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Speaker 1 (00:01):
It's six so six here at news Radio eight forty
whas coffee and company with you, and we are field
By Thornton's appreciate you hanging out with us on this
Tuesday morning. As Indiana football. They are your twenty twenty
five college football National champions I guess it's is it
twenty twenty six or twenty twenty five? It always it
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always confuses me because the season actually starts in twenty
twenty five, but it ends in the next year. In fact,
next year's national championship game is going to be played
I think on the twenty eighth, maybe of.
Speaker 2 (00:36):
January.
Speaker 1 (00:36):
Which college football ending this late in the season is crazy,
but nothing is crazier than it being the Indiana Hoosiers
that are hoisting the trophy college football's best program from
worst to first in just a couple of years.
Speaker 2 (00:51):
What a story? What a story?
Speaker 1 (00:53):
And you hear often, well they make movies about this
kind of stuff.
Speaker 2 (00:57):
They should know. This is this is a this is
a movie.
Speaker 1 (01:00):
I wonder who would play Kurt Signetti, what actor would
be best suited to play Kurt Signetti. Maybe we have
that conversation a little bit later on. But if you
really consider the layers within this entire story. I mean,
just Fernando Mendoza, a two star quarterback scrambling for at
the time it was potentially but it became the winning
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touchdown in the National Championship game on fourth down and
his hometown against his hometown team who declined his request
to try to walk onto the program. And by the way,
this is all taking place after he's won the Heisman
Trophy for the most losing program of all time, while
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his mother with multiple with multiple a butcher at ms,
she screams for joy from her seat because she can't
stand giving her situation. I mean, this is a movie.
It's a movie. He's he's the story, and he's in
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the story. I shouldn't say he's just the story because
in fact, Kurtz Signette's probably the one figure within this
entire situation that is just the I mean, he's responsible
for it, right. I mean he gives all the credit
to his players and his support staff, and that's what
a good coach does, and they do deserve credit. They
played a role as well, But he's the one that's
got the juice, right. He's the outlier here, he's the
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new In fact, this Indiana team from a talent perspective,
clearly when you watch him play, they got better players.
But on paper, I mean, you wouldn't expect this team
to do anything close to what they were able to
go out and do. Here here is Mendoza last night
talking with Holly row after winning the national championship for
the Indiana Who's this game?
Speaker 3 (02:45):
It is the fourth quarter, you're leading by just three
points and coach decides to go for it on fourth down?
Speaker 2 (02:51):
What did he say to you in that huddle? And
how did you execute it?
Speaker 3 (02:55):
That's one thing about the team. Are always gonna put
all on the line, and you know, I want to
give all the glory thanks to God there my offensive
lineman blocked perfectly and we're able to excuse the team
towards a common goal. Had the Indiana Hoosier synergy to
score and then give our team a chance to win
the game.
Speaker 2 (03:10):
How did you get it in there? Though? You have
to go airborne, Fernando.
Speaker 3 (03:13):
I had to go airborne and out die for my
team whatever they needed gonna do. They needed me to take,
you know, shots from the front of the back, whatever
it is. I'm gonna die for my team out there,
and I know they're gonna do the same for me.
I have to make this so close. That's what makes
this not to championship so special.
Speaker 2 (03:26):
Show my cameraman right there, your arm. You can't imagine
the beating this young mess this night.
Speaker 3 (03:31):
I mean, shout out to the Miami defense. You can
see why there are two edges our first round picks.
I mean it's gonna be a physical game, and you
know we had to play physical, and we did play physical.
We elevated it and this its victory is so sweet
for everybody, for the entire Hoo's your nation. But also
you know, it's super sweet in myself. I was a
two star war Kirk come out of high school. I
had declined to walk on off for to the University
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of Miami. Full circle moment here playing in Miami, for
all the friends and family. I can't thank coach Nattie
enough and Coach Whitmer and coach Andaver taking a chance
on and just give all the glory of God.
Speaker 1 (04:02):
I think I think Fernando Mendoza would have to play himself.
I'm not sure if you can recreate a guy that
almost seems like he was created by Chad Gpt and
I say that in a complimentary way as far as
just how how consistent he is and how prepared he
is to answer anything you throw at him in any time.
So he's also probably gonna be the number one pick
in the NFL Draft. So what a moment for the
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Hoosier program. And come out a little later on, I'll
let you hear an interview I did with many Indiana
football fans just two years ago before they played Louisville.
