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Speaker 1 (00:00):
So Day two of Bourbon and Beyond getting started today,
and I didn't realize they're doing themes at Bourbon and Beyond.
Yesterday was Throwback Thursday, eighties and nineties theme today is
tie Die Friday, so be advised. I don't know if
you have any Taie die gear, but you, uh, I
guess you're encouraged to participate in theme day.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
Is this a codliner tonight?
Speaker 3 (00:21):
Is it?
Speaker 2 (00:21):
Is it? Fish tonight? Is that kind of that kind
of fits the tie die vibe?
Speaker 1 (00:25):
I feel like, are you trying to sabotage me on
my own show? If you think I would know the
head I mean.
Speaker 2 (00:29):
I'm taking Fish tonight. Last night was the Lumineers.
Speaker 1 (00:34):
I could have given you maybe three or four of
the overall headliners throughout the four day event, but the
schedule itself.
Speaker 3 (00:39):
I was my apologies, It's okay, Fling, I'm kidding.
Speaker 1 (00:43):
I'm kidding on I should know this, But yeah, Fish tonight,
and that'll bring out like Fish is the kind of
group that there'll.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
Been people who just come for Fish they won't go
to any other day.
Speaker 3 (00:53):
And I can see a lot of folks in Louisville.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
The Kentuckian area that are there tonight just for that
meaning they wouldn't necessarily be as interested in the others,
but they're like, yeah, Fish is going to be in town, which,
by the way, uh I find it. I find it
odd that they are such a known band, They've been
around such a long time. This is their first time
in Louisville. I think since like I I it might
be longer than that, which, you know, I bet there's
(01:18):
people who wished for a long time maybe Fish would
be more more, uh, would be closer and than and
now they're here, so hopefully, uh, hopefully those that are
going have a good time. I know, Uh, there's a
lot of it. I mean, it's one of those things
that for me as far as just social media, seeing
like all of my there's so many people that I
know that make it a point to go to this
every year. And of course if you live here, that's
(01:39):
one of those things that because I'm just not somebody
that's ever really participated in a four day music festival,
but we live here, therefore it would be much more
doable to take in the whole event. Now, again, that's
a lot, that's a lot of time. It's I mean,
if you just go if you're there, if you're there
for all four days throughout the entirety of it, you're
you're you're die hard. But there's a lot of folks
that travel and they just they come for one day,
(02:01):
maybe two because of convenience and cost, right like, if
you're here for four nights, because in a hotel and
of course you know the passes and whatnot, there's a
cost associated there too. So not only do we have it,
do we have the advantage of having this right here
in our backyard, but it also makes.
Speaker 3 (02:18):
It to where a bit if it's Louisville overall.
Speaker 1 (02:20):
But also those who really enjoy music festivals, it's financially
much more doable for you when you get to go
home and sleep in your own bed and not pay
for a hotel. So I'm sure they'll have a big
crowd on hand on hand tonight, all right. So this
is something that is really, you know, not surprising in any.
Speaker 3 (02:36):
Way that we have.
Speaker 1 (02:38):
We've got folks that are leaders by the way, that
are pushing for the expedited reopening of the juvenile Detention
Center here in Louisville. That has been something that has
been a real big talking point not just here within
this show, but the issue that we have with violence
involving juveniles the way it's currently set up, and I
wouldn't pretend to know every little detail, it doesn't seem
(03:01):
to be working because there are violent criminals that maybe
aren't committing acts as miners that's going to have them
incarcerated for good, but they're quickly out on the street.
I guess if it's hit a certain level in regards
to like the threshold of what they can hold somebody
for and being I mean, here's something that I'd be
(03:21):
shocked if I was wrong here, But look, I'm wrong
a lot.
Speaker 3 (03:23):
Maybe I am wrong here.
Speaker 1 (03:25):
I bet there are parents who wish that the Jubile
Attention Center in Louisville was here and that they were able,
like the resources were set up to where they can
have a child who's a criminal, who's clearly a danger
to themselves, a danger to society. I'm sure some parents
would love the idea of their kid being locked up
because they feel as if it could help them learn
(03:46):
a lesson, but also they're safer there than they are
running the streets and living a life of violent crime
at such a young age. So again, I won't pretend
to know every little step that needs to be for
this to actually happen. But the state telling us in
Louisville here that twenty twenty seven is the is the
(04:06):
target to get this done without seemingly any real concrete
plans in place. That's just I just think given the
fact that we in the state Louisville clearly dealing with
violence and involving juveniles at a much higher rate than
anywhere else in the state, I think when you are
you're not exposed to it. You're not going home every
night hearing about these crimes that happen every day involving juveniles.
