Arizona's Morning News

Arizona's Morning News

Start your morning off right with Arizona's Morning News. You'll be informed with the very latest on what's going on in the Valley, Arizona, nation and throughout the world. Jim Sharpe is a native Arizonan. LaDona Harvey brings decades of experience. Tune in weekdays 5-8 a.m. on 92.3FM, on the KTAR News app, at KTAR.com or on the KTAR YouTube channel.

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Back on this day in 1983, Madonna released her self titled debut album

Back on this day in 1983, Madonna released her self titled debut album. It would peak at #8 on the Billboard 200.

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Jul 27, 2026 8:15 AM
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Stephen Schork, Principal and Editor for The Schork Group

Stephen Schork, Principal and Editor for The Schork Group, joined Arizona’s Morning News to talk about the rise in gas prices.

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Jul 27, 2026 7:9 AM
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Zach Milne, Senior Economist at the Common Sense Institute

Zach Milne, Senior Economist at the Common Sense Institute, joined Arizona’s Morning News to talk about a new report showing Arizona job growth continues to outpace the nation.

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Jul 27, 2026 7:7 AM
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Peter Charalambous, ABC News correspondent

Peter Charalambous, ABC News correspondent, joined Arizona’s Morning News to talk about a federal appeals court rejecting President Trump’s attempt to implement an executive order restricting mail-in voting.

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Jul 27, 2026 7:6 AM
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Steve Roberts, ABC's political analyst

Steve Roberts, ABC's political analyst, joined Arizona’s Morning News to talk about the challenges both Democrats and Republicans face ahead of the midterms.

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Jul 27, 2026 7:5 AM
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Back on this day in 1982, Eye of The Tiger topped the U.S. pop music charts

Back on this day in 1982, Eye Of The Tiger topped the U.S. pop music charts. It gained a lot of it's traction from the Rocky franchise.

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Jul 24, 2026 9:13 AM
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Apolonio Ruiz, DEA Special Agent in Charge

Apolonio Ruiz, DEA Special Agent in Charge, joined Arizona’s Morning News to talk about his agency making Kratom a schedule one drug. 

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Jul 24, 2026 9:12 AM
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Chuck Todd, political analyst

Political analyst, Chuck Todd, joined Arizona’s Morning News to talk about how much Washington cares about Arizona’s governor race. 

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Jul 24, 2026 9:9 AM
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Back on this day in 2010, One Direction was formed

Back on this day in 2010, One Direction was formed. They would go on to become one of the most successful bands of all time.

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Jul 23, 2026 9:19 AM
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Kelly Hermann, Vice President of Accessibility and Student Affairs at the University of Phoenix

Vice President of Accessibility and Student Affairs at the University of Phoenix, Kelly Hermann, joins Arizona’s Morning News to talk about how companies might be overlooking AI accessibility.  

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Jul 23, 2026 8:19 AM
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Jayson Luma, pediatric emergency medicine physician

Dr. Luma, Section Chief of the Pediatric Emergency Department at Valleywise Health, joins Arizona’s Morning News to talk about e-bike injuries becoming more prevalent. 

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Jul 23, 2026 8:18 AM
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Jim Ryan, ABC News Correspondent

ABC's Jim Ryan joins Arizona’s Morning News to talk about an Open AI program going rogue. The AI escaped a testing environment, gained internet access, and independently stole login credentials from a tech firm. 

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Jul 23, 2026 8:12 AM
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Andy Biggs, Arizona U.S. Representative

Representative Andy Biggs joins Arizona’s Morning News to talk about his primary victory – and what he will do if he is elected governor. 

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Jul 23, 2026 8:7 AM
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Back on this day in 2019, Marvels Avengers End Game became the most financially successful movie of all time

Back on this day in 2019, Marvels Avengers End Game became the most financially successful movie of all time. It made over two billion dollars.

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Jul 22, 2026 8:19 AM
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Zach Milne, Senior Economist at the Common Sense Institute

Zach Milne, Senior Economist at the Common Sense Institute, joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about how debt is eating Arizona more than other states.

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Jul 22, 2026 7:35 AM
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Shannon Kingston, ABC State Department correspondent

Shannon Kingston, ABC's State Department correspondent, joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about how the Iran war cost around $37 billion.

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Jul 22, 2026 7:33 AM
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Back on this day in 2011, the NASA Space Shuttle completed it's final mission

Back on this day in 2011, the NASA Space Shuttle completed it's final mission. It was the 135th mission, to be exact.

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Jul 21, 2026 9:3 AM
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Adrian Fontes, Secretary of State

Adrian Fontes, Secretary of State, joined Arizona’s Morning News to talk about Primary Election Day and how his office is helping voters.

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Jul 21, 2026 9:1 AM
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Colton Krolak, KTAR reporter and Shira Tanzer, education reporter

Colton Krolak, KTAR reporter, joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about what he saw outside the polling locations before they offically opened. Educatoin reporter, Shira Tanzer, joined to talk about the Superintendent race.

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Jul 21, 2026 9:0 AM
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Tim Werth, Mashable tech editor - Tech Tuesday

Tim Werth, Mashable tech editor, joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about Netflix buying Ben Affleck’s AI startup company, Kalshi gaining 3 million users since the World Cup, the best budget smartphone of 2026, and Samsung launching its new foldable phones tomorrow.

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Jul 21, 2026 8:57 AM
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Back on this day in 1969, Neil Armstrong walked on the moon

Back on this day in 1969, Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. He was the first ever human to do so.

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Jul 20, 2026 8:57 AM
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Rob Freedman, Cardinals superfan and teacher at Washington High School

Rob Freedman, Cardinals superfan and teacher at Washington High School, joined Arizona’s Morning News to talk about being honored by the Cards for his community impact.

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Jul 20, 2026 6:43 AM
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Peter Charalambous, ABC News correspondent

Peter Charalambous, ABC News correspondent, joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about declassified documents touted by President Trump say election systems would be “difficult to manipulate”.

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Jul 20, 2026 5:23 AM
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Back on this day in 1955, the happiest place on earth opened up

Back on this day in 1955, the happiest place on earth opened up. Of course, we are talking about Disney Land.

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Jul 17, 2026 9:28 AM
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Ashlee DeMartino, ABC15 Meteorologist

Ashlee DeMartino, ABC15 Meteorologist joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about Monsoon season.

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Jul 17, 2026 9:26 AM
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