And to hear them at that point discuss their program
and to see where they are now is another another
one of the many things that you just you see
it and you wonder had this happen, How are they
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the top program in all of college football?
Speaker 2 (04:47):
But after last night, that is that's exactly what they are.
All right.
Speaker 1 (04:50):
Let's get to an update of traffic and whether we'll
see how the roadways are looking as we get this.
Tuesday started very cold outside, so we'll get the details
on the forecast as far as what we can expect
the rest of the day that's coming up from our
partners over their WLKY. And what I want to get
to next is a bill that's being proposed that you know,
if it was in place, house built three oh five. Currently,
(05:14):
it would have led to some legitimate charges for the
Hawk family. Of course, we all know about their involvement
throughout the trial that led to Brooks Howk of course
being sentenced to life in prison. So we'll get to
that on the other side. Right here, it's news Radio
eight forty whas AT cracking down on secret recordings of
(05:34):
grand jury proceedings. Now, this of course came up during
the Brooks Howk trial because his family members they secretly
recorded grand jury testimony connected to that case. So, according
to investigators, recording devices were found during an FBI search
of Hawk family property, including devices hidden in pant pockets
(05:59):
and inside a back of bingo stamps. So recording grand
jury testimony is illegal in Kentucky. However, there is a
statute of limitation, so no charges were filed because that
statute of limitations window had already closed, and the limitations
it's just one year. So you've got the mother of
(06:24):
Crystal Roger, Sherry Ballard, I mean, she's been pushing for
something to be done, just some way in which to
hold brooks Howk's family accountable in some way because there
was allegedly some involvement on their end, and certainly things
that were discussed evidence that was presented in the trial
for brooks House, as we've discussed, it made it to
(06:46):
where any day now if you hear of these two
being indicted, Brooks Howk's brother, Nick and their mother, who
would be shocked by that? I mean, I don't even
know if they'd be shocked. I've often times thought if
I were them, I would just be I In fact,
I would I'd probably be worried at any moment that
(07:07):
they're gonna they got enough to bring some type of
indictment against you in charge you who knows that that's
ever gonna happen. But anyways, this bill, House Bill three
oh five would extend the statute of limitations for illegal
grand jury recordings from one year to ten years. So
obviously that was one of the bigger stories of last year.
(07:28):
When the trial concluded and Brooks Howk was found guilty
and sentenced to life in prison. Obviously he's fighting that,
but I mean, the details throughout the trial, and really
it wasn't just during the trial. I mean, these a
lot of these things we were aware of with the
constant coverage of this story and the ultimate one is
(07:49):
the murder of Crystal Rogers's father, and when you find
out that the gun that was used to kill him
was a gun that lay was in the hands in
the possession of Nick how Brooks. How I mean, it's
one of those things that I guess technically doesn't prove anything,
but come on, really, I mean, but hey, what we've
(08:14):
known for quite some time. It's not what you it's
not what you know, it's what you can prove. So again,
this specific bill, obviously it's it's from a Archtown lawmaker,
and it is Candy Masaroni, who says Roger's mother has
contacted was the one who contacted her asking you know
what could be done about this? All right, we're gonna
get you caught up on the roadways. We'll see how
(08:35):
we're looking this morning. Obviously, with most folks out yesterday
with the holiday, I shouldn't say most, a lot of
folks out with the holiday. We've got everybody back at
it today here on a Tuesday. So the week getting
started for a lot of folks today, and we'll see
how the roadways are looking. Bobby Ellis will get us
caught up. Also, we've got a sports update for you
from mister Scott Fitzgerald. All that right here at News
Radio eight forty whas. Yeah, that among many things that
(09:02):
are challenging for college coaches these days, balancing the importance
of recruiting at the high school level's got to be
one of the toughest because you don't want to abandon it.
But also, most high school kids aren't going to give
you much of an impact right away, and then if
you invest in them, bring them in, who's to say
they won't pick up and leave in a year. So
(09:23):
you got to include it in what you do to
an extent. But it's a tough balancing act, that's for sure.
But will Stein has spot on that the best Kentucky
football teams really in my lifetime certainly, and he and
I are about the same age has always had a
good presence of local, homegrown guys. So I get it all.
