Wake Up Call with Amy King

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DNC Night 1 Recap Aug 20, 2024

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Amy King hosts your Tuesday Wake Up Call. ABC News national correspondent Steven Portnoy joins the program to discuss Trump’s economy-focused event claiming Harris’ policies will turn us into a ‘deindustrialized third world nation.’ Amy talks with ABC News reporter Jim Ryan about demonstrations at the DNC. KFI’s Gary Hoffman of the Gary and Shannon Show joins the show live from the DNC in Chicago. The show closes with host of ‘How to Money’ Joel Larsgaard joins Amy to talk about iSee Cars saying Toyotas are the most reliable and sports betting coming at the expense of investing in the market.

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DNC Kicks Off in Chicago Aug 19, 2024

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Amy King hosts your Monday Wake Up Call. ABC News national correspondent Tom Rivers reports live from London to discuss Ukraine disrupting Russian supply lines as incursion into Russia continues. ABC News journalist Jordana Miller joins the show live from Jerusalem to talk about Israel/Hamas latest: Secretary of State Blinken in Israel ahead of new round of ceasefire talks. ABC News White House correspondent Karen Travers kicks off the show talking about the DNC kicking off in Chicago & Biden expected to speak. The show closes with Eliseo Jimenez who is walking from Texas to Washington to make a point about social security.

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5 Charged in Death of Matthew Perry Aug 16, 2024

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Amy King hosts your Friday Wake Up Call. ABC News correspondent Jordana Miller reports live from Jerusalem talking about mediators beginning new Gaza cease-fire talks and hope to head off a wider war. Amy talks with ABC News national correspondent Alex Stone about the 5 people charged in the death of famed actor Matthew Perry. The House Whisperer Dean Sharp is back on Wake Up Call for another edition of ‘Waking Up with the House Whisperer!’ Today, Dean talks about listener emails and what to do about your roof. The show wraps with ABC News correspondent Jason Nathanson delivering 'The Entertainment Report': Bob Newhart’s memorial, Aliens: Romulus, John Cena & Vince Vaughn streamers, and the new season of Emily in Paris.

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Inflation on the Decline Aug 15, 2024

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Amy King hosts your Thursday Wake Up Call. The show starts with Editor in Chief of Investopedia Caleb Silver discussing annual US inflation falling to a 3-year low, clearing the way for the Fed to begin cutting rates. ABC News crime and terrorism analyst Brad Garrett speaks on the young actor who was gunned down for the catalytic converter to his truck and shining a light on the multi-million-dollar crime industry. Amy takes us ‘Out and About’ to the Melting Pot Food Tour at The East Village Long Beach and talks with owner Jody Flowers. The show closes with ABC News policy reporter Cheyenne Haslett talking about the trouble of canceling subscriptions and the new federal rule looking to help fix it.

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Social Security Numbers LEAKED! Aug 14, 2024

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Amy King hosts your Wednesday Wake Up Call. The show starts with ABC News correspondent Jordana Miller reporting live from Jerusalem discussing Iran rejecting calls to hold off retaliatory strike. KFI Tech Reporter Rich DeMuro joins the show for ‘Wired Wednesday’! Rich talks about hackers leaking 2.9 billion data records with social security numbers and Google unveiling their new Pixel 9 phones with an emphasis on AI over hardware. On this week’s edition of ‘Amy’s On It’ she reviews Space Cadet now streaming on Prime Video. The show closes with Biology Professor at Washington University (in St, Louis) Jonathan Losos talking about his ‘Science of Cats’ course.

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Back-to-School is Here! Aug 13, 2024

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Amy King hosts your Tuesday Wake Up Call. ABC News correspondent Jim Ryan starts the show discussing easing children’s back-to-school anxiety. Amy talks with KFI traffic and entertainment guru Nick Pagliochini about the D23 superfan Disney convention. Associate Vice President of Operations and Planning at California Lutheran University Ryan Van Ommeren joins the show to speak on autonomous robots now painting sports fields lines. The show closes with host of ‘How to Money’ Joel Larsgaard joins Amy to talk about credit card debt rising, half of Americans believing their student loans will be forgiven, and now being able to take money out of your 401K.

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That’s a Wrap on Paris Olympics 2024 Aug 12, 2024

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Amy King hosts your Monday Wake Up Call. ABC News White House correspondent Tom Rivers joins the program from London discussing Zelenskyy acknowledging Ukrainian attack into Russia. . ABC News reporter Ines de La Cuetara joins the show live from Paris to talk about the Olympic Summer games: US Men’s and Women’s basketball win gold, Women’s soccer wins gold, Jordan Chiles stripped of her gymnastics bronze medal, and a final medal count. ABC News national correspondent Steven Portnoy speaks on Trump campaign claiming to have been hacked and Harris backing no taxes on tips. The show closes with Wildlife Ambassador for San Diego Wildlife Alliance Marco Wendt talking about the two giant pandas making their public debut at the San Diego Zoo.

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Tim Walz’s Military Record in Question Aug 09, 2024

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Amy King hosts your Friday Wake Up Call. ABC News correspondent Jordana Miller reports live from Jerusalem talking about the Middle East on tenterhooks as Israel drills for “potential emergency situation.” ABC News reporter Ines de La Cuetara joins the show live from Paris to talk about the Olympic Summer games: Lyles gets bronze and lpses to Covid. Amy talks with ABC News journalist Ann Flaherty about what we need to know about Walz’s military record and Vance’s accusations of ‘stolen valor.’ ABC News correspondent Jason Nathanson joins Wake Up Call to deliver 'The Entertainment Report': Can Blake Lively best her husband Ryan Reynolds at the box office? Revisiting Milli Vanilli, and another Damon/Affleck collab coming.

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Taylor Swift Terror Plot Foiled Aug 08, 2024

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Amy King hosts your Thursday Wake Up Call. ABC News crime and terrorism analyst Brad Garrett joins the program to breakdown the Taylor Swift terror attack plot in Austria that was foiled and the ever-growing threats targeting high-profile events. ABC News reporter Ines de La Cuetara joins the show live from Paris to talk about the Olympic Summer games: Women’s basketball gets to the semis, Lyles trying to ‘bolt’ to gold, and break dancing makes its debut. Amy takes us ‘Out and About’ to Downtown LA Rooftop Cinema Club and talks with West Coast Regional Director Bradford Fullerton. The show closes with ABC News correspondent Jim Ryan speaking on AI speech recognition potentially being able to tell us what our dogs are thinking.

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USWNT Wins Gold Aug 07, 2024

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Amy King hosts your Wednesday Wake Up Call. The show kicks off with KFI Tech Reporter Rich DeMuro joins for ‘Wired Wednesday’! Rich talks about Google’s new streaming service, Apple’s default search, how to dial 911, new Costco news, and how to stop political texts. ABC News reporter Ines de La Cuetara joins the show live from Paris to talk about the Olympic Summer games: US Women’s Soccer Team WINS in extra time. In this week’s edition of ‘Amy’s On It’ she reviews Simone Biles Rising & I am Celine Dion now streaming on Netflix. The show closes with Amy talking with President and CEO of the Pasadena Humane Society Dia DuVernet speaking on the center’s upcoming “Clear the Shelters” event happening Saturday August 17th and Doggie Speed Dating event this Sunday August 11th.

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