that scenario playing out given Jeff's situation, a very
rare situation. Now, with that said, don't mean it's you know,
I'm not somebody who's always said, you know, coach will
never ever leave because it's a job for these guys,
and it is that for Jeff as well, but it's
also so much more. And that's why I just have
a hard time seeing any scenario where he would leave
(10:14):
to go coach at another college.
Speaker 2 (10:15):
But again, I feel like he would only.
Speaker 3 (10:18):
Leave if he was unhappy with the administration or something
like that.
Speaker 1 (10:21):
Yeah, But even if that was the case, Like I
think he loves Louisville so much that like he would
he wouldn't let that get in the way. But if
it started to get in the way meeting the administration,
maybe maybe that would be different. But that's certainly not
the case right now. The only job that like I
think might interest him, But again, I just have a
hard time seeing him leaving would be Notre Dame. Yeah,
just because of the Catholic and it's Notre Dame. So
(10:42):
all right, quick update of trafficking weather on the way. Also,
we've got Scott back for another sports update. So stick
around right here on news Radio eight forty whas. It
is six thirty six here at news Radio eight forty
whas coffee and company with you at coffee, that is
me John Alden long Side today and we are field
by Thornton's. So, John, I want to tell you about
(11:03):
this this high school football team in Michigan that is
completely getting screwed and something needs to be done. I'm
not sure what can be done, but it's a wild story.
So there's a team, Whitmore Lake. They're the Whitmore Lake Trojans,
and they finished the regular season going seven and two.
That's a pretty good record, right, yes, seven and two,
but they missed the playoffs. Meanwhile, a four and five
(11:26):
team made it. And you're thinking, I'm sure.
Speaker 3 (11:28):
How is that possible?
Speaker 1 (11:29):
Well, I'll tell you because they tried to do the
right thing, that is doing right by the kids and
really just trying to earn it, but it actually costs
them their season. So they're a small, small school near
ann Arbor and they normally play in Division eight but
(11:49):
moved up to Division five this year due to I
guess a co op with another school in the area.
So despite playing mostly small smaller schools. They went seven
and two, but their schedule was considered too weak to
earn enough playoff points. So the playoff system is based
off of points, so they do factor in your competition
(12:12):
in order to field their playoffs, which I really don't
have any issue with that.
Speaker 2 (12:15):
But here's what happened.
Speaker 1 (12:17):
They finished thirty third in their division and they were
just behind another school, Detroit Voyager College Prep. That's a
quite na what a name, but that team DVCP. I
don't know if they they're called that, but we'll call
them that. They made the playoffs at four and five,
and you're thinking, how's that possible?
Speaker 2 (12:39):
I'll tell you.
Speaker 1 (12:40):
The turning point came in week nine when Whitmore Lakes
opponent dear Born Advanced Tech Academy. These sound like made
up schools, if I'm being honest, these don't sound like
real schools. Dearborn Advanced Tech Academy that was Whitmore Lake's opponent,
they canceled the season. So in instead of taking an
(13:01):
automatic forfeit win and having these kids miss out on
a game, which you don't get many of them, right,
I mean, it sounds like not a real big issue
in the Grand scheme of things when it comes to
the education system for kids. But you know, it's a
very important experience, very memorable experience, and it goes by
(13:21):
really quick. So I mean, they're kids that missed out
on high school sports experiences to a big extent from
COVID and all that, And I always just think, man,
that's tough, Like that's something that if I didn't have
that experience, I don't you know, I don't really know
how it would have impacted me. I'll never know, but
I feel like it was a big part of me
sort of you know, getting learning a lot about life,
(13:42):
to be honest with you. So the coach decided, no,
we're going to go find an opponent. We're not going
to take a win. So when it ended up happening,
they replaced a D six opponent with a D eight
opponent and their playoff points dropped, so they missed the
postseason by less than half a point.
Speaker 3 (13:58):
Oh my god.
Speaker 1 (13:59):
So if they simply had not tried to reschedule and
take the forfeit win against a D six team, they
would have been in the playoffs.
