Fitz in the Morning

It’s National Nurses’ Day and we want your shout-outs for your favorite nurses. In the What Are You Kidding Me stories, a guy battles his HOA over his blue lights for First Responders, a worker in a Storm Trooper costume at a Star Wars Café is arrested for having a blaster, and Murder Hornets are a delicacy in Japan. The Bathrooms in our office building are epically clean these days, and Fitz learns about the special bathroom on the top floor. In the Hourly Bulletin, Governor Inslee details his phase-in plan, experts wonder about the second wave of Coronavirus, the Snohomish County Sheriff could face recall, Tacoma General is taking part in a study of a promising drug for Coronavirus, thousands of WA Golfers flocked to courses Tuesday and Nike donates thousands of shoes and socks to frontline medical workers. In the Fitz Files, Dr. Fauci was the inspiration for a Romance Novel Character 30 years ago, and NASA confirms that Tom Cruise will film a movie on the International Space Station. In the Good Stuff, we salute our favorite nurses. All Jacked Up includes Holly who smells her toe nails, Stuart who takes pre-workout powder straight with no water, and Carrie Ann who has gotten so lax on laundry and thinks she’s gone nose blind. On Bethany’s Baby Blog she reports from 25 weeks along and hopes this week to get confirmations on the twins’ genders. Today’s Troop Salute is Simon Peter Hemmingway of the US Army. What Do Moms Want Most this Mother’s Day? Fitz has a list, and he calls Momma Fitz to ask her opinion on BoyzIIMen’s “Song For Mama”. We call the Prime Minister of Twang to with him Happy Birthday. And we end the show with several more of your shout-outs to out Nurses!

Fitz has a beautiful sign someone made for him and he tells us the origin of the saying “Who’s Better Than You? Nooobody!” In the What Are You Kidding Me stories, Tequila is the quarantine liquor of choice, a monkey on a motorcycle tries to steal a toddler, a man is arrested for mooning people at WalMart, and a new Rave Suit will protect you from Coronavirus while you party with an internal sound system, vape, and drink. Ryder held a “Rise of Skywalker” Watch Party; Fitz and Claire were there but Drew was not. In the Hourly Bulletin, Phase One of our state’s re-opening starts, medical professionals say people with real trouble are avoiding hospitals out of fear, Costco is taking extra precautions for supply-chain protection, a backlog of trash is causing backups at transfer stations, and Marshawn Lynch says he’s in talks with the Seahawks. In the Fitz Files, Nicholas Cage will play Joe Exotic in a “Tiger King” dramatic show, the trailer for “Space Force” has dropped, Corey Feldman has a song getting traction on AC radio charts, and Elon Musk named his baby X AE A-12. In The Good Stuff, John Nagle is a local father and grandfather who has been volunteering with St. Jude for 30 years. On Make Up or Break Up, Andrew from Everett is worried his girlfriend Renee wants to quit her high-paying job after quarantine is over because she prefers her home craft business. Fitz want to know if you prefer crunchy tacos or soft tacos. Drew and his girlfriend had to chase down a horrible smell in his basement and they were amazed with what it turned out to be. Playlist Profiling is Jesse from Puyallup. The Murder Hornets are here and Fitz wants to rise up and fight!

Fitz found himself in the midst of a Social Media Firestorm over the weekend; he explains the events that led to it and the steps he took to resolve it with the person involved. In the What Are You Kidding Me stores, the TikTok trend of tiny pancakes, Oprah is giving a nationwide commencement speech, and watch out for Murder Hornets. In the Hourly Bulletin, Gov Inslee rolls out a phased reopening plan, a Snohomish County barbershop defies the state order and opens, Seattle’s Real Estate market is soaring, Police deal with multiple weekend issues involving speeders and reckless drivers, and a citizens’ caravan brings farmers’ crops to the needy. Fitz has watched the first part of “Waco” on Netflix and he’s floored. In The Fitz Files, Miranda Lambert and her husband are road-tripping in her Airstream, Carole Baskin was duped into being on a YouTube video by guys claiming to be from Fallon, Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande have posted a groove which they want you to dance to for a video, and there’s a new “Twilight” book coming this summer. In The Good Stuff, Bartell’s is teaming with the Girl Scouts to sell cookies after their season was cut short by COVID-19. Kenny Chesney calls in and we talk about his new album, his July Show at Century Link, and Michael Jordan. Claire recounts her surprisingly pleasant experience having to take her dog to the vet during COVID. We celebrate “May the Fourth” with some “Star Wars” montages and preview Ryder’s Watch Party tonight. Today’s Troop Salute is Heidi Sandoval and her Family. “Give Big WA” Champions Walter Jones and Roger Levesque call to talk about how you can Give Big. Monday Motivation is a Special “May the Fourth” Edition with Motivating Quotes from “Star Wars”.