Let's get to a quick time out, shall we. We'll
get to an update on Travick and weather. John Shannon
(09:45):
has a news update for us, and we'll keep this
thing rolling along right here on a Tuesday morning, it's
News Radio eight forty whas it is six thirty six
here at news Radio eight forty whas Happy Tuesday morning
to you, and yes it really and Indiana won the
national championship last night in college football. Unbelievable and we've
of course talked about that quite a bit and we'll
(10:07):
let you hear coming up a little bit later on
some of the fans that were watching last night at
Assembly Hall, I mean they were, in fact, I use Southeast.
They had a big setup and a full house watching
it there.
Speaker 2 (10:18):
So yeah, when.
Speaker 1 (10:20):
I try to put myself in the shoes of sports
fans as they experienced something I've not experienced, like watching
my team win a national championship in college football, I
try to live in the moment, is if whatever that
would feel like. And I still believe there's an element
to Indiana that is different than really any other team
you'll see in this position, because it wasn't a long
(10:43):
time just man, they can't get over the hump.
Speaker 2 (10:47):
All they're cursed.
Speaker 1 (10:48):
They were just existing with no real urgency to exist
in a different way. And then they had a splash
of success with Tom Allen, and that of course was
nothing compared to the success they've had with Signetti, but
they made an investment in football and then had to
pay for that bad investment with the pay out to
(11:11):
Tom Allen, because he'd put the program really right back
where they were before he got the job, and then
they hired Kurt Signetti, something nobody else had done, and
what a wise investment they made when bringing him in.
So again, we've talked a lot about that throughout the
morning here and we'll continue to do that because it
is a big piece of news and Indiana.
Speaker 2 (11:30):
I feel like, is a.
Speaker 1 (11:34):
Let me let me back up just a second here,
because there was some criticism I saw on social media,
which anytime you want to see somebody criticizing or complaining
about something, social media is a good place to find it.
But a Louisville fan that I know was complaining about
all of the coverage that Indiana was getting in the
Louisville market. Well, Indiana's part of the Louisville market when
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it comes to you know what we do as far
as coverage. It hasn't always seemed that way, but they
always existed. And what you have now is Indiana doing
something Louisville and Kentucky never did in football, and it's
in a sport that has way more interest than college hoops.
Which I think most people realize that, but sometimes we
get in our own bubble because we love college basketball
(12:16):
around here more than anybody, and data shows that. But
as far as just the overall reach, college football is
a monster when it comes to national interest, and it's
only growing. So that's why you see the coverage. Indiana
is always going to be a part of this media market. Now,
not to the extent of a Kentucky or Louisville, but
(12:37):
I'm not at all surprised, and I think a lot
of our brethren in media has done a great job
at covering the Hoosiers this season as they did the
unthinkable they won a national championship. All right, So something
I threw out there earlier, and I do want to
clarify it's always important, right. I'm not picking on any school,
any specific group in any school in JCPS. I just
(12:59):
thought it was an interesting thing to bring to the
table here because there is a Instagram page and the
page is called Ballard Mental Health, and this is a group,
I suppose it Ballid High School, that has put together
a statement saying that they would like to see JCPS
cancel school today. It says cancel school tomorrow. This was
put up yesterday. They were discussing mental health and how
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prioritizing student safety and mental well being means recognizing when
conditions go beyond the classroom, with windshills expected to feel
near zero, taking a day to protect both physical and
mental health matters. Please consider JCPS sincerely, ballared mental health.
And I'm not going to read you what the entire
post said, but it's essentially just it's essentially them letting
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JCPS and I guess anybody who reads it know that
getting ready for school, knowing you've got to go stand
at the bus stop and it's going to be that
cold outside, it can be It can cause anxiety, it
can be stressful, It can just be mentally taxing long
waits at bus stops and limited access to proper cold
(14:04):
weather gear and just mentioning that, hey, it's going to
be really cold and that can be a factor for
kids going to school in a variety of ways. So, like,
all that is is fair, and I'm not one to
say mental health is a hoax and it's not real.
Trust me, it's a real thing that we should all
realize is a is a real thing, especially men, right,
(14:28):
Men don't want to ever act as if that they
could have mental problems and mental health issues, and trust me,
it's a real thing. So again, it's not even being
insensitive to that. However, I think we have to balance
things better when it comes to let me give you
an example. You know, back before vehicles existed, we had
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to walk everywhere.
Speaker 2 (14:49):
Right, Well, now we don't. We have cars.
