Tony Katz and the Morning News 2nd Hr 8-11-26

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But if you want Indianapolis to have more family-friendly opportunities for the events that happen here and you want people to stay here and spend dollars and more opportunity for those other things, you've got to give them the things. And I think that involves museums and entertainment venues that allow parents of a nine-year-old to be able to enjoy. And that's not a bar. As much as you think, start them young, that's not a bar. So I like the Vonnegut Museum. I like some of these other things. We should have more sports museums. We should have massive displays of photography and art. Constantly, if we built ourselves on sports, let's have that. We have amateur sports. Let's have quote-unquote amateur art of amateur sports. There's ways to do this and real talented people out there. We could do something great. So Purdue is now going to acquire the building that's across from the Madam Walker Legacy Center. And that's going to be more of their imprint here in Indy. And I think that we have not even begun to understand how big of an imprint Purdue wants to have in Indianapolis. They may not win championships like IU, but man, can they place a thumbprint down? I look forward to seeing what comes next. Coming up, we've got the popcorn moment and... A Greg Ballard story, which may not be a story. I'll explain to you what it is. Tony Katz 93 WIBC, good morning. What is Toyota affordability? It's buying smart. Right now, your local Toyota dealer has great deals available on some of the most reliable trucks on the market, like the off-road ready to coma, rugged full-sized tundra, and legendary forerunner, each with the space, tech, and features to handle it all. From the work site to the trails. It means driving for less, with efficient hybrid options available, extending your overall driving range and delivering great MPGs, meaning bigger savings at the pump without sacrificing power. And it means trading for more. The Tacoma and Tundra are ranked number one and number two in resale value over all vehicles, according to Kelly Boo Book, which can mean thousands more than average right back in your pocket when it's time to trade in. That's Toyota affordability. Buy smart, drive for less, and trade for more. Shop Toyota.com or your local dealer for deals and details. Vehicles projected resale value is specific to the 2026 model year. For more information, visit Kelly BlueBookskb.com. Toyota brand average resale value is 53% versus the average vehicle at 45%. Toyota, let's go places. Bring on the popcorn moment brought to you by Boer Remodeling. B-O-O-O-H-E-R, Boer Remodeling.com, Kitchens, bathrooms, basements. Call Boer. Boerremodeling.com. The popcorn moment. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Tony Katz. 93 W-I-B-C. Good morning. Great to be with you. The reporting states that, yes, indeed, there was a threat.

to the president there is a reason why a plane switch took place as he was leaving turkey this was the nato summit just the other month washington post saying that president trump secretly switched aircraft while leaving turkey Trump appeared to depart Ankara aboard the older Air Force one. Remember, it was the conversations of, why aren't you taking the one from Qatar? And then it was the New York Times, and they had gotten this leak, it seems, that, well, the new one didn't have all of the equipment on it. There was no reason to be flying it if it didn't have all the equipment, all the safety equipment. But the fact that these reporters were asking, what we said at the time here, I was watching it happen. Are they trying to get them killed? I said those words. Watch that press conference happen. What are they doing? Turns out they may have had some information leaked by a former Air Force secretary who has now been stripped of a security clearance. But what we did not know is that according to the post, Trump appeared to depart Ankara on the older one, but moved to a smaller C32A in a catering truck. That aircraft continued to Britain. Serving as a decoy did the larger plane while Trump traveled separately. The press didn't even know. For the record, I have zero issue with this whatsoever. I can't describe to you how little of an issue I have with this. This. from MS now is General Hurtling. And General Hurtling, we see the president has little to no options here, and now he's trying patience, which we should note, some in the White House have been advising all along that economic pressure was his best path here. We'll see if he can stay with it. We want to get your thoughts on that Air Force One story we covered a moment ago. What does that tell you about the security situation surrounding this president at a time of war that the Secret Service, the military aides there, felt like that such subterfuge was needed in order to safely get the President of the United States back home. Yeah, Jonathan, what I'd say is there had to have been a significant threat, because as we know, the president tends to blow through some threats and just say, let's do it anyway. So when the Secret Service really suggests the plan like this, it means there must have been something significant. And as you were pointing out before, there have been others that have been threatened, and there have been obvious threats in the works. You mentioned Secretary Pompeo, Ambassador John Bolton, when he was the

