JR Morning ~ August 14, 2026 ~ Full Show

Good morning, Lloyd. Happy Friday. Good morning, Jason. It is a friday. Yay! We made it through. Good to see you, man. How you been? I've been great. Good to be back. I can't believe summer's almost over. My son started school yesterday. Oh, my God. Way too early. It is. It is very early. Everybody's going back to school. Those tigers yesterday, the last time you were here, where were they? Well, they weren't even in wild card contention. Yeah, exactly. Here we are. A couple games back from first place. The Tigers back in the playoff race following yesterday's 3-0 victory over Cleveland. Keiter Montero allowed only three hits over six and a third scoreless innings, despite falling to record, to record, to record, rather, a strikeout. Rookie catcher Erardo Valencia provided the offense with a sixth inning home run as the Detroit Tigers won the series. Tigers have gone 38 and 23 since June 1st. After falling 16 games below 500 earlier this season, they're now 60 and 61, and virtually tied for a wild card spot in just two and a half games behind the division leading White Sox who we play this weekend. So we can flip that around. If we sweep them, we're in first place. God, can you believe that? And Jackson Joe up tonight. Well, and it's crazy that we're in wildcard contention, but just two and a half games from first place. Right. They always said the division was going to be the easier thing to catch than the wild card. Because that wild card just, everyone separated so closely, it's going to move so much. Yeah, yeah. But the, boy, those tigers are playing. And it just seems like since losing their pitchers, you know, Mize and Scoobel, they're still, they're like, okay, just another day. who it is that's getting things done. Yes. Not what you expect. Young dudes, minor leaguers. Yeah, it's crazy. Those Detroit Lions dropped their preseason opener yesterday. They fell 16 to 14 to the Bengals. Over in Cincinnati, backup quarterback Luke Altmeyer had a pretty turbulent night under heavy pressure, throwing two interceptions. But Altmeyer provided the game's biggest highlight connecting with Terek Black for a 24-yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter. followed by a successful two-point run to bring the Detroit Lions within two. A failed on-site kick sealed the win for Cincinnati, despite strong nights from Lions running back, Jacob Sailors, who racked up 83 total yards in defensive band Ahmad Hussein, who logged two sacks. Boy, he was so excited when he got that first sack. Boy, you would have thought he hit the lotto. He was excited. You know, nothing is more sacrosync to me than the NFL. I don't do anything on a Sunday. Okay. I got married in the summer, so I wouldn't have to celebrate my anniversary on a fall weekend. But I could care less about preseason. You could not pay me to watch one of these games. I don't want to watch practice. I want to watch what the real deal. So good for these dudes to get a couple reps in. Yeah, I mean, you know, they play the, you know, the rookies and the, you know, second string. Because we didn't want, we already have a couple of injuries. We don't need any more. So I understand that. Lions return home to Fort Field next weekend. Next Saturday, actually, they're going to take on the Washington commanders.

Also, an investigation is underway after Oakland County Animal Control seized 38 horses from High Vibes Trail rides. In Milford, authorities say they have spent weeks investigating allegations of animal cruelty, abuse, and neglect. Search warrants were expected. I'm sorry, search warrants were executed Wednesday at two properties where the horses were housed. Veterinarians are now examining the animals at a rescue facility. Investigators will document whether the horses receive adequate food, water, shelter, exercise, and medical care before submitting their findings to county prosecutors. Supporters of owner Lucy Pazek insists the horses were properly cared for and blamed the allegations on disgruntled former employees. No one has been charged. Authority say the investigation is ongoing. You know, horses are not cheap. How do you have 38 of them, first of all? I can't imagine if you do. Wow. I'm not caring for them. So I tend to believe that maybe this is disgruntled people because that's... So why would you take on all these horses if you're not going to feed and care for them? Absolutely. Dearborn officials urging residents to avoid next Tuesday's city council meeting unless they have official business before the council. Police chief is a Jeanne Shaheen. says individuals and groups from outside the community may attend in an effort to provoke a confrontation and attract attention. He says police have developed a safety plan and will have an enhanced presence at the meeting. The Michigan chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations says far-right activist Jake Long is reportedly expected to attend. Lang has staged several anti-Islam demonstrations in Dearborn and Hamtramic. Jeanne Shaheen says residents with council business will be protected, but anyone planning to confront outside demonstrators to just stay home and avoid engaging? You know, Michiganers know what Dearborn is. We've known it forever, and it's kind of interesting all the controversy all of a sudden for people from outside the state. And also, Kim Mathers. She is the ex-wife of Detroit rapper Eminem. She appeared in McComb County Court yesterday. After allegedly violating the conditions of her bond, prosecutors say that Tether Company reported repeated violations and asked that Mathers be taken to jail. The 51-year-old Chesterfield resident facing charges connected to two separate drunk driving cases she previously failed to appear for three court hearings and was granted a $5,000 personal bond in June. Mathers' attorney says... She had arranged to enter treatment, but prosecutors argued she failed to begin a program for two months. Judge William Hackle III revoked her bond, sent her to jail, and said Mathis could be released from jail if she's admitted to an inpatient treatment facility. That mugshot didn't look good. She's not in a good place. She's not in a good place right now. So hopefully she will get some help. She's incarcerated now and she can't get out unless she is released into a treatment facility. Coming up, John James just named his running mate. We're going to talk to him next here on J.R. Morning.

Welcome back to JR morning on a Friday. Jason Crow with me this morning. And Republican candidate for governor John James has elected state representative Jay DeBoyer as his running mate. The Boyer is a small business owner from St. Clair County, a former St. Clair County clerk and chairman of the House Oversight Committee where he has led investigations into the Gretchen Whitmer administration and Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jocelyn Benson. Now he's giving up a chance at a third house term to run for lieutenant governor. Representative Jay DeBoyer joins us now. Rep. Good morning. Good morning, guys. How are you? We are well. When did John James first approach you about becoming his running maiden? And what ultimately convinced you to say, yeah, I'll do that. You know, I guess it's a little bit hard to actually give you a moment in time when the approach for that happened. I guess, you know, I came out way early for John after having a really long conversation with him and asking him a lot of tough questions about how he would govern and what his political philosophy on those things are. But, you know, I guess it was probably in the last week or so that there was at least a conversation that might be a guy that there was interest in. Frankly, when I first heard there might be interest. I kind of laughed. I said, yeah, that's never really been on my radar screen. You know, it's not something that I really has ever thought about. But as it turns out, he did ask me. And. I was honored and humbled to accept that and stand next to this guy while we move forward and turn the state of Michigan around because I truly believe that John James, when he wins this election in November, it's going to be a turning point for the state of Michigan. And I don't think the distinction could be any clearer, at least in my lifetime, between John James and his policies and his vision for the state of Michigan. And Goblin Guy Benson and her policies in alignment with individuals in this state and her vision for what Michigan should look like. So, you know, it's a great thing. Ultimately, the reason I made the decision, and you mentioned right there that, you know, if we're going a third term in the house by doing this. I never really got into politics to climb the ladder. I never really got into politics to just, you know, be a swamp rat, if you will. It was really about just serving my community and making my community better. And as it turns out, you know, if you do the right things and you go there with the right purpose, I guess people notice.

Jay, Jason Crow, congratulations. I gotta concede. This is the first time I've been excited about this governor's race since it all began. So I think it's an outstanding pick. You know, when I saw you in Lansing on Tuesday, I noticed you had shaved your goatee and I wondered why and now I know. But listen, I think, you know, I think one of the things that you bring to the table is your leadership as chairman of the Oversight Committee and the things that you've been doing over the last two years to look into a lot of the waste, fraud, and abuse that has gone on in state government, particular within the Gretchen Whitmer administration and in some of the other statewide offices. Where do you think there are opportunities to show the voters? what you and Congressman James are going to do differently than the Gretchen Whitmer years. When we lost population, we lost rankings in economic surveys and education surveys, et cetera, and as well-reported, the U.S. News and World Report now ranks us as one of the worst states in the country to live in. Yeah, that's the truth. If you look at a couple of things, it's one of the worst states to live in for various number of reasons. Our economic conditions just in general for, you know, someone who would like to have a job. Our business attractiveness is towards the bottom of the list. Our tax policy is towards the bottom of the list. Our education, I think, is ranked 45th in the nation. You know, what people really want, what mom and dads really want, is they want an opportunity on a level playing field to be able to get a job, to be able to earn an income, to be able to educate their kids, to be able to depend on the government for things like public safety and make sure that their basic infrastructure is good. Their roads are good. Water and sewer lines are good. They flip the light switch on. They want to make sure that light comes on. And they want energy policy in the state that is not going to do things that it has done since the 2023, you know, I would call it the small green deal that was passed in Michigan for policy that has done nothing but driven up our electrical costs. So those are very, very, very simple blocking and tackling things that government should be focused on as opposed to some of the radical ideas and some of the more extreme ideas that you hear out of people like Abdul El-Sayed and Jocelyn Benson. I know that Michigan's lieutenant governor presides over the Senate. I'm wondering how you will work with Democratic lawmakers if voters return a divided government. I don't think there's any secret about what my political position is on that scale. But I can tell you in the four years that I have been in the legislature.

