Category Archives: KLIF Podcast – News & Information In The Morning

“Athlete” Falls From Top Ten Kids’ Dream Profession

“Athlete” Falls From Top Ten Kids’ Dream Profession

DALLAS (KLIF/WBAP) — A new survey shows kids are changing the types of professions they aim for, and they’re changing where they’re getting those goal professions. New York Life and Fatherly asked more than 1000 kids under the age of 12 what they wanted to be when they “grow up.” The top 5 responses: -doctor…MORE

Facebook Asking Users to Determine “Trustworthy” Sources

Facebook Asking Users to Determine “Trustworthy” Sources

DALLAS (KLIF/WBAP) — Facebook says it’s trying to “clean up” your news feed. Company founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced they’ll soon be asking users to weigh in on which news sources to trust. He didn’t give much detail on how Facebook plans to do it, just that you may soon see a survey in…MORE

Super Bowl Matchup Set

Super Bowl Matchup Set

DALLAS (KLIF/WBAP) — The New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles will travel to Minneapolis for Super Bowl 52 in a little less than two weeks. It’s a rematch of Super Bowl 39, where the Patriots stopped a late Eagles comeback attempt to win 24-to-21. This year will be Tom Brady’s eighth Super Bowl appearance….which is a…MORE

New Flu Numbers Expected Today

New Flu Numbers Expected Today

DALLAS (KLIF/WBAP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is releasing new numbers today on this year’s flu season, which has turned out to be an epidemic. Clayton Neville stopped by the Morning Drive to talk with Dave & Amy about what’s expected. Dave Williams & Amy Chodroff, KLIF/WBAP, Copyright © 2018MORE

Finisar Corp. Expanding to Sherman

Finisar Corp. Expanding to Sherman

DALLAS (KLIF/WBAP) – Apple’s CEO says the company is looking to expand to a second headquarters, following other tech companies like Amazon and Google. On Wednesday, he announced the second hub will be built somewhere in North America, and will eventually employ about 20,000 people. The company expects to invest $350 billion during the next…MORE

Attorney Tells Jury His Client Did It, Strategy Backfires

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KLIF/WBAP) – The Supreme Court will hear arguments today about a death row case with an unusual twist. They’re set to hear the case of Robert McCoy, a member of Louisiana’s Death Row population. He was convicted of killing three people back in 2011. But what’s unusual about this case is how he…MORE

Dallas City Council to Discuss Possible Housing Plan

Dallas City Council to Discuss Possible Housing Plan

DALLAS (KLIF/WBAP) – Dallas City Councilmembers will get the first look at a comprehensive set of maps that will be used to figure out a new housing plan for the city. It’s called a “market value analysis,” or MVA. Several cities across the country, and two others in Texas, have used an MVA to create…MORE

Perfectionism Affecting Students at Alarming Rate

Perfectionism Affecting Students at Alarming Rate

DALLAS (KLIF/WBAP) — The struggle to be perfect may be adversly affecting college students, and social media is partially to blame. Those are the findings of a new study from the UK. Researchers looked at  more than 40,000 students from the United States, Canada and Great Britain. They found that since 1989, socially prescribed perfectionism, or the perception…MORE

Two Years, 6 Billion Emojis. A lot of Data

Two Years, 6 Billion Emojis. A lot of Data

DALLAS (KLIF/WBAP) — Would you believe more women than men use emojis on Twitter? Probably. A new report, recently released by Brandwatch, shows a lot more than that, though, about emojis. The company took every emoji tweeted during a two year span and broke down the demographics of the data by things like gender, location, time…MORE

North Texas Mostly Dodges Bullet

North Texas Mostly Dodges Bullet

DALLAS (KLIF/WBAP) Meteorologist Brad Barton says much of the sleet and snow forecast for our area thankfully missed the mark. But, he says, we’re not out of the woods just yet. Brad sat down with Dave to discuss what’s ahead. Dave Williams & Amy Chodroff, KLIF/WBAP, Copyright © 2018MORE