The News Bender

Simply put, Tony Bruno is a legend. A sports talk radio pioneer. The Philadelphia native has an impressive résumé: WCAU and WIP, the first voice on ESPN Radio and Fox Sports Radio, frequent appearances on ESPN, ESPN2, and Fox Sports Network's The Best Damn Sports Show Period, mornings on Sporting News Radio, KLAC AM 570 LA Sports, and now has his own podcast #MustWatchRadio.http://www.tonybrunoshow.com/https://twitter.com/tonybrunoshowhttps://www.instagram.com/tonybrunoshow1/•••You can hear The News Bender Podcast host Aron Bender on The Tim Conway Jr Show weeknights 6-10 on KFI AM 640.https://twitter.com/aronbenderhttps://www.instagram.com/aronbender•••Jingle courtesy of Bradley & Jammie Hamptonacappellaizer@gmail.com

PJ Butta is a fixture on hip-hop radio in Los Angeles. He does afternoons on the legendary 93.5 KDAY and hosts The World Chart Show on Radio Express. PJ's also worked at 92.3 The Beat (my favorite station growing up) and Hot 92.3, is a proud graduate of the University of La Verne, and he teaches at the school where I discovered my love for radio: Mt. San Antonio College (Mt. SAC) in Walnut, California.https://www.instagram.com/pjbutta/https://twitter.com/pjbuttahttps://www.935kday.com/pjbutta/http://www.radioexpress.com/weekly/the-world-chart-show/•••You can hear The News Bender Podcast host Aron Bender on The Tim Conway Jr Show weeknights 6-10 on KFI AM 640.https://twitter.com/aronbenderhttps://www.instagram.com/aronbender•••Jingle courtesy of Bradley & Jammie Hamptonacappellaizer@gmail.com

Steve Mason is one half of 710 ESPN LA's Mason & Ireland, heard weekdays 12-3ish. He's from Ohio but has been in LA long enough he's pretty much a native. Steve's been in radio for decades, but has also done TV, owned movie theaters, taught yoga, and I don't know if he wanted to throw something at me or walk out of the studio when I told him I'd never seen The Godfather.https://twitter.com/VeniceMasehttps://www.instagram.com/venicemase/http://www.stevemason.com/Culture Pop Podcasthttps://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/culture-pop/id1457541415?mt=2•••You can hear The News Bender Podcast host Aron Bender on The Tim Conway Jr Show weeknights 6-10 on KFI AM 640.https://twitter.com/aronbenderhttps://www.instagram.com/aronbender•••Jingle courtesy of Bradley & Jammie Hamptonacappellaizer@gmail.com

Lisa "Kennedy" Montgomery busted onto the scene with MTV in the 90's, seamlessly transitioned to talk radio in the Pacific Northwest and at KFI AM 640 in Los Angeles, and now hosts her own show "Kennedy" weeknights at 9 on Fox Business, and is frequently featured on Fox News.https://twitter.com/kennedynationhttps://www.instagram.com/kennedynation/https://www.foxbusiness.com/shows/kennedy•••You can hear The News Bender Podcast host Aron Bender on The Tim Conway Jr Show weeknights 6-10 on KFI AM 640.https://twitter.com/aronbenderhttps://www.instagram.com/aronbender•••Jingle courtesy of Bradley & Jammie Hamptonacappellaizer@gmail.com

Leah Uko is a Southern California native. She was raised in Palmdale and Chatsworth, dodged figurative gang and drug bullets, went to UC Riverside, paid her dues in Texas, Nebraska, Arkansas and Georgia, before landing a gig at Fox 11 KTTV in Los Angeles. It's been a rollercoaster! In this episode, Leah explains how getting fired from two jobs didn't break her but helped build her, the moment she decided to wear her hair natural on the air, and why she's in a 12-step program for food addiction.https://www.instagram.com/LeahUko/https://twitter.com/LeahUko/https://www.facebook.com/LeahUkoReferenced in this episode:Forks Over Knives | Netflix https://www.netflix.com/title/70185045•••You can hear The News Bender Podcast host Aron Bender on The Tim Conway Jr Show weeknights 6-10 on KFI AM 640.https://twitter.com/aronbenderhttps://www.instagram.com/aronbender•••Jingle courtesy of Bradley & Jammie Hamptonacappellaizer@gmail.com

Jason Stewart worked for years on The Jim Rome Show booking guests, going on blind dates, and padding his acting résumé. The Cal State Fullerton graduate and Orange County native has also produced shows on KLAC AM 570 LA Sports, and is now working at FS1 in Los Angeles.https://twitter.com/jasonstewarthttps://www.instagram.com/jasonstewartsports/•••You can hear The News Bender Podcast host Aron Bender on The Tim Conway Jr Show weeknights 6-10 on KFI AM 640.https://twitter.com/aronbenderhttps://www.instagram.com/aronbender•••Jingle courtesy of Bradley & Jammie Hamptonacappellaizer@gmail.com

LA Times features writer Gustavo Arellano is Orange County through and through. The former publisher of OC Weekly is best known for his ¡Ask a Mexican! column and book, and also wrote Taco USA. All that said, my favorite part of the interview is when I left him speechless! Gustavo is many things ... speechless isn't one of them!https://twitter.com/gustavoarellanohttps://www.instagram.com/gustavo_arellano/https://www.latimes.com/la-bio-gustavo-arellano-staff.html•••You can hear The News Bender Podcast host Aron Bender on The Tim Conway Jr Show weeknights 6-10 on KFI AM 640.https://twitter.com/aronbenderhttps://www.instagram.com/aronbender•••Jingle courtesy of Bradley & Jammie Hamptonacappellaizer@gmail.com

