ONE YEAR OLDER _ Tom Cruise is 58. TV chef Sandra Lee is 54. Olivia Munn (The Newsroom) is 40.
NEWS ATTACK! _ Walmart will turn 160 store parking lots into drive-in movie theaters. [As long as you can fit into a shopping cart seat.]
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15 REMAIN IN THE FINGER ON THE APP CHALLENGE _ Finger on the App is an app in which players must keep their finger on their smartphone screen (and occasionally move it to a new spot indicated by the app, to prevent cheating). The last person to keep their finger on the app wins a prize of up to $25,000. Over two days later, 15 players are still vying for the prize. The game started with 1.3 million players. • CHECK
MAN HANDS OUT FREE COFFEE FROM KITCHEN WINDOW _ From his kitchen window, Ben Ramirez is handing out free coffee and a smile to people in his San Francisco neighborhood. On average, Ramirez makes about 10 to 15 cups a day. His “regulars” are essential workers. In compliance with the six-feet social distancing guideline, he hands out the coffee with a toy gorilla arm, an idea given to him by his five-year-old son, Luca.
OVER $102,000 RAISED FOR STARBUCKS EMPLOYEE _ I have an update for you. Last month a San Diego Starbucks employee refused to serve a customer who wasn’t wearing a mask, so she took a photo of him and posted it on Facebook. Within hours the post went viral, bringing more than 133,000 comments — most criticizing Amber Lynn Gilles. Starbucks backed their employee, Lenin Gutierrez, and a coworker put up a “virtual tip jar” on GoFundMe for the barista. As of today the amount raised is over $102,000. • LINK
WACKY-BUT-TRUE: DRUNK BEAR OUTSMARTS FARMER’S HONEY TRAP _ A Chinese villager was disappointed to find the bear that had been terrorizing his chickens could also hold its liquor. The poultry farmer had plotted to trap the black bear by baiting it with honey mixed with two liters of strong alcohol. The next morning he found the spiked honey gone and two dead chickens.
1,000 RADIO PROMOTIONS _ With over 400 pages of contests, features, topics and ideas, The Encyclopedia Of Radio Promotions is one awesome source for morning shows, programmers, and sales departments. • MORE INFO
TIRES NEED TO BE MORE USER FRIENDLY? _ Customize this to fit your family situation. My teen comes home from her part-time job last night and informs me she added air to her tires. She asked if I would go out and check to make sure she did it right. I said she only needs to check the required PSI. on the side of the tire and match the tire gauge to that. She said she never knows which number that is, as there are so many on the tire, and that they need to make tires "more user-friendly."
WITHOUT THE DOOM, GLOOM, AND FEAR _ ”Just wanted to THANK YOU for the GREAT work! Amid this whole COVID-19 situation you are giving all of us informed information without all the doom, gloom, and fear. YAY YOU! And still finding other stories that have nothing to do with the virus!” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Cindy Olson, KCLS-FM/St. George, Utah