On Today’s Show

A police chief near Raleigh, North Carolina recently got a call from a scammer, and kept them on the phone for about 15 minutes.  They kept claiming her Social Security number was compromised.  And they said she’d be arrested if she didn’t deal with it.  First, a guy said she was facing 25 charges.  Then a second guy said it was only two.  Another cop at the station got the whole thing on video

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A high school senior in Louisiana has been pranking his little brother by waiting for his bus to drop him off from school, and wearing different costumes to welcome him home each day . . . like Chewbacca, Santa Claus, and a firefighter.  His brother says it was pretty embarrassing at first, but he’s gotten used to it.

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ENTERTAINMENT

• “Don’t Let Go” (R-Rated, Mystery/Suspense):  After a man’s family dies in what appears to be a murder, he gets a phone call from one of the dead, his niece. He’s not sure if she’s a ghost or if he’s going mad, but as it turns out, he’s not going mad. (Byron Mann, Storm Reid)
• “Official Secrets” (R-Rated, Drama):  The true story of a British whistleblower who leaked information to the press about an illegal NSA spy operation designed to push the UN Security Council into sanctioning the 2003 invasion of Iraq. (Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Ralph Fiennes)
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Alex Trebek is back to work, taping episodes for the 36th season of “Jeopardy!”  In a promo clip he says, quote, “I’ve gone through a lot of chemotherapy, and thankfully that is now over.  Alex announced back in March that he’s dealing with stage 4 pancreatic cancer, which isn’t good.  But he said, quote, “I plan to beat the low survival rate statistics for this disease.”

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TODAY IS……………….

• “Beach Day”, celebrating everything BEACH…parties, family, friends, great food, photography, beach must-haves and most importantly, encouraging clean-up of beaches worldwide.

• “Slinky Day”, the Slinky was originally designed and sold in the 1940s. The inventor had accidentally knocked a spring off the shelf, and watched it ‘walk’ down a series of books, to a tabletop, and then to the floor where it neatly coiled itself.

1988 [30] Vicki Keith of Kingston, Ontario becomes 1st swimmer to conquer all 5 of North America’s Great Lakes

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COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE

AUGUST 30^th, 1983     Kenny Rogers’ Eyes That See In The Dark album was released

The album was produced by Barry Gibb and features the Bee Gees on backing vocals on several songs. “Islands in the Stream” was a song that Kenny actually didn’t like at first until they decided to bring in Dolly Parton and turn it into duet. The album hit #1 and the song was the #1 Country song of 1983

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Five Things to Look Forward to in September

The first day of September is on Sunday, so here are five things to look forward to next month

1. The first day of fall is September 23rd.

2. A TON of TV shows are returning, including “Dancing With the Stars”on the 16th . . . the 9th Season of the FX show “American Horror Story” on the 18th . . . NBC’s “The Voice” on the 23rd . . . Season 17 of “NCIS” and Season 4 of “This Is Us” on the 24th . . . and the 2nd Season of “The Masked Singer” on the 25th.

And if you’re into award shows, “The Emmys” will air on Fox on September 22nd.

3. Some movies hitting theaters include “IT Chapter Two”on September 5th . . . “Rambo: Last Blood” and the “Downton Abbey” movie on September 20th . . . and the kids film “Abominable” on September 27th.

4. In sports, the NFL season gets under way next Thursday, September 5th, with the Chicago Bearshosting the Green Bay Packers on NBC.

5. And finally, the holidays:  The big one is Labor Daythis Monday . . . so hopefully you have a three-day weekend this weekend.  Some other days you might feel like celebrating are:

. . . National Cheese Pizza Day on September 5th

. . . Cheeseburger Day on the 18th

.. . . and National Drink Beer Day on September 28th.

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RANDOM REPORT

✓ The term “junkie” comes from the fact that recreational heroin users in the early 1900s would collect and sell scrap metal to pay for their heroin.

✓ Wedding rings are placed on the left ring finger because in ancient times people believed it was the only finger where a vein connected straight to the heart.

✓ The Titanic crew had no binoculars , which may have helped them see the iceberg. They were inside a locker and the key was lost.

✓ An episode of the British kids’ show “Peppa Pig” was banned in Australia because it informed children that spiders “can’t hurt you” in a country plagued with the deadliest creepy-crawlies on Earth.

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GOOD NEWS

13-year-old Austin Hardison lives in Arizona, and asked his mom for a smartwatch last Christmas, because a few of his friends had gotten them.

And this summer, it ended up saving his LIFE.

He was watching TV recently, when he started to feel light-headed.  Then he looked at his watch, and it said his heart rate was 219 beats per minute.  Which is WAY high.

A normal resting heart rate is between 60 and 100 beats per minute.  And at his age, it should never be higher than about 200.  But that’s if he was running, or doing vigorous exercise.  Not sitting on the couch.

His mom thought he was just anxious about school starting back up.  But she took him to the doctor.  And it turns out he was born with a heart condition they didn’t know about.

He might not be able to play high-impact sports because of it.  But now his doctors can treat it.  So his watch probably saved his life.

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BIRTHDAYS

[89] Warren Buffett, one of the richest people in the world

[47] Cameron Diaz, actress

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What Age Should Kids Get Their Own Smartphone?

According to a new survey, most people think the right age for a kid to get their own smartphone is between 12 and 16 years old.