Speaker 3 (14:06):
So it's crazy that there's no way you can just
throw them in there.
Speaker 1 (14:10):
Yeah, I mean if you are if you are the
other team that made it, and you know, if you're
dear born, Actually no deer da. It was Detroit Voyager
College Proud. It was DVCP that took their spot despite
having a four and five record, and it's just because
their four wins, I guess got them more points because
of the competition they played. And I understand that. And
(14:33):
by the way, you can find certain examples where a
two A school or beat a six A school, but
more often than not it even there's a reason that
the bigger schools are viewed as as tougher competition. But still,
I mean, I would if I was the coach of
(14:53):
this team who made this decision, I would be so
torn because I would imagine he didn't think about that
whenever he was making the decision.
Speaker 2 (15:01):
But here's the thing.
Speaker 1 (15:01):
Even if he was thinking about it and still made
the decision and just hope that it would work out
with the points, I can't really fault him either. But
to know that you went seven to two and because
of I guess really a technicality here, your season's over.
Speaker 2 (15:12):
That would be brutal.
Speaker 3 (15:14):
I can't imagine. I mean, if you're the team that
gets in because they missed. Do you feel is it
kind of like survivor's guilt for a football.
Speaker 1 (15:20):
Yeah, I mean I would imagine it would be impossible
not to feel that. Now again, you'll you know, you
can't control it necessarily. I mean, and also you're not
gonna say, yeah, we're gonna not play. We don't deserve it.
I mean, it's a tough situation all the way around,
and I'm again I'm not really sure what can be done.
You can't I think, add a team that you know.
You can't create a playoff spot. Your postseason is set
(15:42):
with certain slots that people fight for, and by technicality,
this team got it. And they could argue, hey, look
these are the rules, we have the points. It's just
a tough situation all the way around. But there's I
mean not shocking that this is getting some national attention.
Speaker 2 (15:56):
Right.
Speaker 1 (15:57):
It's tough, tough. Look all right, quick update of traffic
and weather coming your way right here, right now. We'll
see how the roadways are looking. I was gonna say,
so far, so good, but I would be lying to
you because I don't know. We'll let Bobby Ella's tell you,
because that's what he does. Hopefully things are off to
a smooth star. But either way you'll find out next
right here on News Radio eight forty whas So. I
(16:17):
used to do this whenever John and I were working
together on Sports Talk seven ninety and I was often
really bad at guessing the music artist that he would play. Yeah,
I mean, and I would be so confident to and
be way off. So I just stopped doing it after
a while. And this is not my lane here, But
is this Greta van Vliet.
Speaker 3 (16:36):
It's kind of close. It's monaskit.
Speaker 2 (16:38):
Yeah, you're so nice. She didn't want to you didn't
want to eat. Well, it's interesting, it's funny. You're not
making fun of me, because it is.
Speaker 3 (16:43):
Funny that you say. Then, because the outro bet I
have for this segment is Greta okay.
Speaker 1 (16:47):
Fleet, what how would you describe sort of there? Because
they're they're not they're young and relatively a new Ish band,
I mean, but they sound like they're from a different time.
Speaker 2 (16:58):
Yeah, they're awesome.
Speaker 3 (16:59):
A lot of the younger bands have adopted older styles
because of course that is that's kind of what's best
popular back in the seventies and eighties, and a lot
of people compare Greta van Fleet to like led Zeppelin,
especially based on the way that their singer, you know,
his vocal style, that sort of thing, and I think
that's kind of really their their main appeals. They just
sound like they're from the seventies.
Speaker 2 (17:19):
Yeah, and they're good. So who is this to just play?
That was?
Speaker 3 (17:22):
That was Mona skin. I think they're from either Italy
or Germany or France or something like that. They had
they covered the song begging. You're probably familiar with that.
I think that was one of their breakout hits. It
wasn't their song.
Speaker 2 (17:34):
They sound good.
Speaker 3 (17:35):
Yeah, they're really good though.
Speaker 1 (17:36):
Yeah, good stuff. So again I'll continue not to guess
because I never get it right.
