Arizona's Morning News

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.  

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. 

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. 

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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”.

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

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

Mayor Kate Gallego joined Arizona’s Morning News to talk about TSMC’s new $100 billion investment in the city.

Peter Charalambous, ABC News correspondent joined Arizona’s Morning News to talk about how a Trump teleprompter operator made $100k betting on speeches. Of course, bets were placed on Kalshi.

Peter Charalambous, ABC News correspondent joined Arizona’s Morning News to talk about how a Trump teleprompter operator made $100k betting on speeches. Of course, bets were placed on Kalshi.

Free-range political analyst, Chuck Todd, joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about President Trump’s Thursday address.   

Back on this day in 1945, the first atomic bomb was successfully tested. It was tested 120 miles south of Sante Fe, in New Mexico.