Friday, June 27, 2008

AMERICA'S HOSTS: Renee Montagne and Ari Shapiro; NEWSCASTS: Giles Snyder, Jean Cochran
CALIFORNIA/NEVADA HOST: Donna Apidone; NEWSCASTS: Steve Shadley

Here are some highlights of today's show:

Reliable cars for welfare reipients.  Ginger Rutland has the Sacramento Bee commentary this morning at 5:33 and 7:33.

Bill Gates today steps down as head of Microsoft. He's been reviled as a monopolist and hailed as the world's most generous philanthropist. We'll take a look back at the legacy of the man who helped create the modern computer industry, this morning at 6:21 and 8:21.

Firefighters are battling hundreds of wildfires across California. Lightning strikes sparked an estimated 800 blazes, and many of those fires are still burning out of control. The biggest one is in the Big Sur area south of Monterey, where 19 thousand acres have burned. The story at 6:45 and 8:45.

This morning we will air one of the funniest StoryCorps segments I have heard so far.  A 94-year-old woman tells what happened when she wore her inflatable bra on an unpressurized flight.  The whole story gets blown out of proportion this morning at 5:25 and 7:25.

Thanks for listening.  Have a great weekend.