Richmond's Morning News with Rich Herrera

"Picking & Grinning" time! Former Virginia Governor and U.S. Senator George Allen rejoins John, Gary, and "Steeler Dan" the Producer to pick five of this weekend's NFL games. The Governor also informs John and listeners that Western Pennsylvania roots run deep. (Here we go, Steelers, here we go. . . .)

Finally, for the "Grinning" half of the segment, John and the Governor talk about the election of Mike Johnson as House Speaker in Washington.

Virginia's 2nd District Congresswoman, Jen Kiggans, joins John to talk about the last three weeks in Washington, as Republicans scrambled to agree upon a replacement Speaker, ultimately choosing Louisiana's Mike Johnson to succeed Kevin McCarthy.

Clay Hamner of Lythos Studios joins John to talk about what folks can do in and around Richmond this weekend.

Paula Beazley, President of The Edith and Theodore Roosevelt Pine Knott Foundation, joins John to talk about his "Reid on the Road" adventure to TR's secluded cabin outside of Charlottesville.

(FYI: John apologizeth for hith lithp in the interview -- which, owing to Ms. Beazley's availability, had to be pre-recorded in unideal circumstances.)

John and ABC News' Correspondent in Jerusalem, Jordana Miller, discuss the developments in the conflict between Israel and Hamas -- including the steadily increasing participation of other nation-states (ones that are adversarial to Israel and America)

No Left Turn in Education's Yael Levin-Sheldon -- a candidate this fall for Hanover's Board of Supervisors -- joins John to talk about the issues important to her campaign.  (At John's request, she also takes time to weigh in on the crisis in Israel.)

Former Virginia Governor and European Ambassador Jim Gilmore returns for his weekly segment, to talk to John about pertinent current events (Ukraine, Israel, Mike Johnson's election as House Speaker, and Virginia's statehouse races).

Former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell joins John to discuss the state of the Commonwealth's legislative races, with now less than two weeks to go to Election Day (less than two weeks to go until the end of Election Season?).

The Epoch Times' Senior Congressional Correspondent, Mark Tapscott, returns to the show, to talk to John about the election of the House's new Speaker, Mike Johnson of Louisiana.

Former Speaker of the House of Delegates Kirk Cox -- now heading up the Virginia Business Higher Education Council ("VBHEC") -- joins John to talk about the effort to train the Commonwealth's college students for the business world and keep them here in Virginia, post-graduation.  The VBHEC is partnering with the Commonwealth's Chamber of Commerce for a campaign entitled "Learning to Earning," which has an event today. (On the subject of learning, you can learn more about that event here.)