(04:29):
Maybe that leads to you not just having the you know,
maybe not seeing the urgency here. So sooner rather than later,
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time offer. So a total of thirteen college basketball players
(05:54):
have I guess for a while now been under investigation
into a major sports betting scandal involving up to it's
six schools. Thirteen players across those six schools, and officials
say that the violations include betting on or against their
own teams and manipulating game outcomes. This is certainly not
a good thing, but I refuse to believe anybody that
(06:16):
had any influence, any say so in sports gambling becoming
legal in any state was aware that not only this
could happen, but it was going to. And still the
greater good here is what prevails as far as it's
as there's clearly a demand for it in every state
(06:36):
that it's legal, there's justification and having in as far
as just what it brings in when it comes to
those states being able to profit off of it. But
there's always going to be people that take advantage of it,
and it's an issue. So I can't imagine that every
decision made to make this a thing to where sports
betting went from being something we couldn't even talk about
(06:57):
without it feeling like we're doing something wrong. That was
not that long ago, to be honest with you, now
it is embedded in how we consume sports. There are
sports books at NFL stadiums, Major League Baseball stadiums. Now
the college games a little tricky because the temptation to
take advantage of it is there, more so for athletes
than aren't on NFL, NBA, MLB contracts. So it was
(07:22):
a known thing and you have to hold those accountable
to where anybody that's willing to do it after there's
been examples made for those who do it, good luck.
I mean, you're ruining your life. So again, I'm not
advocating that it's good and there's nothing wrong here, but
it was a given that people were going to take
advantage of it. It's still worth doing. And here's where
(07:43):
I think it's an issue with the college game is
that let's look at these programs, these schools that have
players that are involved. Eastern Michigan Mississippi Valley State, New Orleans,
North Carolina A and T. The other two are Arizona
State and Temple. They don't necessarily fit quite where I'm
going here, But those four specifically, I bet a lot
(08:04):
of you don't even know those schools. They are easily
going to be tempted to participate in this by shady
people who want to take advantage of it, because not
only do they, I mean they don't have NIL money
like players have. I mean, for example, Indiana's got a
big transfer from sam Houston State. Wilkerson I believe it
(08:25):
is his last name. Yes, he donated one hundred thousand
dollars of his NL money back to sam Houston State
when he left, just because he thinks that's a special place.
But it also speaks to he's got that money to
give up now because he's making a lot of money
as a college basketball player. You can do that, but
not at places like Eastern Michigan, Mississis, Mississippi Valley State,
North Carolina A, and T. So these guys can be sold. Hey,
(08:49):
you know you're playing college hoops, but you're not driving
the expensive car and you don't have a big anil deal.
Let's get you paid. Now, they're still very stupid to
do it, to be honest with you, because they're ruining
their life and they are and this is just the
the you know, the I guess the competitor former athlete
than me that like you're you're a disgrace to the
(09:10):
sport too, Like that's that's really what you are.
Speaker 3 (09:12):
And again that's not a crime.
Speaker 1 (09:13):
But they're gonna be held accountable and it'll it'll further
convince most that you really have, you're gonna get caught.
There's they're they're gonna know you won't get away with it.
So I'm not surprised by this, but obviously never a
good look. And I just think especially one of one
of the things you have to keep in mind is
(09:33):
that when these guys are going through the November December
schedules at those smaller schools, they're going to big, high
level programs playing in NBA arenas, and they're playing against
guys who do have a lot of money attached to
them to play there. And I can see it maybe
creating some envy to where you're thinking, hey, I'm busting
my butt. Not only do I not have any money,
(09:55):
I don't have the same amenities, because you know, the
resources at Mississippi Valley State are not the same at
a place like UK or U of L. So thirteen
players overall across six schools and again lifetime bands. That
is what the NCAA has set in place here, and
then of course they're going to be criminally prosecuted as well.
Speaker 3 (10:13):
I'm sure.
Speaker 1 (10:13):
All right, let's get to a quick update of trafficking weather.
We also have another sports update coming your way right
here on News Radio eight forty whas.
Speaker 3 (10:22):
Happy National Video Game Day to those who celebrate.
Speaker 1 (10:26):
We'll get to that in just a moment, but I
do want to quickly update you, and I'm sure this
is one of those things that folks are keeping up with,
keeping up with. The Charlie Kirk situation is probably more
than usual things, just because clearly a big story and
here we are not quite forty eight hours.
Speaker 3 (10:44):
Removed from the murder.