I have developed relationships on both sides of the aisle. I have developed relationships with individuals on the other side of the aisle who essentially, you know, we don't have a lot of policies that necessarily agree. But I do develop a relationship with them because they are people. And I do believe that if you do that and you have conversations with them in a manner that's not from vitriol, but yet from we, we believe that we both have at least a. position that we're trying to make Michigan better, I think that you can be effective. And I think that people appreciate it when individuals that have different political philosophies will actually sit down and talk. to work out what will be the best outcome for the state of Michigan. And for four years, I've done that. And I have those kinds of relationships. I have those kinds of relationships with individuals in the Senate. I have those kinds of relationships with individuals in the House from the other side of the aisle. It doesn't mean I agree with their political philosophies, but it means that I respect them as a human being and as a legislator and that I will sit and talk with them to get to a point that we can make decisions that are better for the state of Michigan. And, you know, We've all sit back and we watch what has gone on in politics. And I would say that the apathy for electors is based probably in the fact that they're so tired of the bomb throwing and vote for me because that guy is evil. That's not a philosophy that makes mom and dad's economic life or their educational structure for their children any better. Jay DeBoer, who is now the running mate for John James. We appreciate you coming on this morning. Thank you so much, and we'll be talking, I'm sure, between now and November. You back, guys. Have a great day. You as well. Coming up, the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy is underway. She faces first-degree murder charges for the strangulation deaths of her three young children. The Clancy trial has put postpartum mental health in the spotlight. We're going to talk more about that with the doctor from Michigan Medicine next on J.R. Morning. Good morning, Lloyd. Good morning, Detroit. Have you been following this case of Lindsay Clancy? Yeah, absolutely tragic. Tragic. Heartbreaking. And, you know, that trial in Massachusetts, it's drawing national attention to postpartum psychosis, which is a rare but severe mental health condition that can cause a mother to lose touch with reality. And Clancy admits killing her three young children, but her attorneys argue she was not criminally responsible because she was suffering from the disorder. And joining us to explain postpartum psychosis, its warning signs, and why it is often missed, is Dr. Maria Music. She's professor of psychiatry and obstex. obstetrics and gynecology at Michigan Medicine. Dr. Music, good morning. Thanks for being here. Good morning. Thanks for having me. As people follow the Lindsay Clancy trial, what do they need to understand about postpartum psychosis before drawing conclusions about this case?

Yeah, thanks for asking. This is a really important question. So I obviously do not want to, you know, directly speculate about the treatment and draw conclusion about the Lindsay Clancy case. But I want to highlight postpartum mental illness is very, very common. One in five mothers' experiences. depression or anxiety but psychosis is quite rare only one to two in one thousand mothers might experience this condition and psychosis is the emergency case and so needs to be recognized and then treated rapidly if we think about psychosis it's really a condition where the symptoms are waxing and waning. It's something that occurs usually relatively in the beginning of the early postpartum period. So in the first couple weeks, But it can also last into months. And it's very challenging to recognize in the early stages because there is not one single symptom that's typical. It might start with mood symptoms, severe sleep problems, anxiety, agitation, depression, confusion, rapid speech. But then it might also... lead to these break with reality symptoms. We call them psychotic symptoms like hallucinations, delusions, which means having thoughts that are devoid of reality. And the problem is that these symptoms can come and go pretty quickly and change rapidly. And so it's hard to diagnose, but there is... help, there are treatments, and so it's really important to recognize these early symptoms and then get quickly treatment. Dr. Musick, is there any kind of pattern to women that struggle with postpartum depression after, is it multiple children? Is it one child? Is there anything kind of that you can identify that you see a pattern and when it occurs? Well, that's a really great question. And we have been, you know, studying particularly postpartum depression for, you know, the last five decades extensively. And there are some factors that might increase risk, like personal history of depression before or family history of depression. There could be... medical conditions that could make you more likely to develop also a mental health condition in the context of pregnancy or postpartum. There are psychosocial risk factors. You alluded to having multiple children. It sometimes is that these conditions actually...

we call this kindling that with the first pregnancy you might have anxiety and some mild depression but the next time around it might be a little bit more severe the important piece is recognize get treatment and be aware both mom as well as family to really get in early access treatment early and and then we can help sail through these you know, pregnancy and postpartum safely. And you know, doctor, women experiencing this condition may not realize that they're ill. Does that put a greater responsibility on like partners and relatives and even medical providers to recognize this danger? Absolutely. I think that is absolutely true. This is not a condition to suffer alone. And it's really important to have family members, the spouse, the partner, be aware, be informed, but also the extended family to be aware. And it's really important to have open discussions also with your prime... primary care obstetrician or pediatrician providers, nurse, midwife, and feel comfortable disclosing some of these symptoms. Just I don't feel right. That is really the first step. What's really important is that women we have a we have a little bit of problem right we romanticize postpartum and expect moms to feel nothing than joy and gratitude and of course many women have exactly that experience but many one in five around for depression and anxiety do not experience this and so they are feeling worried to speak up and to admit I'm frightened or I'm not bonding with my baby or I don't feel like myself and so we need to change the narrative and destigmatize mental health problems are common medical conditions like high blood pressure but they are treatable they are not a character flaw and so having having a replacing shame with curiosity and not asking what's wrong with you to mom, but to say, what are you experiencing? How can I help you? That's, I think, the key. And the Clancy trial is obviously a very extreme example of what can happen with postpartum. Is physical abuse of children a common trait for women that struggle with this, or is that a rare situation? Well, that is, again, a wonderful question. And I'm so glad you're bringing this up. It is so important to know that violence and abuse really.

very rare and mental illness does not equate to violence or homicide or a psychosis is extremely rare the overwhelming majority of people with postpartum mental health problems never harm anyone even if they have which is not uncommon intrusive thoughts of something bad might happen to my baby or I might hurt my baby that is more what we call obsessive compulsive anxiety illness that's actually quite common that moms might have these thoughts but they are not acting on it and again it's if they're suffering in silence often and feel i can't share those thoughts it's really important to broach these discussions and and discuss it this is very treatable but actually violence is extremely rare. Dr. Maria Music is a professor of psychiatry and OBGYN at Michigan Medicine. Thank you, Doctor, for coming on and giving us some insight on this because this is, you know, a very big case and I'm sure we'll be hearing more about it. Thank you so much. Oh, absolutely. A pleasure to be with you and I just want to know everyone. Please reach out. Please, we have... Crisis lines, 988, there is 1833 TLC Mama crisis lines. University of Michigan, we have programs for moms. Please check out our webpage. And help is there. Really, it's really important, and I want to end on this. The takeaways for families, don't be afraid of the postpartum period. Stay connected, speak up, get early help. This is common. This is treatable. And it's not a failure. The parents are not alone. All right. Please reach out. We're here to help. Thank you so much for having me. Thank you, Dr. Maria, music from Michigan medicine. Coming up, we spoke to Jay DeBoer. He is the lieutenant governor selection for John James. What does it mean? And how about Jocelyn Benson? When she's going to make her running mate choice? And who could that be? We'll talk to Craig Margaret next. Welcome back to J.R. morning on a friday. It is. And Jason Crow is with me. We know that Jay DeBoyer has been chosen as the lieutenant governor choice for John James on the Republican side. We have not gotten a candidate yet on the Democratic side with Jocelyn Benson. I believe she's supposed to announce next week who that person will be. In your crystal ball, Mr. Jason Crow, who do you think that person may be? I'm putting my money on Sarah Anthony. Senator from the Lansing area, my hometown, chairman of the Appropriations Committee, black woman. You know, it's unique to have an all-female ticket, but I do think that Guy Benson is going to struggle a little bit in the historically black vote that Democrats have relied on. That's the one...

