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Wake Up Call with Amy King

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★★★★★
4.7
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660 episodes
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English
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No
Date created
2015/10/14
Latest episode
2026/11/04
Average duration
41 min.
Release period
2 days

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Amy King is the host of Wake Up Call. Tune into KFI AM 640 every morning at 5am for the latest news and happenings in Southern California on the iHeartRadio app.

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Midterm Election Results (So Far)
2026/11/04
Wake Up Call with Amy King (11/04) - Amy King hosts your Wednesday Wake Up Call. ABC News Correspondent Steven Portnoy joins Wake Up Call to talk about the midterm election results, so far. KTLA 5 Tech Reporter Rich Demuro joins the show to talk about this weeks tech headlines, including: canceling streaming services, Google A.I. controversy in schools, Apple opens up Siri to third-party apps, and Netflix rolls out A.I.-powered recommendations. Denise Pellegrini joins Amy to talk about today's Bloomberg Report, including: investors reacting positively to last nights strong Democratic wins, CVS is splitting off their retail and pharmacy, and fewer people are going to McDonald's. Amy's On It - new Stanford prison experiment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Happy Election Day!
2026/11/03
Wake Up Call with Amy King (11/03) - Amy King hosts your Tuesday Wake Up Call. ABC News Investigative Reporter Peter Charalambous joins Wake Up Call to talk about the Supreme Court denying Trump's DOJ bid to segregate California ballots. Amy dives into how to get rid of Election Day anxiety. Denise Pellegrini joins Amy to talk about today's Bloomberg Report, including: thousands of job cuts are coming to Disney, Apple is having trouble tightening profit margins, more hardware stores are looking to boost their business with feline friends. KFI's National Correspondent Rory O'Neil joins the show to talk about the lawsuit the McRib is now facing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Day Before Election Day
2026/11/02
Wake Up Call with Amy King (11/02) - Amy King hosts your Monday Wake Up Call. ABC's Political Analyst Steve Roberts joins Wake Up Call to talk about if the 'Blue Wave' is really inevitable. ABC News Investigative Reporter Peter Charalambous joins Wake Up Call to talk about the Department of Justice's suit regarding the two-Dan Sullivan situation in the Alaskan senate race. Denise Pellegrini joins Amy to talk about today's Bloomberg Report, including: the vacation home industry. Plus, knowing what's in your candy may BUG you... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Happy Halloween from Wake Up Call!
2026/10/30
Wake Up Call with Amy King (10/30) - Amy King hosts your Friday Wake Up Call. Happy Halloween! Amy gets right into the Halloween spirit, covering original haunted houses and Halloween Ha's Ha's. Plus, do you like candy corn? The Host of 'HOME' on KFI, The House Whisperer Dean Sharp, joins Wake Up Call. Dean and Amy talk about the 'rules' of a great design. Will Ganns on Sir Patrick Stewart, who passed away at 86. Denise Pellegrini joins Amy to talk about today's Bloomberg Report, including: tech stocks are really getting plunged, Starbucks is turning to A.I. for their drive-thru, The Curse of Princess Amun-Ra. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Amy's Out and About + Block Those Ads!
2026/10/29
Wake Up Call with Amy King (10/29) - Amy King hosts your Thursday Wake Up Call. ABC News Correspondent Steven Portnoy joins Wake Up Call to talk about Todd Blanche teasing more legal action after New York Times report. Amy's Out and About - Amy visits the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center at the California Science Center. Denise Pellegrini joins Amy to talk about today's Bloomberg Report, including: Door Dash to acquire Instacart and computer science schools are losing students. KFI's Heather Brooker joins the show to talk about election day ads bombardment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Latest on Israel Election, Tech News and People Magazine's 'Sexiest Man Alive'
2026/10/28
Wake Up Call with Amy King (10/28) - Amy King hosts your Wednesday Wake Up Call. ABC News Correspondent Jordana Miller joins Wake Up Call to talk about the latest in election results from Israel. Exit polls show a rebuke of Netanyahu, but no clear winner in Israel's election. KTLA 5 Tech Reporter Rich Demuro joins the show to talk about this weeks tech headlines, including: protecting your phone number from hackers, scams are making the rounds, a $40 gadget makes wired CarPlay wireless and Apple's first foldable iPhone draws criticism as screens are cracking for new buyers. Denise Pellegrini joins Amy to talk about today's Bloomberg Report, including: Coca-Cola's 'Topo Chico' back on the shelves and coming to California soon, Millennials are hitting a major financial milestone and Gen-Z is getting back in the dating game. Amy's On It - "You Can See Everything", now in theaters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Caruso Will Be Voting (Not Endorsing) Karen Bass + The McRib Is Back!