Speaker 1 (14:53):
So yeah, the people who had to walk everywhere, they
had it a lot harder than we did, right, they'd
have vehicles. So there are certain things that yeah, because
as society evolves and we have access to better resources,
we clearly wouldn't go back to doing things that were
a lot harder. But you know what, those people that
went through that hard life that they probably didn't know
what they didn't have, right, but I'm sure built them
(15:14):
to be tough. So this is one of those things
for me, is that if you've used sitting at a
cold bus stop for you know, I don't know how long,
but if you set a bus stop waiting for school
and it's as cold as it is this morning outside,
I don't know if we can we can start viewing
I'd like to see us not view that as a
traumatic situation that we want to protect kids from now. Again,
(15:36):
it's not ideal. Nobody wants to be cold, but for
generations that was just you know, life, not any type
of adverse situation. That's just unheard of as far as
dealing with it. And I think if we continue to
just avoid at all costs anything that might be a
little bit uncomfortable or you know, something that you dread
(15:58):
and don't want to do, as kids get older, I mean,
imagine what happens when, like real life stuff actually impacts
them and they truly have adversity, I think, clearly repetition
at times. I mean there are people right now that
probably didn't know it. But you know what, when you
were a kid and you set at that bus stop
for twenty minutes and it was ten degrees outside, you
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probably don't remember what was going through your mind other
than being cold, but it probably built you to be
able to deal with stuff that you don't like doing.
It's not ideal, but hey, it's life. So again, it's always,
like a lot of things in life, it's about balance,
and I think there's certain things that we don't need
to go down the path of viewing it as well.
Let's protect them from this and that because we can. Yeah,
(16:42):
they could have done in Ta today because it's very
cold outside and it wouldn't have been the end of
the world. But I just don't like going down that
path of let's just avoid anything that might actually you know,
prepare somebody to deal with adverse situations that you get,
especially when you become a grown up and deal with
you know, the real world. All right, quick time out,
We'll check on traffick and weather. We'll see just how
(17:02):
cold it is out there, because I know this morning
when I was making my way in uh, it was
it was brutal, brutal. But with the details from Matt
Melosavich of WLKY stick around It's news Radio eight forty
whas if you've got thoughts on what we were just
discussing a moment ago, and that is potentially and I
(17:23):
don't want to get anybody under the impression I should
probably clarify there's there's no talk of postponing school in
TI or anything because of cold weather, but just the
conversation about is that something that you would be four
against Do you do you think that because we do
have the ability to do school at home with NTI
remote learning, whatever, whatever your school district calls it. Do
you think we should or should not do it? If
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six forty nine here on a Tuesday morning. Appreciate you
hanging out with us at is Coffee and Company and
we are fueled by Thornton's. So JCPS is going to
talk for the first time. I say JCPS as if
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it's a person, I suppose it will be doctor Brian Yearwood,
the superintendent that's going to talk. This will be this
will be an update on the massive budget issue that
they're working through. Right, they're going to be reviewing the
proposed cut of one hundred and forty two million dollars.
This will be the first public debate on this plan.
Right last week, it was I think Wednesday when the
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plan was unveiled. As far as how they're going to
get rid of one hundred and forty two million dollars
and eighty percent of those proposed cuts come from Central
Office positions, supplemental programs, and then reworking the teachers' union contract.
So there was a revised version of this plan that
was available Friday, and that does not include cuts to
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instructional coach positions, does include cuts to mental health practitioners
at certain schools. So I would imagine they'll be asked
about those specifics and we'll certainly share with you tomorrow
morning whatever it is we get as far as an update.
So again, this is the first time they'll be a
meeting with board members to debate this proposal, and of
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course it'll be public and the final vote is in May.
So not at all surprising. Certainly should have been expected
that when you throw out changes that eventually will trim
one hundred and forty two million dollars that of course
desperately need to be trimmed. Any scenario where there's not
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pushback about certain things was just not reality. So I'm
sure they knew they were going to have to navigate that.
And now we'll hear and I guess more so we'll
see how it as they do it, all right, we'll
see how the roads are looking coming up right here
right now, Bobby Ellis will get us caught up. We'll
get the details on this forecast for Matt Melosovich going
to be cold, so be prepared for that, and we'll
talk some more sports with mister Scott Fitzgerald. It's six
(19:56):
fifty one now and it is News Radio eight forty
whas
It's six so six here at news Radio eight forty
whas coffee and company with you, and we are field
By Thornton's appreciate you hanging out with us on this
Tuesday morning. As Indiana football. They are your twenty twenty
five college football National champions I guess it's is it
twenty twenty six or twenty twenty five? It always it
(00:21):
always confuses me because the season actually starts in twenty
twenty five, but it ends in the next year. In fact,
next year's national championship game is going to be played
I think on the twenty eighth, maybe of.