It’s not just gonna be May, it really finally is May! So let’s celebrate with a Bull Yah! In the What Are You Kidding Me stories, you can buy an official “Safety Stick” to keep people 6 feet away, the newest TikTok trend is filming yourself peeing your pants, a man is arrested for depositing cocaine with his cash at a bank, and a man has broken a Guinness Record by taking 43 hits to the face with wet sponges. In Stream It or Skip It, Drew recommends: “Back to The Future 1 & 2” on Netflix, “Willy Wonka” and “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” on Netflix, Amazon’s new “Upload” and old “Bonanza” and Disney + gets “High School Musical 2” And “Rise of Skywalker”. In the Hourly Bulletin, Inslee will announce next phase of quarantine today, Washington Food Banks are struggling, your unemployment claim could be delayed weeks, two JBLM soldiers are arrested for murder, stolen mail is found at a Burien home and Amazon is encouraging work from home until October. In the Fitz Files, Will Ferrell crashes a Seahawks Virtual Meeting, Will Smith promotes his “Will at Home” series with the cast of “Fresh Prince”, Hot Country Knights album is out, and Jeff Bezos is building a Doomsday Clock. In The Good Stuff, Eddie Vedder joins the COVID Relief All-In Challenge with a Pearl Jam Experience. We need Insta-Therapy help for Tracy from Bothell who Cat-Fished her friend’s boyfriend to prove he’s cheating but the friend sided with the boyfriend and dumped Tracy. Today’s Corona Call is Michelle from Auburn who calls out her hairdresser for going to people’s homes to do hair. Ryder wants Fitz to get a new style of drone controlled by an arm band. Believe It or Not stories include Heidi who waited on Kevin Smith, Jared who faked several college diplomas to get jobs, and Lisa who saved a kid from drowning. Drew’s girlfriend is still having Girls’ Zoom Wine Nights and they are getting louder. The Weekend Party Preview covers events that are cancelled but our ideas for how to replace them.

Our beautiful Northwest early morning sunrises are worth getting up so early! In the What Are Kidding Me stories, a man is arrested for arson using stolen underwear as kindling, Kentucky’s Gov apologizes to his real citizen named Tupac Shakur, studies show that just four seconds of intense exercise can counteract sitting around all day, and some Iowa college girls are facing expulsion after putting foot skin shavings in their roomie’s shredded cheese. Rip Us A New One; instead of yelling at your kids, take your frustration out on us instead. In the Hourly Bulletin, Governor Inslee to extend Stay-at-Home order with details coming, Paine Field is pre-TSA-scanning passengers for fevers, US weekly jobless claims push past 30 million unemployed, dogs are being trained to smell Covid-19 on people, and Regal Cinemas joins AMC threatening to boycott Universal movies after “Trolls” streaming smashes box office records. The Curse of Snohomish County continues as Drew’s real estate deal is still in trouble. In the Fitz Files, Luke Combs and his fiancée don’t know when they can get married, ABC will air 3-hour “best of” “Bachelor” episodes in place of “The Bachelorette”, and FGL admits Carrie Underwood flat turned them down on a collaboration. In The Good Stuff, we meet Hollie from Bonney Lake, our Bickford Ford Community Hero who is a Respiratory Therapist that normally works for Multi-Care Tacoma but has gone to New York City to help; we hear her incredibly unique and powerful perspective. On Make Up or Break Up, Allison from Everett says her man-child boyfriend Brent doesn’t respect her working from home. Today’s Playlist Profiling is KIRO-7 Meteorologist Nick Allard! County Wars finds Sarah from Pierce winning the month in Overtime! Shade is “Throwin’ Shade” on being sick of seeing the same faces every day.

