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Eben Brown Discusses School Policies Concerning Parents

Fox News radio reporter Eben Brown joined 930 WFMD’s Morning News Express with Bob Miller and Ryan Hedrick Thursday to discuss the steady presence in the Washington D.C. suburb district as officials push for Critical Race Theory and transgender bathroom policies.

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12 months ago

June 25, 2021

Ryan Hedrick

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There is growing concern from parents in Virginia’s Loudoun County School District that the board of education is pushing to implement far-left policies on their children.

On Tuesday, two people were arrested after the school board shut down its public comment amid rising tensions.

Fox News radio reporter Eben Brown joined 930 WFMD’s Morning News Express with Bob Miller and Ryan Hedrick Thursday to discuss the issue. Fox News has maintained a steady presence in the Washington D.C. suburb district as officials push for Critical Race Theory and transgender bathroom policies.

Hedrick suggested that the parents and the school board may be fighting a culture war.

“It certainly seems that way,” Brown said. “You have a significant number of parents whose kids attend school in Loudoun County, Virginia who have been agitated, with reason, over the whole past year and a half because they have been arguing for schools to reopen. “I think the frustrations of that on top of the fact that Loudoun County school officials may or may not be implementing Critical Race Theory may have sent things over the top.”

The Loudoun County School District is also attempting to draft a revised policy that would require teachers to address transgender students by their names and pronouns, according to The Washington Post.

“A number of parents showed up the other night expecting to partake in a public comment section,” Brown said. “Out of the 250 that showed up they only allowed 50 or so to speak and they didn’t even get through that list.”

Brown said that led to anger and when an impassioned parent began speaking the police tried dragging him out and got into a scuffle with him.

WFMD, which is located just 35 miles away from the district and has seen an increase in listeners who are concerned about the state of public school systems in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington D.C.

Ryan Hedrick

Ryan Hedrick serves as the Co-Host of the Morning News Express at WFMD. He started in radio at 17 years old, doing sports and news for his high school radio station. He then spent several years at WFMD in Frederick, MD before joining WBEN in Buffalo, NY. In 2016, while working at WIBW-AM in Topeka KS, Hedrick earned the Kansas Association of Broadcasters (KAB) award for Major Market enterprise reporting. Hedrick grew up in Southern California where he attended Cal State University of Northridge. He can be found on Twitter @SureToCover.

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Ben Shapiro: Donald Trump Endorsing People Doesn’t Carry a Lot of Power

During his show on Wednesday, Shapiro said Trump may hold power over the Republican party but when it comes to local political races, there are other factors at play.

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June 24, 2022

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Syndicated radio host and author Ben Shapiro suggested that an endorsement from former President Donald Trump is not the golden ticket it’s portrayed to be.

During his show on Wednesday, Shapiro said Trump may hold power over the Republican party but when it comes to local political races, there are other factors at play.

“So, there’s a difference between Donald Trump endorsing a person, which I don’t think has a lot of power. And Donald Trump is destroying people,” Shapiro said via Mediate.

“He (Trump) actually talked about how Brian Kemp was terrible and horrible and no good and very bad. And Brian Kemp won because he had earned the loyalty of the Republican voting base in Georgia, despite Trump’s anger at Brian Kemp.”

Shapiro concluded that “Trump does not have the sort of stranglehold the media thinks he has on the Republican Party.”

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Longtime WIBC News Anchor Retires After Nearly 30 Years

Stan Lehr is calling it quits with his final day coming July 1.

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13 hours ago

June 24, 2022

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Longtime WIBC-FM news anchor Stan Lehr is calling it quits after nearly 30 years behind the microphone. The Indianapolis Star reports that Lehr’s last day will be July 1.

WIBC is owned by Emmis Communications who last week announced a move to sell its Indianapolis radio properties to Maryland-based Radio One. Lehr’s retirement reportedly had nothing to do with the news of the impending sale.

“This will bring to an end a long chapter in the station’s history,” WIBC News Director Chris Davis wrote in his email. “His reputation as a stickler has been widely-known in the industry for decades.”

Davis described Lehr as a “stickler” who never wanted recognition for his work.

“Instead, he made it clear to all who work or have worked with him that strong writing, accuracy, and excellence in delivery are the best ways to serve the listeners,” added Davis.

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WWL, FEMA Unveiling New Emergency Broadcast Studio

The news conference will occur at 9 a.m. CT, leading to official remarks, Q&A, a tour of the facility, and a live demonstration at the WWL PEP station emergency studio.

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1 day ago

June 23, 2022

Eduardo Razo

FEMA and Audacy’s WWL-AM/FM will present the unveiling of an all-hazards upgrade to the “Primary Entry Point” facility on June 28th.

The news conference will occur at 9 a.m. CT, leading to official remarks, Q&A, a tour of the facility, and a live demonstration at the WWL PEP station emergency studio.

Some of the speakers at the event will include Erik Hooks, Deputy Administrator, FEMA, and Kevin Cassidy, Senior Vice-President, Market Manager, Audacy-WWL.

“The modernization to the emergency studio increases WWL’s resiliency to continue broadcasting under all conditions, including natural disasters and acts of terrorism,” the statement said which Barrett News Media obtained. “This facility is one of 77 across the country that serve as a National Public Warning System Primary Entry Point (PEP) station, participating with FEMA to provide emergency alert and warning information to the public before, during and after incidents and disasters.”

“WWL is the 15th radio station in the country to work with FEMA to complete the all-hazards upgrade, which includes increased sheltering capabilities, expanded broadcast capacity, and sustainable power generation for all types of hazardous events.”

Anyone attending the event will arrive at check-in 15 minutes before the press conference starts.

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Eduardo Razo is the Assistant Content Editor for BNM, which includes writing daily news stories on the news media industry. He can be found on Twitter @eddierazo_ or you can reach him by email at eddie1991razo@gmail.com.

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