But the threat is not Trump. The threat is not MAGA. The threat is not Republicans. The threat isn't even Democrats, except of course those who invite in the Islamists, which is a growing and growing number. The threat is the Islamist. When are we going to deal with this? When do we get grownups in the room? Let them drop and then go do the work. And if you know what I mean by let them drop, you know what I mean by let them drop. It's a time for men. We have to recognize what the enemy is. We have to say so clearly. And then we have to go at him. Let's do that. As for the president being moved to another plane and the misdirection, a thousand percent. Absolutely no question about it. The threat? That's the Iranian regime. Let's do something about that too. What is Toyota affordability? It's buying smart. Your local Toyota dealer has great deals available today on RAV-4, Grand Highlander, Camry, and Corolla, with the features and style you deserve. It means driving for less, with hybrid and plug-in hybrid options across the lineup, delivering great MPGs. And it means trading for more. Toyota is known for building long-lasting vehicles, meaning your car will hold its value for years to come. Shop Toyota.com to find out more. Toyota, let's go places. Today on the marketplace, Tudaloupe, which it sounds dirtier than it is. It really does. Tony Katz at 93 WIBC. Good morning. Good to be here. Good to be with you. During downtime, clearing my head, getting ready for what's next on this fantastic. program right here. I find myself on Facebook Marketplace. Cool stuff, odd stuff, weird stuff, strange stuff. All sorts of stuff is on the Marketplace. The Marketplace segment brought to you by IndianaUnclaimed.gov. It's your cash. Go get it. Indiana Unclaim.gov. Fast, easy, free to use. Text my name, Tony, to 46220 to get started. Matt Baer. He's on the live stream. What do you wear on there, Matt? What do you got going on there? I have my favorite shirt of all time, Tony. All right. Yeah, it feels good. By the way, they moved the camera, so you're straight on, but you look like you're very short. You're barely appearing over it. You're like the stereotypical old woman driving. I see the eyes. I wanted to slouch down on this logo. I wanted to slouch down for this particular item because I think it might get me fired. Well, the Tudalook. Yeah, I didn't know what this was either, and I have a lot to say.

So it looks like this. It's it's round. It's got a hole in the middle of it. It's got a speaker. It's from Panasonic. I'm like, okay, this is a wrist radio. The idea here is you put this around your wrist and you're walking down the street and you're listening to your favorite radio station like 93.1 of M, WIBC, or. Or B-1057, or Hank, or the fan, or or hot. Or, you know, it's hot's one of our stations, right? Yeah. I love hot. Right? As long as you're not listening to Q or that Smiley guy, everything's fine. Like Smiley did anything wrong. Anyway, so that's what this is, but also it, like, it comes apart. You can twist it. So you can, like, create other ways that it looks and then you twist it open and you can, you know, you can turn the, the dial, although I think the dial only works in AM. Oh, that's a problem. Is anybody still doing AM? Yeah, AM exists and there's a big fight on to keep AM in the car. Yeah, I heard about that. Yeah, the government protected it. Right. AM radio. More government. You know, wow. Am I wrong? Am I wrong? You know? I don't think I actually have a comment on this. Because it's my industry, we need to keep radio alive. Because you're right, I've got nothing to say. Obama Motors. Aren't you glad I'm bad? Oh, God, we're going to get emails. And all from our company, dear gentlemen, what the hell are you doing? No, seriously, do you want jobs? Huh? It's literally going to say in the email, huh? So it's this radio and you can twist it and maneuver it and the whole thing. Right? Here's the part that's so interesting. The part that's so interesting is I shared one of the photos, right? I shared, I put it there on the Twitter X. I shared the photos. You got the first photo, Matt Bear, you look at that one. Yeah. Then you see the second photo. It's got, you know, like where you grab the station. Then you look at the third photo. Can I ask who the half naked person is in the back of the photo? I don't know. People take pictures of items on the marketplace. They don't pay any attention to what is actually happening in the photo. There is somebody in their knickers. That's underwear. Hey now. See, I was more concerned about the super. There's a Super Mario Brothers monster even before that. Oh, I don't know what that is. Yeah, yeah, I totally know what it is. And that's what I was looking at. The whole thing is just so.

