Good Morning! Today is Thursday, May 8th, the 1287th day of 2025. There are 237 days left in the year.
Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein… former Iowa Governor and former U.S. Ambassador Terry Branstad… Troy Miller, president and CEO of the National Religious Broadcasters Association, joins us live… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with a newsmaker interview… Dustin Hoffmann of the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network with an RFD1540 conversation from Washington, D.C. … and historic broadcasts from this date 80 years ago, commemorating Victory in Europe Day.
On yesterday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein … Joe Murphy of the Iowa Business Council and Nicole Crain of the Iowa Association of Business & Industry on proposed legislation regarding Iowa pharmacies… Charlie Becker of Camp Courageous joined us in studio… State Auditor Rob Sand… and a Fox News Radio special on the papal conclave.
Don’t forget…the KXEL Morning News with Tim Harwood is on weekdays from 6-8 a.m.
“Eight Decades Ago” is the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.
Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day: “The European phase of World War II ended 80 years ago today. Would the world rally against evil in the same way today?” Weigh in at kxel.com/poll.
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