The Big K Morning Show
The Next Take On today's News
This is the big K morning show this half hour. We'll check in with Marty Griffin. I'm sure he'll have a lot to say about what's transpired over the weekend. Meanwhile, we welcome University of Pittsburgh sophomore Colin Ferguson, who is part of our team overnight. It's next take Pittsburgh. And he joins us on our video v mix. You can see Colin at katie k radio.com. Good morning. Good morning, Larry. How are you? I'm doing well. It was a busy weekend. A lot going on. But the important news of what transpired yesterday afternoon in West Palm Beach, Florida, curious how college students are reacting to this second assassination attempt of former president Donald Trump. What do you guys talk about when things like this happen? And this is the second time, as you well know, since July 13th. It's it's kind of terrifying. You know, this is the first time in our lives, we're seeing events that are transpiring. It's such like a mass degree. It's to have attempts on a life at, yeah, at somebody of this pedigree. It's unprecedented for us. So, um, you know, it's my roommate and I, um, were kind of like we were watching, we were watching the Giants game when it happened. And we just kind of dropped everything. Like it was, it was stunning. Like you just, it's so unexpected. Yeah, I would agree. Stunning. I felt the same way. And I looked twice curious. Where excuse me, where to most college students get their news now? Social media, right? A lot of social media. Yeah. So mine came on, uh, came on an ex plus notification. That was the first word I had. And then, uh, what is the conversation like when we talk about this very divisive world we live in? Country split down the middle 50 days now to election day in this campaign. Uh, I would love to be a fly on the wall in what you and your fellow students talk about when it comes to these issues. Look, whether we agree or disagree with his policy, what have you, the general consensus is he doesn't deserve to die. That is absolutely like so far and beyond not okay. And it's, you know, there's, there's not a lot of debate about that fact that debate is whether or not, you know, we agree with his policy, what he says, but there's just, that's not relevant, uh, at least in my eyes when there's a full on second attempt at his life within the last couple of months. And what about the issues? We get very little about the details of the issues. Just these broad brushes that the candidates paint with. What's most important to you? For me personally, um, it's, it's kind of a, a bit of a healthy mix. Um, I, I like to, I like to focus a lot about healthcare specifically. That's just a, a me thing because I am diabetic myself. Uh, so that's just, it's one of those things that I kind of hyper fixate on. Um, uh, it's, it's the things that are in my life that happen around me that I tend to give, you know, the most precedence to the most attention to. Do you plan on voting? I'm guessing yes. Yes. First time I'm excited. First time. And then when you talk to fellow students, I got to tell you, you know, when I was in college, yeah, I don't know. I couldn't even imagine what percentage of the students actually voted, but it seems like this generation's a little more engaged. So do you anticipate most of the people you know voting? I do. I very much do. Um, it helps that, you know, I live with a poli side major. I know a lot of them. Uh, but at the same time, you know, the university community has done a fantastic job every day. If you walk, uh, out by the cathedral or by the pit union, there's at least two, not maybe three tables, uh, of people trying to, you know, make sure people are registered. Uh, people are getting their voices heard. The community is doing a phenomenal job to make sure that students are actually prepared and are able to make their voices heard. And I think that's a tremendous thing. Um, and that's really, really critical in terms of getting people to show up to the polls. All right. Politics aside, what are you guys talking about on campus? Uh, right now it's all about the brawl. I won't lie. Yeah, that was one heck of a football game. Were you there? I was there. Yep. Let me tell you something. Colin, that's a rarefied, that's a legendary type game and performance that you'll remember for a long, long time. It was a lot of fun. Yeah, without a doubt, that was, that was tremendous. I, I don't think I've ever been to a sports game quite like that. Yeah, that was, uh, special. All right. Overnight's won until five. We have our college students. It's, uh, a great opportunity to get a window into their world. We appreciate what you're doing. Colin, thank you. Yeah, thank you. Next take Pittsburgh on the big K. Colin Ferguson, our guest in coming up. We're going to check in with Marty Griffin.