So messed up. The question for this wonderful bit of Americana is, are you in for $25? By the way, you should note, pick up in New Whiteland, not tested. I don't know if they're referring to the radio or New Whiteland. Ouch. What'd they do? They're putting up a giant convenience store there in Whiteland. By the way, you should know that New Whiteland is what the WNBA calls the Indiana fever. Ouch. Wow. Let's see how far down we can go right now. Now, screw you. That was great. That was great. I don't know about great. It was pretty good. Oh, you don't know. Okay. You don't know. Yeah. Just sit there in your slouch position. Are you in for $25 bucks on this? Yes or no? I don't want this thing. I've got plenty of things like this. We call this a Saturday night party if you look at the first picture. No, I'm done. I'm out. Totally. Okay. I am also out. But I have a lot of questions about the person in their underwear in the back picture. A lot of questions. So many questions. She's not Stephanie Seymour. Let's say that. You don't know it's not Stephanie Seymour. Also, Stephanie Seymour poll. Yeah. Okay. Yeah, baby. That's my girl. All right. Do this day. Thank you very much. Okay. A couple of things to get to first. We are tracking storms. Tony Katz 93 WIBC. Good morning. Good to be with you. As things become, if they get closer to our area, you'll hear the alerts. You'll hear Ryan Hedrick with some of the updates right now. We have got severe thunderstorm warnings in Adams, Blackford, Delaware, Grant, J. Madison, Randolph counties. A little further out. However, we do reach some of these areas. We have people who listen in these areas who stream us, and we wanted them to know that this is going on. There are wind threats with winds in the 60 mile an hour range and higher. There is hail that is right now being looked at. So eyes open. Aware of what's going on all around you. The Indianapolis weather radar is clear. All of this is to the north. It's just, it's a whole bunch of getting into the real heavy right about now, basically halfway between Muncie and Fort Wayne, right now beating the daylight out of Kokomo and Marion. The reason we bring it up, is where there's a one, there's another. And there are storms right now well over Iowa and things making their way in this direction. Things we're keeping an eye out for. Just want you to know, want you to be aware, as you're doing, you're traveling over the next couple hours. This is what we're looking at. Then a story. An interesting thing happened here at WIBC.

You had Brian and Jerry who've been doing some fill-in work there from 9 to noon. They did an interview with Greg Ballard, who of course, the former mayor of Indianapolis, who's running for Secretary of State as an independent. I have a fine relationship with Greg Ballard. I do not have a good relationship with his chief of staff, who I believe should be fired. I said so. I didn't apologize for it. I saw Greg Ballard at the Republican convention, spoke to him for a good five to ten minutes. I was there with some other people, delegates to the convention, no issue. His chief of staff then confronted me. It was very, very funny. I looked him right in the eye and told him how unnecessary he was. Didn't move, didn't, you know, have to somehow concern myself with anything. He didn't like that I had called him out on air. He didn't think it was right that I didn't interview him. I don't have to interview the chief of staff. I'll interview the candidate. Thank you very much. You said something on social media for the world to see. I commented on it. I'm not apologizing for that. Then. Greg Ballard went on with Brian and Jerry. And the question came up, something I had brought up about a statement that was circulating about how at the time, Greg Ballard was one of these people who took no position on boys and girls sports. It's not an issue here. Why is this an issue? This was the same position that then-Governor Eric Holcomb had. The IHSAA is taking care of this. And I said that certainly wasn't enough. We take a position on what is a standard and we take a position on the idea of not buying into mental illness. It's an important thing, I think, to take a position on. Greg Ballard commented only that it doesn't apply to his position that he's running for as Secretary of State. Why in the world would it come up? There's no need for any of this. It's not a thing. No one cares. Well, I would agree that it certainly does not apply to you as Secretary of State, if you will. It certainly does allow for an answer to a question of not only something that is in the public sphere, but something that you had addressed in the past. Well, he has now put out a statement that 54 years ago, Congress passed Title IX and since then, girls sports have exploded in growth. My daughter swam ran cross country and I've watched like so many Hoosier parents how much that opportunity is meant to multiple generations of our girls. And he continues. So let me be clear, boys don't belong in girls sports nor in their locker room. That's common sense and it always has been. He didn't answer that way to Brian and Jerry. He was a little more why you asking. This is kind of gotcha stuff. Now he has the statement. Three days earlier, his team, sorry, two days earlier, his team canceled their appearance on this show. Now.

They said we need to reschedule. Producer Carl tried to reschedule, being the producer that he is, did not get a response. I responded. I have not yet gotten a response. Are the things connected? We don't have an answer for that yet. We'll see by Friday whether or not they respond that we have a rescheduled time with the independent candidate for Secretary of State Greg Ballard. I just share with you a timeline. What is Toyota affordability? It's buying smart. Your local Toyota dealer has great deals available today on RAV-4, Grand Highlander, Camry, and Corolla with the features and style you deserve. It means driving for less with hybrid and plug-in hybrid options across the lineup, delivering great MPGs. And it means trading for more. Toyota is known for building long-lasting vehicles, meaning your car will hold its value for years to come. Shop Toyota.com to find out more. Toyota, let's go places.