Speaker 2 (00:36):
January.
Speaker 1 (00:36):
Which college football ending this late in the season is crazy,
but nothing is crazier than it being the Indiana Hoosiers
that are hoisting the trophy college football's best program from
worst to first in just a couple of years.
Speaker 2 (00:51):
What a story? What a story?
Speaker 1 (00:53):
And you hear often, well they make movies about this
kind of stuff.
Speaker 2 (00:57):
They should know. This is this is a this is
a movie.
Speaker 1 (01:00):
I wonder who would play Kurt Signetti, what actor would
be best suited to play Kurt Signetti. Maybe we have
that conversation a little bit later on. But if you
really consider the layers within this entire story. I mean,
just Fernando Mendoza, a two star quarterback scrambling for at
the time it was potentially but it became the winning
(01:23):
touchdown in the National Championship game on fourth down and
his hometown against his hometown team who declined his request
to try to walk onto the program. And by the way,
this is all taking place after he's won the Heisman
Trophy for the most losing program of all time, while
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his mother with multiple with multiple a butcher at ms,
she screams for joy from her seat because she can't
stand giving her situation. I mean, this is a movie.
It's a movie. He's he's the story, and he's in
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the story. I shouldn't say he's just the story because
in fact, Kurtz Signette's probably the one figure within this
entire situation that is just the I mean, he's responsible
for it, right. I mean he gives all the credit
to his players and his support staff, and that's what
a good coach does, and they do deserve credit. They
played a role as well, But he's the one that's
got the juice, right. He's the outlier here, he's the
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new In fact, this Indiana team from a talent perspective,
clearly when you watch him play, they got better players.
But on paper, I mean, you wouldn't expect this team
to do anything close to what they were able to
go out and do. Here here is Mendoza last night
talking with Holly row after winning the national championship for
the Indiana Who's this game?
Speaker 3 (02:45):
It is the fourth quarter, you're leading by just three
points and coach decides to go for it on fourth down?
Speaker 2 (02:51):
What did he say to you in that huddle? And
how did you execute it?
Speaker 3 (02:55):
That's one thing about the team. Are always gonna put
all on the line, and you know, I want to
give all the glory thanks to God there my offensive
lineman blocked perfectly and we're able to excuse the team
towards a common goal. Had the Indiana Hoosier synergy to
score and then give our team a chance to win
the game.
Speaker 2 (03:10):
How did you get it in there? Though? You have
to go airborne, Fernando.
Speaker 3 (03:13):
I had to go airborne and out die for my
team whatever they needed gonna do. They needed me to take,
you know, shots from the front of the back, whatever
it is. I'm gonna die for my team out there,
and I know they're gonna do the same for me.
I have to make this so close. That's what makes
this not to championship so special.
Speaker 2 (03:26):
Show my cameraman right there, your arm. You can't imagine
the beating this young mess this night.
Speaker 3 (03:31):
I mean, shout out to the Miami defense. You can
see why there are two edges our first round picks.
I mean it's gonna be a physical game, and you
know we had to play physical, and we did play physical.
We elevated it and this its victory is so sweet
for everybody, for the entire Hoo's your nation. But also
you know, it's super sweet in myself. I was a
two star war Kirk come out of high school. I
had declined to walk on off for to the University
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of Miami. Full circle moment here playing in Miami, for
all the friends and family. I can't thank coach Nattie
enough and Coach Whitmer and coach Andaver taking a chance
on and just give all the glory of God.
Speaker 1 (04:02):
I think I think Fernando Mendoza would have to play himself.
I'm not sure if you can recreate a guy that
almost seems like he was created by Chad Gpt and
I say that in a complimentary way as far as
just how how consistent he is and how prepared he
is to answer anything you throw at him in any time.
So he's also probably gonna be the number one pick
in the NFL Draft. So what a moment for the
(04:24):
Hoosier program. And come out a little later on, I'll
let you hear an interview I did with many Indiana
football fans just two years ago before they played Louisville.
And to hear them at that point discuss their program
and to see where they are now is another another
one of the many things that you just you see
it and you wonder had this happen, How are they
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the top program in all of college football?
