Patt Morrison for Fri 8/28/09

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Friday, August 28, 2009

 

 

 

1:00 – 1:30

OPEN

 

 

1:30 - 1:40

Look For The G.M. Logo—And You Won’t Find It

General Motors, whose thinned brand lineup now includes Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac, and GMC, has decided to remove its “G.M. Mark of Excellence” logo from the cars it produces. After years of financial problems and a high-profile bankruptcy this summer, it’s not surprising that the G.M. name has fallen in consumers’ esteem. Is G.M. looking to fly under the radar for a while?

 

Guests:

David Welch, Detroit bureau chief for Business Week magazine

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1:40 – 2:00

NFL vs. Twitter: First Down and Ten

The NFL is tackling Twitter, Facebook, and instant videos, teams have already tried banning them, and it’s only pre-season. What limits should be set and how can the NFL realistically maintain this kind of control of their players and fans?

 

Guests:

Mark Sullivan, senior associate editor of PC World

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Representative of NFL

 

Representative of Miami Dolphins

 

 

2:00 – 2:20

Ahoy, Great Garbage Patch of the Pacific! (Part II)

Two separate expeditions launched off the California coast this week, headed for...the great Pacific Garbage Patch! The expedition, led by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD and the ocean-health nonprofit Project Kaisei, will document the scope of the problem and call global attention to disastrous ocean pollution.

 

Guests:

Miriam Goldstein (STINE), Chief Scientist with the Scripps Expedition

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Mary Crowley, founder of the ocean-health nonprofit Ocean Voyages Institute and director of the Kaisei project, which is currently on expedition near the garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean.

SHE CALLS US ON LINE TBA

 

 

 

2:20 – 3:00

Comedy Congress

Just when politics is enough to make you cry, it's usually best to laugh instead. Comedy Congress proudly dredges the depths of political humor, both intentional and unintentional, to bring you the news you’d probably rather forget.  Remember, the truth hurts far less when it's told by comedians.

 

Guests:

Ben Gleib, regular performer at the Hollywood Improv; recently named one of “Six Comedians who Could be Comedy’s Next Big Thing” in Esquire; regular performer on the E! Network’s “Chelsea Lately”; writer for Collegehumor.com; and according to his autobiography, a former Lakers girl

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Maz Jobrani, founding member of the “Axis of Evil” Comedy Tour, which has toured the world; starred in the ABC comedy “Knights of Prosperity”; recurring roles on Fox’s “24” & HBO show “Curb Your Enthusiasm”; appeared on “The Tonight Show w/Jay Leno” and frequently on Comedy Central.

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• Maz will be headlining the Hermosa Beach Comedy & Magic Club on Saturday, Aug. 29^th, for two shows.  After that he hits the road for more dates around the world in NYC, Canada, Ireland and Australia.

 

Dave Anthony, seen on “Late Friday”, “The Late Late Show With Craig Kilborn”, and “Jimmy Kimmel Live”, appearing on this season on HBO’s “Entourage”, and writer of the blog “Stop All Monsters.”

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