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Born on this day!! Guitarist Mason Williams is 83. Singer Marshall Thompson of The Chi-Lites is 79. Actor Ann Archer is 74. Actor Joe Regalbuto (“Murphy Brown”) is 72. Actor Kevin Dunn (“Samantha Who?”) is 66. Actor Steve Guttenberg is 63. Actor Jared Harris (“The Crown,” ″Mad Men”) is 60. Talk show host Craig Kilborn is 59. Singer John Bush (Anthrax) is 58. Actor Marlee Matlin is 56. Newsman David Gregory is 51. Country singer Kristyn Osborn of SHeDAISY is 51. Director Ava DuVernay (“Selma”) is 49. Actor-comedian Dave Chappelle is 48. Actor James D’Arcy (“Agent Carter,” “Dunkirk”) is 48. Actor Carmine Giovinazzo (“CSI: New York”) is 48. Actor Alex O’Loughlin (“Hawaii Five-0″) is 45. Actor Chad Michael Murray (“One Tree Hill,” ″A Cinderella Story”) is 40. Drummer Jeffrey Gilbert (Kutless) is 38. Actor Rupert Grint (“Harry Potter”) is 33.

THIS DAY IN GENIUS HISTORY

79 – Mount Vesuvius erupted and buried the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
1572 – 70,000 French Protestants, or Huguenots, were killed in the St. Bartholomew’s Day massacre.
1814 – The British set fire to the White House and the Capitol when they invaded Washington, DC during the War of 1812.
1821 – Mexico gained its independence from Spain with the Treaty of Cordoba.
1949 – The North Atlantic Treaty went into effect.
1968 – France became the world’s fifth nuclear power as it exploded a hydrogen bomb in the South Pacific.
1989 – Pete Rose was banned from baseball for gambling.
1991 – Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as the general secretary of the Communist Party after a failed coup attempt against him.
1992 – Hurricane Andrew hit Florida, causing record damage.

Today Is:  International Strange Music Day, Knife Day, National Waffle Iron Day, Pluto Demoted Day, Vesuvius Day, Wayzgoose Day, William Wilberforce Day

TODAY ON TV!
Primetime TV (All Times Eastern)

CBS – 8:00 – NCIS   /  9:00 – FBI /  10:00 – FBI Most Wanted
NBC – 8:00  – America’s Got Talent  /  10:00 – College Bowl
ABC – 8:00 –  Bachelor In Paradise  /  10:00 – Ultimate Surfer
FOX – 8:00 – LEGO Masters /  9:00 – Fantasy Island
CW – 8:00 –  DC’s Stargirl   /  9:00 – Superman and Lois

TV Talk Shows

Jimmy Fallon: Andy Samberg, Andrea Bocelli
Stephen Colbert: Jon Stewart, Jon Batiste, Dana Carvey (R 6/14/21)
Seth Meyers: Melissa McCarthy, Ben Falcone, J.B. Smoove, Taylor Tomlinson, Jerome Flood II
James Corden: Lorde
The View: Sen. Chuck Schumer, Catt Sadler (R 7/22/21)
The Talk: Tim Allen, Nancy Travis, guest co-host David Begnaud (R 5/18/21)
Live with Kelly and Ryan: Omari Hardwick, Patricia Heaton, Kwame Onwuachi
Ellen DeGeneres: Mark Cuban, Jay Shetty, Ingrid Michaelson (R 4/27/21)
Wendy Williams: Trendy @ Wendy (R 5/10/21)
The Real: Vivica A. Fox (R 3/16/21)
Kelly Clarkson: Derek Hough, Leslie Grace, Stokley (R 6/9/21)
Tamron Hall: Kenny Lattimore, Judge Faith Jenkins (R 5/28/21)
Drew Barrymore: Rebel Wilson (R 11/10/20)

WHAT ARE YOU TALKIN’ ABOUT? Here are today’s PPM-Friendly Topics!

