Seattle radio talk show host, Dori Monson, died unexpectedly on Dec. 31st, 2022 after suffering a heart attack at the age of 61. Dori was a friend as well as a radio competitor for KVI, morning host John Carlson and producer Phil Vandervort. John and Phil pay their respects to Dori's life as a devoted and dedicated family man and father as well as his tremendous broadcasting career in Seattle.

6am hour -- Ari Hoffman in for John Carlson: the sickening and unprovoked attacked of a 3-year-old child shoved off a Portland light rail platform and on to the tracks--thankfully no train was arriving at the platform, the unprovoked attack suspect is a female with a history of violence/mental instability and homelessness, the Portland attack on the 3yr old underscores wider failures of 'diversion' programs for assault defendants who have become repeat offenders, why does politics seem to attract so many casual liars??, Ari's prediction about the lower Spokane Street Bridge came true less than 24 hours after he made it, a Tacoma man working for Zulilly is now charged with a crime that mirrors the plot of the cult fav movie "Office Space", the details of the case and the suspect's arrest are patently hilarious because of the movie plot similarities, a Seattle man is arrested for leaving an un-detonated pipe bomb in a Sodo neighborhood parking garage.

7am hour -- Ari Hoffman in for John Carlson: Pres. Biden ready to crack down on Southwestern Airlines for cancellations enjoys Air Force One flight to Caribbean vacation, CNN points out the current housing recession as high interest rates hinder home sales, the Dow Jones (and likely your retirement 401k) are down about 10% for the year 2022, tomorrow marks the 50th year of the tragic death of MLB legend Roberto Clemente, be warned (again): starting Sunday you can expect WA gas prices to start going up steeply, The Atlantic's COVID amnesty proposal and continuing crime problems are some of the most tone-deaf stories of 2022.

8am hour -- Ari Hoffman in for John Carlson: WA State Supreme Court ruling says any appeal based on claim of racial bias in initial trial should constitute a retrial, the WA Supreme Court ruling (based on a civil--not a criminal--case) is confounding legal experts--one legal expert says the ruling is "Bats#!$ crazy", BREAKING NEWS: arrest finally made in murder of 4 U of I students in Moscow ID, the suspect is arrested near Scranton PA; Portland OR firefighters say they can't keep up with service calls amid crush of 911 calls and lack of staffing, a convoluted rental assistance story is coming to light in Oregon and why landlords would likely never agree to the program, WA woman killed by "aggressive shark" off island of Maui in Hawaii, UPDATED COVERAGE of Moscow ID quadruple murder suspect is a 28-yr-old grad student at nearby WSU.

A 28-year-old quadruple murder suspect was arrested early this morning near Scranton, Pennsylvania for the murder of four University of Idaho students that occurred in Moscow, Idaho on November 13th. KVI's Ari Hoffman and morning show producer, Phil Vandervort, describe the initial reports of the murder arrest and the specifics that the suspect, Bryan Kohberger, is a graduate student at Washington State University which is just 8 miles from the murder scene in Moscow, Idaho. Subsequent news reports have added that Kohberger hails from Albrightsville, PA which is a neighboring city of the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre area. Kaylee Goncalves, Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle and Madison Mogen were stabbed to death in an off-campus home on November 13th.Chapin graduated from Mt. Vernon High School in 2021 and grew up in Conway, WA.

Ari fills in for John Carlson on the KVI morning show!

The crisis for Southwest Airlines and their canceled flights, Southwest's "mega-collapse" as the dominos start to fall, looters ransack upstate New York businesses during snow storms as police are unable to maintain normal patrols, a compare and contrast of public safety around bus stops between Seattle and Marysville, King County receives a "Scrooge" award from a religious liberty group, Seattle's Spokane Street "swing bridge" is now closed after malfunctioning last week and skepticism that it'll be re-opened within 2 weeks, Alaskan man misses out on heart transplant because of flight cancellations into SeaTac after last Friday's ice storm, the George Santos lying scandal and the lying tendencies of notable Democrats (like the Pres. and Vice-President).