Speaker 1 (10:47):
I mean, that's what happened, the assassination, and we still
don't know who the individual is, but we do have
footage pictures and I just saw for the first time
the video of the shooter jumping off of the roof
of the building he was on and if you can,
and if you can look, I'm late to this. I
didn't actually I knew they had footage and pictures and
I saw the pictures, but I didn't see the video.
(11:08):
So this has probably been discussed elsewhere, maybe there's even
been an update on it. But you can see as
the as they hit the ground and take off running
the shooter that is in the in the far right
of the shot, meaning the frame the picture the video,
you can see there's somebody else that's just casually walking,
not even aware that that person had just jumped down
(11:31):
because you just it wasn't in the in eyesight. But
that person who has seen the video that, I mean,
they would have to know that's them, right, They would
have to know that at that time they were right
there and maybe they were able to pick up on something,
or at least they were asked. But when you see
that there's somebody that clearly is unaware that that that
(11:52):
in fact from where they are, they might I mean,
with how quickly everything escalated, this person just casually walking
kind of in the same direction that the shooter ended
up heading. They might not even even have known what
would have happened. Clearly, they wouldn't been able to see it.
It looks like but I guess just the the the
sound of the gunshots specifically, and then of course just
(12:15):
the reaction of people once they realized what had happened.
I mean, it'd be hard to not hear the noise.
I mean, think of a crowd roaring at an arena
for something good or something bad. But I can't imagine
this person will will will stay free much longer. I mean,
with the resources that we have here, and just given
the nature of what went on, I wouldn't be shocked
(12:36):
if by the end of today we have this suspect
in custody or maybe they take their own life. I mean,
that is not something that that's not something that would
be a surprise to me at all. All Right, so again,
it's a National Video Game Day. Did not know there
was such a thing. So thank you, thank you John
(12:56):
Shannon for for reminding us. John Alden, you and I
are probably two of the worst people to ever talk
video games, right.
Speaker 2 (13:03):
Maybe are you a little I don't play a lot
of newer games, but I do like to dabble in
some older stuff from now and again.
Speaker 1 (13:10):
I don't anymore, but I used to have real fomo
because I have never been able to catch the video
game bug like a lot of Yeah, I just it
never really did much for me. I had a PlayStation.
I had a PlayStation two. My first ever console was
a Sega Genesis where.
Speaker 2 (13:25):
You were a Sonic the Hedgehog. That's right.
Speaker 1 (13:27):
That was my first video game. And then I went
to PlayStation PlayStation two. And then after that I was done.
I didn't I didn't. I didn't get any other And
the PlayStation two, when did that come out?
Speaker 2 (13:38):
I mean I think that was early two thousand.
Speaker 1 (13:42):
The PlayStation two has to be at least twenty something
years old. Yeah, it came out in March fourth of
two thousand. Wow, that makes me feel old. The last
video game system I owned was released twenty five years ago.
I mean that's that's crazy. Now you what do you have?
What's your latest system? John me or John Shannon? You?
Speaker 2 (14:04):
The last thing I bought was a PS four and
that was during college.
Speaker 3 (14:08):
Okay, I see, I thought PS fours were a lot newer.
Been in college.
Speaker 2 (14:13):
Five since I think, well, I haven't bought a new
system since I graduated.
Speaker 1 (14:17):
I got my son a PS four and now I
feel like a bad dad. I got him an old,
old though better. Yeah, he clearly doesn't know any better
because he just gets on there and just starts hitting
buttons and next thing you know, he's bought five hundred
dollars worth of the games, which as an exaggeration, but
it did happen, and uh so, yeah, Happy National Video
Game Day. When I did get into it briefly, the
game that I really just probably spent more time on
(14:41):
than any outside of Madden, NBA Live or the college
football game. Outside of the sports games, I played a
lot of tomb Raider, Oh real Croft, remember, I mean
that was that one made a movie series out of
a two I think, and it was awful. But the game,
the game was a lot of fun. And then also
I would play this right now, Crash Bandicoot. I don't
(15:01):
know if you guys, are you familiar with that?
Speaker 3 (15:03):
You know what that is? John?
Speaker 2 (15:04):
I played?
Speaker 1 (15:05):
So that's that's my video game era, John Shannon. You
not to make you sound like a dinosaur. What was
your first video game system?
Speaker 2 (15:12):
Tatari twenty six hundred old? Were you? Wow?
Speaker 3 (15:15):
Third grade?
Speaker 2 (15:16):
So we're talking seventy seven.
Speaker 3 (15:18):
Person game is on that?
Speaker 1 (15:20):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (15:20):
You had?