QUESTION: Is this NYC anchorman the DARK HORSE to become the next perma-host of “Jeopardy???” He’s doing a happy dance and campaigning for the gig!!

 

QUESTION: Ladies, are you having trouble MAKING A CONNECTION? Then check out these body features and moves that are the MOST ATTRACTIVE!!!!!!!!!

 

QUESTION: Wondering where the BIDEN JOKES are??? Forget the late-night TV hosts… they won’t do ’em!! But LARRY THE CABLE GUY has got some!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

QUESTION: Was the engagement so nice… they’re gonna do it TWICE??? Paparazzi “catch” Ben Affleck SHOPPING FOR RINGS with his mom in Beverly Hills!!
ben affleck shops jlo engaement ring pp

QUESTION: What is “ALIEN FACE,” and do YOU have one?? It’s what happens when you go to the wrong place for injectables, and it’s becoming more and more common!!
The doctor said the term 'alienisation' refers to distortion of features outside the normal range for the individual so that it appears alien for that particular person

Wonder Years Reboot Gets Release Date

ABC’s new reboot of The Wonder Years will premiere on Sept. 22 at 8:30 p.m. EDT, the network announced on Monday, alongside a new poster for the series.  The new Wonder Years will follow a Black family in the 1960s. The poster features star Elisha Williams riding his bike.  Williams stars as Dean, a young boy, with Don Cheadle as Dean’s older self, who narrates the series.  Dule Hill stars as Dean’s father Bill, with Saycon Sengbloh as his mother Lillian and Laura Kariuki as his sister Kim.  The original Wonder Years with Fred Savage in the lead role ran for six seasons from 1988 to 1993 on ABC.
*****Excellent!! Now we can plan our month!!!

Lady Gaga Returning To Vegas

Lady Gaga has announced plans for a new Las Vegas residency starting in October.  “Lady Gaga Jazz & Piano The Las Vegas Residency returning to @ParkMGM this October! Little Monsters pre-sale starts tomorrow Sign up to receive the code at http://gagavegas.com Tickets go on sale to the public Saturday at 10am PT,” the singer tweeted Monday.  Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett performed a two-show residency at New York’s Radio City Musical Hall on Aug. 3 and 5 in honor of Bennett’s milestone 95th birthday, which was on Aug. 3.  Called One Last Time: An Evening With Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, the event was billed as Bennett’s final New York City public performances. He has since announced he will no longer perform live concerts at all.  Love For Sale, Bennett and Gaga’s second album of duets, is set to go on sale Oct. 1.
*******Tony is taking some time off… he’s trying to date the Queen!!
*******Maybe Gaga can give her dog walker some free tickets!!!
******We have a friend who has a Vegas residency. He’s not playing anywhere, he just lives there!!

Mayim Bialik To Fill In As Permanent Jeopardy Host

Jeopardy!” will briefly expand Mayim Bialik’s role as it looks for a new permanent host in the wake of Mike Richards’ stepping down last week.   In a statement, Sony Pictures Television confirmed the former “Big Bang Theory” actress will fill in as the host of the show for its regular syndicated programming this week now that Richards is out.  She will tape three weeks of episodes this week ahead of the show announcing yet another round of guest hosts that will buy the studio time to figure out who it wants to be the new permanent host.   Alex Trebek was the host of the popular game show for 37 years before he died in November of 2020 after a lengthy and public battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Richards and Bialik were part of a litany of celebrity guest hosts that included LeVar Burton, Anderson Cooper, Aaron Rodgers and many more.   The show has clearly had to do some quick scrambling to keep production on schedule after Richards announced Friday that he is stepping down as the host after previous inappropriate comments he made on a podcast he hosted from 2013 to 2014 resurfaced.
*******Now MAYIM is getting blowback because she once said she was “hesitant” to vaccinate her kids!! (true)
THERE ARE CLIPS IN THE AUDIO SECTION!! Get the full 9 minute statement from last October HERE!!
******If she doesn’t make it, they’ve asked Carrot Top to step in!!!

