Arizona's Morning News

Back on this day in 1996, Macarena hit #1 on the American pop charts. It would spend more time on the Billboard Hot 100 than any other song in history.

Emily Guskin, ABC's Polling Director, joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about how back to school shopping has gotten more expensive this year, and families are expecting to spend $900 per kid.

Evan Taylor, Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Arizona, joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about new state employment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Sarah Porter, ASU's Director of the Kyl Center for Water Policy, joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about a new Colorado River proposal that would see water cuts for Arizona.

Back on this day in 1975, Jimmy Hoffa was reported missing....It is long believed that the Mafia had something to do with his disappearance, but it has never been confirmed. 

Republican Political Strategist, Stan Barnes, joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about Andy Biggs picking his lieutenant governor.  

Free-range Political Analyst, Chuck Todd, joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about democratic socialists and why more politicians are deciding not to debate.

Eric Kerr, Chief Strategy & Insights Officer with Visit Phoenix, joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about new data that shows tourism in Phoenix generated $13 billion in visitor spending.

Back on this day in 1965, Medicare was signed into law. It was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson.

Community Outreach Specialist with the ROSE Advocacy Organization, Brian Watson, joins Arizona’s Morning News to talk about a new foreclosure scam involving equity stripping. 

Executive Director of the Homeless ID Project, Rick Mitchell, joins Arizona’s Morning News to talk about the sleepout 2026 event. 

Owner of the Garden Nerd, Michael Overstreet, joins Arizona’s Morning News to talk about Phoenix seeing record overnight highs in temperatures. 

Back on this day in 1958, NASA was established. NASA was created to coordinate America's activities in space.

Leo Odle, Primary Care Physician at Optum Arizona, joined Arizona’s Morning News to talk about the 55 cases of West Nile in Arizona, along with prevention steps families should be taking during the rainiest part of the monsoon.

Brandon Brown, Senior Reporter at the Phoenix Business Journal, joined Arizona’s Morning News to talk about his new story on Phoenix building more hotels this year than any other state in the country.

Brandon Brown, Senior Reporter at the Phoenix Business Journal, joined Arizona’s Morning News to talk about his new story on Phoenix building more hotels this year than any other state in the country.

John Cohen, former Undersecretary for Intelligence at DHS, joined Arizona’s Morning News to talk about rising threats to assassinate the president, and DHS stripping interview requirement for asylum seekers.

Back on this day in 1957, Jerry Lee Lewis made his first TV performance. He would go on to be inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986.

Dwight Hanson, Supervisor for Energy Trading at APS, joined Arizona’s Morning News to talk about how APS plans and is prepared to keep the energy flowing during times of peak demand.

ABC's Peter Charalambous joined Arizona’s Morning News to talk about a Louisville auction house selling off dozens of artifacts that once belonged to Colonel Harland David Sanders.

Mashable tech editor, Tim Werth, joined Arizona’s Morning News to talk about Sam Altman meeting with the Trump administration, Apple potentially deactivating iPhones remotely if you don’t pay, driverless cars might be safer than the alternative, and a T-Mobile outage.

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

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

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.

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.