Patt Morrison for Wednesday, 7/15/09

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

1-3 p.m.

 

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1:06 – 1:41

OPEN

 

 

1:41 – 1:58:30

Southwest's Hole in One      

A Southwest Airlines 737 jetliner seemed fine as it headed to Baltimore-Washington International Airport - until a football-sized hole opened up in the body of the plane.  The cabin lost pressure, but the plane made a safe emergency landing. With vacation travel in full swing, are you having second thoughts about that upcoming flight? 

 

Guests:

TBD 

 

 

2:06 – 2:30

3.44 Billion Reasons to Lionize or Demonize Goldman Sachs

Call it the greenest of the green shoots, or evidence that the scandalous investment banking industry is returning to business as usual.  Yesterday mythical investment firm Goldman Sachs reported a $3.44 billion profit for the second quarter of ’09, continuing a robust turnaround for a firm that just repaid a $10 billion TARP loan to the federal government.  Should Americans be cheering the reemergence of Goldman Sachs, or be wary of a return to the free wheeling days of high-risk investments?

 

Guests:

TBD

 

 

2:30 – 2:39

OPEN

 

 

2:41 – 2:58:30

Alzheimer’s Break Through

Researchers at Duke University’s Deane Drug Discovery Institute say they’ve pinpointed a gene, TOMM40, that could help predict with greater accuracy, who will get Alzheimer’s and in what 5-7 year age range. If outside studies return similar results, Dr. Allen Roses' discovery could be the first step in developing drugs to slow or even prevent the disease.

 

Guests:

NOT CONFIRMED:

Dr. Allen Roses, director of Duke University’s Deane Drug Discovery Institute

 

 

Jonathan Serviss

Producer, Patt Morrison Program

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