6:00 AM: Chris Brown and WWE wrestler CM Punk are in a fight on Twitter. President Obama sang again at a Black History month celebration at the White House. This time he was singing “Sweet Home Chicago”. Drew Barrymore is rumored to be pregnant. The jersey that Jeremy Lin wore against the Lakers went for $42,388
6:12 AM: Fact or bull fact. Cars 2 is the first Pixar film not nominated for an Oscar. Jonah Hill’s dad was the accountant for Guns N Roses, and his brother is the manager for Maroon 5. Melissa McCarthy from Bridesmaids is the first cousin of Jenny McCarthy. Kenneth Branaugh is the first person to be nominated for an Oscar in 5 different categories.
6:30 AM: 4 things you need to know with Sara. Mariah Carey was on Good Morning America yesterday and they asked her about her relationship with Whitney Houston. Austin cab drivers will be allowed to charge $100 if people vomit in their cabs for the clean up, and they will be able to charge $1 per passenger for trips after 9 pm. The Hutto school district is considering making kids pays $100 a semester to ride the bus, also they are considering eliminating letter jackets, and rides for students to out of town events to help budget shortfalls. Zac Efron and Taylor Swift were on Ellen’s show yesterday and she kept pushing to get them to admit that they’re a couple. They denied it, and said they do like each other though.
6:43 AM: Alex’s factoid of the day. There is a company called ProView who claims they invented the IPad and it’s been out since 1998. It stood for Internet Personal Access Device, and this company created the product. There is a pending lawsuit.
6:50 AM: The Brit Awards happened yesterday and Adele was accepting the final award of the night. She got cut off by the producers of the show so that Blur could play. She flipped off the producers and walked off the stage, which makes us love her even more.
7:00 AM: Coast to coast news in 60 seconds.
7:05 AM: Songs written for someone else. “How Will I Know” was made famous by Whitney Houston, but was originally written for Janet Jackson. “Halo” was sung by Beyonce, but was written for Leona Lewis. Kelly Clarkson’s “Miss Independent” was written for Destiny’s Child, and was also turned down by Christina Aguilera, and her “Since You Been Gone” was written for Pink, and was also turned down by Hillary Duff. “Hit Me Baby One More Time” was written for TLC, but made famous by Britney Spears. “Umbrella” by Rihanna was originally written for Britney Spears. “Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing” by Aerosmith was originally written for Celine Dion. “Toxic” by Britney Spears was written for Kylie Minogue.
7:20 AM: Today’s headlines. Google is planning to release a new product that sounds pretty cool to us! They are releasing sunglasses that give you a feed of information about whatever you are looking at. Less than half of parents feel like they picked the right name for their kid. The most common regret is picking a name that was too popular at the time. A list has been released of the highest cheating cities; Dallas (9), OKC (5), Salt Lake City (4), Phoenix (3), San Antonio (2), and #1 is Washington, D.C.
7:30 AM: 4 things you need to know with Sara. Kaye West’s charity took in a bunch of money last year but gave none of it away, so they have been shut down. Chris Brown and WWE wrestler CM Punk are in a fight on Twitter. President Obama sang again at a Black History month celebration at the White House. This time he was singing “Sweet Home Chicago”. 7th graders at a Texas Middle School have been doing a 4 day boycott of cafeteria food to try and get more choices offered.
7:40 AM: Facts About Adele’s 21. Someone Like You is the only piano and vocal only ballad to ever make it on the Hot 100 chart. Rolling in the Deep is British slang for knowing that someone will always have your back in a fight. Adele is the 2nd artist to ever win Grammys for album, record, song, and artist of the year. The only other artist to do this is Christopher Cross. Adele has won 31 pounds, 8 ounces of Grammy awards.
7:48 AM: 2 minute topic. What is the worst way to be broken up with? Sara was broken up with by a guy who took her to dinner, broke up with her, and then walked out. She had to pay the bill, and she had no ride home. Cassiday hates the fade away, in which the guy kind of just fades away and never talks to you again. We all agreed that that “it’s not you, it’s me”, is such a cop out, and one of the worst ways to be broken up with.
8:00 AM: Coast to coast news in 60 seconds.
8:10 AM: Whitney Houston’s long time limo driver is trying to cash in on her death. He said he saw her make out with a woman in the limo while bobby watched and smoked crack. He also says she smoked a ton of weed in the 90’s. A new study found that in 10 minutes employers can properly predict how you’d perform in the workplace by looking at your Facebook page. If you’re looking for a job, make sure your Facebook page is private or edited.
8:18 AM: Alex has seen a truck left in our parking lot for a few days now, and he is convinced there is a dead body in it. We want him to go look, but he is too scared because finding a dead body is his greatest fear. He wants to know if any of our listeners have ever found a dead body, and we got quite a few calls from people who had in the past. We made him go outside and look in the truck, but there was no dead body in it.
8:30 AM: 4 things you need to know with Sara. The Hunger Games comes out in theatres on March 23, but you can pre-buy tickets starting today. There is a new reality show being developed for Fox that is a speed dating show called “Take Me Out”. A woman in El Paso was hit in her leg by a stray bullet from Mexico. Austin cab drivers will be allowed to charge $100 if people vomit in their cabs for the clean up, and they will be able to charge $1 per passenger for trips after 9 pm.
8:40 AM: What is Alex giving up for Lent? Every year, Alex pretends to be Catholic and pretends he will give up stuff for Lent, but he never sticks with it. He usually picks too many things, and breaks them all. This year he’s toying with giving up vodka, soda, and cussing, and he also wants to work out 5 days a week. We think he will never work out, and he can’t stop cussing.
8:55 AM: Songs written for someone else. “How Will I Know” was made famous by Whitney Houston, but was originally written for Janet Jackson. “Halo” was sung by Beyonce, but was written for Leona Lewis. Kelly Clarkson’s “Miss Independent” was written for Destiny’s Child, and was also turned down by Christina Aguilera, and her “Since You Been Gone” was written for Pink, and was also turned down by Hillary Duff. “Hit Me Baby One More Time” was written for TLC, but made famous by Britney Spears. “Umbrella” by Rihanna was originally written for Britney Spears. “Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing” by Aerosmith was originally written for Celine Dion. “Toxic” by Britney Spears was written for Kylie Minogue.
9:00 AM: Coast to coast news in 60 seconds.
9:11 AM: Today’s topics. Cornell University and the University of Hawaii are looking for 6 people to be cooped up for 120 days to test what astronauts may have to do in a Mars-base. Simon Cowell is looking for a challenge show that is a face off between the winner of The Voice, The X Factor, and American Idol. Half of Americans take most of their vacation budget and spend it on family obligations.
9:30 AM: 4 things you need to know with Sara. Up and coming hipster cities include; Chattanooga, Burlington, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and Richmond. Zac Efron and Taylor Swift were on Ellen’s show yesterday and she kept pushing to get them to admit that they’re a couple. They denied it, and said they do like each other though. Drew Barrymore is rumored to be pregnant. The jersey that Jeremy Lin wore against the Lakers went for $42,388.