Fitz is fulfilling odd requests for his pregnant wife most of which feature some version of Ice Cold Coke. In the What Are You Kidding Me stories, a man named Speedy Gonzales was arrested for a police chase, two men in Georgia were injured after drinking disinfectant, Coors Light is giving away 500,000 beers and the KY Governor apologized for calling out people making fake unemployment claims like “Tupac Shakur” who really is named Tupac Shakur. Stress Dreams are common now because of Coronavirus. In the Hourly Bulletin, Governor likely extend to the stay-at-home order, Alaska Airlines putting cargo into unused seats, WA AG calls out a local company for a fake Covid-19 cure, a Tukwila man is arrested for murder for possibly staging a train accident to cover up a death, and the NCAA agrees to let student athletes earn money from their names and likenesses. In the Fitz Files, Harrison Ford in trouble with the FAA for another runway mishap, Felicity Huffman didn’t need to go to jail after all cuz her kid got good SAT scores on her own, and “Trolls World Tour” earned $100 million in three weeks with direct release. Do you think Movies should still go to Theatres after Covid-19 or do prefer the Home Theatre? In The Good Stuff, Mattel creates First Responder action figures and donates the money to the First Responders First Fund. All Jacked Up includes holding your breath driving across the I-90 Bridge, wearing the same underwear for four days, and using your kids’ watercolors on her roots. Alexi May’s Movie Emoji Game is fun, but she really hates Claire. Today’s Troop Salute is Don Allen Montgomery USMC. Call and tell us what Coronavirus has ruined for you. Fitz’ son Cooper suddenly wants to be a country singer.

It’s National Superhero Day, but rather than dressing up, we are saluting the real Super Heroes: Our Front Line Medical Workers and First Responders! In the What Are You Kidding Me stories: Florida’s Governor calls his state “God’s Waiting Room” during a speech about Coronavirus and retirement homes, a woman afraid of people in her elevator maced everyone, the Government admits they have no idea what UFO’s really are, and the Kardashians enter the “All-In Challenge”. Drew’s Real Estate Deal may be cursed because the day after he signed, the state flagged a major error with the deed. In the Hourly Bulletin, Gov announces partial opening of public lands with fishing, hunting and golf May 5, Boeing’s CEO says he doesn’t believe air travel will return to 2019 levels for 2 to 3 years and the Seahawks have released Justin Britt. In the Fitz Files, Spielberg discusses a “Goonies” sequel, Jason Mraz “judges” “Bachelor: Listen to Your Heart”, Tim McGraw wants pics of your momma' for his next video, and Taylor Swift fans think her recent post has hidden secrets. In The Good Stuff, a 27-year-old woman gives birth while on a ventilator fighting Coronavirus but has since beaten the virus and she and the baby are both doing fine. On Make Up or Break, Sarah from Olympia is upset her boyfriend Jeff won’t argue or engage in any discussion at all but Jeff says Sarah tries to turn everything into a blow-out. Fitz wants to know why Ryder is always bringing up really depressing stories like our old grandmas used to do. Playlist Profiling is Audrey from Monroe. North Korean Dictator Kim Jong Un hasn’t been seen in weeks and we each offer a conspiracy theory about where he is; theories encompass John Pardi, Dwight Schrutt and Dennis Rodman.

Drew closed on his home and is officially a Snohomie! Fitz and his wife are totally unprepared for twins. In the What Are You Kidding Me stories, a city official resigns after being drunk on Zoom and throwing his cat, we learn the term “fecal shedding” and will never swim in a public pool again, a Florida pastor and rotary club member get into a fight over food donations, and a man cuts out his tongue as an offering to a goddess to end Coronavirus. We talk about the Peak and the Pit of our weekends, like Fitz playing in a clover patch with his kids, Drew signing on his home, Claire enjoying Ivar’s, and Ryder getting Cowboy Boots! In the Hourly Bulletin, fishermen protest over fishing restrictions, Gov Inslee schedules a presser to discuss fishing (likely because we talked about it!), Lynwood Police face a driver who tried to run them down, the WA Unemployment phone system is overwhelmed, and a man who spit on a security guard has tested positive for Covid. In the Fitz Files, Brad Pitt plays Dr. Fauci on SNL, “American Idol” is back with performances from home, Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger are expecting their first child together, and “Star Wars Rise of Skywalker” is coming to Disney+ May the 4th. In The Good Stuff, Ryder can outrun his dog thanks to the Army Crushin’ Covid Fitness Challenge; a little kid set up a free “joke stand” at the end of his driveway for passers-by. We make a “Corona Call” to a woman whose friend says she keeps going out on Tinder dates. Call us with your Frontline Shout Outs! Quarantine Life: Claire has to dye her roots all on her own and Drew had quite an experience with a Notary coming to his home. Today’s Troop Salute is R. Lee Ermey USMC. Fitz asks Ryder the questions from the Original Episode of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.” Monday Motivation gives you “spirit snaps” to get your week started right!