Speaker 4 (15:23):
You had like they have an arcade where you could
go tanks against each other. You had you had some
basic like hockey and and football games. You had at
some at one point you had pac Man, Miss pac Man, uh, Berserker,
uh some of the some of the console games are
out at the time, Centipede, so.
Speaker 3 (15:41):
I was like that.
Speaker 1 (15:42):
I remember nintend The original Nintendo was big when I
was a young kid in that, and then when I
got the Sega Genesis, the competitor was the Super Nintendo.
Speaker 3 (15:51):
Yes, those were the two.
Speaker 4 (15:51):
Sega Genesis was better because the graphics were better. They
looked like watching real television on the sports games. Right now,
I'm rocking an Xbox one Series X.
Speaker 2 (16:00):
Look at that.
Speaker 3 (16:01):
That sounds impressive, is it? I don't know.
Speaker 1 (16:06):
You could have made up a video game system and
just throw a bunch of words to really emphasize the
how sleek and new and awesome it is, and I
would believe you.
Speaker 4 (16:16):
I've got and I play a lot of the creative.
Speaker 2 (16:22):
Hey, I'm the sports games as well.
Speaker 3 (16:23):
What's Roadblocks? It's a kid's game.
Speaker 1 (16:27):
My son wants me to learn how to play Roadblocks,
and I don't have I don't have the band with it.
Speaker 4 (16:31):
I think it's along the lines of Minecraft. My grandson's
play that so and and they're also into some Minecraft.
My granddaughter's into Minecraft.
Speaker 1 (16:38):
Last thing I'm gonna say before we move on from
video games, because we got to get to an update
of trafficking weather. I will never understand how it's become
such a humongous thing where people get online to watch
others play video games.
Speaker 2 (16:50):
My son does that.
Speaker 1 (16:50):
I don't play to your house and you're playing video games,
and I'm not playing. I'm leaving as a kid, and
yet now people spend hours watching other people play.
Speaker 3 (16:58):
I don't get it.
Speaker 2 (16:59):
It's on YouTube.
Speaker 3 (16:59):
I can't relate. I relate.
Speaker 1 (17:01):
All right, let's get to it updated trafficking weather right
here on news Radioaate forty whas it is Kentucky in
his morning news Coffee and company with you on news
Radio eight forty whas Nick Coffee. That's me the company man,
John all on alongside. We've got the full crew here,
John Shannon as well as Scott Fitzgerald will be back
in with some sports in about six minutes. You're not
far from your next update of trafficking weather that's coming
(17:22):
up here in just a moment. And also, I want
to let you know that. Coming up at seven o
five this morning, we're going to be joined by a
guest that I'm very excited to chat with because they
have a great story as far as just taking advantage
of working at a big time corporation, putting in a
lot of work, and again taking advantage of what companies
like that can do for you. But Matt Dodd is
(17:43):
going to join us. He is somebody who is an
operator of many of the McDonald's locations here in the area,
and we talked about this.
Speaker 3 (17:50):
A few weeks ago.
Speaker 1 (17:51):
The process of buying into a franchise right owning a
restaurant that is that is clearly.
Speaker 3 (18:00):
Not you know, you know, own the brand, but you
you know, you're your owner.
Speaker 1 (18:02):
Operator, and you you know, you got a process as
far as just buying into it, standards that have to
be maintained, and I'm just interested to pick his brain
on that. Also, there's some new locations that are opening up.
And also another thing that is worth bringing up is
that McDonald's they did something that I feel like it
was a little bit of a surprise, just because it's
not often that you see it that they did come
(18:23):
out and acknowledge that they had priced out some of
their low income customers because their value meals were just
too expensive, and it showed with people simply choosing not
I mean they weren't able to either. They weren't able
to they didn't want to buy McDonald's the way that
they used to. And they are making some changes to
the structure as far as pricing those value meals. So
(18:44):
looking forward to talking to Matt again. He's he's got
a great story. He started just as an employee a
McDonald's and sure enough ended up working his way up
the ladder, became an operator and now runs seventeen locations.
And that's a good story. And I'm sure there's many
companies out there that if you stick it out, you
really utilize the resources there, and you and you and
you're patient and you grow, it can really can really
(19:07):
pay off for you. So we'll do that coming up
around seven o five. Don't forget in the eight o'clock hour.
As we get the eight o'clock hour started, we'll be
joined by LMPD chief Paul Humphrey. He'll be joining us
here in studio along with Dwight Mitchell. So looking forward
to having those guys here. So We've got a couple
of hours left with you, and we'll make the most
of it. You've got a trafficking weather update coming your
way right now. Also sports. On the other side, it
is Kentucky and its morning news here on news Radio
(19:28):
eight forty whas
So Day two of Bourbon and Beyond getting started today,
and I didn't realize they're doing themes at Bourbon and Beyond.
