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TODAY IS …
(All days repeat annually on today’s date unless otherwise noted; days may or may not be called “National”/”International”/”World” depending on source; sources listed often have additional info. We generally do not list special days which were created by commercial companies for the purpose of marketing, or the hundreds of disease awareness listings which occur each year.)

ICE CREAM SODA DAY

INTERNATIONAL SURFING DAY

NATIONAL AMERICAN EAGLE DAY
The National Day Calendar website says this:
“Observed each year on June 20th is National American Eagle Day. This day is set aside to honor our national symbol, raise awareness for protecting the Bald Eagle, assist in the recovery of their natural environments and take part in educational outreach.”

NATIONAL VANILLA MILKSHAKE DAY

SUMMER BEGINS – The June solstice occurs at 4:50 P.M. EST

June is:

NATIONAL DJ MONTH – Yeah!
National Adopt a Cat / Adopt a Shelter Cat Month
African-American Music / Black Music Appreciation Month
Corn Month
Great Outdoors Month / National Camping Month
International Men’s Month
Lemon Month
LGBTQIA Pride Month
National Candy Month
National Fresh Fruit & Vegetables Month
National Iced Tea Month
National Rose Month
National Seafood Month
Women’s Golf Month

ENTERTAINMENT & CELEBRITIES

WHAT TO WATCH – New and Returning Shows and Movies
Premiering Thursday through Sunday
Listings sourced from the TV Guide and EW websites

THURSDAY, June 20

“America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders”
Netflix – New Docuseries
Synopsis: Follow the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders from auditions to training camp and the NFL season as they chase their dreams and a coveted spot on the squad.

“Federer: Twelve Final Days”
Prime Video – New Documentary
Synopsis: Focused on the final 12 days of the tennis player’s illustrious career, which concluded at the 2022 Laver Cup, where Fed paired up with his respected longtime rival Rafael Nadal as a doubles team.

“Perfect Wife: The Mysterious Disappearance of Sherri Papini”
Hulu – New Docuseries
Synopsis: Keith and Sherri Papini’s seemingly idyllic family life is shattered when Sherri fakes her own kidnapping and vanishes from their northern California neighborhood, triggering a frenzied search that becomes news around the world.

“Slave Play. Not a Movie. A Play.” (Documentary, HBO)
HBO – Documentary
Synopsis: Playwright Jeremy O. Harris takes viewers behind the scenes, from run throughs to performance, as he strips down the play that thrust him into the spotlight.

“The Accidental Twins”
Netflix – New Documentary
Synopsis: Two sets of identical twins switched at birth in Colombia explore their complex history and new identities.

FRIDAY, June 21

“Trigger Warning”
Netflix – New Film
Synopsis: Jessica Alba stars as a special forces commando who returns to her hometown after her father’s sudden death, only to run afoul of a violent gang when she starts asking questions.

Season Premiere:
Hulu – “Shoresy”

SATURDAY, June 22

“Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple”
HBO – New Documentary
Synopsis: Traces Van Zandt’s career as a musician, activist and actor from New Jersey to stadiums around the world.

SUNDAY, June 23

“Orphan Black: Echoes”
AMC/AMC+ – New Series
Synopsis: In this “Orphan Black” spinoff, a group of women find their way into each other’s lives and go on a captivating journey, uncovering the truth behind their identities and discovering a tragic story of love and betrayal.

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE’S LAWYER SPEAKS

It looks like Justin Timberlake is going to fight his DUI charge. The singer’s high-profile lawyer broke his silence Wednesday following the pop star’s drunk-driving bust in the Hamptons. A rep for attorney Edward Burke Jr. said Burke will have a lot to say — at the right time. The lawyer’s rep issued a statement saying, “Mr. Burke looks forward to vigorously defending Mr. Timberlake against these allegations. He will have a lot to say at the appropriate time. He is currently awaiting full discovery from the DA’s office.” Timberlake allegedly told arresting officers he had just “one martini, and I followed my friends home’’ — while refusing three times to take a Breathalyzer test. The officer also claims Justin said, under his breath, “This is going to ruin the tour.”
* Are you kidding? Guaranteed sellout from here ’til the trial.
* Perfect time to pick up Uber as a sponsor.
* The only thing it’s going to ruin is the catering in the dressing room – no more booze, only soft drinks.
* You know your defense is going to be expensive when the guy representing you has his own representative who says the guy he’s representing isn’t saying anything right now.

BRADY BUNCH HOUSE BURGLARIZED – MAYBE

The Brady Bunch house may have been burglarized. Police responded to the house in Los Angeles used for exterior shots in the “Brady Bunch” show to investigate a possible burglary Tuesday. Neighbors reported a “loud noise” and possible break-in, but police said they found no evidence indicating there was a burglary. Last year, the house hit the market for $5.5 million after undergoing a full renovation by some of the original sitcom cast members, which was documented on HGTV.
* If you remember the Brady house, the crash was probably someone breaking out of it. That decor was hideous.
* Knowing HGTV, the noise could have been one of the renovations crashing down from shoddy workmanship.
* Maybe Alice blew up a souffle’ in the oven.
* Does the family from “Eight Is Enough” have an alibi?