Ain’t no Party like a Bull-Yah Party! Drew is nervous about whether his Monroe home purchase will through today. In the What Are You Kidding Me stories, an anti-vax mom was arrested for leading a play date protest, a guy arrested for leading cops on a car chase claims he thought they wanted to race, a family replaces their fence with clear plastic to hang out with their neighbors, and a guy impersonating a cop got arrested after pulling over a real cop. On Stream it or Skip It, Drew suggests “After Life”, “Extraction”, “Lego Movie 2” “Abominable” and “Disney Family Sing Along”. In the Hourly Bulletin, the state Supreme Court shoots down a massive prisoner release, mail thieves are targeting stimulus checks, a car crashes into the Duwamish and Pierce County is using buses as WiFi hots-pots for kids with no internet access. The NFL Draft had LSU QB Joe Burrow going #1 to the Bengals and the Seahawks taking Texas Tech’s Jordyn Brooks. In the Fitz Files, celebrities are crashing people “homes” playing “Animal Crossing”, “Parks and Rec” is having a reunion show, Marshawn Lynch spent his birthday giving out masks and Ariana Grande is butt hurt people are mocking her on TikTok. In the $1000 Minute – Debbie from Kent WINS!! In The Good Stuff, the NYPD lined up to applaud doctors, nurses, and medical workers who came to NY from around the country to help out. P1 Nicole needs your Insta-Therapy because an online psychic says her boyfriend is cheating. Believe It or Not includes serving Arnold Schwarzenegger coffee, tearing a phone book in half and listening to Fitz could get you out of a ticket. First the first time in history, County Wars 8:40 has NO WINNER!! Weekend Party Preview has some cool local activities online. Fitz does a “Corona Call Intervention” to Ryder’s friend Travis who is having a party this weekend.

Fitz is bummed Claire and Drew didn’t remind him to join the Company Zoom Happy Hour. We discuss how Zoom is really just an excuse to see everyone’s homes and pets. In The What Are You Kidding Me stories, firefighters help a girl who got stuck in a washing machine playing hide and seek, a friends’ Zoom call got crazy when one of them went into his scary attic, a man burned down his mother’s she-shed after he didn’t get a stimulus check and a 68-year old woman just gave birth to twins. Kane Brown calls in to say Hi! In the Hourly Bulletin, Inslee talks tough on staying at home as long as necessary, and no students will be left back unless parents agree, a man is arrested for threatening the Governor, and 100 workers sick at Tyson Meat Plant near Pasco. The NFL Draft starts today and Russell Wilson has words of motivation for young players getting trash talked. In the Fitz Files, JoJo Siwa shows her real hair, a Whitney Houston biopic is in the works, a huge comedy benefit show will be on networks no one ever watches and we preview a new Kenny Chesney song. In the Good Stuff, a San Francisco woman whose dog was stolen last year has been reunited with him at an animal shelter in LA. In Make Up or Break Up, Adam from Sumner says he’s realized during quarantine that his girlfriend Wendy cheats at everything; she says she’s just competitive and he’s too sensitive. Drew is days away from closing on his Monroe House under intense pressure from the Australian who owns the home. Mama Fitz is back with new Quarantunes for the kids of the Northwest. Playlist Profiling is Firl from Enumclaw. Ryder is invited to a backyard bonfire and Fitz tells him if he goes he can’t come back to work; we can find another _____ the Young’n.