Yesterday was Throwback Thursday, eighties and nineties theme today is
tie Die Friday, so be advised. I don't know if
you have any Taie die gear, but you, uh, I
guess you're encouraged to participate in theme day.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
Is this a codliner tonight?
Speaker 3 (00:21):
Is it?
Speaker 2 (00:21):
Is it? Fish tonight? Is that kind of that kind
of fits the tie die vibe?
Speaker 1 (00:25):
I feel like, are you trying to sabotage me on
my own show? If you think I would know the
head I mean.
Speaker 2 (00:29):
I'm taking Fish tonight. Last night was the Lumineers.
Speaker 1 (00:34):
I could have given you maybe three or four of
the overall headliners throughout the four day event, but the
schedule itself.
Speaker 3 (00:39):
I was my apologies, It's okay, Fling, I'm kidding.
Speaker 1 (00:43):
I'm kidding on I should know this, But yeah, Fish tonight,
and that'll bring out like Fish is the kind of
group that there'll.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
Been people who just come for Fish they won't go
to any other day.
Speaker 3 (00:53):
And I can see a lot of folks in Louisville.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
The Kentuckian area that are there tonight just for that
meaning they wouldn't necessarily be as interested in the others,
but they're like, yeah, Fish is going to be in town, which,
by the way, uh I find it. I find it
odd that they are such a known band, They've been
around such a long time. This is their first time
in Louisville. I think since like I I it might
be longer than that, which, you know, I bet there's
(01:18):
people who wished for a long time maybe Fish would
be more more, uh, would be closer and than and
now they're here, so hopefully, uh, hopefully those that are
going have a good time. I know, Uh, there's a
lot of it. I mean, it's one of those things
that for me as far as just social media, seeing
like all of my there's so many people that I
know that make it a point to go to this
every year. And of course if you live here, that's
(01:39):
one of those things that because I'm just not somebody
that's ever really participated in a four day music festival,
but we live here, therefore it would be much more
doable to take in the whole event. Now, again, that's
a lot, that's a lot of time. It's I mean,
if you just go if you're there, if you're there
for all four days throughout the entirety of it, you're
you're you're die hard. But there's a lot of folks
that travel and they just they come for one day,
(02:01):
maybe two because of convenience and cost, right like, if
you're here for four nights, because in a hotel and
of course you know the passes and whatnot, there's a
cost associated there too. So not only do we have it,
do we have the advantage of having this right here
in our backyard, but it also makes.
Speaker 3 (02:18):
It to where a bit if it's Louisville overall.
Speaker 1 (02:20):
But also those who really enjoy music festivals, it's financially
much more doable for you when you get to go
home and sleep in your own bed and not pay
for a hotel. So I'm sure they'll have a big
crowd on hand on hand tonight, all right. So this
is something that is really, you know, not surprising in any.
Speaker 3 (02:36):
Way that we have.
Speaker 1 (02:38):
We've got folks that are leaders by the way, that
are pushing for the expedited reopening of the juvenile Detention
Center here in Louisville. That has been something that has
been a real big talking point not just here within
this show, but the issue that we have with violence
involving juveniles the way it's currently set up, and I
wouldn't pretend to know every little detail, it doesn't seem
(03:01):
to be working because there are violent criminals that maybe
aren't committing acts as miners that's going to have them
incarcerated for good, but they're quickly out on the street.
I guess if it's hit a certain level in regards
to like the threshold of what they can hold somebody
for and being I mean, here's something that I'd be
(03:21):
shocked if I was wrong here, But look, I'm wrong
a lot.
Speaker 3 (03:23):
Maybe I am wrong here.