a demographic group in the country that's moved closer towards Donald Trump since the 2024 election, mostly amongst black men. But I think, you know, one of the frustrations in Metro Detroit, you know, now that, you know, McKinney is going to take over the congressional seat that'll alleviate that. But redistricting took away any black representation in the state Senate, took away any black representation in the Congress. And then, you know. You see Hill Harper kind of got pushed out for Elissa Slotkin for the U.S. Senate seat. You even saw Garland Gilchrist get pushed out of the governor's race for Jocelyn Benson. So I think... Democrats need to be concerned about hemorrhaging black votes. And so I think, you know, I think it would be prudent for her to pick someone from the black community. Abdul El-Sayed, Abdul El-Sayed did not do very well down here in the Tri-County area. No, it's really remarkable. You know, here you have Metro Detroit, three biggest counties in the state, McComb, Wayne, and Oakland, and Haley Stevens won all of them. And she performed very, very well in the city of Detroit and other black cities like Flint. Saginaw, Lansing, Grand Rapids, although he did win Kent County. You know, his basis support came from college towns. Okay. You know, the counties that he were. Washington. Yeah, so Washingtonaw and Ingham and Kent, you know, and his coalition really is fueled by young people and college-educated, more affluent white people. So it's, you know, these coalitions over the last few years, the realignment between Republicans and Democrats, but then even within the Democratic coalition, the realignments where, you know, the people embracing socialism are the affluent white people. Even who you see as being the socialist candidates tend to be college-educated, more affluent candidates that come from relatively wealthy. family. So it's kind of bizarre. But I think a lot of what's fueling progressivism right now in our national politics is that progressive candidates are the more combative towards Donald Trump and Republicans. More mainstreams are not as... vitriolic as the Democratic base feels. It hasn't been a wave because there have been wins for the progressive. There have been losses as well. Well, no movement, you know, Tea Party aside, is going to just hijack the entire party. And I see a lot of people pointing to what happened in the Wisconsin results and say, see, the socialists aren't doing that well. Okay, well, that's one race. All right. You know, when you look at what happened in their governor's race, Peggy Flanagan, the lieutenant governor, a progressive won by 20 points over. Angie Smith, the congresswoman running for that seat. So, you know, progressivism is definitely and socialism is taking hold within the Democratic Party. You know, this election might just, it might be just a fad through, you know, 2028. And I think what happens in November will.

see what happens, I'd say 26, not 20. But, I mean, take a look at right now with the polling on the U.S. Senate race here. The Glenn Gariff group has a poll that has Mike Rogers up 10. Fox News released a poll yesterday that has Rogers up four. So, you know, Rogers to be up by a pretty good amount at this point, I think, undermines the momentum of the socialist progressives. I got to ask you this, too, you know, with the Wisconsin race, what was the young ladies, the progressive? Francesca Hong. And, you know, she lost by, what, 3,000? 3,000, 4 tenths of a percent. And then in our race here with Abdul El-Sayed and Haley, that was very close as well. Nobody's asked for a recount. Yeah, I'm really curious about the why because Chuck Schumer and the Democratic Senatorial Committee were, you know, quietly. behind Haley Stevens, they were concerned about Abdul El-Sayed's electability in a general election. And so it's just curious to me when it is that narrow that they weren't willing to pay for and go through the exercise, at least to see what was there, especially with just kind of the weirdness of him losing the three biggest counties representing Metro Detroit, where he's from and where he's been a visible figure in the past as health director for Wayne County. Well, I just found it. very, very strange that, you know, with those races being so close that, you know, nobody called for a one and it just, you know, conceded. right away. Yeah, yeah. Took the L and moved on. So Mike Rogers, I mean, he's basically been able to kind of coast during this because, you know, he was running unopposed. So what do you think he needs to do to, you know, make that gap in that pole a little wider? I think doing what he has been doing. I think El Saya, the body of work on his big mouth over his career is special. But like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, don't worry about that was back there. Don't talk about that right now. That was that, yeah, you know, don't use that. Nothing to see here. Right. I was asked on Ryan Armani's show yesterday if it's, you know, a good thing that Abdul El-Sayed is out there, you know, actively on social media doing all these things. Yeah. And I think it is for him because the more we're talking about what he's saying today, the less we're talking about what he said for the last eight years. Well, we will follow all of that because between now and November, it'll be a lot to talk about. Coming up in the 7 o'clock hour, local news headlines, plus we'll be talking with Steve Davis from Fifth Third Bank. You know, fifth third is closing these branches. What happens to those safe deposit boxes in those branches? That and a lot more coming up in the 7 o'clock hour here on J.R. Morning 760, WJR.

Good morning and happy Friday, Lloyd. Good morning, sir. Looks like Gotham City outside this morning, does it? I couldn't see the bat signal if I tried. Good to see you. Hey, those lions yesterday, and I know how you feel about the preseason. I know. I know you don't really want to watch, but you got a huge shrug. Huge shrug. Lions dropped their preseason opener last night, falling 16 to 14 to the Cincinnati Bengals at Paycor Field. Backup quarterback Luke Outmire had a kind of turbulent night. Had a lot of pressure on him throwing two interceptions, but Altmeyer provided the game's biggest highlight connecting with Terrick Black. for this 24-yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter, followed by a successful two-point run to bring Detroit within two. Failed on-site kicks, sealed the win for Cincinnati, despite strong nights from Lions running back Jacob Sayers, sailors, who racked up 83 total yards and defensive end Ahmed Hassanin, who logged two sacks. Lions are back home next Saturday, Fort Field. They take on the Washington commanders and kickoff set for noon. on the Detroit Sports Network. What did you think? Well, I think I'm very sad that summer's ending, but at least football is around the corner. Yeah, it's not far away. And hey, listen, bless you boys, I'm telling you, those tigers, man, I'm telling you, the last time you were here, they were kind of in a bind. Yeah, they weren't even in contention for anything. They were upside down, way under 500, and here we are two and a half games back from leading the division. Yeah, they... One that series with Cleveland yesterday was 3-0 was the final score. Kider Montero allowed only three hits over six and a third scoreless innings despite. failing to record a strikeout rookie catcher Eduardo Valencia. Wow, provided the offense he had a sixth inning home run as Detroit won the series. Tigers have gone 3823 since June 1st after falling 16 games below 500 earlier this season, and now they're 60 and 61, virtually tied for a wild card spot and just two and a half games behind the division leading White Sox and Chicago visits Comerica Park. for three-game series this weekend. We had a lot of people at the ballpark the last few days. I can just expect how many people are going to be on that. 37,000 last night. Well, you got to give credit to AJ Hinch because this is not a deep, impressive roster, and the payroll is not what it should be. And we've given up two of our big stars just in the last couple weeks, and he's fining away with the parts that he had, these spare parts that he's putting together. That's what they are, yes. To deliver some Ws. Jason, are you impressed? Are you happy about what you've seen so far? I'm very impressed because, you know, basically when you give up your two starting, your best starting pitchers, you're kind of, you're not completely mailing it in, but you're kind of looking toward the future. Yeah. Yeah. Now you wake up today. They're, they're tied for that last playoff spot.

And thank God for the wild card, because a lot of these teams, that gives them a chance. But you wake up this morning and you go, wow, you know, we sweep the White Sox were in first place. We got all this young talent, plus some more new talent, young talent in the pipeline, you know, because the Tigers are never going to give that big contract out. Like they were, you know, that Terrick Scoobel is going to get. So this is going to be the formula for them. So the future is now. Yeah, the future is now. And it's impressive, you know. And a lot of people are probably like, oh, they're not going to make the playoffs. Even some people may not think they'll make the play. They have a good shot. They really do. You know, we win the division. We could be at first by Monday. You know, you get far with good pitching. You really do. Now, the offense still scares me with this team. But, man, the pitching is so good. It's so good. I know. They just came alive after they lost those two. This was a problem last year, too. We didn't have any bats. We got into the postseason, and that's where our weaknesses were exposed. Well, that's going to be a good time in town this weekend, downtown. Some good crowds this weekend. Absolutely. The FBI is offering a reward of up to $150,000 for information leading to the arrest of an alleged international fraudster Darren Anthony Robinson. Federal investigators say Robinson raised... an estimated $100 million through QYU Holdings by promising investors their money will be traded on foreign currency markets. Instead, authorities alleged he operated a Ponzi-style scheme and used some of the money to finance a lavish lifestyle. How many times have you heard that? Robinson faces 11 wire fraud counts and one money laundering charge in Detroit. allegedly cut off his GPS tether and fled the country in 2023. The FBI says Robinson may frequent South Florida, suburban Atlanta, or Southern California. Anyone who sees him should contact authorities and not approach him. That's two tether stories this morning. Oh, that's right. Kim Mathers is the same deal. Yeah, she was in court yesterday and she was sent to jail because she violated conditions of her bond like several times. And she didn't show up for some of the hearings that she was supposed to be in. So the judge, who is William Hackle III, revoked her bond and sent her to jail and said that Mathers could be released from jail once she is admitted to an inpatient treatment center. So, you know, that's a good thing. She needs help. We know that. And so that's the only way she gets out. And, you know, she has to go to a treatment center. It's a woman that's had a rough go. Remember, she was always the butt of the lyrics of M&M at one point in the dissolution of their marriage? I have to, I would be remiss if I didn't say my condolences go out to the family of Joe Gannon, the beloved radio host known to generations of listeners here on WJR as the appliance doctor. He died yesterday at the age of 84. For more than 25 years, Joe was a...