Jan. 6th Committee withdraws subpoena for Donald Trump after so many promises of evidence to charge the former President with insurrection, Seattle high-speed rail activists are trying to discourage a new regional airport being opened in Pierce County, tech and public trust...policing disinformation or misinformation.

WA's continuing battle with the felony drug possession court ruling known as the Blake decision, what Marysville Police are now allowed to do regarding drug possession and public intoxication,

Federal Way man arrested for 18 vehicle and construction equipment thefts, Pete Buttigieg hater... but wait until you hear who the hater is!, famous Seattle police abolitionist frets about elitist dentists, Seattle Times reports that WA green house gas emissions are higher than they've ever been despite Jay Inslee's CO2 emissions restrictions, revealing even more climate change contradictions, a lawsuit filed over not using someone's preferred pronoun at an Ohio school.

Good News Wrap-Up!

6am hour -- Ari Hoffman in for John Carlson: the story about KVI's studio doors, the crisis for Southwest Airlines and their canceled flights, Southwest's "mega-collapse" as the dominos start to fall, looters ransack upstate New York businesses during snow storms as police are unable to maintain normal patrols, a compare and contrast of public safety around bus stops between Seattle and Marysville, King County receives a "Scrooge" award from a religious liberty group, Seattle's Spokane Street "swing bridge" is now closed after malfunctioning last week and skepticism that it'll be re-opened within 2 weeks, Alaskan man misses out on heart transplant because of flight cancellations into SeaTac after last Friday's ice storm, the George Santos lying scandal and the lying tendencies of notable Democrats (like the Pres. and Vice-President).

7am hour -- Ari Hoffman in for John Carlson: Jan. 6th Committee withdraws subpoena for Donald Trump after so many promises of evidence to charge the former President with insurrection, Seattle high-speed rail activists are trying to discourage a new regional airport being opened in Pierce County, tech and public trust...policing disinformation or misinformation.

8am hour -- Ari Hoffman in for John Carlson: WA's continuing battle with the felony drug possession court ruling known as the Blake decision, what Marysville Police are now allowed to do regarding drug possession and public intoxication,

Federal Way man arrested for 18 vehicle and construction equipment thefts, Pete Buttigieg hater... but wait until you hear who the hater is!, famous Seattle police abolitionist frets about elitist dentists, Seattle Times reports that WA green house gas emissions are higher than they've ever been despite Jay Inslee's CO2 emissions restrictions, revealing even more climate change contradictions, a lawsuit filed over not using someone's preferred pronoun at an Ohio school.

6AM - New proposed zoning laws, Southwest Airlines mass flight cancelations and John poses a question to the listeners.

7AM - George Santos digs his grave deeper on Tucker Carlson and John takes your phone calls to get to the bottom of the poor republican performance in the midterms.

8AM - More of your phone calls including a heated argument with a naysayer, a 106 year old woman with a unique birthday party theme and a montage of Karine Jean-Pierre's best gaffes this year.

6AM- Christmas Day attacks on Pierce County substations takes out power for hundreds, what the state knew about vaccine efficacy and when they knew it, plus should NY congress elect George Santos step down?

7AM - Russell Wilson's disastrous Christmas Day game and dangerous weather pounds the country, what does that mean for the argument of climate change?

8AM - KOMO 4 meteorologist, Kristen Clark joins us to discuss the next round of hazardous weather coming to the PNW and John discusses what he did differently this year to make it one of the best Christmases yet

6am hour -- sub zero temperatures in many parts of Eastern WA right now, Ukraine spurs debate about the US role in the world, Ukraine is an "imperfect democracy" but clearly an opponent of tyranny, an alleged prolific Seattle graffiti tagger skips court on a $10,000 bail, gauging the reaction to Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky's joint Congressional session, Tucker Carlson is the current Zelensky skeptic.