McCartney To Share Unheard Beatles Lyrics

In Paul McCartney’s new book “The Lyrics,” he will include exclusive lyrics that were never heard by the public.  The book, which will feature 154 songs, is described by McCartney as a “self-portrait in 154 songs.” Each song will also be accompanied by commentary from McCartney, who recently released “McCartney III” about its creation.  The book’s publisher Allen Lane told the Guardian it will also feature the lyrics to an unrecorded song titled “Tell Me Who He Is.” It is set to be released on Nov. 2nd.  Earlier this year, poet Paul Muldoon told the Guardian that the book is also based on meetings he and the singer had over the course of five years.  The book announcement comes just a month after McCartney’s Beatles docuseries aired on Hulu. Titled “McCartney 3, 2, 1,” the iconic singer and songwriter spilled exclusive details with Rick Rubin.
********It’ll feature the original lyrics to different songs, like: “Michelle, you bi*ch!!!”
********Will it contain all the lyrics he can’t remember???
*******He’ll also update some songs, like “You say  you want a vaccination,” and “Gay Dude!!!”

Flip Or Flop Shuffles Production Crew

Tarek El Moussa and his team have reportedly demanded several crew members working on “Flip or Flop” be removed from his upcoming spinoff, “Flipping 101,” per TMZ.  The HGTV star’s alleged demand was specific: He wanted any crew member working on “Flip or Flop” the day he allegedly blew up at ex-wife Christina Haack to be cut from the production.  According to the report, El Moussa is upset that the alleged freakout was leaked to the press and is seeking to avoid any further leaks.  However, a second source claims that El Moussa requested the crew change in hopes that a new one will keep his wedding planning with fiancée Heather Rae Young under wraps.  His verbal attack on his ex-wife and co-star took place in mid-July because he reportedly didn’t like the way Haack signaled to him it was time to resume working on the show.  Sources claimed El Moussa launched into a verbal tirade against his ex, allegedly comparing her to his new fiancée and even calling Haack a “washed-up loser.”
*********Sounds like a real love fest!!
*****Why are these two even working together at this point??

 

Ripping The Tabloids (Throughout the week, we’ll give you the stories from that weeks tabs!)
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First to Know:  Tim Has Faith In Wife’s Acting!-(National Enquirer)

Country music king Tim McGraw insisted wife Faith Hill star alongside him when he was offered the leading role in “1883”-the hotly anticipated prequel to the TV hit “Yellowstone”-because his spouse is insanely jealous of his successful acting career, sources squealed.  “Tim wouldn’t accept the role unless Faith was at least given an audition,” an insider dished.  Now Paramount bigwigs have announced the real-life couple will play husband and wife James and Margaret Dutton in the upcoming series.

Rihanna Joins Exclusive Club-(Globe)

Sweet notes for Rihanna!  The superstar singer, 33, is officially a billionaire, with a staggering estimated worth of $1.7 billion!  That makes her the wealthiest female musician on the planet, and the second-richest woman in the entertainment biz (you can guess who’s the first).  The bulk of the “Bitch Better Have My Money” hitmaker’s fortune comes from her makeup line, Fenty Beauty, which reportedly accounts for about $1.4 billion!  Guess beauty really is more than skin-deep!

Dwayne & Lauren:  Rock Solid-(Us Weekly)

It’s been nothing but marital bliss for Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, 49, and Lauren Hashian, 36, since their August 2019 wedding.  “They love to do simple things together, like cooking or watching TV.  But they also like to mix things up, whether it’s sneaking off to a hotel for a night or a spontaneous drive up the coast,” a source says of the pair.  “Dwayne is always surprising Lauren with romantic notes, like a post-it on the fridge or under her pillow,” adds the source.  “The excitement is still there on both ends.”