a staple here on 760 WJR and stations across the country, building a legacy around consumer advocacy and practical advice and straight shooting appliance expertise. And beyond his popular radio program books and his newspaper columns, he fought directly for consumers. He served as a fraud investigator for Detroit Consumer Affairs and the Michigan Attorney General's office. His work exposing predatory business practices and helping everyday consumers avoid bad repairs earn him. a national following. And he was just a good guy and just always upbeat and it just goes to show you. We don't need, we have the digital radios in our cars now with the buttons. But, you know, Joe was on when we still had the knobs and we had to tune it in and he would say super glue it. 760 WJR. Joe Gannon dead at the age of 84. Coming up next at 719, think the creator economy is just viral trends. Well, think again, with the industry closing in on half a trillion dollars, Syracuse University is launching this brand new program to train the next generation of digital talent on. and off camera. We'll talk about that next. But first, it's time for WJR's Business Beat, brought to you by shelving.com. We rack your world. Here is Jeff Sloan, founder and CEO of Startup Nation, to spotlight the entrepreneurial tech and startup community on WJR. Good morning. Whether you're starting a new small business or looking to grow the one you already own, finding funding can be a challenge for businesses of all sizes these days. And when it comes to finding funding, Too many small businesses ignore the myriad of grant opportunities that can deliver much-needed cash, either for a specific objective or even to support operations in general. So if you're hungry for funding these days, think about pursuing grants. You don't need to give up any equity like you do when you raise investor capital, and you don't need to pay back the money you receive like you would in the case of a loan. And to make sourcing the right grant opportunities for your business easy, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has a great resource on their site that provides a list of 100 top grants by category that provides an overview of each, how much capital they provide, and how you apply for each grant. The list is updated weekly, so new grant opportunities are announced on the site accordingly. Grants range from government grants to those offered by other businesses, nonprofits, and even individuals. Government grants include those intended to provide seed funding to getting a business launch to grants like the Small Business Facade Improvement Program. That grant provides up to $15,000 per commercial address to support exterior storefront upgrades that improve visibility, safety, and curb appeal. Other grants of interest? How about the AT&T Small Business Contest? That contest will award small businesses a $50,000 grant along with a prize package. Or how about the Business Freedom Grant that provides $1,000 in funding to support creators, founders, and dreamers who aspire to own a business of their own. And how about this one, the Out of Excuses Grant? That grant provides $3,000 in funding each quarter to support small business owners and 501C3 nonprofit organizations.

And the program is designed to help applicants get started to make their dream of owning a business come true. So look, if you're looking for funding, don't forget to consider applying for a grant as at least part of your fundraising objective. You can go to uschamber.com, go to the business financing section of the site, and you'll find there a tab for small business grants and programs. Great list, great opportunity to get right to the heart of the information you need. in order to put yourself in position to apply for a grant of relevancy that you can put to work as a funding source for your business. I'm Jeff Sloan, founder and CEO of StartupNation.com, and that's today's business beat on the Great Voice of the Great Lakes, WJR. Welcome back to J.R morning on a friday. In August, it is August 14th, and Jason Crow is with me this morning. Chris is off. And the creator economy is no longer just about making TikTok video. It's just about global industry that could soon be worth nearly a half a trillion dollars. Syracuse University. is launching this new minor to prepare students for careers both in front of and behind the camera with possible majors and professional certificates to follow. And joining us is Ryan Tram. He's the new executive director of Syracuse University Center for the creator economy. Ryan, good morning. Good morning guys. It's great to be on the great voice and great lights. Great to have you. When people hear creator economy, a lot of people immediately think of TikTok influencers, but how much bigger is this industry than the personalities we see on camera? Far bigger, in fact. So when you think about the totality of this, you pointed out of the industry, the opportunity, it's really the confluence of not only the creators themselves, but things like brand side marketers, the services side practitioners, the people that design the technologies that power all these platforms, and then increasingly the various business affairs aspects of the creator economy. So agents, managers. IP oversight individuals. It really is incredible that we're reaching now almost 50 million people around the world who are participating in this. Millions of the mark creators, but tens of millions of millions of them are the economy. You know, Ryan, this is Jason Crow. Impressed that you guys have this program. I'm kind of surprised it's taken this long for a college or university to develop this kind of a curriculum. I have a son who just started his junior year of high school, and so he's looking at what the opportunities out there are, and so many of his friends talk about these kinds of things, and I just assumed that this would already exist. Why hasn't academia kept up with this? This is something I would think five years ago academia could have embraced.

So, Jason, you're spot on. Edison Research says is the number one career path that incoming freshmen are looking for this year. So for us here at Saratuse, we wanted to be really thoughtful on how we went about doing this. I think it would have been really easy for, frankly, any school in higher ed to try to cobble together, existing curriculum, put a fancy name on it, and say that you're on trend. What we decided to do under the guidance of our chancellor and Mike Haiti, was create a joint venture on campus between the Newhouse School of Public Communications and the Whitman School of Management, two of the top schools in their respective fields, to build a curriculum that it was custom designed for this, that really acknowledge that the creator economy, when it is at its best, is this inflection point between creativity and business. And so being able to craft something that gives students a very differentiated look at how to build a career all the way down to a side hustle was really important to us. The other thing that was super novel about our approach, and I think this is maybe true across all of higher ed, our minor is open to every single student at SU regardless of major. And it's been so interesting to look at the enrollment data because our hypothesis was, okay, maybe some of the students from the Fall College of Sport or the College of Law will opt in. It's been so much broader than that, Jason. We have, you know, psychology students looking at this stuff because they realize that there's elements of the creator economy that transcend all these different facets of academia and therefore all the different portions. of our university. And so as we look to the future and think about that from an interdisciplinary perspective, we believe that is the linchpin and in part why it's taken so long, but now that we're in gear, we're in hyperdrive. And when you look down the road, Ryan, let's just say, you know, three, four, five years from now, what would have to happen for you to say Syracuse has become like this definitive academic institution for the creator economy? Well, our inspiration Lloyd was the Oxford Internet Institute. It was founded in the early 2000s when the Internet was still being sort of debated as a legitimate subject of serious academic inquiry. And today, it's the undisputed global reference point for that field. For us at the Center for the Creator Economy, it's all about being that definitive academic institution for the global creator economy ecosystem. And we want that to be leading on curriculum, research, and industry intelligence in ways that hopefully no peer institution can replicate. Ryan Fram, Executive Director of the Syracuse Center for the Creator Economy. We appreciate you coming on this morning. Have a great weekend. You too, guys. Thank you. Jason, this is a big weekend downtown for the Tigers playing the White Sox, but also north of the stadium, there's going to be a big dream cruise. Dream Cruise, you know? It's going to be huge and the weather should be fairly well. What do you think about the Dream Cruise? You know, I think it is one of the...

coolest features of metro detroit you know and i tell my friends around the country about this and people come from around the country and check this out and what's amazing it's it's free anybody can go um you know any point you want to just go sit on Woodward and check out cool cars. Wednesday night, I was riding my Vespa. Yes, I'm a Vespa rider. Okay. Down Woodward, and people are already lined up. I mean, I couldn't believe how many people on Wednesday are already rolling out their cars. They are. I saw a badass Chivette out there, look like about a 78, brown Chavet. I had a 78 Chavet myself in high school, so, you know, that's not what I would call fancy, but certainly nostalgia. Absolutely. And we're going to be talking with someone from Ford because Ford's going to have some type of unveiling this evening of a new race car, I believe. And so we're going to be talking to them. So that's the place to do it. But as you said, there are a tent set up on what we're, there are lawn chairs set up and some coolers. Oh, yeah, a lot of coolers. You know, waiting for the dream cruise to happen. And let me tell you, they've been kind of cruise. in all week though oh yeah yeah and they wrap it up uh tomorrow evening coming up uh we'll be speaking with uh the county health officer of kent county about uh swine flu and uh some pigs in kent county that have the swine flu what should we do we'll talk about it next

Good morning, Lloyd, and happy dream cruise weekend. It is. Not only is it happy dream cruise weekend. Let's hope the Tigers cruise through the series with the White Sox this weekend as well. Big weekend in the deep. Several pigs at the Kent County Youth Fair have tested positive for swine flu. And several people. who later became ill are now being tested. And so far, no human cases have been confirmed, but health officials are asking anyone exposed to the pigs to watch for flu-like symptoms for 10 days. Joining us with the latest on the investigation and what fairgoers should do is Kent County Health Officer Dr. Adam London. Doc, good morning. Good morning. What is the latest on these sick pigs and the people who reported these flu-like symptoms after attending the Kent County Youth Fair? Yeah, so last week we had our annual Ken County Fair, the first week of August. And on Friday, a pig died and some others became ill. They were tested and found to have swine flu, which is pretty common in pigs. And that's kind of where we want to keep it. We want to keep it in the pigs and not in the people. Yeah. And so what can happen in some cases, and it happens about a dozen times every year, a dozen cases across the country. When people are in close proximity to sick pigs, sometimes that jumps over and can affect that. And so our message really is if you were in Kent County, you went to the county fair, you visited the pigs and the swine barn, and now you're experiencing flu-like symptoms, you want to call your doctor's office or your local health department. Doctor, what happens to pigs when they contract the swine flu? Do they get flu symptoms like we would experience flu symptoms, or is it something more serious? Yeah, so for the most part, pigs are similar to humans in their respiratory system in a lot of ways, and they get influenza and experience it in much the same way that the people do. And so they actually have a pig influenza shot as well. But like with the flu shot for humans, it doesn't necessarily cover every single variant type of flu that's out there. And so sometimes even up with that flu shot, flu can occur and they get sick and they get the kind of same symptoms that we get. And so if you see, you know, a pig like that and you're at the county fair or at. similar livestock expo, and you see pigs that are lethargic that have, you know, kind of running nose and those mucusy features, probably best to keep your distance. Well, and how quickly, doctor, should someone in a high-risk group seek some treatment? How important is their early use of that antiviral medication? Yeah, that's a really good point. So for those persons who have immunocompromised conditions or otherwise especially vulnerable to influenza and you were there, my advice would be to call your doctor and say, hey, you know, I'm going through this.

