Austin, Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – The decades old South by Southwest Festival in Austin was among the first major gatherings canceled by the coronavirus pandemic, but organizers went ahead with one of the festival highlights — its film awards. Awards were handed out virtually, for a film festival that never happened; winners included 3 North…… MORE
WASHINGTON – The White House and Senate leaders of both U.S. political parties have struck an agreement on a sweeping $2 trillion measure to aid workers, businesses and a health care system strained by the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak. Top White House aide Eric Ueland announced the agreement in a Capitol hallway shortly after midnight.…… MORE
DALLAS/FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Local governments across the metroplex are implementing more restrictions to prevent the spread of Coronavirus. Collin County Judge Chris Hill said the region is so connected that it’s important to be aware of what each county is doing to stop the spread. “Collin County citizens who work in Tarrant, Dallas or Denton…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is weighing how to refine nationwide social-distancing guidelines to put some workers back on the job amid the coronavirus outbreak. At a virtual town hall hosted by Fox News on Tuesday, Trump said he is hoping the country will be reopened by Easter. Health experts have made clear that…… MORE
TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) – Residents in Tarrant County are now under a “Stay-At-Home” order as officials develop practices to fight the ongoing spread of the coroanvirus. At a press conference Tuesday morning, Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price, Arlington Mayor Jeff Williams and Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley outlines the details of the order. Mayor…… MORE
(Note: As we all work from separate locations due to COVID-19, we are still working out the kinks. Including podcast posting. The normal production you’re used to hearing will be back soon!) 0:01 — Dr. Sheri Neill is a Music Education professor from TCU who has spent the last several weeks in Italy…and she’s still…… MORE
Westwood One (WBAP/KLIF) – President Trump’s push to get the U.S. economy back on a fast track is expected to front and center today, even when some experts warn social distancing and shutdown of many businesses should continue for as much as a couple months. President Trump says he wants to reopen the country for…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick agrees with President Trump who believes that the economy needs to get moving again, even in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. During the coronavirus briefing Monday Trump said, :”Our country wasn’t meant to be shut down.” “This is not a country that was built for…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The number of drive thru coronavirus tests administered in North Texas is expected to rise with recently loosened requirements. When drive thru testing opened in Dallas over the weekend people under 65 would be turned away. But as of Monday afternoon the criteria changed. According to Dallas County, criteria for testing sites…… MORE
0:25 — Dallas County has issued a mandatory shelter-in-place, and a lot of people had questions about how a County Judge can wield that much power. Constitutional law expert David Coale joins the show to explain it, as well as whether or not we should worry about a martial law situation unfolding. 9:12 — A…… MORE
