Patt Morrison for Thursday, April 27, 2011

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Thursday, April 28, 2011

1-3 p.m.

 

 

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1:06 – 1:19

OPEN

 

 

1:21:30 – 1:39

Bill Lockyer to GOP legislators: put tax cuts on the ballot or face cuts in your districts

 

Guests:

UNCONFIRMED

Bill Lockyer, Treasurer of California

 

 

 

1:41:30 – 1:58:30

You insist on texting and talking while driving – would higher penalties make you stop?

We’ve all done it—a quick glance down at your Blackberry or iPhone while you’re stopped at a red light or crawling along in traffic, a text comes in from a friend that only needs a fast reply.  You give a quick glance around to see if there are any cops in sight, and as you move forward on the road you type out a text message.  Sure, you just broke the law, but if no one catches you and you managed to not smash into the car in front of you, no harm, no foul…right?  Texting while driving has been illegal for three years but surveys and anecdotal evidence seem to indicate that drivers are still texting away as if it were perfectly legal.  The fines for getting caught the first time used to be just $20, but on Monday the State Senate voted to jack up the price significantly in the hopes of creating a stronger deterrent.  If you’re caught, the costs to you could be going up to more than $300 for your first offense.  We’ve all been guilty of it at least once, but if you were facing much stiffer fines, would you think twice before texting in the drivers seat?

 

Guests:

NOT CONFIRMED – DO NOT PROMOTE THIS GUEST:

State Senator Joe Simitian (D – Palo Alto), who sponsored the bill to raise the base fines on talking or texting on hand-held devices while driving.

 

NOT CONFIRMED – DO NOT PROMOTE THIS GUEST:

Representative of the Automobile Club of Southern California

 

CONFIRMED:

Russ Rader, spokesman for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety,.

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2:06 – 2:30

Sugar. Maybe it isn’t so sweet

Sugar is omnipresent in our culture.  You can’t walk down an isle in any grocery store in America without finding its presence in almost every product on the shelf. We are indoctrinated to its pleasures from the start--blowing out the candles on our birthday cake, drinking it in our “juice” or plopping it in our bags after shouting “trick or treat!” Sugar is as American as apple pie.  But what if sugar were like a toxic drug to the body?  What if it had addictive qualities that could lead to serious health conditions like obesity, diabetes, hypertension and even cancer?  One very prominent researcher believes sugar is a “toxin” and a “poison." David Lazarus talks to him about why he calls sugar “evil” and high-fructose corn syrup “the most demonized additive known to man.”

 

Guest:

Robert Lustig, division of Pediatric Endocrinology, University of California, San Francisco

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• He is a specialist on pediatric hormone disorders and the leading expert in childhood obesity at UCSF School of Medicine.

 

 

 

2:30 – 2:39

OPEN

 

 

2:41:30 – 2:58:30

Nancy Lieberman, a.k.a. Lady Magic, rules a male bastion – the basketball court

Known as Lady Magic for her skills on the court, Nancy Lieberman’s achievements are legendary in the world of basketball: at 18 years old she was the youngest player in Olympic history (male or female) and earned a silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal; she is the only woman to play in an all-male professional league; and in November of 2010 she became the first female head coach to lead an NBA or NBA Development League team. How did she manage to cross over the gender divide in this almost all-male world of NBA basketball, and is her success a sign of things to come?

 

Guest:

Nancy Lieberman, head coach of the N.B.A. Development League team the Texas Legends; author of Playbook for Success: Nancy’s Business Tactics for Teamwork and Leadership.

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