7am hour -- GUEST: Seattle election law attorney, Kevin Hamilton, represents several clients that want to eliminate the voter signature requirement on a mail-in ballot, Hamilton argues that poor or disabled people don't have as much time to confer with elections officials to 'cure' a disputed ballot as rich people do, so what action by a voter would prove their accurate identity if a signature is not required/verified?, Hamilton disputes that signatures can be matched, if Hamilton thinks eliminating signature verification is a winning plan why not have a WA Legislator write a bill to put the plan into effect and see if the public will support it; so the new Avatar movie's racist??, GUEST: Republican St. Senator, Lynda Wilson talks to KVI about how Republicans will oppose the Gov Inslee/Democrats' recently unveiled gun control plans in the Legislature, wants realistic drug possession and police pursuit law reforms as primary Republican priorities in the Legislative session.

8am hour -- GUEST: economist, author, Steve Moore, examines "dangerous" new foreign policy 'depopulation' plan from Congressional Democrats in current budget bill, an extra 1800-pages of the Congressional Democrats spending/budget bill with numerous explanations about how money must be spent, the $1 million federal budget allocation for a "solar array" in Kirkland WA, the US would have a balanced budget if Congress simply struck to pre-pandemic spending levels, the stunning complicity of Senate Republicans who are going along with Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, conflicting reports on how many jobs created in US 2nd quarter are off by a factor of 100X, Washington is currently #2 in homeless population in the US (and half of all homeless in the US are in just four states), GUEST: KOMO 4 Meterologist Kristin Clark explains predicted freezing rain in Puget Sound for tomorrow that could get treacherous for travel, after day break tomorrow icing on trees and roads will be a problem, explaining the difference between sleet and freezing rain, Bellevue Police increasing their visibility to deter car prowl and theft in the downtown shopping area during holiday shopping season, how the holiday season shopping patrols translate to making Bellevue (and Seattle, et al) schools more secure, from Lake Forest Park WA to an off-Broadway career for a singer/dancer performing in Moulin Rouge right now in Seattle.

6am hour -- NFL Hall of Famer (and former Seattle Seahawk) Franco Harris dies at age 72 just two days before being honored for the Immaculate Reception 50th anniversary, Congress's last-minute budget/spending drama results in a 4100 page bill that will total $1.7 trillion in spending, Senate Republicans agree to the spending bill and House Republicans are furious, Elon Musk unveils his CEO plan, more about the backlash to Congressional budget/spending plan, the Democrats no excuses view of illegal immigration,

7am hour -- Stanford University "guide book" says Americans should stop calling themselves Americans, culturally appropriate language suggestions to eliminate objectionable words, and then there's the words "master" and "blind", the guidebook took 18 months to write with "stake holders", the difference between happy holidays and Merry Christmas,

8am hour -- when politics gets personal for people on the Left, an article reveals stories of family members being divided at Christmas and Holidays over politics--including acts of punishment related to the political disagreement, a Bernie Sanders sycophant trying to tie World Cup soccer success to a country's health care system, Rest In Power to NFL Hall of Famer (and former Seattle Seahawk) Franco Harris who died yesterday at age 72, Harris was the improbable receiver of the hallowed Immaculate Reception TD catch in a 1972 playoff game, Harris was set to be honored two days from now by the Steelers for the 50th anniversary of the catch that is regarded as the most memorable play in NFL history, comparing the WA Legislative agendas of Democrats and Republicans.

The receiver who snatched the NFL's Immaculate Reception in 1972, Franco Harris, has died at age 72, just two days before he was set to be honored by the Pittsburgh Steelers for the 50th anniversary of his TD catch that has become the most iconic play in National Football League history. KVI's morning crew relieves the drama of the Immaculate Reception and pays tribute to Harris who ended his NFL career with the Seattle Seahawks, playing the 1984 season in the Kingdome before retiring.