Kelly Clarkson Can’t Find Peace-(Star)

Just over a year after her divorce, Kelly Clarkson is still reeling.  “This past year has been the hardest in her life,” a source says.  “The last thing she wanted was to end up divorced.  She’s heartbroken, but she’s been too busy to fully process her emotions.”  Now, after being ordered by the court to pony up $200K a month to her ex, Brandon Blackstock, the talk-show host, 39, is in crisis.  “All it takes is a mention of his name and it sends her spiraling,” adds the source.  “She’s desperate to make a change.”  Meanwhile, Brandon has declared he’s stepping back from his job to become a full-time rancher.

Romance Report Card-(Life & Style)

 

Sophia Bush-

The One True Hill alum got engaged to entrepreneur Grant Hughes while vacationing in Italy.  “The most incredible moving surprise of my life,” she said.

GRADE:  A

 

Katie Thurston-

“I’ve never had a relationship that I’ve been so confident in,” the Bachelorette gushed of falling in love with fiancé Blake Moynes on the reality dating show.

GRADE:  A-

 

Kenya Moore-

After four years of marriage, the Real Housewives of Atlanta star filed for divorce from husband Marc Daly.  They’re parents to daughter Brooklyn, 2.

GRADE:  C

Chatter-(People)

“I just really wanted to make my life manageable by me.”-Cameron Diaz, on why she stepped back from acting.

“We put all of our mail in a bag because of COVID……then we forgot about the mail.  So about a month ago I read about 75 holiday cards.”-Andy Samberg, on opening holiday cards in July.

“It’s like, okay, that’s a film I can’t say I’m totally in love with, but this isn’t a hobby.  It’s how I take care of my children.”-Halle Berry, on doing movies she didn’t particularly care for to pay the bills.

Number of the Week-(In Touch)

1

-potato chips Jennifer Aniston allows herself to eat when she’s stressed.

 

STUPID NEWS

Fox Caught In Soccer Netting

An animal rescuer was summoned to a house in Britain to rescue a fox that had become entangled in a soccer net left out in the home’s yard.  The RSPCA said inspector Sandy Barlow responded to a home in Aldershot, Hampshire, England, after the homeowners called the organization to report a fox’s back legs were entangled in their soccer net.  “The poor animal’s back legs were completely entangled — he would never have escaped without help. The worried householders had first tried to cut away the netting with garden shears, but the fox was understandably snappy, so they decided it would be best to ask for our help,” Barlow said in a news release.  Barlow was able to calm the fox by placing a towel over the animal’s head.  “This gave me some breathing space to approach him and gently hold him immobile while I cut through the netting, which was wrapped really tightly around his lower legs,” Barlow said  “Luckily, I was able to free him quite quickly and he appeared unharmed by his ordeal. After spending a few moments getting his bearings, he trotted off into the undergrowth,” Barlow said.
********As long as he didn’t go into the hen house!!! We’re good!!
******What DOES the fox say??? HERE’S THE SONG!

Goat Stuck In Pipe

Animal rescuers in Arizona said an 8-month-old goat that fell into a 250-foot-long irrigation pipe was rescued at the end of a two-day operation.  The Arizona Humane Society said a Phoenix homeowner contacted the organization Tuesday to report hearing a goat crying underground after a large storm swept through the area.  The goat, which belonged to a neighbor, was found to have fallen into an irrigation pipe, but rescuers were unable to determine where in the 250-foot pipe the goat was situated.  The rescuers returned the following day and attempted to use a snake camera to locate the animal, but they still were not able to pinpoint its location.  The rescuers said it took about three hours of digging and breaking through the pipe before they were able to locate the goat.
********”Son you got a goat in your pipe!!!”
*********We can rescue a goat in a pipe… but we can’t get Americans out of Afghanistan?? (too political??)
*******They asked the goat how it felt, and he said, “It wasn’t the greatest of all time!!!”