2026/10/27
Wake Up Call with Amy King (10/27) - Amy King hosts your Tuesday Wake Up Call. ABC News Correspondent Jordana Miller joins Wake Up Call to talk about election day in Israel. Can Netanyahu hold onto power? ABC News Investigative Reporter Peter Charalambous joins Wake Up Call to talk about former FBI Director James Comey, who is back in the headlines. John Tucker joins Amy to talk about today's Bloomberg Report, including: Apple is getting complaints about the new iPhone Duo, Coca-Cola is seeing a strong demand for zero sugar drinks and Burger King has won back title of America's #2 burger chain. ABC News National Correspondent Jim Ryan shows the show to talk about another retailer facing price-tag controversy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Love/Hate Relationship with Negative Campaign Ads
2026/10/26
Wake Up Call with Amy King (10/26) - Amy King hosts your Monday Wake Up Call. ABC's Political Analyst Steve Roberts joins Wake Up Call to talk about 'midterm math' and the momentum one side or the other needs to have to come out with big wins for the upcoming Midterm Election. Matt Pieper joins Amy to talk about today's Bloomberg Report, including: Verizon is raising its forecast after a big jump in phone customers, get ready to pay more for that banana, Elvis sues A.I., Halloween candy sales are off to a slow start this year, and Dominoes and Minecraft are teaming up. ABC News National Correspondent Jim Ryan joins the show to talk about the love/hate relationship with negative campaign ads. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
New Plans to Strike Iran, Punch Lists and Trump/Obama Rally Competition
2026/10/23
Wake Up Call with Amy King (10/23) - Amy King hosts your Friday Wake Up Call. ABC News Correspondent Jordana Miller joins Wake Up Call to talk about Israel and the U.S. drawing up new plans to strike Iran. The Host of 'HOME' on KFI, The House Whisperer Dean Sharp, joins Wake Up Call. Dean and Amy talk about the "Punch Lists!" - the little projects to do around the house. Dan Schwartzman joins Amy to talk about today's Bloomberg Report, including: META stock is down as the company continues spending boatloads of cash, a large number of American's will lose their Medicare plans, SpaceX is looking to become a wireless carrier, one car maker sees its stock fall big time and bidding will be getting underway soon for World Cup media rights. ABC's Diana Paulsen joins the show to talk about Trump and Obama competing in rallies this weekend. Plus, Ramaswamy blames Acton for "starting" the ad war. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Latest in the Middle East, More Cruises in 2027 and Fritz Coleman Joins!
2026/10/22
Wake Up Call with Amy King (10/22) - Amy King hosts your Thursday Wake Up Call. ABC News Correspondent Jordana Miller joins Wake Up Call to talk about the latest in the Middle East. ABC News National Correspondent Jim Ryan shows the show to talk about the record number of Americans planning cruise vacations in 2027. Matt Pieper joins Amy to talk about today's Bloomberg Report, including: META is trying to keep its CEO in California, Comcast is eyeing job cuts, healthcare plans for families cost more now than they ever have, childcare costs are rising faster than rent and Spotify's stock is rising. Retired NBC4 Meteorologist Fritz Coleman joins Wake Up Call to talk about his upcoming shows at El Porto Theater, taking place October 25th and November 29th. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10 Days Until Halloween and Coca-Cola Takes a Swing at... Coffee?