THE BUZZ

DUMB HEADLINES

Time for another episode of Three Dumb Headlines. These are actual, word-for-word headlines of stories found on the internet. There’s no story, no context, just the actual headline. Discuss them amongst yourselves. Then, encourage listeners to vote for the Dumbest Headline on your station’s social media page. Maybe ask them to leave a comment. Reveal the results in the next break.
Today’s Dumb Headlines:
1. “You Don’t Need A Yellow Dragon Fruit Cleanse, A Dietitian Explains Why”
2. “Brooke Shields Breaks Red Carpet Rules With Unexpected Shoe Choice”
3. “Ancient DNA from 2,000-Year-Old Mummies Recovered — Thanks To Their Head Lice”
And here’s a spare, in case you don’t like one of those three: “I Left My Ex For A Hot Jetsetter But I Was Being Catfished By My Aunt”

ANNOYING CO-WORKERS

Reddit asked, “What is that thing your one coworker does that drives you over the edge?” Some of the responses:
– “He’s a big coffee slurper.”
– “Never finishes phone conversations. Always one more story.”
– “Likes to schedule meetings at 4:30 PM on a Friday.”
– “There is literally no topic that he can’t turn into a complain session. Everything makes him angry.”
– “Burps inside their own mouth, like constantly.”
– “Invites himself to sit with me at lunch. Dude, I am sitting in a corner, with my headphones in, clearly watching something on my phone.”
– “My coworker rolls around the office in her chair instead of walking.”
– “Sings, a lot, and never know the right lyrics.”
– “Comes in 2 hours early everyday and then talks about how she came in early all day, everyday.”
* PHONE TOPIC: Do you have an annoying co-worker? Do you suspect YOU are the annoying co-worker?

U.S. NEWS

RICH COUPLE POISONS NEIGHBOR’S TREES FOR A BETTER VIEW

A wealthy couple is accused of poisoning their neighbor’s trees to improve their million-dollar view of Maine’s Camden Harbor. The alleged poisoners are from Missouri. Their vacation house is up a hill overlooking the harbor and the Atlantic Ocean, but apparently the view is not good enough – there were two old oak trees in the way. The woman, Amelia Bond, brought herbicide from Missouri in 2021 and applied it near the oak trees. When the trees and other vegetation began dying, Amelia pointed out to the property owners that the trees didn’t look good and offered to share the cost of removing them. THAT was the fatal flaw in their plan. Instead, the neighbor had her trees tested, revealing the poison. The Bonds were made to pay more than $1.7 million in fines and settlements, but the trees are now gone and the harbor view from the Bond’s home is improved. But the herbicide now has leached into a neighboring park and beach, leaving the Bonds on the hook for further environmental monitoring and remediation. In addition, the Bonds are no longer members of the Camden Yacht Club.
* “The name is Bond … Dickwad Bond.”
* I’m sure it seemed like a good idea at the drunken time.
* So, the opposite of tree huggers.
* Just like the rich: plenty of money but too cheap to hire a henchman to pull off the crime.
* This couple would make great owners of coal mines and oil rigs. They’ve already got the ethics.

POLITICIAN CAUGHT POURING WATER INTO FELLOW REP’S BAG

A Republican Vermont legislator has been caught pouring glasses of water into a Democratic legislator’s bag on several occasions over five months. Representative Mary Ann Morrissey was caught on security video on March 23 and March 26 quickly pouring water into Rep. Jim Carroll’s bag after he walked off. Water had been poured into his bag multiple times over a five month period. Morrissey stood in front of the Vermont House of Representatives on Monday and apologized, saying, “I am truly ashamed for my actions. I have given my sincere apology to Jim directly and publicly and will be working towards resolution and restoration through our legislative process. It was conduct most unbecoming of my position as a representative and as a human being and is not reflective of my 28 years of service and civility.” It is unclear why Morrissey poured the water into Carroll’s bag.
* Because she was having second thoughts about the lit smoke bomb she threw in?
* If this were elementary school – which, honestly, it sounds like – I’d say she has a crush on him.
* Pouring water into a colleague’s bag? Was she sloshed?
* It’s just another example of the Republicans’ failed Trickle Down Theory.
* He’s lucky it was just water. It’s Vermont – it could have been maple syrup in his bag.

TAEKWONDO FAMILY STOPS ATTACKER USING… WELL, NOT TAEKWONDO

Around 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Simon An opened the doors to his taekwondo school in Katy, Texas, for evening classes. Mr. An and his father, mother, older sister and younger brother heard shrieks coming from a neighboring business. The family ran to the store and found a man on top of a young woman with his hands “in inappropriate places” as she attempted to fend him off. An’s father, Hong, yanked the attacker away by his shirt and pinned him to the ground. An’s sister, Hannah, grabbed the girl and rushed her out of the room while An and his brother helped subdue the attacker. “It just happened so sudden,” said An, who has been practicing taekwondo for 16 years. “The intruder was trying to run away — scratching, biting, anything he could do.” But An’s dad, a taekwondo grand master, held down the attacker for 10 minutes until law enforcement arrived.
* I’m trying to find anywhere in the story where taekwondo was used in any form.
* Unless “taekwondo” means “Just sit on the guy.”
* He didn’t use martial arts ’cause he technically hadn’t punched in yet?
* When he realized what he did he slapped his forehead and knocked himself out.