Just so you know, Doc, I was at the fair and may have been exposed to this. That's really a conversation between that person in light of their unique health situation and their physician to see if something like Tamiflu might be a good post-exposure prophylactic that might reduce their risk. And when, I mean, the transmission to humans, I mean, how easily can a human contract this? Is it something that they have to? physically touch or is it airborne what you know what's the risk in contraction so the transmission route is respiratory like with influenza that we experience is largely through inhaling the infected droplets and aerosols from from that pig's breath. So really what we were most concerned about is that close proximate exposure. It's highly unlikely low risk of a person who just walking by could pick up an infectious dose. It's much more likely, even though it's still in common, that a handler, someone who's in close proximity to the pig, especially for longer durations of time, would be at a much higher risk. But even there, again, the transmission from pigs to humans is pretty low. Like I said, around the country, there's only about a dozen cases a year. So it doesn't happen a lot. It does happen. And when it does happen, it's generally not severe, more severe than the normal flu is to the infected person. Well, a lot of you're careful of is make sure we identify those cases and we make sure that that's not happening from person to person because we really don't want to introduce new strains of influenza and the community. Dr. London, you know, we'll be having, I'm sure, our Michigan State Fair down here. Usually it's over the Labor Day weekend. Should fairs consider, you know, some stronger health screenings for the animals or shorter exhibition periods or additional ventilations inside these swine barns? Well, I think that's a question best for MDARD and for the industry to see what they might be able to do to better protect themselves and the community. What I will say is that right now, the risk, even with what's in place, is very low for humans. And we've got 85 or 86 county fairs. There's more county fairs than our counties, actually, in Michigan. And these only happen every couple of years. So the risk is pretty low. The fair is a great place to go. But certainly we want them to be aware of what they can do to keep risk low. We also want people to know what they can do to keep their risk low, which, you know, among those things includes, you know, go visit the animals, but maybe don't touch them. And if you do, wash your hands afterwards. And what's your message to the people who may have attended the fair up in Kent County recently, but they feel okay. They feel good. Should they be concerned? Just alert. So if they didn't visit the swine barn, there really isn't anything to be concerned. Okay. If they did, they should be watching for flu-like symptoms for up to 10 days since that point of their visit. Dr. Adam London, Kent County Health Officer. Appreciate you coming on. Have a great weekend. Thanks, guys. Appreciate it. And you know when we have these spares, Jason, I mean, the kids love the animals.

You know? You're not going to find me touching any swine. You're not going to touch it? I'll eat some bacon, sausage. You know, how did I know you are going to go? First of all, they got that nasty skin with the coarse hair. I want to touch those. Yeah, well, you know, kids, though. You know, kids are inquisitive. Kids are idiots. Yeah. Little germ factories anyway. They like to just, you know, do that. Actually, the pigs should be worried about getting sick from the kids. From the kids, I know. Coming up. Coming up, we'll be speaking with Steve Davis. He's the regional president of Fifth Third Bank. You know, Fifth Third is going to be closing branches. So what happens to those safe deposit boxes in those branches? We're going to talk about that and find out what you should do. But first, it's Automotive Views with Mike Martinez. It's brought to you by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Learn more at Michiganbusiness.org. The Lincoln Motor Company is facing a new tariff reality. Ford's luxury brand announced this week that by 2030 it would end imports from China and boost production here in the United States. It currently imports just one vehicle from China, the Nautilus crossover, but it's an important one. The Nautilus has been Lincoln's best seller the past few years, and in fact it's one of just three Lincoln models sold here. But since Trump instituted broad tariffs, the popular model has been subject to 52.5% duties, and it was facing an outright ban related to Chinese connected vehicle software. Lincoln just a few years ago moved Nautilus production from Canada to China. Now we'll have to find another home for it by the end of the decade or just stopped selling it outright in the United States. It's likely the company didn't want to make this move, but its hand was forced by the current trade climate. That's a win for the Trump administration, and if it leads to more U.S. jobs, a win for workers. With this week's Automotive View, I'm Mike Martinez with Automotive News. Welcome back to JR morning on a Friday. Jason Crow is with me this morning. And Fifth Third Bank is preparing to close 75 Michigan branches following the acquisition of Comerica. And the deadline has passed for customers to empty safe deposit boxes at those locations. And some boxes are now being drilled, leaving... Customers worried about retrieving valuables and important documents. Joining us, Steve Davis, he's the regional president of Fifth Third Bank. Steve, welcome back to JR Morning. Lloyd, Jason, thank you so much for having me. So what should someone do today if they missed that deadline to get their safety deposit box? Yeah, we're really committed to making sure that our customers get the contents of their boxes. All they need to do is go into the branch and they can make arrangements to have all of the contents delivered to them. I would encourage them to get into the branch as soon as possible. In many cases, if the safe deposit boxes have not been drilled yet, they may still have access in some cases. But please get to your branch sooner rather than later.

Steve, how long has this been in the works? I mean, when did notifications begin? And so was it a one-year window, a six-month window where people... We started notifying customers early this year. We've sent letters, and I get, not everybody reads all their letters from their bank. We've made, I think, 14,000 phone calls to customers. Our goal really is... to make sure that they're aware of what's going on, to make sure they know what they need to do. We get that summers can be busy, and that's why we've made arrangements that, you know, have the boxes drilled. We're going to move the contents. We're cataloging everything, moving the contents to secure locations so that customers still have the ability to get it going forward. And I don't know, given the personal value of items such as, you know, wedding rings and... You know, some have, I don't know, military medals, wills, you know, savings bonds. Absolutely. Should the bank have used certified mail or another form of direct confirmation? Yeah, it's hard. It's a good question. I don't know the answer to that, but I would say we are doing everything possible to try to notify our customers. We are going to safeguard all the contents, and our goal is to try to get it to our customers as soon as possible. Now, in the vast majority of cases, if the customers wanted to keep their safe deposit boxes, they moved them over to the branch that was receiving. their box. So that's happened. We've provided a year of free service for the safe deposit box going forward. So our goal is to get everybody who the other side of this as easily as possible. But we understand that, you know, people have lives and they're busy and they don't always read their mail and, you know, maybe they're not getting their phone calls. But we're trying as hard as we can. Now, what happens when someone... you know, passes away and has a box. Are you notified at that time or do people pass away and those things sit there for years without anyone knowing that there's contents in there? Well, there is a legal process in place. And generally, after I think it's a couple of years, two, three years of no activity, that the contents of the boxes get moved over to the state of Michigan. There's an unclaimed property. I believe it's... unclaimed property dot michigan.gov where they can search to see if they've got things that are out there but the beneficiaries of the safe deposit boxes would be the new owners and i know fifth third says 94 percent of its michigan branches will still offer safe deposit boxes well customers you know affected by these closure be guaranteed space at a you know a convenient location that's nearby

