The Mid-Morning Mike Check
The Mid-Morning Mike Check
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Mike hosts his own news-oriented show weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m on KRLD and the free Audacy app. Mike will be joined by many familiar voices on KRLD as he provides a unique and in-depth look at the top stories and speaks directly with KRLD listeners about how those stories impact them.
Mid Morning Mike Check 8/6/2026
The "House of Horrors" case in Ohio has that state -- and a few others --re-considering their minimum marriage age. One week into Cowboys' training camp, it's time for our daily visit with Cowboys' Insider Bryan Broaddus. Dirty water across the U.S....and Iran could be to blame. ABC's Jim Ryan joins us to talk about the hackers targeting America's water systems. With the State Fair less than two months away, they're narrowing down the list of new food items. Chocolate corny dogs, anyone? The average 30 year mortgage in the U.S. is now at 6.81%. That has many young people giving up on the American Dream. One of the longest-running annual festivals in Dallas won't be in Dallas much longer. The North Texas Irish Festival is headed north. Competitors at the women's Tour de France are acting like a bunch of boobs. Literally. They're using aerodynamic bras. A look at today in history. 81 years ago today. August 6, 1945. Hiroshima. Enough said.
Aug 6
50 min
Women are trying to use their boobs to win the Tour de France!
The average 30 year mortgage in the U.S. is now at 6.81%. That has many young people giving up on the American Dream. One of the longest-running annual festivals in Dallas won't be in Dallas much longer. The North Texas Irish Festival is headed north. Competitors at the women's Tour de France are acting like a bunch of boobs. Literally. They're using aerodynamic bras.
Aug 6
25 min
Would you try a chocolate corny dog??
The "House of Horrors" case in Ohio has that state -- and a few others --re-considering their minimum marriage age. One week into Cowboys' training camp, it's time for our daily visit with Cowboys' Insider Bryan Broaddus. Dirty water across the U.S....and Iran could be to blame. With the State Fair less than two months away, they're narrowing down the list of new food items. Chocolate corny dogs, anyone?
Aug 6
25 min
"Smoke weed everyday"...lots are doing it!
A ten year old Dallas boy rescued by a 16 year old lifeguard in some rough waves off the coast of Southern California. Now they're besties. A marijuana milestone. For the first time, more Americans are smoking weed than cigarettes. Side note: Sales of Cap'n Crunch are through the roof. Many questions about the country's first nude steakhouse, starting with this one: Who's wiping down the chairs? The ultimate combination of sweet and savory. KFC-flavored Oreos. They swear all eleven herbs and spices are in that filling.
Aug 5
25 min
Mid Morning Mike Check 8/5/2026
Commissioners Court chaos. Tarrant County residents, upset over a plan to cut the number of voting locations, made their voices heard in a big way. Cowboys' receivers donning their mosquito netting at training camp. But Brian Broaddus says that's not the strangest drill he's ever seen. Music history being made as we speak. For the first time ever, the top 5 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 are all country songs. But are they really? Falling asleep at work is usually not a problem. It happens. But what if you're a TV news anchor and the whole city is watching you doze off? A ten year old Dallas boy rescued by a 16 year old lifeguard in some rough waves off the coast of Southern California. Now they're besties. A marijuana milestone. For the first time, more Americans are smoking weed than cigarettes. Side note: Sales of Cap'n Crunch are through the roof. Many questions about the country's first nude steakhouse, starting with this one: Who's wiping down the chairs? The ultimate combination of sweet and savory. KFC-flavored Oreos. They swear all eleven herbs and spices are in that filling.
Aug 5
51 min
Top 5 songs in the nation...they've gone country!
Commissioners Court chaos. Tarrant County residents, upset over a plan to cut the number of voting locations, made their voices heard in a big way. Cowboys' receivers donning their mosquito netting at training camp. But Brian Broaddus says that's not the strangest drill he's ever seen. Music history being made as we speak. For the first time ever, the top 5 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 are all country songs. But are they really?
Aug 5
25 min
How would you like to make My Space, your space again??!!
The war in Ukraine is now the war in Ukraine AND Russia. The latest? Ukraine bombs a warehouse belonging to the Russian equivalent of Amazon. Are the Dodgers bad for baseball? That one team could be why there's no baseball at all next year, but one expert says it's not ALL their fault. RFK Jr. has launched a new cooking show. A break coming for thousands of people who took out student loans, but whether YOU'VE got money coming could depend on where you went to school.
Aug 4
26 min
Killed his dad, now he's starting fires!
The Cowboys' defense is still earning high praise at training camp in Oxnard. We go live to Bryan Broaddus for the latest. New numbers for a new movie = a new record. "Spiderman: Brand New Day" took in $360 milion this past weekend. Maybe movie theaters aren't dead after all. Arson charges coming for a man believed to have started one of the biggest wildfires currently burning in the Pacific Northwest.
Aug 4
25 min
Mid Morning Mike Check 8/4/2026
Having your boss accuse you of "choking" and "folding like an umbrella" is generally not a good thing. Jeanine Pirro is finding that out the hard way. The Cowboys' defense is still earning high praise at training camp in Oxnard. We go live to Bryan Broaddus for the latest. New numbers for a new movie = a new record. "Spiderman: Brand New Day" took in $360 milion this past weekend. Maybe movie theaters aren't dead after all. Arson charges coming for a man believed to have started one of the biggest wildfires currently burning in the Pacific Northwest. The war in Ukraine is now the war in Ukraine AND Russia. The latest? Ukraine bombs a warehouse belonging to the Russian equivalent of Amazon. Are the Dodgers bad for baseball? That one team could be why there's no baseball at all next year, but one expert says it's not ALL their fault. RFK Jr. has launched a new cooking show. Today: sauteed bear meat with a whale head reduction, served over picked raccoon penises. A break coming for thousands of people who took out student loans, but whether YOU'VE got money coming could depend on where you went to school.
Aug 4
51 min
How bad has the Nancy Guthrie case been handled??
Police have finally released the Nancy Guthrie ransom notes, and they confirm what everyone has been thinking all along. It's been a tough few weeks for Tony Romo, but at least he still has the support of his old boss. The man known as "Big P***y," actor Vincent Pastore, has died. If you were ever doing a movie and needed a mafia enforcer, he was the guy.
Aug 3
25 min
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