MT. SAINT HELENS MAY ERUPT AGAIN

The US Geological Survey is thinking that Mount Saint Helens in Washington state, which notoriously and cataclysmically erupted in 1980, has been showing major signs of constant activity recently. The volcano has experienced about 350 earthquakes since the start of February, with a peak amount of 38 in the first week of June. Sequences of small earthquakes typically tell that a volcano is beginning to pressurize its stored magma inside — a process known as “recharging.” Although the observatory noted that “no significant changes have been observed in other monitoring parameters and there is no change in alert levels at this time. Mount St. Helens remains at normal, background levels of activity.”
* So we’re NOT going to get our ash handed to us this year?
* Somebody’s blowing a lot of smoke – and it ain’t the mountain.
* Sounds like the volcano is making sure it has “plausible deniability.”
* Honestly, a major volcano eruption in the continental United States would be a welcome distraction.
* Would Mt. Saint Helens be happy with a human sacrifice? I could volunteer a couple of names.

TRENDING

BEN AFFLECK & MATT DAMON TEAMING UP FOR ANOTHER MOVIE

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are attached to star in an upcoming thriller titled “RIP.” The film is preparing to shoot this fall. Plot details are being kept under wraps other than it being described as a crime thriller (* but it’s probably about Ben Affleck needing money again).

ALMANAC

NOTABLE DATES, UPCOMING U.S. OBSERVANCES

TODAY – Summer begins (The June solstice occurs at 4:50 P.M. EST)
July 4, Thursday – U.S. Independence Day
Sept. 2, Monday – Labor Day
Sept. 11, Wednesday – Patriot Day
Sept. 23, Sunday – Fall begins (Autumn Equinox is 8:44 a.m. EDT)

BIRTHDAYS

Nicole Kidman (actress, “Big Little Lies”) … 57
John Taylor (bassist with Duran Duran) … 64
Michael Anthony (bassist, formerly with Van Halen) … 70
John Goodman (actor, “The Conners”) … 72
Lionel Richie (singer) … 75
Bob Vila (fix-up guru) … 78
Anne Murray (singer) … 79
Brian Wilson (songwriter, singer & bassist with The Beach Boys) … 82

BIRTHDAY QUOTE QUIZ – Ask your listeners “Who said it?” HINT: Today’s their birthday!

“I’m not worried about people thinking I’m a bimbo.”

(A) Kim Kardashian
(B) Britney Spears
(C) Nicole Kidman

ANSWER: (C) Nicole Kidman

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

2017 – U.S. toymaker Mattel released 15 new body types for their Ken doll, including one with a man bun.
* Didn’t they want to sell any?

1994 – O.J. Simpson pleaded innocent in Los Angeles to the killings of his ex-wife, Nicole, and her friend Ronald Goldman.
* Did they EVER find the real killer?

1966 – The U.S. Open golf tournament was broadcast in color for the first time.
* Now you could see just how ugly those golf pants really were.

1944 – Congress chartered the Central Intelligence Agency.
* It’s not very often that Congress has anything to do with intelligence.

1909 – Roger Burham and Eleanor Waring had the first balloon honeymoon.
* This made them honorary members of the 500-Foot-High Club.

1782 – The U.S. Congress approved the Great Seal of the United States.
* Oh, it’s not that great of a seal . I mean, can it jump through hoops, or honk horns, or perform silly tricks?

THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY

2020 – Kurt Cobain’s 1959 Martin D-18E acoustic guitar that he used during Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged show and subsequent live album sold at auction for $6,010,000, a new world record for a guitar.

2019 – David Gilmour’s guitar collection set several auction records when nearly 130 instruments went up for bid at Christie’s in New York. The former Pink Floyd frontman’s most iconic instrument, the so-called Black Strat, fetched $3,975,000.

2008 – Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett announced that his Margaritaville Holdings had partnered with New York gambling company Coastal Marina to buy the Trump Marina Hotel Casino for $316 million. His vast business empire also included tequila, beer, frozen food, footwear, restaurants, a resort, a record label and a recording studio. In 2006, Rolling Stone magazine estimated Buffett’s earnings at $44 million.

1973 – Neil Diamond appeared on the 20th anniversary show of American Bandstand. The show also featured Little Richard, Cheech and Chong, Paul Revere and the Raiders and Three Dog Night.

X-TREME TRIVIA CHALLENGE

Every installment of X-Treme Trivia Challenge includes three mystery factoids. Create your own “Impossible Question” contest – great for listener giveaways and phone interaction starters! Also a perfect sponsorship opportunity!

1. Out of all age groups, teenagers do THIS the most. What is it?
Chew gum

2. The average child does THIS every day; the average adult doesn’t. What is it?
Run

3. 37% of adults regret not doing THIS when they were younger. What is it?
Going to college

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