CBS2 anchor Pat Harvey is -- simply put -- an icon. Three decades ago she brought her Midwest values to LA's TVs -- and we're all the better for it. She was one of the original CNN Headline News anchors, has won 20+ Emmys, broken national news and changed laws, has carried the Olympic torch ... she's done it all!https://twitter.com/Patharveynewshttps://www.instagram.com/Patharveynews/More of Pat Harvey on The Tim Conway Jr Show on KFI AM 640https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/tim-conway-jr-show-on-demand/id1243132267?mt=2#•••You can hear The News Bender Podcast host Aron Bender on The Tim Conway Jr Show weeknights 6-10 on KFI AM 640.https://twitter.com/aronbenderhttps://www.instagram.com/aronbender

KTLA news anchor/reporter Christina Pascucci is working her dream job. But the licensed pilot has goals that are higher than the sky. The Calabasas native is in Big Brothers Big Sisters, she's helping get supplies to Haiti, and when she's not in Antarctica or interviewing the Dalai Lama, she's diving with sharks!https://twitter.com/christinaktlahttps://www.instagram.com/christinapascucci/Children of War Foundationhttps://www.cowf.org/•••You can hear The News Bender Podcast host Aron Bender on The Tim Conway Jr Show weeknights 6-10 on KFI AM 640.https://twitter.com/aronbenderhttps://www.instagram.com/aronbender

By the time she was 5 in Honduras, Dunia Elvir knew she wanted to be on the radio. By age 11 she was on the air. Her dream was almost derailed when, at 15, she was sent to live with grandma in Los Angeles. But as she was pushing a broom, her calling would sweep her all the way to the Telemundo 52 anchor desk in Los Angeles.https://www.facebook.com/duniaelvirhttps://twitter.com/duniaelvir/https://www.instagram.com/duniaelvir/•••You can hear The News Bender Podcast host Aron Bender on The Tim Conway Jr Show weeknights 6-10 on KFI AM 640.https://twitter.com/aronbenderhttps://www.instagram.com/aronbender

Jorge Sedano hosts afternoons on ESPN LA 710, and does NBA sideline reporting and play-by-play. The son of Cuban exiles was born in NYC but grew up in Miami. He loved sports talk radio growing up, got his big break on Fox Sports Radio, and parlayed that into a gig on ESPN.https://twitter.com/SedanoESPNhttps://www.instagram.com/jorgesedanoespn/Sedano Show Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sedano-show/id419437290?mt=2•••You can hear The News Bender Podcast host Aron Bender on The Tim Conway Jr Show weeknights 6-10 on KFI AM 640.https://twitter.com/aronbenderhttps://www.instagram.com/aronbender

Jessica Rosales is a Cal State Northridge journalism grad who's all about the work. Golden Boy Radio, Dodger Stadium entertainment, Dodgers Insider, news .. Jessica's passionate about everything she does. Tell her she can't do something. I dare you.https://twitter.com/jessrosales1https://www.instagram.com/jessrosales1/Golden Boy Radio https://twitter.com/TattAndTheCrewYou can hear The News Bender Podcast host Aron Bender on The Tim Conway Jr Show weeknights 6-10 on KFI AM 640.https://twitter.com/aronbenderhttps://www.instagram.com/aronbender

I swear I didn't mean to make her cry! Spectrum News 1 SoCal reporter and KFI AM 640 anchor Jo Kwon wasn't born in SoCal, but surfs like a native. She gives great career and life advice, learns she's an omnivert, and explains why she sucks at negotiating.https://twitter.com/jo_kwonhttps://www.instagram.com/kwonpic/https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/orange-county/on-air/2018/11/14/jo-kwon-multimedia-journalistYou can hear The News Bender Podcast host Aron Bender on The Tim Conway Jr Show weeknights 6-10 on KFI AM 640.https://twitter.com/aronbenderhttps://www.instagram.com/aronbender

Beto Duran is honest, real & raw. The LA sports media utility player is everywhere: Living The Dream & Arrive Early, Leave Late podcasts, Golden Boy Radio, Chargers Radio, Spectrum SportsNet. He's done just about everything .. and he's only getting started.https://twitter.com/duransportshttps://www.instagram.com/betovision/Living The Dream Podcasthttps://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/living-the-dream/id1000450139?mt=2Arrive Early, Leave Late Podcasthttps://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/arrive-early-leave-late/id1439284054?mt=2You can hear The News Bender Podcast host Aron Bender on The Tim Conway Jr Show weeknights 6-10 on KFI AM 640.https://twitter.com/aronbenderhttps://www.instagram.com/aronbender

The Adam Carolla Show's News Girl Gina Grad is much more than a sidekick. She's a multi-talented, neurotic, anxiety-riddled ball of nerves who was born to be in radio, blowing you away with her quick-witted awesomeness and unmatched knowledge of show tunes.https://twitter.com/ginagradhttps://www.instagram.com/ginagrad/https://adamcarolla.com/You can hear The News Bender Podcast host Aron Bender on The Tim Conway Jr Show weeknights 6-10 on KFI AM 640.https://twitter.com/aronbenderhttps://www.instagram.com/aronbender