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Monday, 17 June 2013 07:19

Starting Right Fielder for the Kansas City Royals and graduate of Green High School, David Lough talks to Ray about his climb to the big leagues. 


Imunologist Tom Alexander from Summa Health System talks to Ray about testing for AIDS.


Dr. Margo Ermie from the Summit County Health Department talks to Ray about West Nile Virus and rabies.


Deputy Mayor of Akron Rick Merolla announced his retirement. Rick talks to Ray about his career and talks about what's next. 


Dr. Steven Hook from Kent State University talks to Ray about the G8 Summit taking place in Northern Ireland. 

 

Monday, 17 June 2013 05:51

Your video cuteness: twin babies vs. rubber bands. Bonus: baby laughter!

What simple thing amused your babies? 

 

Monday, 17 June 2013 05:22

This might be the worst answer in pageant history. 

 

Monday, 17 June 2013 05:07

Business jet aborts landing when runway vanishes...

Monday, 17 June 2013 04:57

MAN OF STEEL BREAKS JUNE RECORD _ Man of Steel topped the weekend box office, breaking a June record in the process. Man of Steel earned an estimated $113 million over the weekend. When combined with Thursday evening's totals, the Superman flick brought home around $125 million. The movie now has the best June opening in history, breaking the previous $110 million record set by Disney’s Toy Story 3.

... Man of Steel director Zack Snyder and screenwriter David S. Goyer are both returning for a sequel which is being fast-tracked by Warner Bros.

Lock of Mick Jagger's Hair Headed to Auction_Here's your chance to own a piece of Mick Jagger. A piece of his famous hairdo, anyway.

The British auction house Bonhams is putting a lock of the Rolling Stones frontman's hair -- dating back to the 1960s -- on the block.

Bonhams' website states that the lock of hair was saved by the grandmother of current owner Chrissie Shrimpton "when Mick and Chrissie were staying at her parents' farm. Apparently, on her grandmother's death, the hair passed to Chrissie's aunt and when she died, the hair was returned to Chrissie by a cousin taking care of personal effects."

Shrimpton, the younger sister of model Jean Shrimpton, dated Jagger in the mid-'60s.

The lock of hair will be auctioned July 3, and is expected to bring in between $2,300-$3,100.

Proceeds from the sale of the hair will go to Changing Faces, a U.K.-based charity that supports people with disfigurements to the face, hands or body, and their families.

Kanye West & Kim Kardashian Welcome Baby Girl_Baby Kimye is here.  E! Online reports that Kim Kardashian gave birth to a baby girl on Saturday morning at Cedars Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles.  The daddy, of course, is Kim's boyfriend, Kanye West.  It's the first child for both stars.   A source confirms the arrival to ABC News, adding that Kanye was by Kim's side during the birth.

An E! source says the baby has dark hair, adding, "She looks just like Kim."

The baby, whose name has not yet been revealed, has two cousins on the Kardashian side: Kim's sister Kourtney has two kids with her boyfriend Scott Disick.

Kim and Kourtney’s sister Khloe has tweeted, “I can not even begin 2describe the miracle that is now apart of our family. Mommy/baby are healthy &resting. We appreciate all of the love. More info will come when the time is right! Thank you all for understanding! We love you all dearly! Overwhelmed with love right now.”

Kim's mom, Kris Jenner, commented on the baby's arrival to E! Online while on the red carpet of the Daytime Emmys on Sunday night: "We're happy, everybody's good and she's beautiful."

On a recent episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Kim said, "I'm so excited we're having a girl. Who doesn't want a girl? I think they are the best. I know that's really what Kanye has always wanted – he wanted a little girl."

The world first learned of the pregnancy right before New Year's Eve, when Kanye announced the news during a concert in Atlantic City, New Jersey.  Kim later confirmed the news on her website, writing, "It's true!! Kanye and I are expecting a baby. We feel so blessed and lucky."