Speaker 1 (03:25):
I bet there are parents who wish that the Jubile
Attention Center in Louisville was here and that they were able,
like the resources were set up to where they can
have a child who's a criminal, who's clearly a danger
to themselves, a danger to society. I'm sure some parents
would love the idea of their kid being locked up
because they feel as if it could help them learn
(03:46):
a lesson, but also they're safer there than they are
running the streets and living a life of violent crime
at such a young age. So again, I won't pretend
to know every little step that needs to be for
this to actually happen. But the state telling us in
Louisville here that twenty twenty seven is the is the
(04:06):
target to get this done without seemingly any real concrete
plans in place. That's just I just think given the
fact that we in the state Louisville clearly dealing with
violence and involving juveniles at a much higher rate than
anywhere else in the state, I think when you are
you're not exposed to it. You're not going home every
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time offer. So a total of thirteen college basketball players
(05:54):
have I guess for a while now been under investigation
into a major sports betting scandal involving up to it's
six schools. Thirteen players across those six schools, and officials
say that the violations include betting on or against their
own teams and manipulating game outcomes. This is certainly not
a good thing, but I refuse to believe anybody that
(06:16):
had any influence, any say so in sports gambling becoming
legal in any state was aware that not only this
could happen, but it was going to. And still the
greater good here is what prevails as far as it's
as there's clearly a demand for it in every state
(06:36):
that it's legal, there's justification and having in as far
as just what it brings in when it comes to
those states being able to profit off of it. But
there's always going to be people that take advantage of it,
and it's an issue. So I can't imagine that every
decision made to make this a thing to where sports
betting went from being something we couldn't even talk about
(06:57):
without it feeling like we're doing something wrong. That was
not that long ago, to be honest with you, now
it is embedded in how we consume sports. There are
sports books at NFL stadiums, Major League Baseball stadiums. Now
the college games a little tricky because the temptation to
take advantage of it is there, more so for athletes
than aren't on NFL, NBA, MLB contracts. So it was
(07:22):
a known thing and you have to hold those accountable
to where anybody that's willing to do it after there's
been examples made for those who do it, good luck.
I mean, you're ruining your life. So again, I'm not
advocating that it's good and there's nothing wrong here, but
it was a given that people were going to take
advantage of it. It's still worth doing. And here's where
(07:43):
I think it's an issue with the college game is
that let's look at these programs, these schools that have
players that are involved. Eastern Michigan Mississippi Valley State, New Orleans,
North Carolina A and T. The other two are Arizona
State and Temple. They don't necessarily fit quite where I'm
going here, But those four specifically, I bet a lot
(08:04):
of you don't even know those schools. They are easily
going to be tempted to participate in this by shady
people who want to take advantage of it, because not
only do they, I mean they don't have NIL money
like players have. I mean, for example, Indiana's got a
big transfer from sam Houston State. Wilkerson I believe it
(08:25):
is his last name. Yes, he donated one hundred thousand
dollars of his NL money back to sam Houston State
when he left, just because he thinks that's a special place.
But it also speaks to he's got that money to
give up now because he's making a lot of money
as a college basketball player. You can do that, but
not at places like Eastern Michigan, Mississis, Mississippi Valley State,
North Carolina A, and T. So these guys can be sold. Hey,
(08:49):
you know you're playing college hoops, but you're not driving
the expensive car and you don't have a big anil deal.
Let's get you paid. Now, they're still very stupid to
do it, to be honest with you, because they're ruining
their life and they are and this is just the
the you know, the I guess the competitor former athlete
than me that like you're you're a disgrace to the
(09:10):
sport too, Like that's that's really what you are.
Speaker 3 (09:12):
And again that's not a crime.
Speaker 1 (09:13):
But they're gonna be held accountable and it'll it'll further
convince most that you really have, you're gonna get caught.
There's they're they're gonna know you won't get away with it.
So I'm not surprised by this, but obviously never a
good look. And I just think especially one of one
of the things you have to keep in mind is
(09:33):
that when these guys are going through the November December
schedules at those smaller schools, they're going to big, high
level programs playing in NBA arenas, and they're playing against
guys who do have a lot of money attached to
them to play there. And I can see it maybe
creating some envy to where you're thinking, hey, I'm busting
my butt. Not only do I not have any money,
(09:55):
I don't have the same amenities, because you know, the
resources at Mississippi Valley State are not the same at
a place like UK or U of L. So thirteen
players overall across six schools and again lifetime bands. That
is what the NCAA has set in place here, and
then of course they're going to be criminally prosecuted as well.
Speaker 3 (10:13):
I'm sure.
Speaker 1 (10:13):
All right, let's get to a quick update of trafficking weather.
We also have another sports update coming your way right
here on News Radio eight forty whas.
Speaker 3 (10:22):
Happy National Video Game Day to those who celebrate.
Speaker 1 (10:26):
We'll get to that in just a moment, but I
do want to quickly update you, and I'm sure this
is one of those things that folks are keeping up with,
keeping up with. The Charlie Kirk situation is probably more
than usual things, just because clearly a big story and
here we are not quite forty eight hours.
Speaker 3 (10:44):
Removed from the murder.
