Wednesday, May 28, 2008

AMERICA'S HOSTS: Renee Montagne and Robert Smith; NEWSCASTS: Carl Kasell, Jean Cochran
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HOST: Donna Apidone; NEWSCASTS: Steve Shadley

Here are some highlights of today's show:

KXJZ's Jeff Hudson has a preview of "A NUmber," onstage at Capital Stage.  We'll hear it at 6:33 and 8:33.

For the first time since the 1980s, America's childhood obesity epidemic has leveled off. New government figures indicate the percentage of overweight and obese children in 2005 and 2006 were about the same as in 2003 and 2004. Still, one third of US kids are either overweight, obese or morbidly obese. That's at 6:35 and 8:35.

California is home to some of America's progressive cities, but the state still requires public employees to swear a patriotic oath that hasn't been  updated since the 1950's. The pledge was designed to keep Communist influence out of government jobs. Now it's blocking decidedly innocuous job candidates, like Quakers and pacifists, from employments. That's at 5:45 and 7:45.

From auto racing to golf to tennis to basketball, Commentator Frank Deford says this has been a remarkable year for women in sports. He'll be on at 7:51.

Did you enjoty being with us for the Jazz Jubilee?  See you there again next year!