Yeah, we believe we have more than enough space. We'll have, I think, almost 200,000, 196,000 safe deposit boxes throughout the state. Like you said, 94% of our branches do have them. And if you think for Michigan customers, if you were a legacy Comerica customer, you now have 60% more branches available to you. If you were a fifth, third customer, you have 42% more branches available to you. My hope is that you have a branch that is closer and more convenient for you going forward. Now, Lloyd, I got a fun fact for you. Okay. Steve and I are both from Haslett. I went to high school with his sister and his mother. He just know everybody. His mother, Sylvia, wonderful. So Steve, you make sure to say hi to Jennifer and Sylvia for me. I will. Jason is in the right business. He is connected to everyone. Yes, he is. Yes, he is. It's the. functional alcoholism that has gotten me. Steve, I got a... I was just going to say that you're a great connector. He is. That he is. Steve, I got to say, too, I'm a Comerica customer. I've been a Comerica customer since my teenage years. We appreciate that. Thank you. And I did get a letter in the mail that I did read that... talked about my accounts and everything. And what I liked, it seems like the transition is going to be, you know, fairly easy come September because, you know, my account numbers are not going to change. I can still use my same routing number, you know, money that I have coming out monthly for bills. You know, I don't have to worry about that. So the transition seems to be, you know, pretty, pretty cut and clear. That's our hope. For the vast, vast majority, and you're talking literally hundreds and hundreds of thousands of accounts, we had less than 80 across the whole country that were duplicates that, you know, had to deal with. But for most of our customers, they're keeping the same routing number, the same checks, the same account number, their ATM still works. Everything for them will be hopefully better. They'll have better products, more access to branches. almost 50 times more ATMs across the country. So this should be a significant benefit for most of our customers. So if I have a Comerica debit card right now, can that be used at this moment at a fifth third branch or no? You can use at the ATM, you can use your debit cards now. Okay. And you will be able to. At the ATMs, you can use it already. Yeah, okay. Nationally, though, you'll be able to have access to, like I said, almost 50 times more ATMs throughout the country, which help you avoid fees. Like, you know, those annoying out-of-market fees. Oh, yeah. You can go use almost 50 times more ATMs. Steve Davis, regional president, Fifth Third Bank. Always great to talk with you. We'll keep talking because, as we know, that transition continues. Thank you so much. I appreciate it. Thank you so much, guys. Coming up, headlines. Also, U of them study shows that husbands, rather, create seven more hours of work a week for their wives. Say what? We'll talk about it next. Good morning, Lloyd. Good morning, sir. It's a friday. Big weekend in the D. Yay. Big weekend. You got those tigers downtown at Comerica Park against the White Sox.

And then a little north of there, we got those classic cars. It is the Woodward Dream crew. And later this morning, we're going to talk to Natalie Simon about some... announcements from Ford Mortal Company at the Dream Cruise. Can't wait for that. Those lions got started yesterday. Yon. You know, didn't do so well, but it was a close game. It made it close. It doesn't count. It doesn't matter. No, everybody's vying for a job. Everybody's vying for a job. The score last night, 16 to 14. getting beat by the Cincinnati Bengals in Cincinnati. Backup quarterback, Luke Outmire, had a pretty turbulent night under some heavy pressure. He threw two interceptions, but provided the game's biggest highlight connecting with Terrick Black for a 24-yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter, and then they successfully had that two-point conversion, and they brought it within two. But then they tried that on-side kick. Didn't work, so that kind of sealed it for Cincinnati. Lions returned home to Fort Field next Saturday. They take on the Washington Commanders kickoff set for noon on the Detroit Sports Network. So we'll see what happens there and what happens between now and Saturday, what Dan Campbell comes up with. Now, where did this backup quarterback come from? Good question. I didn't pay attention. Jason, do you? Do you know? Jason, okay, he's not, well, we'll ask Jason. I'm not sure where he came from, but, you know, we'll see. But we were talking about this earlier. You know, Lord forbid anything happens to golf, but, you know, if something does, we kind of, I don't know. We kind of lose. Yeah, we lost Teddy Bridgewater again. Yeah, exactly. But those tigers, though. How about them? What is happening? They are smoking. They are doing it. They're back in the playoff race. They beat the Cleveland Guardians yesterday. Not just the playoff race. They're two and a half games out of first place. Listen, just, you know. We're in the home stretch. Win the division and we're good to go. You know, Cater Montero allowed only three hits over six and a third scoreless innings despite. Failing to record a strikeout in rookie catcher Eduardo Valencia provided them with the offense, a sixth inning home run as Detroit won the series. Tigers have gone 38 and 23 since June 1st after falling 16 games behind 500 earlier this season. Now they're 60 and 61. And then they take on the White Sox this weekend for three-game series.

And Detroit has the opportunity to move into first place by Sunday. A.J. Hinch has got to be one of the very best managers in baseball. He's been doing this with spare parts. And that's exactly. That's the best way to say it. Yeah. Michigan has now recorded nearly 14,000 cases of cyclosporiasis since that outbreak began State Health Department reporting 13,909 confirmed cases, including 314 hospitalizations, two deaths. The number of infections increased by more than 1,400 over the past week, even as officials say residents may resume their routine guidance for lettuce and salad greens. Both people who died, they became sick. before the voluntary recall of iceberg lettuce announced by the FDA on July 17th. And they had some underlying issues as well. Health officials continue to warn residents not to eat any recalled lettuce. Michigan will now release these updated case totals. They were doing it every day, but now they're going to release them and the hospital numbers. every Thursday. You know, we're a month into this. I still can't say it. How is it? Cyclosopyloporiasis. All right. I'm going to work on that. Hopefully I don't need to remember it, but it's amazing to me that we're still having people contracting this with all the awareness that's been going on. You think that we'd have gotten all of this off the shelves and out of the restaurants, but we still are talking about it. People are still getting sick, yeah. West Bloomfield Township, Trustee Jim Manner. is facing seven felony charges after investigators say he hid surveillance cameras inside smoke detectors in two women's bathrooms. Oakland County prosecutors charged the 65-year-old with two counts of capturing images of an unclothed person, five counts of installing an eavesdropping device. Prosecutors say the two adult women discovered the hidden cameras. Investigators later searched Mana's home, his office and his cell phone, allegedly finding additional cameras and nude videos recorded in the women's bedrooms and bathrooms. Manna was arrested Sunday. by Oakland County Sheriff's Investigators. He has served on the township board since 2016. Township officials say they are monitoring the case and emphasize that manna is presumed innocent. So I am curious. You say two women discovered these cameras. Yes. Why were they fidgeting with the fire? Well, you know, who knows? I mean, you know, if the battery's not changed, it starts beeping and you just start looking up at him and you say, hey. And I don't know if I would recognize one of these little tiny cameras, because, I mean, I'm looking at the fire alarm above your head thinking, how could somebody insert one in there? Well, you know, listen, I've heard crazier things. It's wild. Also, 38 horses were seized from the Milford Trail Ride Company.

Authorities say they have spent weeks investigating allegations of animal cruelty, abuse, or neglect. Search warrants were executed Wednesday at two properties where the horses were housed. Veterinarians are now examining the animals at a rescue facility. Investigators will document whether the horses receive adequate food, water, shelter, exercise, and medical care before submitting their findings to the county prosecutor, supporters of owner Lucy Patsnick. insists the horses were properly cared for and blamed the allegations on disgruntled former employees. No one has been charged, and authorities say the investigation is ongoing. Well, if this is a trail riding business, this is the workforce, I've got to imagine they're trying to keep these horses healthy. Of course. That's your revenue. You would think. And the Trump administration is preparing what it calls unprecedented new economic measures against Iran, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Told Newsmax yesterday that additional announcements are expected next week. He said the United States plans to impose the level of economic isolation never before used against another country. Scott Bessent said the strategy will combine sweeping financial pressure with the continued blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. According to Scott Bessent, the goal is to prevent goods from entering or leaving Iranian ports. He did not provide any details. about the specific measures, but his comment signal the administration is preparing to sharply intensify its campaign against Iran. Well, I'm hopeful they'll work, but I mean, we've been putting severe economic sanctions on Iran and a number of our... opponents around the world over many years. And rarely, if ever, can I think of a situation which had produced the result we were looking for. And Joe Gannon, the beloved radio host, known to generations of listeners as the appliance doctor died yesterday at the age of 84 for more than 25 years. Joe was a staple here at WJR in stations across the country. building this legacy around consumer advocacy, practical advice, straight shooting appliance expertise. He knew it all. You give him a call, say this is going on with my washer, my dryer, my dishwasher, he could tell you how to fix it just like that. And beyond his popular radio programs and books and newspaper columns, he fought directly for consumers. He served as a fraud investigator for Detroit Consumer Affairs and the Michigan Attorney General's Office. Services for Gannon will take place at Elton Black Funeral Home, 3295 Highland Road and Highland Township on Tuesday. And visitation is 1.30 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, August 18th. The funeral services will follow at the funeral home at 4 p.m. Joe Gannon, 84 years old. And we sent out our condolences to his family from our family here at 760 WJR. Coming up. A U of M study shows that husbands create seven more hours of work a week for their wives. I call Cap. We're going to find out how that happens next at 819 on J.R. Morning. Welcome back to J.R. Morning on a Friday. Does having a husband create more work for a wife?