Speaker 1 (10:47):
I mean, that's what happened, the assassination, and we still
don't know who the individual is, but we do have
footage pictures and I just saw for the first time
the video of the shooter jumping off of the roof
of the building he was on and if you can,
and if you can look, I'm late to this. I
didn't actually I knew they had footage and pictures and
I saw the pictures, but I didn't see the video.
(11:08):
So this has probably been discussed elsewhere, maybe there's even
been an update on it. But you can see as
the as they hit the ground and take off running
the shooter that is in the in the far right
of the shot, meaning the frame the picture the video,
you can see there's somebody else that's just casually walking,
not even aware that that person had just jumped down
(11:31):
because you just it wasn't in the in eyesight. But
that person who has seen the video that, I mean,
they would have to know that's them, right, They would
have to know that at that time they were right
there and maybe they were able to pick up on something,
or at least they were asked. But when you see
that there's somebody that clearly is unaware that that that
(11:52):
in fact from where they are, they might I mean,
with how quickly everything escalated, this person just casually walking
kind of in the same direction that the shooter ended
up heading. They might not even even have known what
would have happened. Clearly, they wouldn't been able to see it.
It looks like but I guess just the the the
sound of the gunshots specifically, and then of course just
(12:15):
the reaction of people once they realized what had happened.
I mean, it'd be hard to not hear the noise.
I mean, think of a crowd roaring at an arena
for something good or something bad. But I can't imagine
this person will will will stay free much longer. I mean,
with the resources that we have here, and just given
the nature of what went on, I wouldn't be shocked
(12:36):
if by the end of today we have this suspect
in custody or maybe they take their own life. I mean,
that is not something that that's not something that would
be a surprise to me at all. All Right, so again,
it's a National Video Game Day. Did not know there
was such a thing. So thank you, thank you John
(12:56):
Shannon for for reminding us. John Alden, you and I
are probably two of the worst people to ever talk
video games, right.
Speaker 2 (13:03):
Maybe are you a little I don't play a lot
of newer games, but I do like to dabble in
some older stuff from now and again.
Speaker 1 (13:10):
I don't anymore, but I used to have real fomo
because I have never been able to catch the video
game bug like a lot of Yeah, I just it
never really did much for me. I had a PlayStation.
I had a PlayStation two. My first ever console was
a Sega Genesis where.
Speaker 2 (13:25):
You were a Sonic the Hedgehog. That's right.
Speaker 1 (13:27):
That was my first video game. And then I went
to PlayStation PlayStation two. And then after that I was done.
I didn't I didn't. I didn't get any other And
the PlayStation two, when did that come out?
Speaker 2 (13:38):
I mean I think that was early two thousand.
Speaker 1 (13:42):
The PlayStation two has to be at least twenty something
years old. Yeah, it came out in March fourth of
two thousand. Wow, that makes me feel old. The last
video game system I owned was released twenty five years ago.
I mean that's that's crazy. Now you what do you have?
What's your latest system? John me or John Shannon? You?
Speaker 2 (14:04):
The last thing I bought was a PS four and
that was during college.
Speaker 3 (14:08):
Okay, I see, I thought PS fours were a lot newer.
Been in college.
Speaker 2 (14:13):
Five since I think, well, I haven't bought a new
system since I graduated.
Speaker 1 (14:17):
I got my son a PS four and now I
feel like a bad dad. I got him an old,
old though better. Yeah, he clearly doesn't know any better
because he just gets on there and just starts hitting
buttons and next thing you know, he's bought five hundred
dollars worth of the games, which as an exaggeration, but
it did happen, and uh so, yeah, Happy National Video
Game Day. When I did get into it briefly, the
game that I really just probably spent more time on
(14:41):
than any outside of Madden, NBA Live or the college
football game. Outside of the sports games, I played a
lot of tomb Raider, Oh real Croft, remember, I mean
that was that one made a movie series out of
a two I think, and it was awful. But the game,
the game was a lot of fun. And then also
I would play this right now, Crash Bandicoot. I don't
(15:01):
know if you guys, are you familiar with that?
Speaker 3 (15:03):
You know what that is? John?
Speaker 2 (15:04):
I played?
Speaker 1 (15:05):
So that's that's my video game era, John Shannon. You
not to make you sound like a dinosaur. What was
your first video game system?
Speaker 2 (15:12):
Tatari twenty six hundred old? Were you? Wow?
Speaker 3 (15:15):
Third grade?
Speaker 2 (15:16):
So we're talking seventy seven.
Speaker 3 (15:18):
Person game is on that?
Speaker 1 (15:20):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (15:20):
You had?
