NewsRadio 840WHAS Sports Wake-Up!

NewsRadio 840WHAS Sports Wake-Up!

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NewsRadio 840WHAS Sports Wake-Up! episodes

  • Your COVID test, why does it have the attention of top intel officials?
    60 Minutes has learned Chinese company BGI Group, the largest biotech firm in the world, offered to build COVID labs in at least six states, and U.S. intelligence officials issued warnings not to share health data with BGI. 60 Minutes Jon Wertheim is digging deep into this story and will air what he found Sunday on 60 Minutes. He joins Scott Fitzgerald to talk about it.
    8 min
  • Has college basketball changed for good?
    COVID has changed just about everything, especially college basketball where some traditional powers like Kentucky find themselves in unfamiliar territory. Coach Scott Davenport knows a thing or two about change as his Knights not only moved up a division but they are playing in a new conference as well as a new home. He joins Scott Fitzgerald to talk about it.
    9 min
  • Is it time to bring back civics classes?
    With so much talk about the constitution these past few weeks, how much do we really know about the historically significant document and other important parts of our history? Without looking, could you answer US citizen questions like "What is the purpose of the 10th Amendment?" or "Why were the Federalist Papers so important?" Scott Fitzgerald put Jo Jacovino and Will Clark to the test. How did they do?
    5 min
  • Capitol Under Siege - What happened?
    He's a former Secret Service Agent, bodyguard to Mayor Greg Fischer, LMPD Officer and now a Deacon at St. Patrick Catholic Church. He joins Scott Fitzgerald to talk about what happened at the US Capitol this week and offers thoughts on the new Louisville Metro Police Chief.
    12 min
  • No Common Ground & Anxiety: Life in 2020
    It’s the new norm, no common ground and high anxiety. This is 2020. Dr. Charles Pemberton with Louisville Dimensions Family Therapy and host of the podcast “Counseling in 30 Minutes or Less” available on the iHeart app, joins us to break down our new way of living.
    17 min
  • Understanding in 2020
    He’s gone from local police officer to protecting presidents, now he’s back home with a much bigger message. Deacon Greg Gitscher spent some time Jefferson Square with the protesters. What did he discover and what does he think?
    12 min
  • Lock it In!
    Sports betting with almost no sports? No problem for Vegas, there's still plenty of action to include Kentucky Speedway and the Quaker State 400. Fox Sports' Lock It In lead gambling analyst Todd Fuhrman joins to break down the action at Kentucky Speedway!
    8 min
  • Racing at Indianapolis & Kentucky
    Normally Daytona is the epicenter of racing over the 4th of July weekend. Not in this 2020 year of change. This year it's historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Sitting down with Scott Fitzgerald is xfinity driver of the #22 Team Penske Ford talking about the challenges of the IMS road course and coming back to Kentucky Speedway where he got his first ARCA win in 2016.
    7 min
  • Classic Music venues: Are they on the verge of extinction?
    The music industry has all but given up hosting music festivals this summer, and there are no big tours filling stadiums. The bands who headline these events usually cut their teeth in small live clubs, but most of those stages, according to a recent survey, are in danger of never reopening. Lee Cowan reports.
    5 min

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Scott Fitzgerald brings the heat with your drive-time download of last night’s highlights, game-changing moments, and what’s ahead today across Kentuckiana. From high school sports to college…