What do you think, Jason? I call Cap. A University of Michigan study found marriage added seven hours of housework a week for women while a wife saved her husband about an hour. Although the study is older, recent data show women still carry more of the household workload. Why does this imbalance persist and how can couples divide responsibilities fairly? Joining us is Carrie Kraywick, our licensed marriage and family therapists with Birmingham Maple Clinic. Carrie, good to talk with you this morning. Good morning. Thank you for having me. So this University of Michigan study found that having a husband added seven hours of weekly housework for someone. What was your first reaction when you heard about this finding? Not at all surprise. I think any wife in any household would probably recognize that that's the case. And it's not just the stuff that we see, the household chores that get done, but also the invisible work, the remembering the birthdays and the sports games and the birthday presents and the birthday cards and the things that just, you know, when the milk is getting lower, the toothpaste, remembering to put it on the list, those are things that are often jobs. carried by women in households. Listen, I can't speak for other households, but I know in mine, we have a very strict division of labor. You know, we each have our own responsibilities. We will have been married 29 years at the end of this month. One nice thing about that, you never fight if you divide this up. But I load the dishwasher. She unloads it. We got all this stuff. But I also, I... I call cap on this because maybe it's this division of labor, but I'm OCD and my wife will literally use a paper towel and then put it on the corner on the counter above the trash can. All she has to do is pull that drawer out and put it in there. And I feel like I have a 16-year-old son and a 16-year-old daughter with my wife. Yeah. Yeah, well, you know, and of course, so that's another thing, right? So I think you said some really important stuff. Like feeling like the household is a shared responsibility is really the feature of a great relationship. And like you said, maybe not everybody does everything exactly the same, but as long as couples feel that it's shared, and it doesn't even have to be an equal division, like you said, 50, 50, you know, you load, she unloads, but that the couple feels. that like they're each taking a shared part of the responsibility is the most important feature. So like you said, even talking about it, you know, like how have we divided it? Do we have sort of a plan? It's not just assigning tasks or asking for help, but really feeling that like each person has a routine and is contributing is such an important part of a healthy relationship. And you know, Carrie, you know, men, you know, we may count yard work and repairs and... and car maintenance. That counts, Lloyd. Why are you dismissing it? No, I'm not. I'm just saying. That's what we do. Women may focus more on cooking and cleaning and laundry. Are couples sometimes using like different definitions of housework?

Sure, absolutely. So I think that that's such an important point, too. Like I said, it's the perception in each relationship. So your relationship may divide differently or like you said, certain times of year, you know, if you're talking about outside labor or falling snow or mowing lawns or whatever, certain times a year may have more things or certain even times of day may have more things. And so I think one thing is that like... It's just that you don't want resentment to build where one person feels that theirs is disproportionate. So certainly showing gratitude for all of the things that have to get done, like you said, whether it's changing oil or mowing lawn or doing the dishes, but just each person in the relationship really expressing that gratitude to the other person for their contributions would help to reduce resentment. And then it's also really feeling... like it's shared and like both people are contributing. And even if it's not equally, but that each person feels in some way responsible for managing a household is one of the things that really would help a relationship to reduce resentment and the kind of conflict that comes from it. So even talking about it, here's what I'm, here's what I'm willing to do or here's what I'm able to do or here's the ways which I think I can contribute and what are the things that you need for me, having those. conversations routinely can really help to keep resentment and anger low instead of having them after a blow up, which is much harder to resolve. Well, Carrie, how much of the conflict is about actual hours and how much is about just one spouse feeling that the work that he or she does is unnoticed or unappreciated? I think exactly that, like I said, I think just expressions of gratitude and thanks and appreciation can go a long way and even just acknowledgement, just noticing, you know, I notice what you do for us. I mean, I think that women, and I think this kind of came out in some of these studies, historically women did do more of the inside the home labor and that was expected of them. And even though careers have changed over the years, that expectation hasn't changed as much. And not just externally, but like maybe women feel more guilt or anxiety or social pressure if the home is not messy or if something is missed or skipped or, you know, if the children's, you know, days aren't complete or something like that. And so there's both the external pressures and the internal pressures. And so those are things just to like even just remind each other that you're doing great and that, you know, you're there to help each other and support each other and support your family. Yeah, it is fascinating. And, you know, when you think about, you know, generations ago when there was usually just the man working outside the home and the wife was the stay at home, you know, the die was kind of cast in a way, probably. And that goes back centuries for hunters and gatherers and all of that. But now when you have so many people, you know, two parent households working, but also a lot of people still working from home. My wife and I both work from home. It does add extra pressure when you're both there all the time and somebody's not carrying their half of the load.

Sure, and I think that's something too that came up, especially, you know, in these years since the pandemic with work from home is that you also don't really get that much respite from even seeing what needs to be done. So you may be working from home and also noticing the, like you said, the paper towel on the counter or, you know, and that sort of disrupt your day where when you can go into the office, you can sort of like shut your mind off to what's going on at home, even though you have to return to it. But yeah, certainly that's added an extra pressure because there's sort of like always a load of laundry to flip out, you know, even between work calls or whatever it might be. And so there's really, yeah, just it's created that much more stress for the people who are working from home to just have that constant reminder of the household chores that have to be done as well. And you know, Carrie, when kids enter the marriage, does the imbalance often become even greater for women? Sure. So, yeah, some of the research, some of the research really does say that women do much more of the child care management parts of the household and also lose just dramatically amounts of their free time. So whereas men don't lose as much of their free time when children enter the household, but women do dramatically more than men. And like I said, there's the internal anxiety and guilt that women carry, that's their sort of own issue and then also the social pressures, you know, what they feel is like being observed from outsiders about the expectations they have for them. Carrie Kraywick, licensed marriage and family therapists from Birmingham Maple Clinic. Appreciate you coming on and giving us some insight on this study. Thank you so much. Thank you so much for having me. Jason, you're giving me this look. You still call a cap on it. Well, and, you know, the outdoor work is a significant consideration. Yeah. And that's dirty work. It is sweaty. It is dirty and sweaty. And, yeah, I get that. Coming up, those tigers are playing so well. They have a big series with the White Sox coming up. We'll talk more about it, 835. Good morning and happy Friday, Lloyd. Yes, sir. What a big weekend we have downtown at the Comerica Park. Yay! Big Tigers White Sox series. If we sweep them, we're in first. Wow. I mean, talk about coming from where we were before. Yeah. It was... Crazy. How did that happen? From the basement to the rooftop. Well, I mean, listen, as you said, A.J. Hitch, man, he's doing what he's got to do to get it done. And it's happening. And, you know, the pitching has been gone. The bats. have come alive. We've had a couple of times where they die before the most part. They're finding weird ways to win, but they're getting it done. But, you know, we talked about it earlier. The bats of the worry. I mean, when we got to the postseason last year, that's where we fell short. Yeah. Hopefully these spare parts can keep it going all the way through. Jayce, how do you feel about this? I know you're very excited about where we are right now. You know, this is a weak division. It's been a weak division for a while.

And, you know, the Tigers have been able to win this division. They've had some good talent. But, you know, like I said earlier, with... trading your two best pitchers and still having a chance of the playoffs. I mean, it's amazing. No scheduled starter for tomorrow yet, which I'm guessing is going to be Troy Milton. Drew Anderson is probably going to go on Sunday. But, I mean, 40 games left. And they're just, they're winning, they've won four straight series. And they've got, they've got a chance to win this division outright. Four straight series. That's impressive. Yeah. Well, listen, they've been playing great since June, and they just keep it going. And they lost my eyes and they lost school bowl, but they just kept the groove going. I mean, a lot of teams would have just probably kind of almost giving up. Not this team. And Terrick Scoobo has had two starts with the Dodgers and he's walked four in two starts. He just doesn't do that. He's all in his head. And he's already said, I wouldn't mind coming back, you know, in the off season. If we can talk, maybe I can come back. Wow. See, because it's all in his head. He misses us already. I love that, by the way. I mean, I loved that he did that little campaign to let Detroit know he wanted to stay when he did that weekend that he set up in every Metro Detroit sporting event. Yes. And it's a shame we got rid of him because. I mean, it was pretty obvious he loves Detroit. Well, let's talk to Chris Costellani. He is host of the Chris Costellani Content.com about these tigers. Chris, what impressed you the most about the way these guys are winning and won this past series? Well, I think the number one thing that in many ways derailed them in the early part of the season is I think they're just playing cleaner baseball. I think that the early part of the campaign, we saw a lot of errors, a lot of base running mistakes. I think that the offense as a whole has been deeper than we've seen it be. I mean, even if it's... Guys, not necessarily getting hits. I just feel like the quality of that bats from some of these young guys, whether it's Max Clark or Eduardo Valencia. I mean, we know how good Kevin McGonigal is. I think they're just playing much cleaner baseball. And the pitching has been fantastic. I know you guys are just talking about the, you know, the trading of Mize and trading of scoble. But the fact is, I mean, this team was, they were in a very bizarre place because obviously I think most teams trading away pitchers of those caliber. you would almost view it as giving up on the season. But this is an organization that, to their credit, has developed a whole lot of pitching depth over the last several years. You get Jackson Joe back, which is kind of like adding somebody at the deadline. And you have, you know, a piece in Troy Melton, who he hasn't qualified for an ERA title. And I don't think he will. But in terms of guys who've pitched a certain number of innings.