Speaker 2 (04:47):
But after last night, that is that's exactly what they are.
All right.
Speaker 1 (04:50):
Let's get to an update of traffic and whether we'll
see how the roadways are looking as we get this.
Tuesday started very cold outside, so we'll get the details
on the forecast as far as what we can expect
the rest of the day that's coming up from our
partners over their WLKY. And what I want to get
to next is a bill that's being proposed that you know,
if it was in place, house built three oh five. Currently,
(05:14):
it would have led to some legitimate charges for the
Hawk family. Of course, we all know about their involvement
throughout the trial that led to Brooks Howk of course
being sentenced to life in prison. So we'll get to
that on the other side. Right here, it's news Radio
eight forty whas AT cracking down on secret recordings of
(05:34):
grand jury proceedings. Now, this of course came up during
the Brooks Howk trial because his family members they secretly
recorded grand jury testimony connected to that case. So, according
to investigators, recording devices were found during an FBI search
of Hawk family property, including devices hidden in pant pockets
(05:59):
and inside a back of bingo stamps. So recording grand
jury testimony is illegal in Kentucky. However, there is a
statute of limitation, so no charges were filed because that
statute of limitations window had already closed, and the limitations
it's just one year. So you've got the mother of
(06:24):
Crystal Roger, Sherry Ballard, I mean, she's been pushing for
something to be done, just some way in which to
hold brooks Howk's family accountable in some way because there
was allegedly some involvement on their end, and certainly things
that were discussed evidence that was presented in the trial
for brooks House, as we've discussed, it made it to
(06:46):
where any day now if you hear of these two
being indicted, Brooks Howk's brother, Nick and their mother, who
would be shocked by that? I mean, I don't even
know if they'd be shocked. I've often times thought if
I were them, I would just be I In fact,
I would I'd probably be worried at any moment that
(07:07):
they're gonna they got enough to bring some type of
indictment against you in charge you who knows that that's
ever gonna happen. But anyways, this bill, House Bill three
oh five would extend the statute of limitations for illegal
grand jury recordings from one year to ten years. So
obviously that was one of the bigger stories of last year.
(07:28):
When the trial concluded and Brooks Howk was found guilty
and sentenced to life in prison. Obviously he's fighting that,
but I mean, the details throughout the trial, and really
it wasn't just during the trial. I mean, these a
lot of these things we were aware of with the
constant coverage of this story and the ultimate one is
(07:49):
the murder of Crystal Rogers's father, and when you find
out that the gun that was used to kill him
was a gun that lay was in the hands in
the possession of Nick how Brooks. How I mean, it's
one of those things that I guess technically doesn't prove anything,
but come on, really, I mean, but hey, what we've
(08:14):
known for quite some time. It's not what you it's
not what you know, it's what you can prove. So again,
this specific bill, obviously it's it's from a Archtown lawmaker,
and it is Candy Masaroni, who says Roger's mother has
contacted was the one who contacted her asking you know
what could be done about this? All right, we're gonna
get you caught up on the roadways. We'll see how
(08:35):
we're looking this morning. Obviously, with most folks out yesterday
with the holiday, I shouldn't say most, a lot of
folks out with the holiday. We've got everybody back at
it today here on a Tuesday. So the week getting
started for a lot of folks today, and we'll see
how the roadways are looking. Bobby Ellis will get us
caught up. Also, we've got a sports update for you
from mister Scott Fitzgerald. All that right here at News
Radio eight forty whas. Yeah, that among many things that
(09:02):
are challenging for college coaches these days, balancing the importance
of recruiting at the high school level's got to be
one of the toughest because you don't want to abandon it.
But also, most high school kids aren't going to give
you much of an impact right away, and then if
you invest in them, bring them in, who's to say
they won't pick up and leave in a year. So
(09:23):
you got to include it in what you do to
an extent. But it's a tough balancing act, that's for sure.
But will Stein has spot on that the best Kentucky
football teams really in my lifetime certainly, and he and
I are about the same age has always had a
good presence of local, homegrown guys. So I get it all.
Let's get to a quick time out, shall we. We'll
get to an update on Travick and weather. John Shannon
(09:45):
has a news update for us, and we'll keep this
thing rolling along right here on a Tuesday morning, it's
News Radio eight forty whas it is six thirty six
here at news Radio eight forty whas Happy Tuesday morning
to you, and yes it really and Indiana won the
national championship last night in college football. Unbelievable and we've
of course talked about that quite a bit and we'll
(10:07):
let you hear coming up a little bit later on
some of the fans that were watching last night at
Assembly Hall, I mean they were, in fact, I use Southeast.