MISS USA: AND THE WINNER IS _ The Miss USA Pageant took place Sunday night in Las Vegas.Find the winner here.

BINDI IRWIN IS ALIVE _ If you’ve been on the Internet over the last few days you probably heard that Bindi Irwin, the daughter of the late Steve Irwin, died. But don’t worry, there wasn’t any truth to the rumor. 


"ANNA NICOLE" ACTRESS GETS BIGGER BUST _ Portraying tragic bombshell Anna Nicole Smith in the Lifetime biopic "Anna Nicole," airing June 29, actress Agnes Bruckner goes from a B-cup to a DD — with absolutely no surgery involved. Her secret? State-of-the-art prosthetics designed by a three-time Academy Award winner. Greg Cannom said he and his team "would apply the breasts in tandem. This created the freedom for them to move and jiggle more like flesh. It would have been impossible for her to do the pole dancing or fill out some of the outfits without this innovation."

... For actress Agnes Bruckner, who has described herself as "flat-chested," wearing the prosthetics was certainly an uplifting — but bizarre — experience: "It was so strange, wearing them for the first time. I was standing there 'topless,' but it was really like I had a shirt on because there was nothing exposed of my own. I'd look at myself, and I kept thinking, 'Oh, my God, could you imagine if they really were that big?'"

... It took three hours each day to put on the fake breasts.

DEMI MOORE MAKES FUN OF ASHTON KUTCHER’S JUNK _ Is Demi Moore still miffed about getting divorced from Ashton Kutcher? It would appear so. According to the latest gossip, Demi has been sharing pictures of Ashton’s junk to her friends in order to make fun of his package. A source claims: "Demi is still hurting that Ashton cheated and then rebounded so soon after their split. It could just be the angle, but these photos don’t leave a big impression.”

BEYONCE, VIDEOGAME COMPANY SETTLE LAWSUIT _ Beyonce has settled a New York City lawsuit that said she didn’t play fair in a deal for a videogame structured around her. Court records show the case was closed Friday after Beyonce and Gate Five LLC agreed to drop it. A lawyer for Gate Five says the terms are confidential.

... Gate Five had said Beyonce made a lucrative deal for a game called Starpower: Beyonce, then demanded a new agreement and abandoned the project. The company says it lost its nearly $7 million investment and 70 people lost their jobs. Beyonce’s lawyers had said she was within her rights to get out of the deal because Gate Five didn’t have needed financing.


90210'S MATT LANTER TIES THE KNOT _ 90210's Matt Lanter is officially off the market. Lanter tied the knot over the weekend with his longtime girlfriend Angela Stacy. The pair have been dating since 2009. Lanter played Liam Court in 90210 and is also set to star in the upcoming CW series Star-Crossed.


NIGELLA LAWSON "ATTACKED" BY HUSBAND _ British police are looking into an incident in which celebrity chef Nigella Lawson was repeatedly choked during an argument with her husband, Charles Saatchi, over dinner at a restaurant in London. Photographs of the couple dining at Scott's in Mayfair were published in Britain's Sunday People over the weekend, and appear to show Saatchi reaching over and gripping Lawson around the throat four times. Witnesses said the TV star was "distraught and in tears" by the end of the meal.

Friday, 14 June 2013 08:19

Gwen Rosenberg from Popped in Acorn Alley in Kent stopped by the studio to talk about being honored by the Ohio State University. 


John Buntin Jr. from Kenmore Komics & Games stopped by and talked Man of Steel with Ray. 


Dr. Steven Hook from Kent State University talks to Ray about the Civil War in Syria and the USA's involvement. 


Chief Information Officer for the City of Akron, Richard Schmahl talks to Ray about getting the city of Akron website back up and running after being hacked. 


Senior Writer for Sports Illustrated, Alexander Wolff talks to Ray about his new piece in Sports Illustrated about cheating in the NCAA.

 





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