now the mark simone show on seven ten w o r filling in for mark here's ken rosado oh so good to be

with you it is a friday isn't that nice i said this the last time i was here too and just a i think

it bears reminding everybody mark has to deal with everybody monday through thursday you know

monday everybody's going to go, it's Monday.

Tuesday, they're tired from Monday. Wednesday, they're halfway through the week. They can't wait. Thursday, there's some anticipation. Then Uncle Ken comes in on Friday. Kind of like the grandpa who gets the baby after Mommy and Daddy has changed the diaper. And I get to play with everybody and have a good time. So I thank you to the great Mark Simone and to the good folks at IHeart Radio and W.O.W. For letting me come in. It is an honor to sit in the seat of the person who I regard as one of my heroes. I listen to this show every single day. So I am one of you all. I am one of the big fans of the great Mark Simone.

Anyway, it is good to be here for those who are wondering, I know that name, Ken Rosada.

Where is he from? I used to work at Channel 7. I was with eyewitness news there for 20 years.

Very proud to be there. I was, I'm not there anymore, but I used to be. I was there from, what, 2003 to 2003. I did the morning show, and for a good chunk of that time, I also anchored the noon

show, and I was with the great Lori Stokes and remember Bill Evans, all those great folks.

We did that, a lot of good times there. And then i was even a channel five before that these days i

hosted daily show on a new jersey based news channel called on new jersey we hope you check us

out sometime you could stream it anywhere oh nj dot com oh nj dot com on new jersey i also run a

food website for all you foodies it it's called thefooddood.us.

Thefooddood.

U.S. Lots of free recipes there, so check that out too.

A lot to talk about on this busy news week.

My gosh, did a lot happen this week.

One of the things I read which drives me crazy because I am a big coffeeholic, I don't have any other vices. All right. I've never done a drug in my life, and a legal one at least. I've never done one. I don't smoke cigarettes. I don't even drink alcohol because I have a heart issue. I have atrial fibrillation, so I'm not supposed to drink alcohol.

So, you know, I admit you're not supposed to drink caffeine either with atrial fibrillation,

but I do, just a little. Now there's a survey here, a study actually that says it's never been a better

time to quit caffeine. And this, I believe, was in the New York Times. It says the cafes across the U.S. are embracing the low and no caffeine. And this, I believe, was in the New York Times.

It says,

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