Richmond's Morning News with Rich Herrera

In our 8:30 half hour, we talk to Jonathan Butcher, a Senior Research Fellow at The Heritage Foundation.  John and Jonathan discuss Virginia House of Delegates Speaker Don Scott's efforts to remove one of Governor Youngkin's Board of Visitors appointees at George Mason University.

Finally today (and this week), we check in with our "Movie Guy," Mike Mayo, of Mike-Mayo.com.  This morning, Mike tells us about a more obscure film, The Last Stop in Yuma County (which Mike recommends!).

Music: C(arolco)2 Fanfare (Jerry Goldsmith)

Happy "Friday Eve," fam!  On today's show, we continue to discuss the 2024 Presidential Race as we inch closer to the Democrat National Convention.  Our guests are Lunelle Siegel, Sean Spicer, Mike Emanuel, Dave Brat, and Governor Glenn Youngkin. Enjoy!

In our first hour, John addresses the threats posed by Islamic extremism to Western Civilization.  In addition, he pays tribute to Former First Lady of Virginia Roxane Gilmore, who passed away yesterday morning.

In our second hour, John revisits the subject of the Reconciliation statue at Arlington National Cemetery -- and then talks to Sean Spicer about the now-finalized Democrat ticket.

In our third hour, we continue to discuss the Democrat Presidential ticket -- and resume conversing about the economy (amid a turbulent few days in the stock market).

In our last hour, Governor Glenn Youngkin joins the show, to talk about Hurricane Debby and election integrity in Virginia.

Atop the 7 o'clock hour this Thursday morning, John talks to Lunelle Siegel, who offers an update about the fight to defend the monument Reconciliation against efforts to remove it from Arlington National Cemetery.

Atop the 8 o'clock hour, we check back in with our good friend, Fox News Anchor Mike Emanuel.  John and Mike discuss this week's headlines -- most important among them, Kamala Harris' selection of Minnesota Governor Walz as her VP running mate.

In our 8:30 half hour, we talk to former Congressman Dave Brat, now a Vice President at Liberty University.  John and Dave discuss the state of the American economy, as well as Kamala Harris' choice for a running mate.