They had a big setup and a full house watching
it there.
Speaker 2 (10:18):
So yeah, when.
Speaker 1 (10:20):
I try to put myself in the shoes of sports
fans as they experienced something I've not experienced, like watching
my team win a national championship in college football, I
try to live in the moment, is if whatever that
would feel like. And I still believe there's an element
to Indiana that is different than really any other team
you'll see in this position, because it wasn't a long
(10:43):
time just man, they can't get over the hump.
Speaker 2 (10:47):
All they're cursed.
Speaker 1 (10:48):
They were just existing with no real urgency to exist
in a different way. And then they had a splash
of success with Tom Allen, and that of course was
nothing compared to the success they've had with Signetti, but
they made an investment in football and then had to
pay for that bad investment with the pay out to
(11:11):
Tom Allen, because he'd put the program really right back
where they were before he got the job, and then
they hired Kurt Signetti, something nobody else had done, and
what a wise investment they made when bringing him in.
So again, we've talked a lot about that throughout the
morning here and we'll continue to do that because it
is a big piece of news and Indiana.
Speaker 2 (11:30):
I feel like, is a.
Speaker 1 (11:34):
Let me let me back up just a second here,
because there was some criticism I saw on social media,
which anytime you want to see somebody criticizing or complaining
about something, social media is a good place to find it.
But a Louisville fan that I know was complaining about
all of the coverage that Indiana was getting in the
Louisville market. Well, Indiana's part of the Louisville market when
(11:55):
it comes to you know what we do as far
as coverage. It hasn't always seemed that way, but they
always existed. And what you have now is Indiana doing
something Louisville and Kentucky never did in football, and it's
in a sport that has way more interest than college hoops.
Which I think most people realize that, but sometimes we
get in our own bubble because we love college basketball
(12:16):
around here more than anybody, and data shows that. But
as far as just the overall reach, college football is
a monster when it comes to national interest, and it's
only growing. So that's why you see the coverage. Indiana
is always going to be a part of this media market. Now,
not to the extent of a Kentucky or Louisville, but
(12:37):
I'm not at all surprised, and I think a lot
of our brethren in media has done a great job
at covering the Hoosiers this season as they did the
unthinkable they won a national championship. All right, So something
I threw out there earlier, and I do want to
clarify it's always important, right. I'm not picking on any school,
any specific group in any school in JCPS. I just
(12:59):
thought it was an interesting thing to bring to the
table here because there is a Instagram page and the
page is called Ballard Mental Health, and this is a group,
I suppose it Ballid High School, that has put together
a statement saying that they would like to see JCPS
cancel school today. It says cancel school tomorrow. This was
put up yesterday. They were discussing mental health and how
(13:22):
prioritizing student safety and mental well being means recognizing when
conditions go beyond the classroom, with windshills expected to feel
near zero, taking a day to protect both physical and
mental health matters. Please consider JCPS sincerely, ballared mental health.
And I'm not going to read you what the entire
post said, but it's essentially just it's essentially them letting
(13:43):
JCPS and I guess anybody who reads it know that
getting ready for school, knowing you've got to go stand
at the bus stop and it's going to be that
cold outside, it can be It can cause anxiety, it
can be stressful, It can just be mentally taxing long
waits at bus stops and limited access to proper cold
(14:04):
weather gear and just mentioning that, hey, it's going to
be really cold and that can be a factor for
kids going to school in a variety of ways. So, like,
all that is is fair, and I'm not one to
say mental health is a hoax and it's not real.
Trust me, it's a real thing that we should all
realize is a is a real thing, especially men, right,
(14:28):
Men don't want to ever act as if that they
could have mental problems and mental health issues, and trust me,
it's a real thing. So again, it's not even being
insensitive to that. However, I think we have to balance
things better when it comes to let me give you
an example. You know, back before vehicles existed, we had
(14:48):
to walk everywhere.
Speaker 2 (14:49):
Right, Well, now we don't. We have cars.
