Patt Morrison Fri, 12/5

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Friday, December 5, 2008

1-3 p.m.

 

1:00 – 1:20

“Big Three” CEOs in the House

Yesterday the “Big Three” sweated it out in front of the Senate Banking Committee, today they go before the House Financial Services Committee. While it seems a certainty that the heads of Ford, General Motors and Chrysler will eventually get some version of the $34 billion in bridge loans they’re requesting from Congress, the details still need to be determined. How did it go today? We get the lowdown from two California lawmakers who sit on the House Committee.

 

Guests:

NOT CONFIRMED

Congressman Brad Sherman (D)

 

NOT CONFIRMED

Congressman Ed Royce or Greg Miller (R)

 

 

 

1:20 – 1:40

The Big Two?

The CEOs of the Detroit automakers generally agreed Thursday to every condition lawmakers suggested - including a potential merger of Chrysler and General Motors - during yesterday's Congressional grilling on the industry's pleas for $34 billion in government aid. Sen. Robert Bennett, a Republican from Utah, said he thinks a merger between GM and Chrysler is a good idea. “It’s not a shotgun wedding,” he said. “It’s a marriage that makes sense.” Does it? And what would that mean to have a Big 2 instead of a Big 3?

 

Guests:

TBD

 

 

1:41 – 1:50

OPEN

 

 

 

1:50 – 2:00

USC vs. UCLA: Will the Uniforms Be the Most Exciting Part of the Game?

It’s a right of passage for Los Angeles sports fans:  the clash of our two powerhouse schools, USC and UCLA, in any sport is always a headlining event, but nothing tops the annual football game between the Bruins and Trojans.  In a city with no NFL team L.A.’s football fans eagerly anticipate this storied rivalry.  The only problem this year is that USC is vastly superior to UCLA and the game is expected to be a blowout for the Trojans.  What’s the biggest intrigue leading up to Saturday’s clash:  the fact that the Trojans will wear their home jerseys at the Rose Bowl.  Do the Bruins have a prayer?

 

Guests:

Petros Papadakis, host of the “Petros & Money Show” on KLAC AM570; former tailback and team captain for the USC Trojans

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[NPR NEWS]

 

 

2:00 – 2:30

OPEN

 

 

 

2:30 – 3:00

Paula Poundstone Loves Jokes

Stand-up comic-mother-writer and Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me veteran, Paula Poundstone is here with her premier comedy CD, “I Love Jokes”—just in time for the holidays—covering motherhood and aging with her signature look at the absurdities of everyday life.

 

Guests:

Paula Poundstone, Comedienne. Poundstone regularly appears as a panelist on NPR’s Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me news quiz show.