He's been the best pitcher in the American League since he, you know, debuted this season. And, you know, you have other pieces. Drew Anderson's been better as a starter. You never quite know what you're going to get from Framer Valdez, but he's had good outings. And so generally speaking, they've won the way that they've won the last few years, which is with really good starting pitching and timely offensive hitting. Now, if we make it into the postseason, and I'm very bullish that we're going to do, and we were talking about, and I don't know if you caught the conversation, it was our bats that failed us last year in the postseason. You feel better about where we are this year going into the playoffs? Should we make it? Yes. I mean, largely because I assume if we make the playoffs, we're not going to go 10 and 20 in September like we did. a year ago. You know, that was kind of a bummer. But I think generally speaking, yeah, I do feel that are much better about the offense. Yes, I think this is a deeper lineup than they've had in a while. I think the emergence of Kevin McGonagall and having some of these contact guys, these high on base guys have been huge. We know what the great mystery is going to be, which is this bullpen and the back end of it. I mean, I don't, they're kind of stuck with what they have. Yeah. And, and I think AJ is well aware of the issues. I mean, I think yesterday was a game where. It played out perfectly, right? You get everything you possibly could have gotten out of Montero. You turn it over to Holton, who I think at this point is probably the one guy in that pen you trust, and then you roll the dice for an inning with Kenley, and he goes one, two, three. I mean, there's not a whole lot of reinforcements that are coming at this point. So, yeah, I mean, you, the only good thing about a postseason is that you're not asking your bullpen to be great over a 162 game campaign. You're going to ask them to be good over two or three weeks. And, but like I said, I mean, that is going to be the glaring weakness of this team. It has been. It, you know, it arguably cost them that game against Cleveland a few nights ago. And let's be honest, it's probably the biggest reason they ended up trading scuba. I mean, they blew a 7-0 lead in his last start. That kind of led to all these dominoes falling. So I think offensively, they're in a much better place. I think starting pitching is going to be excellent. But anyone who's watched this team knows that there's a pretty glaring weakness there with the pen. Yeah, Chris, because the White Hawk, the White Sox, we're playing them this weekend. They lead the division, but they haven't just run away with it. Do you view Chicago as the team to beat, or is the entire AL Central still wide open? I think generally speaking, it's still open. You know, you've got to look at who's in front of you. So as of now, yeah, Chicago is the favorite. I've talked about this on a few other shows, and it's something that I think is worth pointing out, you know, last year. when Detroit fell apart. You know, that stuff is a two-way street because Cleveland surged. I mean, they played really good baseball in the second half of that season, and they played really good baseball against Detroit. The team we're looking up at right now as a White Sox team that is, I mean, organizationally, they're two years removed from literally having a worst team ever. Right. They've been a fun story, but this is a very young White Sox team. And I think that's an issue that... Maybe played Detroit a little bit a year ago is you have a lot of guys that have not experienced the full grind of a 162 game season. And you've seen some regression from their young starters like Davis Martin, who was so good in the early part of this season, but it's kind of started to fall off a little bit. I mean, I think that if there is a team in this division that you want to be chasing that's in first place, it probably is them just because there's not a whole lot of city miles on that roster. You do question what they're going to look like the deeper they get.

to the season. They just lost a series at home against the Cincinnati Reds team that's been kind of a mess over the last several months. So, you know, numbers-wise, they are the favorite, but I think that they're a very vulnerable first place team. Chris Costellani, host of Chris Costellani Content.com. We appreciate you coming on. Have a great weekend and enjoy these games this weekend because it's going to be hot downtown. It should be awesome. Thanks so much for having me, guys. All right. Coming up, it is the Dream Cruise Weekend. Yeah. And Ford has something planned for the Dream Cruise. Excited to hear about this. We're going to find out what it is coming up right after this on 760 WJR. Welcome back to J.R. morning. It's a friday, and this weekend is the Dream Cruise. And right now it's bottom of the ninth inning, Lloyd. We're almost done. The weekend starts in eight and a half minutes. Eight and a half minutes. Ford is bringing a major lineup to this year's what we're Dream Cruise, led by the unveiling of a new special edition Ford Racing Vehicle. Fans can. Explore new Bronco packages, meet Ford engineers, see rare performances and heritage vehicles, and even drive select models on what we're joining us with a preview of Ford's plans as Natalie Simon, customer ownership and experiences manager for enthusiasts brands at Ford Motor Company. Natalie is good to talk with you. Good morning. How are you? We are fine. And, you know, Ford has traditionally had a major presence in the Dream Cruise. What makes this year a celebration so different? Well, if anybody's driven down Woodward and looked at East Nine Mile, they may have seen something suspended from the air, which is pretty cool. This afternoon, we're going to be revealing the Mustang Dark Horse SC convertible, the best convertible, the most powerful convertible that we've had ever. Well, you know, someone that's about to be in the car market, I'm going to have to get on my Vespa ride over there and check this out today. Have you ever done a product debut at the Dream Cruise before? We have several, several years ago. A little bit before my time. However, we've been pretty involved with product reviews, reveals at the Woodward Dream Cruise, as well as the Detroit Auto Show, as you know, and many other events throughout the city. And you know, the Dream Cruise, Natalie, attracts people who, you know, love auto history as well as those interested in the technology and the future technology. And Ford, you guys are appealing to both audiences. I think we're doing a pretty good job. It's cutting edge. There's something all the time new coming out. We're always testing products and seeing what works and what doesn't work. So we want to be able to give the best products and the best technology to our customers every single time. What can you tell us about the new Mustang?

Well, it's absolutely beautiful. It is, like I said, the most powerful Mustang convertible we've ever built, and it's Ford Racing inspired, and it's engineering at its core. Under the hood is a 5.2-liter V8 engine, making 795 horsepower. So this thing is going to absolutely fly. And what kind of colors? Do you have? Well, we have this beautiful purple color that you're going to see today. Okay. And then a full lineup of colors coming in the coming days. And what's the price point on this car? That is all coming later. That is... No reveal on that this morning. That's no reveal. No, no reveal on that. You know, Natalie Ford is giving fans access to racing and product development engineers as well. So what will enthusiasts be able to learn from the people who actually design and develop these vehicles? We're going to have a ton of people on the ground here at Mustang Alley on East 9 Mile and Bronco Corral on West 9 Mile. We're going to have some great products that people can come and talk to our product specialists about even some heritage vehicles. There's going to be our new Ford Custom Garage vehicles out there as well, some racing vehicles that Lauren Healy and our Bronco DR have raced. So there's going to be a ton of things that people are going to be able to really observe while they're here. And I know it's got to be valuable for these Ford engineers to hear directly from these owners and these enthusiasts during the event as well. Can't do much better than having first round knowledge, you know, of what people actually want. And will people be there and the vehicle be there all the way through the weekend on Sunday as well? We are going to be here through Saturday evening. So it starts tomorrow at 9 a.m. and runs through about 6 o'clock tomorrow evening. So people need to get there if they want to see this. And what will guests experience doing the VIP Bronco Philson walk around at the media clubhouse? The Philson is absolutely beautiful, and it's making its Detroit debut this weekend. There's an event at Shinola this evening, and then there's actually a Philson here right now on site at Comos. It is our nod to luxury. So the Philson vehicle is absolutely beautiful. I've sat in it. I've driven it. It's phenomenal. What you can expect from that is a quieter Bronco, which I know a lot of people are going to be excited about. This standard Sasquatch package, some ventilated, air-cooled seats in the front, and then heated seats in the back, as well as some great custom door bags, et cetera. This is just, this vehicle is absolutely phenomenal. And then what can consumers look forward to in the EV space, given all the kind of complications with what's been going on with EVs? But you guys have been kind of one of the leaders on EV.

I was just outside and I saw that beautiful marquee. And let me tell you, the torque on that thing is awesome. Yeah, driving these electric cars, when I drove a Tesla for the first time, about two years ago, I could not believe how fast they are compared to an ice car. Yep, exactly. They're so fast. Natalie Simon, customer ownership and experiences manager enthusiast brands for Ford Motor Company. Thanks for coming on and giving us the insight on what we can expect this weekend from Ford at the Dream Cruise. Thank you so much. Thank you. Jason Crow, it's always a pleasure having you all, my friend. Thank you, my friend. Go Tigers. Big weekend. Go Tigers. Yeah, they got to do it this weekend. I think they can. We might be in first place by Sunday. Yes, sir. Yay. All right. And me and Chris will be back with you on Monday morning. Right now, Kevin Deetz is gearing up for all talk here on 760.JR. Have a great weekend. Go Tigers.