{"id":14802,"date":"2020-05-01T09:35:31","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T13:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/?p=14802"},"modified":"2020-05-01T08:04:20","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T12:04:20","slug":"on-todays-show-387","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/blogs\/mornings\/2020\/05\/on-todays-show-387\/","title":{"rendered":"On Today’s Show"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u27a2 Captain Tom Moore<\/strong>\u00a0raised millions for charity by walking in his backyard.\u00a0 And for his 100th birthday yesterday, the British military\u00a0promoted him to colonel<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

A\u00a0six-year-old with spina bifida<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0was inspired by the World War Two vet who walked for charity.\u00a0 So he started walking 30 feet a day, hoping to raise about $100.\u00a0 And last we checked, he’d raised over 300 GRAND on\u00a0JustGiving.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u27a2 With the cancellation of the Kentucky Derby this Saturday, racing fans will have to settle for an alternative that may be the slowest eight minutes in sports.<\/p>\n

As was the case when the Run for the Roses was cancelled in 1945 due to the Second World War, this weekend there will be a Kentucky Turtle Derby.<\/p>\n

Triple Crown announcer Larry Collmus will call the race and bugler Steve Buttleman will serenade viewers prior to the turtles taking off at 7 p.m. Eastern time on YouTube.com\/OldForester The turtle race will actually be pre-taped in Chicago with the likes of Sir-Hides-A-Bunch and Galapa-GO! in the field.<\/p>\n

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\u27a2 “The Voice”\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>is following in\u00a0“American Idol’s”<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0footsteps.\u00a0 Yesterday, the show’s producers announced\u00a0that they’re going to film the rest of the season remotely, from around the country.<\/p>\n

The 17 remaining singers will pre-tape their performances from their homes.\u00a0 The show sent them production kits with camera and audio equipment, and they’ll also get wardrobe and coaching sessions.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0coaches\u00a0will give LIVE feedback from their homes.\u00a0 And\u00a0Carson Daly<\/strong>\u00a0will host each episode from\u00a0“The Voice’s”<\/em>\u00a0empty studio, with just a small crew working on the soundstage.\u00a0 Results shows will air “live” on Tuesday nights.<\/p>\n

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\u27a2 A pair of Idaho men are spending their lockdown time breaking Guinness World Records David Rush, who has broken more than 100 Guinness World Records, said he and his “quarantine buddy,” Jonathan\u00a0 took on the beach ball passing record as part of their “hallway series” of record attempt. Rush’s video shows the men were able to complete 84 passes in 30 seconds, beating the previous record of 68. He said an earlier attempt resulted in 82 successful catches, but it was invalidated when he discovered his 1-year-old son had temporarily covered the face of the stopwatch.<\/p>\n

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\u27a2 An Australian fitness buff muscled his way to a Guinness World Record when he completed 2,806 push-ups in just one hour. Guinness World Records announced Jarrad Young is the new world record holder for most push-ups in one hour after he submitted video evidence to the record-keeping organization showing him complete 2,806 repetitions of the exercise in a single hour. Young performed his feat at the Matrix Boxing Gym in Queensland, Guinness said. He beat the previous record of 2,682 push-ups, which was set by Calton Williams of Wales in 2017.<\/p>\n

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TODAY IS\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n