Speaker 4 (15:23):
You had like they have an arcade where you could
go tanks against each other. You had you had some
basic like hockey and and football games. You had at
some at one point you had pac Man, Miss pac Man, uh, Berserker,
uh some of the some of the console games are
out at the time, Centipede, so.
Speaker 3 (15:41):
I was like that.
Speaker 1 (15:42):
I remember nintend The original Nintendo was big when I
was a young kid in that, and then when I
got the Sega Genesis, the competitor was the Super Nintendo.
Speaker 3 (15:51):
Yes, those were the two.
Speaker 4 (15:51):
Sega Genesis was better because the graphics were better. They
looked like watching real television on the sports games. Right now,
I'm rocking an Xbox one Series X.
Speaker 2 (16:00):
Look at that.
Speaker 3 (16:01):
That sounds impressive, is it? I don't know.
Speaker 1 (16:06):
You could have made up a video game system and
just throw a bunch of words to really emphasize the
how sleek and new and awesome it is, and I
would believe you.
Speaker 4 (16:16):
I've got and I play a lot of the creative.
Speaker 2 (16:22):
Hey, I'm the sports games as well.
Speaker 3 (16:23):
What's Roadblocks? It's a kid's game.
Speaker 1 (16:27):
My son wants me to learn how to play Roadblocks,
and I don't have I don't have the band with it.
Speaker 4 (16:31):
I think it's along the lines of Minecraft. My grandson's
play that so and and they're also into some Minecraft.
My granddaughter's into Minecraft.
Speaker 1 (16:38):
Last thing I'm gonna say before we move on from
video games, because we got to get to an update
of trafficking weather. I will never understand how it's become
such a humongous thing where people get online to watch
others play video games.
Speaker 2 (16:50):
My son does that.
Speaker 1 (16:50):
I don't play to your house and you're playing video games,
and I'm not playing. I'm leaving as a kid, and
yet now people spend hours watching other people play.
Speaker 3 (16:58):
I don't get it.
Speaker 2 (16:59):
It's on YouTube.
Speaker 3 (16:59):
I can't relate. I relate.
Speaker 1 (17:01):
All right, let's get to it updated trafficking weather right
here on news Radioaate forty whas it is Kentucky in
his morning news Coffee and company with you on news
Radio eight forty whas Nick Coffee. That's me the company man,
John all on alongside. We've got the full crew here,
John Shannon as well as Scott Fitzgerald will be back
in with some sports in about six minutes. You're not
far from your next update of trafficking weather that's coming
(17:22):
up here in just a moment. And also, I want
to let you know that. Coming up at seven o
five this morning, we're going to be joined by a
guest that I'm very excited to chat with because they
have a great story as far as just taking advantage
of working at a big time corporation, putting in a
lot of work, and again taking advantage of what companies
like that can do for you. But Matt Dodd is
(17:43):
going to join us. He is somebody who is an
operator of many of the McDonald's locations here in the area,
and we talked about this.
Speaker 3 (17:50):
A few weeks ago.
Speaker 1 (17:51):
The process of buying into a franchise right owning a
restaurant that is that is clearly.
Speaker 3 (18:00):
Not you know, you know, own the brand, but you
you know, you're your owner.
Speaker 1 (18:02):
Operator, and you you know, you got a process as
far as just buying into it, standards that have to
be maintained, and I'm just interested to pick his brain
on that. Also, there's some new locations that are opening up.
And also another thing that is worth bringing up is
that McDonald's they did something that I feel like it
was a little bit of a surprise, just because it's
not often that you see it that they did come
(18:23):
out and acknowledge that they had priced out some of
their low income customers because their value meals were just
too expensive, and it showed with people simply choosing not
I mean they weren't able to either. They weren't able
to they didn't want to buy McDonald's the way that
they used to. And they are making some changes to
the structure as far as pricing those value meals. So
(18:44):
looking forward to talking to Matt again. He's he's got
a great story. He started just as an employee a
McDonald's and sure enough ended up working his way up
the ladder, became an operator and now runs seventeen locations.
And that's a good story. And I'm sure there's many
companies out there that if you stick it out, you
really utilize the resources there, and you and you and
you're patient and you grow, it can really can really
(19:07):
pay off for you. So we'll do that coming up
around seven o five. Don't forget in the eight o'clock hour.
As we get the eight o'clock hour started, we'll be
joined by LMPD chief Paul Humphrey. He'll be joining us
here in studio along with Dwight Mitchell. So looking forward
to having those guys here. So We've got a couple
of hours left with you, and we'll make the most
of it. You've got a trafficking weather update coming your
way right now. Also sports. On the other side, it
is Kentucky and its morning news here on news Radio
(19:28):
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