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Amy King is the NEW host of Wake Up Call. Tune in every morning at 5am for the latest news and happenings in Southern California.

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Amy King is the NEW host of Wake Up Call. Tune in every morning at 5am for the latest news and happenings in Southern California.

    UCLA Protestors Refusing Dispersal Orders

    UCLA Protestors Refusing Dispersal Orders

    Amy King hosts your Thursday Wake Up Call. KFI news reporter Blake Troli reports live from the campus of UCLA to talk about UCLA protesters in a stand-off with police as they defy dispersal orders. ABC News crime and terrorism analyst Brad Garrett joins the program to discuss the contagion effect of Gaza, Israeli protests on U.S. college campuses, and the good news/ bad news of law enforcement intervention and the “outside agitator” component. ABC News journalist Jordana Miller reports live from Jerusalem to share the latest from the Israel-Hamas war. The show wraps with KFI news reporter Blake Troli sharing the latest from UCLA and the ongoing protests.

    • 41 min
    Clashes Break Out at UCLA

    Clashes Break Out at UCLA

    Amy King hosts your Wednesday Wake Up Call. Amy talks with ABC News investigative reporter Peter Charalambous about NY v. Trump day 10: Trump held in criminal contempt for violating gag order, warned of jail time. KFI Tech Reporter Rich DeMuro joins Wake Up Call for ‘Wired Wednesday’! Rich talks about Starlink’s fast WIFI on Hawaiian Airlines, the Shaka Guide app, and only 5 of 14 automakers require police to have a warrant. On this week’s edition of ‘Amy’s On It’ she follows up on Netflix’s Baby Reindeer and Amazon Prime’s Fallout. The show closes with the Director of Wildfire Division of the National Fire Protection Association Michelle Steinberg talking about Wildfire Community Preparedness Day coming up this weekend May 4th.

    • 40 min
    Tornado Alley is Active

    Tornado Alley is Active

    Amy King hosts your Tuesday Wake Up Call. ABC News reporter Jim Ryan joins the show to discuss Tornado Alley and why it’s earning its nickname. Host of ‘How to Money’ Joel Larsgaard joins Amy to talk about fiduciary rules, least expensive cars to maintain, and the 60/30/10 budgeting method. ABC News journalist Peter Charalambous joins the show live from New York to talk about NY v. Trump Day Nine: Michael Cohen’s banker takes the stand following week of dramatic testimony. The show closes with Amy talking with the Executive Dir. of Best Friends Animal Society about Adopt a Shelter Pet Day

    • 42 min
    Post-Pandemic Baby Bump is Over

    Post-Pandemic Baby Bump is Over

    Amy King hosts your Monday Wake Up Call. ABC News White House correspondent Karen Travers joins the show discussing the latest from the Capitol: “Age is an issue. I’m a grown man running against a 6-year-old.” Amy speaks with ABC Newscaster Jim Ryan about the post-pandemic baby bump being over. ABC News reporter Tom Rivers talks about the debate in Israel over the latest iteration of a ceasefire deal. The show closes with ABC News correspondent Steven Portnoy explaining House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby’s comments, “we don’t want to see anybody hurt.”

    • 41 min
    Could a President Stage a Coup?

    Could a President Stage a Coup?

    Amy King hosts your Friday Wake Up Call. ABC News reporter Steven Portnoy discusses whether the President could stage a soup – and other key moments from Trump’s SCOTUS immunity hearing. Amy speaks with business news journalist and Investopedia's Editor in Chief Caleb Silver about US growth having slowed sharply last quarter to 1.6% pace, reflecting an economy pressured by high rates. 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 making big changes on small budgets.

    • 39 min
    Brains Getting Bigger, IQ Scores Dropping

    Brains Getting Bigger, IQ Scores Dropping

    Amy King hosts your Thursday Wake Up Call. ABC News correspondent Jim Ryan comes on the show to talk about our brains getting bigger but our IQ scores are getting lower. ABC News Crime and Terrorism reporter Brad Garret speaks on the U.S. Secret Service facing and unprecedented challenge. Amy takes us ‘Out and About’ to the newly renovated Grauman's Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. The show closes with ABC News national correspondent Steven Portnoy discussing SCOTUS taking up Trump’s claim of ‘absolute immunity’ from criminal prosecution.

    • 39 min

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