Race Horse Runs Down Highway

A racehorse startled onlookers on Saturday after she bucked her rider and made her way onto an interstate highway.  The incident took place at the Ellis Park Racing & Gaming racetrack in Henderson County, Ky. and was live-streamed on YouTube. Forty-five minutes into the stream, 2-year-old racehorse Bold and Bossy bucked jockey Miguel Mena and ran off the track before she could make her racing debut.  “We have a loose horse on the track,” the announcer told the announcer. “She has unseated the rider and is loose.”  Bold and Bossy found an exit and ran down Interstate 69, a four-lane highway sometime after 12:46 p.m.  Cullen Stanley, who was driving down I-69 at the time, managed to record a clip of Bold and Bossy running down the highway.  “I first saw something about three hundred yards down the road moving fast towards me that obviously wasn’t a vehicle,” Stanley told Fox News. “As it got closer it looked like a horse but my brain was telling me that it couldn’t be [a] horse because I’m on an interstate highway.”  See the video HERE.
********She was just horsin’ around!!!
******She was looking for “Mane Street!!”
******She was acting just like any other two-year-old!!

Florida Man Arrest For Stealing Snickers Bar

A Florida man has been arrested after allegedly trying to steal a Snickers bar from a Wawa gas station near Tampa.  Erick Minto is facing a charge of robbery with a deadly weapon for allegedly using a folding pocket knife to take the candy bar by force “with intent to temporarily or permanently deprive” the Wawa worker of it, according to a Pinellas County Sheriff’s official.  The employee told responding deputies Minto entered the store requesting free food and upon being told no, pulled out the knife, aiming it at and threatening the victim, according to WFLA.  “Don’t make me do something stupid for a Snickers bar,” deputies say Minto told the employee, who obliged him out of fear, according to the outlet.  Minto then exited the store but, according to the affidavit, abandoned the bar on the counter.
***********So… .this is illegal in Florida??
*******Why didn’t he steal something valuable, like a microwave burrito???

 

STUFF THAT’S COOL AND VIRAL

VIDEO: A 1985 NEWS REPORT ABOUT COMPUTER VIDEO GAMES.

 

A LIST FOR TUESDAY

9 Signs You’re Ready To Quit Your Job

Huffington Post

 

  1. You realize you’re being undervalued.

Wanting a bigger paycheck (no surprise!) is the top reason that people decide to quit their jobs, according to a PayScale survey of over 38,000 respondents.

“The pay gap continues to be an issue for women, more specifically for Black, Indigenous, and other women of color. Compensation should match our contributions in the workplace, and when it doesn’t, we feel undervalued,” said workplace strategist Keni Dominguez.

If you’ve confirmed that you are underpaid and you’re not able to obtain a raise in a reasonable amount of time, Dominguez suggested reaching out to your network to see if anyone knows of new opportunities that could be a good fit.

The danger of staying is that you may start to sell yourself short, too. “The longer you stay someplace where you don’t feel like you’re valued or compensated adequately, it impacts how you think about your career and your work in general,” said Cicely Horsham-Brathwaite, a licensed psychologist and executive coach. “It lessens your awareness of what your strengths are, your skills are. You start to view yourself based on how your manager or the company demonstrates their value for you.”

 

  1. You realize your workplace values burnout culture.

When you’re expected to be available 24/7 and there is little tolerance for taking vacation or sick leave, you’re at a company that wants employees to work until they burn out. Get out while you can.

“They’re much more interested in you serving the company rather than the company serving you in any way,” said Lisa Orbé-Austin, a licensed psychologist and executive coach.

“An organization that has a burnout culture, I think it’s particularly dangerous for professionals because oftentimes they leave you with nothing left,” she added. “And it can be hard to search, it can be hard to be motivated to think about your next move if you’re in a burnout culture.”

 

  1. You need to numb yourself after work to do your work.

Burnout is a condition of chronic workplace stress that can lead you to feel increasingly disengaged and cynical about your job.

As a result, you may engage in numbing behaviors to survive the week or overindulge over the weekend to face Monday, Orbé-Austin said. People may “start drinking or they start playing video games to detach” when the workday ends, she said, noting that these behaviors can be an attempt to “soothe from the pain of the day.”