Speaker 3 (17:41):
Dwight loves to guess too, but I usually play things
that are in his lane.
Speaker 1 (17:44):
And he's yeah, he's I mean, he's way more knowledgeable
of the music scene than I am. But it's always
great job, mister DJ. Who's you know, you provide the
soundtrack each and every morning, and that helps you know
kind of shape what we do here each morning. So
I certainly appreciate that. Right.
Speaker 2 (17:59):
So this says that we're just.
Speaker 1 (18:01):
You know, four day, three days away now from Halloween
Friday night, and I do love it it's on a
Friday night, just because for me, it's I don't have
to think about. In fact, this would have been a
real not a tough situation overall, but it is someone
who has to get up really really early, and I'm
not the only one in the world that has to
do that. So I'm not trying to make it sound
(18:22):
like a poor me thing. But if this was on
a Wednesday or Tuesday, any weekday where I did have
to get up and be out of bed by three
thirty in the morning, it'd be six thirty pm, and
there'd be people at my house because we host we
host Halloween trigger Treating where all my friends and their
kids and a lot of family comes, and we probably
(18:43):
have more people at our house every year on Halloween
Night than any other night of the year. And I
wouldn't have it any other way. We've got a great
neighborhood for trigger treating, and we really enjoy hosting it
and having everybody there.
Speaker 2 (18:54):
It's awesome.
Speaker 1 (18:55):
But knowing that I need to get to bed pretty
early compared to most especially on Halloween night, I would
already have anxiousness and anxiety about like, all right, am
I When when am I gonna have to be? Just
say okay, once you hit the road and you take
your kids down the street to get candy, to take
your car keys with you, we're gonna go and shut
the door and go to bed.
Speaker 2 (19:11):
Like I wouldn't I wouldn't ever do that.
Speaker 1 (19:13):
But knowing that I don't have to get up really
early the next day is something that I hadn't really
thought about until until now.
Speaker 2 (19:19):
So looking forward to it.
Speaker 1 (19:20):
But I always say this as a father of a
of a special needs kid who is autistic.
Speaker 2 (19:27):
Uh.
Speaker 1 (19:27):
And she's not nonverbal, but she she's she's still in
extensive speech therapy, and you know she's kind of got
her own language. Uh And and but for a while,
you know, until she was maybe I don't know, five
or six and she's now nine, when she would go
to to go trick or treating, she wouldn't have any
(19:48):
instincts to to say happy Halloween or trick or treat.
And the people who and I and I those who
are sticklers about hey, you know, say say say you
better say happy Halloween, or or you won't give them
any candy until they say one of those two things.
I believe ninety nine percent of the time, nobody's doing
it at a nasty level and nobody's even thinking about it.
(20:11):
So it's not like there's any intent to be insensitive.
It's just a lot of people don't think about that
kind of stuff, and I totally get it. So I
try to come at it from a, hey, you a
hole's out there. Why don't you consider every kid's situation.
I understand that's not how people operate, So just keep
that in mind. If in fact, there is a kid
that maybe isn't saying anything, it's not because they're ungrateful
(20:31):
of you giving them candy. It's maybe just because they've
got a you know, they've got a certain situation. We
did have one lady in our old neighborhood. She caught
the wrath of my wife because she was kind of
being nasty about it and was turning her away as
if get out of here, and my wife kind of
let her have it, which kind of didn't mind that.
(20:52):
To be honest with you, I guess the mama instincts
took over, but I also don't think that lady thought
about it, And it just made me think, Okay, if
I'm ever going to use the platform for anything good.
When it comes to this type of situation on Halloween,
just be mindful of that. There may be a reason
why kids not telling you trick or treat or Happy Halloween,
and you shouldn't treat him different. All right. Quick update
(21:13):
of traffic weather on the way this. I was gonna
say rainy morning. I can't tell if it's raining outside,
but I know we've got some lingering hit and miss
rain expected throughout the day, so keep that in mind again.
Speaker 2 (21:25):
Traffic updates up.
Speaker 1 (21:26):
Traffic updates are on the way right now, right here
on news Radio eight forty WHS
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