But . . . 4% of people think kids should get a phone before they turn 10.

And 8% think it shouldn’t be until they turn 18 . . . or even later.

QUESTION….

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KIDS WATER BOTTLE RECALL

Health Canada says more than 150,000 kids’ water bottles have been recalled due to a choking hazard.

The agency says Contigo Kids Cleanable water bottles with a black spout base and spout cover are included in the recall.

The water bottles, which were sold individually as well as in two-packs and three-packs, come in three sizes —13 ounces, 14 ounces and 20 ounces — and four bottle colours.

Health Canada notes that the bottles’s detachable silicone spout poses a choking hazard to children.

The affected products were sold in Canada, U.S., and Mexico from April 2018 to June of this year. Around 157,000 bottles were sold in Canada, 5.7 million were sold in the U.S.

Health Canada says consumers stop using the recalled water bottles immediately and contact Contigo for inspection instructions and a free replacement lid.

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FRIDAY AUGUST 30^TH                                            

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS

[89] Warren Buffett, one of the richest people in the world

[47] Cameron Diaz, actress

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1. MLB

Cleveland            2              Detroit  0

Toronto had the night off…….

2. A man accidentally grew a corn stalk in his backyard that he says a squirrel planted.  But, it’s no ordinary corn stalk . . . At last count, it had 28 ears on it.  He’s hoping to surpass the previous Guinness World Record, which is only 16, but has to wait for a specialist to come evaluate it.

3. A former security guard at a mall in Philadelphia was caught stealing money from the cash registers at Macy’s over the weekend.  And he was hiding in the ceiling when cops found him.  He had $7,000 in cash on him.  Then he confessed to two other robberies where he stole another $12,000.

4. Here’s comedian K. Trevor Wilson with some advice for people who call themselves pet parents. He talks about NOT taking your dog to businesses, and people who call themselves “pet parents.”  He says they aren’t parents, they’re dognappers.

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BRANTLEY GILBERT WAFFLED BETWEEN CAREER OPTIONS – (08/30/2019)

Brantley Gilbert had a few ideas about what he wanted to do for a living before settling on music full time. In fact, some of his choices might surprise you. He tells us:[“I went to college for two years and figured it wasn’t for me. But I couldn’t decide between majors. At one point I thought about law enforcement. And then I looked around at me and my friends and knew that wasn’t an option.  So that quickly went away.  And you know, at one point I even thought I was gonna be a relationship counselor. You know, that sounded good, cause all girls would come to me with their problems and I’d write songs and talk ‘em through it and all that.  I was like, maybe I’d be good at that.  And I figured I’d be responsible for more divorces than social media when I really thought about it.  So that got X-ed out. I’d probably be coaching if I had to guess. I really enjoyed that. I got to coach some football where I went to high school, before I left, and I had a good time with that. So I’d say that’s probably a safe bet. I’d probably be teaching and coaching.”]

Brantley’s new album, Fire & Brimstone, will be released on October 4th.

FAST FACTS

Brantley and his wife, Amber, are on baby watch as their baby girl is due on September 18th. They are already parents to toddler son Barrett.

MIDLAND SHARE THEIR LIST OF LEAST FAVORITE JOBS IN HONOR OF LABOR DAY

Like most artists with any amount of success, the guys in Midland have paid their dues and worked their share of terrible jobs. To support themselves along the way, Cameron Duddy, Mark Wystrach and

Jess Carson have tried their hand at all the typical employment opportunities and then some. They tell us: [“Delivering phone books, any restaurant job. I mean all aspects of it up front, in the back . . (Mark) Washing dishes, taking out garbage. (Cam) Yeah. (Jess) You know I spent my summers working in a Christmas tree field in the middle of nowhere. You can’t feel further away from the world than doing that, you know? So, we’ve all put in many, many hours doing . . . (Cam) Construction, carpentry, all that stuff, man.”]

These days, you can catch Midland touring the country and promoting their brand new album, Let It Roll, which includes their latest single, “Mr. Lonely.”

JON PARDI HEADS TO SEVEN PEAKS FESTIVAL TO HANG WITH DIERKS BENTLEY –

Jon Pardi will be performing at his good buddy Dierks Bentley‘s Seven Peaks Festival this weekend in Buena Vista, CO. Jon will hit the main stage on Sunday (September 1st) along with Tenille Townes and Dierks, among others.

Jon is also on the road with Dierks on his Burning Man Tour. This is not his first time to tour with Dierks, so the two have formed a great personal and professional relationship. [“Dierks surrounds himself with great people, and I’ve always loved that about him. That’s always been something I’ve looked up to him for and his way to really express that he cares. You know, he wrote me a hand-written note. (He) said he was so excited for me to come to Seven Peaks. I’m like, ‘I’ve been on tour the whole time, dude!’ (laughs) He still took his time to write a note and he probably did that for every artist, you know, cause I’m going out early so we can all hang out and that’s like his baby festival and he’s like really, really into making it into a big one so it’s gonna be fun.”]

Other performers at the Seven Peaks Festival include Luke Bryan, Maren Morris, Mitchell Tenpenny and 90s acts Deana Carter, Diamond Rio, Tracy Lawrence and Travis Tritt.

Jon will release his third studio album, Heartache Medication, on September 27th.

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This post was written by Dave Palmer