To determine whether your numbing behavior is related to work, track your symptoms, including when they are triggered and how often you engage in them, Orbé-Austin said.

 

  1. The job is causing you physical stress.

If the thought of your job is tormenting you with sleepless nights, muscle aches, stomach aches, headaches and other physical symptoms of stress, these are signs that your job is toxic. Long hours, lack of autonomy and economic insecurity can all contribute to the kind of harmful workplace environment that you need to ditch rather than try to cope with, organizational behavior experts previously told HuffPost.

 

  1. You cry over going to work.

Career empowerment coach Melanie Denny said if you cry every day you go to work, that’s a sign to pay attention to.

“If you’ve reached a point where you dread going to the office, it’s definitely time to go. Although there are several reasons you may feel this way, none of them are worth your sanity and mental wellbeing,” Denny said. “Get out of there ASAP.”

 

  1. You can’t be yourself at work.

Pretending to be someone you’re not in order to succeed can take a heavy psychological toll.

“If you are in an environment that seeks conformity from people in order to be successful, that can begin to feel untenable,” said Horsham-Brathwaite. She gave the example of people who thrive on collaboration and sharing ideas being stuck in workplaces that value competition and individualism.

“I’ve heard people say, ‘I used to be warm and caring, I used to be relaxed. Now I find myself being manipulative or cutthroat and I almost don’t know who I am anymore,’” Horsham-Brathwaite said.

“If you feel the need to constantly code-switch or act like someone you’re not to fit in or gain approval from your boss, it’s not fair to you,” Denny said. “You cannot shine your light and be at your best if you’re not being who you are. There are many companies out there that allow you to share your personality and be unapologetically who you are. Start looking.”

 

  1. You are bored.

Learning keeps us motivated, and when you stop learning, it’s often a sign that you have outgrown your job. “If the work that you are doing doesn’t allow you to feel like you are accomplishing or achieving, I think that contributes to boredom for the people that I see,” said Horsham-Brathwaite.

If you feel like you’re doing the same thing over and over and you’re not getting opportunities to do the next thing that you’re ready for, that could be a sign you should move on, Orbé-Austin said.

 

  1. You spend more time thinking about opportunities outside your actual job.

If you find yourself being consumed by a passion that isn’t part of your job, that could be a sign that you are ready for a career switch.

“One of the biggest [signs of this] is where you just feel unsettled,” said Ramona Ortega, founder of My Money My Future, a personal finance platform. “Your interest in something else is compelling you to do research, read about it, go to meetup groups.”

Ortega said that when she finds herself reading, talking and daydreaming about a new career direction, that’s generally her cue that she’s ready for a change. When she was thinking of starting My Money My Future, she said she was compelled to act by “the nagging of ‘I have to do this, because if not me, whom?’”

 

  1. You feel uneasy.

Listen to the part of you that feels “off” when you’re at work.

“When you are not at ease with yourself … that is the cue you need to be moving in another direction,” media mogul Oprah Winfrey told a group of Stanford Graduate School of Business students in 2014. “The way through the challenge is to get still and ask yourself, ‘What is the next right move?’ Not thinking about, ‘Ohh, I got all of this to ―.’ ‘What is the next right move?’”

If you’re weighing whether quitting is your next right move, consider how much this feeling of unease has impacted all areas of your work.

“Most people aren’t jumping up and down for their jobs, but there’s still something they like about it ― they like their co-workers, they like coming into the office, they generally don’t mind their jobs or they’re looking for opportunities inside their company,” Ortega said. “They’re at ease, even if it’s not exciting every day.”

But when you’re “generally feeling uneasy with almost everything about your job, that’s probably the time” to leave, she said.

 

The preceding material was compiled and edited by Brandon Castillo.  The Editor-In-Chief is Gary Bryan.  The Radio Genius Show Prep Service is licensed for use on-air only by subscribing radio stations.  Other means of redistribution is forbidden.
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