Richmond's Morning News with Rich Herrera

Next up this morning is DecideSmart Virginia's Dr. Bob Holsworth; Gary talks to Dr. Holsworth about where both the 2024 Presidential race in Virginia and 2025 statewide races currently stand.

Happy Monday, listening family!  Gary Hess is back -- and guest-hosting for John one last day before he returns from his Egypt trip.  As today is Monday, we hear first today from Fox News' Brian Kilmeade, also host of The Brian Kilmeade Show.  Gary and Brian talk about the ongoing college campus protests/riots, President Trump's trial in New York, and the 2024 campaign generally.

Finally this "Guest Host Week," we wrap up (as we usually do) with a visit with our "Movie Guy" Mike Mayo, of Mike-Mayo.com.  Primarily, Dan handles this interview and talks about a host of subjects with Mike -- from Jerry Goldsmith, to John Barry, to Bernard Herrmann, to upcoming summer movies, and to "Oldie but Goodie" movie suggestions.  Mike recommends 1979's Breaking Away and 1984's The Flamingo Kid, while Dan recommends Capricorn One (1978) and 2006's Man of the Year. 

Have a grand weekend, listening family!

Atop this Friday's 9 o'clock hour, Jim talks to another Jim -- Jim Bacon, of Bacon's Rebellion and The Jefferson Council.  The two Jims (and University of Virginia grads) discuss the State of their Alma Mater, as oft reported on in the Bacon blog.

You've heard of "Politics & Pints"; now comes . . . Politics & Pirates!  Jim & Dad welcome back to the show its good friend, Tim Murtaugh -- 2020 Communications Director for President Trump; co-host of The Line Drive Podcast, author of the new book Swing Hard In Case You Hit It; and grandson of longtime, World Series-winning Pittsburgh Pirates baseball manager, Danny Murtaugh.  Jim, Dan, and Tim talk all things, well, Pittsburgh Pirates and politics!

"It's Friday. . . ." That means that we've reached the point in the week when we cover weekend events in and around Richmond.  Lythos Studios' Clay Hamner tells Jim & Dan what folks can do for fun locally here over the next several days.

Next up this morning, we get one last check-in from the bona fide host of Richmond's Morning News -- John Reid!  John talks about his ongoing listener trip across the globe, and about some of the headline news here at home.

Happy Friday, listening family!  Producer Dan & Dad, Jim Hobgood, are back to close out the week behind the mic.  To begin with among today's interviews, Jim talks to David Teel, Richmond Times-Dispatch reporter and 12-time Virginia Sportswriter of the Year Award winner.  Jim and David talk all things NIL, as we try to navigate the new, "Wild, Wild West"-like landscape of college sports.

Last this AM, atop the 9 o'clock hour, Jim and Dan talk to David Eisenhower, grandson of Dwight Eisenhower, son-in-law of President Nixon, and namesake of Camp David.  David talks about the protests and riots occurring across the country and forecasts the 2024 election results in his home, battleground state of Pennsylvania.

Despite some concerns that the fearless leader of Richmond's Morning News would miss his call in, the great John Reid managed to check in with us after all!  Jim and John talk about his Egypt trip, the ongoing college riots, and the failure of Democrats to condemn the unrest.