Wake Up Call with Amy King

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Google’s AI Overviews Underperforming May 28, 2024

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Amy King hosts your Tuesday Wake Up Call. ABC News technology reporter Mike Dobuski joins the show for ‘Tech Tuesday.’ Mike speaks on Google’s AI overviews underperforming. Host of ‘How to Money’ Joel Larsgaard joins Amy to talk about the price of streaming football in 2024, and whether your college degree is actually worth it. ABC News reporter Steven Portnoy discusses Trump claiming he ‘would have absolutely gotten’ libertarian party nomination if he could have run and closing arguments in the hush money trial. The show closes with ABC News correspondent Jim Ryan talking about extreme weather holding a grip on millions.

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Honoring Our Nation’s Heroes on Memorial Day May 27, 2024

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Amy King hosts your Memorial Day Monday Wake Up Call. Amy starts the show sharing the history of Memorial Day and best ways to honor and celebrate our nation’s fallen heroes. Amy talks with travel journalist Chris Epting, an award-winning historian and author about his latest book Lost Landmarks of Orange County. The Show closes with Amy talking to Ted Kapner about Run for the Wall, an annual motorcycle ride spanning from Ontario, California to the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. that is focused on honoring veterans, raising awareness for missing soldiers, and facilitating the healing of veterans.

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China Conducts Military Drills Around Taiwan May 24, 2024

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Amy King hosts your Friday Wake Up Call. ABC News reporter Tom Rivers joins the program to discuss Taiwan scrambling jets and has put missile, naval, and land units on alert over China’s military drills. Amy catches up with Wing Lam, the eldest of the three founding brothers and widely recognized as the face of the iconic Wahoo's Fish Taco brand, who will be one of the celebrity grand marshals at this year’s Garden Grove Strawberry Festival happening this weekend. Amy takes us ‘Out and About’ to highlight Disney’s Pixar Fest 2024 going on NOW through August 6th. ABC News correspondent Jason Nathanson closes the show with The Entertainment Report. Are you ready for the long weekend? Jason is! From Mad Max to Graceland and everything in between.

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Rep. Nikki Haley Kind of Endorses Trump May 23, 2024

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Amy King hosts your Thursday Wake Up Call. ABC News reporter Steven Portnoy joins the show to discuss Nikki Haley saying she ‘will be voting for Trump.’. Amy talks with ABC News correspondent Jim Ryan about Memorial Day weekend: Travel records will fall. Amy takes us ‘Out and About’ to LA Fleet Week® and is joined by Lead Navy Planner for LA Fleet Week® Brian O’Rourke. The show wraps with Amy speaking with Damien High School, La Verne Band Director Jamie JJ Magallon about playing Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 2025.

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Microsoft Unveils AI-powered Copilot+ PCs May 22, 2024

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Amy King hosts your Wednesday Wake Up Call. Amy talks with ABC News investigative reporter Peter Charalambous about NY v. Trump day 21 recap: Trump rests his case without testifying. KFI Tech Reporter Rich DeMuro joins Wake Up Call for ‘Wired Wednesday’! Rich talks about Microsoft unveiling new AI computers called Copilot+ PCs, Microsoft partnering with Khan Academy to give teachers an AI learning tool for free, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman spoke on stage at Microsoft Build and why he thinks NOW is a pivotal time. On this week’s edition of ‘Amy’s On It’ she reviews Bridgerton season 3 streaming now on Netflix. The show closes with ABC News correspondent Steven Portnoy discussing shouts of ‘Butcher’ and ‘War Criminal’ interruptions at Blinken testimony.

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NY v. Trump Day 20: Judge Erupts at Defense Witness May 21, 2024

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Amy King hosts your Tuesday Wake Up Call. ABC News reporter Peter Charalambous kicks off the show discussing NY v. Trump day 20: Prosecutors rest their case against Trump, judge erupts at defense witness. Host of ‘How to Money’ Joel Larsgaard joins Amy to talk about whether choosing a 401K was a mistake, NFL streaming, and online ordering. ABC State Department reporter Shannon K. Crawford talks about what the death of Iran President Raisi means to an already volatile Middle East. The show closes with iHeart aviation expert Jay Ratliff.

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Happy World Bee Day & National Dog Rescue Day! May 20, 2024

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Amy King hosts your Monday Wake Up Call. ABC News White House Correspondent Karen Travers talks President Biden delivering commencement speech at Morehouse College. ABC News reporter Jim Ryan joins the show to discuss the helicopter carrying Iranian President crashed in heavy fog. Amy takes us ‘Out and About’ to The Valley Hive and talks with co-owner Keith Roberts for World Bee Day TODAY. The show closes with Amy talking with the Executive Director of Best Friends Animal Society Brittany Thorn on National Rescue Dog Day.

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Are You a Biophiliac? May 17, 2024

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Amy King hosts your Friday Wake Up Call. ABC News reporter Peter Charalambous opens the show talking about NY v. Trump day 19: Defense accuses Cohen of lying about key evidence. 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 the reason outdoor living is so important. ABC News correspondent Jason Nathanson closes the show with The Entertainment Report including reviews of “If” and “Back to Black”, the return of Bridgerton, and a look at what was presented at the Disney Upfronts this week.

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Biden & Trump Agree to Debates in June and September May 16, 2024

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Amy King hosts your Thursday Wake Up Call. ABC News White House correspondent Karen Travers speaks on Biden and Trump agreeing to two debates. Amy talks with ABC News correspondent Jordana Miller reporting live from Jerusalem about Netanyahu lacking a postwar plan for Gaza. Amy takes us ‘Out and About’ to the California Strawberry Festival and talks with the Chairman Dean Kato. The show closes with ABC News reporter Steven Portnoy discussing presidential debates looking very different under a whole new format

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NY v. Trump day 17 Recap: Michael Cohen Cross Examination May 15, 2024

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Amy King hosts your Wednesday Wake Up Call. Amy talks with ABC News investigative reporter Peter Charalambous about NY v. Trump day 17 recap: Michael Cohen cross examination begins. KFI Tech Reporter Rich DeMuro joins Wake Up Call for ‘Wired Wednesday’! Rich talks about Google IO notable announcements. On this week’s edition of ‘Amy’s On It’ she reviews You Hurt My Feelings streaming on Paramount+ and Love Again on Netflix. The show closes with ABC News correspondent Jim Ryan talking about that new car smell could be making you sick.

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