Wake Up Call with Amy King

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Penn State Frat Cocaine Ring Aug 19, 2026

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Amy King hosts your Wednesday Wake Up Call. Amy opens the show talking with ABC News correspondent Peter Charalambous about 14 people facing charges related to alleged cocaine ring at Penn State fraternities. KTLA & KFI tech reporter Rich DeMuro joins the show for ‘Wired Wednesday’ Today, Rich talks about ChatGPT launching for teens, California taking aim at addictive social media features, and AI companies buying and destroying old books. Denise Pellegrini from Bloomberg Media joins the show to give a business and stock market update. The show closes with this week’s edition of ‘Amy’s on It’ where she highlights Disney Princesses, the ultimate Disney experience, and Disney+.

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Meta Child Privacy Trial Begins Aug 18, 2026

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Amy King hosts your Tuesday Wake Up Call. ABC News correspondent Mike Dobuski opens the show talking about Meta in court again and the Trump Media lawsuit. ABC News reporter Jordana Miller joins the show live from Jerusalem to discuss the deadline to reach US-Iran deal expiring and President Trump threatening Oman. The show closes with ABC News national correspondent Jim Ryan talking about military recruitment bouncing back but not for the reasons you might think.

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Democrats’ Ideological Split Aug 17, 2026

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Amy King hosts your Monday morning Wake Up Call. Political commentator Steve Roberts opens the show discussing the ideological split within the democratic party. ABC News national correspondent Jim Ryan speaks on multi-state dispute revealing pitfalls of surrogacy. The show closes with Amy talking with ABC News reporter Cheri Preston about new research showing a positive relationship with a dog can help teenagers deal with social stress.

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Wildfire Recovery Initiative Aug 14, 2026

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Amy King hosts your Friday Wake Up Call. The host of ‘Home’ on KFI, the House Whisperer, Dean Sharp joins the show to talk about the House Whisperer’s way of approaching design and the ‘outline’ highlighted by his newly remodeled website. We ‘Get in Your Business’ with Bloomberg’s Denise Pellegrini who speaks on what the markets are looking like as the week comes to a close. The show closes with Amy talking with the Executive Director of the Fire Poppy Project Anji Chung about California Fire Foundation Grantees Fire Poppy Project and DENA Soil Project Showcase Whole-Home Wildfire Recovery Initiative for Altadena Families.

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Solving an 89 year old Mystery Aug 13, 2026

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Jordana Miller - Israel says Gaza drone strike targeted Hamas commander. Oil spill from grounded tanker threatens Oman coastline

Jim Ryan - Closer to solving an 89 year old mystery

Brad Garrett - Flock camera abuse. DHS ICE requesting $20 million to purchase electric shock gloves

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The President’s Super-Secret Switcharoo Aug 12, 2026

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Amy King hosts your Wednesday Wake Up Call. Amy opens the show talking with ABC News correspondent Steven Portnoy talking about President Trump using a catering truck to sneak off Air Force One amid Iranian threats while visiting Turkey. KTLA & KFI tech reporter Rich DeMuro joins the show for ‘Wired Wednesday.’ Today, Rich talks about California deleting your information for free, families needing a secret code word again, and Claude is adding an invisible watermark to AI content. Denise Pellegrini from Bloomberg Media joins the show to give a business and stock market update. The show closes with this week’s edition of ‘Amy’s on It’ where she highlights X-Files and Window’s Bay.

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Big Bear Bald Eagle Jackie Has Died Aug 11, 2026

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Amy King hosts your Tuesday Wake Up Call. ABC News correspondent Jim Ryan opens the show talking about the Colombia earthquake; killing over 100 and people still trapped in collapsed buildings. Beloved Big Bear bald eagle Jackie dies after weeks of intensive care. The show closes with Amy talking with California Senator Tony Strickland discussing legislation to designate September 4th as California Wildlife Day.

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Democracy in the Deepfake Age Aug 10, 2026

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Amy King hosts your Monday morning Wake Up Call. ABC News reporter Jordana Miller joins the show live from Jerusalem to discuss the U.S and Israel being on opposite sides when it comes to Gaza. Amy talks with ABC News investigative reporter Peter Charalambous about the White House Ballroom construction being halted. The show closes with ABC News national correspondent Jim Ryan speaking on democracy in the deepfake age.

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Dr. Fauci Found in Contempt Aug 07, 2026

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Amy King hosts your Friday Wake Up Call. The show opens with ABC News correspondent Steven Portnoy talking about Dr. Fauci being found in contempt of Congress and what the next steps will be. The host of ‘Home’ on KFI, the House Whisperer, Dean Sharp joins the show to talk about good fences making good neighbors. We ‘Get in Your Business’ with Bloomberg’s Denise Pellegrini who speaks on what the markets are looking like as the week comes to a close. The show closes with Amy talking with ABC entertainment reporter Will Ganns about the new season of Ted Lasso and Sterling Point.

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Water Systems Under Attack Aug 06, 2026

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Amy King hosts your Thursday Wake Up Call. ABC News correspondent Jordana Miller joins the show live from Jerusalem to discuss Iran saying they are nearing a final agreement with Oman on Strait of Hormuz. We ‘Get in Your Business’ with Bloomberg’s Denise Pellegrini discussing how the markets are looking today. The show closes with ABC News national correspondent Jim Ryan talking about water systems being under attack… who’s next?

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