Speaker 1 (14:53):
So yeah, the people who had to walk everywhere, they
had it a lot harder than we did, right, they'd
have vehicles. So there are certain things that yeah, because
as society evolves and we have access to better resources,
we clearly wouldn't go back to doing things that were
a lot harder. But you know what, those people that
went through that hard life that they probably didn't know
what they didn't have, right, but I'm sure built them
(15:14):
to be tough. So this is one of those things
for me, is that if you've used sitting at a
cold bus stop for you know, I don't know how long,
but if you set a bus stop waiting for school
and it's as cold as it is this morning outside,
I don't know if we can we can start viewing
I'd like to see us not view that as a
traumatic situation that we want to protect kids from now. Again,
(15:36):
it's not ideal. Nobody wants to be cold, but for
generations that was just you know, life, not any type
of adverse situation. That's just unheard of as far as
dealing with it. And I think if we continue to
just avoid at all costs anything that might be a
little bit uncomfortable or you know, something that you dread
(15:58):
and don't want to do, as kids get older, I mean,
imagine what happens when, like real life stuff actually impacts
them and they truly have adversity, I think, clearly repetition
at times. I mean there are people right now that
probably didn't know it. But you know what, when you
were a kid and you set at that bus stop
for twenty minutes and it was ten degrees outside, you
(16:20):
probably don't remember what was going through your mind other
than being cold, but it probably built you to be
able to deal with stuff that you don't like doing.
It's not ideal, but hey, it's life. So again, it's always,
like a lot of things in life, it's about balance,
and I think there's certain things that we don't need
to go down the path of viewing it as well.
Let's protect them from this and that because we can. Yeah,
(16:42):
they could have done in Ta today because it's very
cold outside and it wouldn't have been the end of
the world. But I just don't like going down that
path of let's just avoid anything that might actually you know,
prepare somebody to deal with adverse situations that you get,
especially when you become a grown up and deal with
you know, the real world. All right, quick time out,
We'll check on traffick and weather. We'll see just how
(17:02):
cold it is out there, because I know this morning
when I was making my way in uh, it was
it was brutal, brutal. But with the details from Matt
Melosavich of WLKY stick around It's news Radio eight forty
whas if you've got thoughts on what we were just
discussing a moment ago, and that is potentially and I
(17:23):
don't want to get anybody under the impression I should
probably clarify there's there's no talk of postponing school in
TI or anything because of cold weather, but just the
conversation about is that something that you would be four
against Do you do you think that because we do
have the ability to do school at home with NTI
remote learning, whatever, whatever your school district calls it. Do
you think we should or should not do it? If
(17:44):
you have thoughts on that, you can always share those
with us on the talk back line that's powered by
Alex R. White PLLC sou Distracted Driver dot Com. All right,
six forty nine here on a Tuesday morning. Appreciate you
hanging out with us at is Coffee and Company and
we are fueled by Thornton's. So JCPS is going to
talk for the first time. I say JCPS as if
(18:05):
it's a person, I suppose it will be doctor Brian Yearwood,
the superintendent that's going to talk. This will be this
will be an update on the massive budget issue that
they're working through. Right, they're going to be reviewing the
proposed cut of one hundred and forty two million dollars.
This will be the first public debate on this plan.
Right last week, it was I think Wednesday when the
(18:27):
plan was unveiled. As far as how they're going to
get rid of one hundred and forty two million dollars
and eighty percent of those proposed cuts come from Central
Office positions, supplemental programs, and then reworking the teachers' union contract.
So there was a revised version of this plan that
was available Friday, and that does not include cuts to
(18:52):
instructional coach positions, does include cuts to mental health practitioners
at certain schools. So I would imagine they'll be asked
about those specifics and we'll certainly share with you tomorrow
morning whatever it is we get as far as an update.
So again, this is the first time they'll be a
meeting with board members to debate this proposal, and of
(19:13):
course it'll be public and the final vote is in May.
So not at all surprising. Certainly should have been expected
that when you throw out changes that eventually will trim
one hundred and forty two million dollars that of course
desperately need to be trimmed. Any scenario where there's not
(19:33):
pushback about certain things was just not reality. So I'm
sure they knew they were going to have to navigate that.
And now we'll hear and I guess more so we'll
see how it as they do it, all right, we'll
see how the roads are looking coming up right here
right now, Bobby Ellis will get us caught up. We'll
get the details on this forecast for Matt Melosovich going
to be cold, so be prepared for that, and we'll
talk some more sports with mister Scott Fitzgerald. It's six
(19:56):
fifty one now and it is News Radio eight forty
whas
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