2026/10/21
Wake Up Call with Amy King (10/21) - Amy King hosts your Wednesday Wake Up Call. ABC News Correspondent Shannon Kingston joins Wake Up Call to talk about the U.S. nearing a deal with Russia to free multiple jailed Americans. Plus, Rubio and Zelenskyy speak. KTLA 5 Tech Reporter Rich Demuro joins the show to talk about the iPhone Duo, Zoom's new AI features, Apple's first touchscreen Macbook, your phone is your car key, locking down you ChatGPT chats and Americans want similar tech. Matt Pieper joins Amy to talk about today's Bloomberg Report, including: the biggest ever corporate merger between SpaceX and Tesla, Netflix has reported its slowest sales jump in 3 years,, Coca-Cola took a $5 billion swing at the coffee market... and missed. Plus, if you've had to cut back on groceries to pay for electricity, you're not alone. Amy's On It - Steven Spielberg's "Disclosure Day", now streaming on Peacock. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Earhart's Plane Still Missing After 90 Years + Get Your Vaccine Before the Holidays
2026/10/20
Wake Up Call with Amy King (10/20) - Amy King hosts your Tuesday Wake Up Call. ABC Technology Reporter Mike Dobuski joins Wake Up Call for 'Tech Tuesday' and to talk about anthropic and SpaceX committing to "public good". Also, is AI too "bro-y"? ABC News National Correspondent Jim Ryan joins the show to talk about the failed expedition to find Amelia Earhart's plane in the Western Pacific. Matt Pieper joins Amy to talk about today's Bloomberg Report, including: Walmart is going on the offensive with a new bundle, Netflix has erased a whole lot of market value... what can it do?, home insurance rates are rising dramatically, it's not just here where airfare is rising and Lay's is dropping some new flavors of potato chips in time for the holidays. Sanjay Patal, Doctor of Pharmacy with American Pharmacists Association, joins Amy to talk about getting your vaccine before the holidays. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
2026/10/19
Wake Up Call with Amy King (10/19) - Amy King hosts your Monday Wake Up Call. ABC News Correspondent Jordana Miller joins the show to talk about Trump endorsing Netanyahu in this week's election. Nisha Jaime from The Komen Foundation joins the show to talk about the Komen Walk in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Dan Shwartzman joins Amy to talk about today's Bloomberg Report, including: a big week of earnings ahead, the new Apple foldable phone seems like a major hit, if you're a car engineer, a major automaker is looking to hire you and air traffic controller get a new deal. ABC News correspondent Mike Dobuski joins the show to talk about how real is the Tesla Roadster. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A Tragedy in Oregon, A Tragedy for All
2026/10/16
Wake Up Call with Amy King (10/16) - Amy King hosts your Friday Wake Up Call. Rich Frankel, KFI National Correspondent and Former Special Agent in charge, joins Wake Up Call to talk about the shooting in Oregon that took place at an elementary school. Ayesha Ali joins to speak with Amy about air traffic controllers now training inside cockpits. Dan Shwartzman joins Amy to talk about today's Bloomberg Report, including: Netflix continues its shakeup, Southwest Airlines is trying to get a bit fancier, a natural and organic food company is facing possible bankruptcy and this could be a good upcoming holiday season for retailers. Plus, close friend to Amy King, Angie Arnett, joins the show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Santa Ana Winds and The Great CA Shakeout Are Back
2026/10/15
Wake Up Call with Amy King (10/15) - Amy King hosts your Thursday Wake Up Call. ABC News Correspondent Steven Portnoy joins Amy, and talks about the DOJ threatening suit against California over alleged non citizen voters. Mark Benthien, Global Shakeout Coordinator at USC's Statewide CA Earthquake Center, joins Wake Up Call. Dan Shwartzman joins Amy to talk about today's Bloomberg Report, including: buyers are gaining the advantage on sellers in the U.S. housing market, one A.I. hardware company is printing money, Anthropic seems to be in good financial shape and oil prices fell despite ongoing turmoil. Plus, what is America's best high school mascot? Justin Woo joins Wake Up Call. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4.7 out of 5
47 reviews
★★★★★
BioBoostedOne 2023/01/10
The one morning newscast to listen to
I’ve tried lots of different daily news podcasts and none of them compare to JJL and Wake Up Call. Many of them simply read the news and while you ge...
★★★★☆
Nena Dominguez 2021/05/11
High speed reporting
Absolutely love the show but it went into overdrive playback speed today, again. Please fix. Impossible to listen to at this speed and get anything ...
★★★★★
sickofthisalready 2020/08/18
Love it Slow it down
Love it! Listening from Hawaiian BUTT !! It is podcasting way too fast . No way to slow down. It plays at extreme speed. Can’t understand a thing that...
★★★★★
JZpoint 2017/05/30
Excellent host and format
Love wake up call and Jennifer Jones Leigh. Great to get quick hour of everything that happened while we slept
★★☆☆☆
In Search of the Open Minded 2016/07/20
Not a Fan
I stopped listening due to the change in format
★★★★★
spinco 2015/12/14
Great Morning Show to Wake up too!
I really enjoy the show. Thank you, Scott from Carlsbad, Ca
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