Jeremy has enjoyed a long career behind the microphone with stops in Ohio, Michigan, Tennessee and Indiana before coming to the Acadiana area. In addition to programming KPEL, Jeremy enjoys talking to you on your drive home every weekday from 5-6pm.In what spare time he has, Jeremy likes to follow sports, play golf, is an avid reader and enjoys time with his family.
Jeremy Lawrence
Drunk Interruption Of News – And Reporter Handles It
There are so many examples of reporters getting handled by whoever happens to be walking by as they report on things. That's why you have to respect the way that this reporter handles a drunk passer-by as she reports on a festival.
What do you think about the above video...
The Boston Tea Party – A Terrorist Attack?
Some teachers in Texas are teaching that the Boston Tea Party was a terrorist attack. It's part of a curriculum that students are hearing in the classroom. Below is a "news report" that teachers share before breaking up students to identify who the terror group is and where they are located...
Building A Brand Using Search Engine Optimization – Brand Buzz
Building a brand online is not as hard as it sounds. But, one of the tools that you need is Search Engine Optimization or SEO. Jaci Russo stopped by the Afternoon Drive Home to talk about it and said that it really will help you build up your business by using the tools that Google gives you to come up higher in searches...
Did Christians Cause Romney To Lose Election?
Franklin Graham, son of the Reverend Billy Graham, has come out with an interesting statement. When he was asked by CBN News what he would tell people who were upset with the election results. Franklin Graham responded by pointing out that a majority of Christians in America do not vote...
Take Our 3rd Congressional District Run-Off Survey
With the run-off election between Congressman Charles Boustany and Congressman Jeff Landry heating up, we wanted to know what you think of the race. We have compiled a 7 question survey that will help us to more effectively share the in's and out's of the campaign being put together by both men...
Afternoon Drive Digest – What We Couldn’t Get To – Week of November 5
As always, the news is out there, but our time is limited. Based on that, check out what we wanted to get to this week, but couldn't on your Afternoon Drive Home.
Al Gore wants to use the Firenado in his next climate change project, but the guy that took the video is skeptical...
Manslaughter Conviction Leads to Sentence Of Church Attendance
I am always interested in hearing about the unique and this fits that billing perfectly. It started with a teenager that drove his truck into a tree. The crash killed his passenger and police say that the teen admitted to drinking. While his blood alcohol level was below the legal limit, he was underage and police acted on that to charge him with the crime...
Union Head Blames Bain Capital For Death of Twinkies
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka has said there is a place for the blame in the closing of Hostess Brands and the end of Twinkies as we know them. Trumka laid the blame at the feet of investment firms like Bain Capital. He said,
What’s happening with Hostess Brands is a microcosm of what’s wrong with America, as Bain-style Wall Street vultures make themselves rich by making America poor...
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Todd Starnes Talks About Twinkies – Obamacare
You know that Todd Starnes is always going to have something interesting to tell us and today was no different. He stopped by Mornings with Ken and Bernie to talk about the shutdown of Hostess. That means no more Twinkies, Ding Dongs or Fruit Pies...
Congressman John Fleming Talks Fiscal Cliff
Congressman John Fleming called in to Mornings with Ken and Bernie today and talked about the lame duck session that Congress is in the middle of and how he feels that they need to move to avoid the fiscal cliff that has been discussed in the news in recent days...
Liquor Flavored Donuts – Good Or Bad Idea?
A bakery in Chicago is making donuts that are filled with liquor. They say they are legal because they cook the alcohol out of the filling.
What do you think about this idea? Good or Bad? Vote in our poll and let us know what you think...
Romney Thinks Obama’s ‘Gifts’ To Voters Helped Him Win – Do You Agree?
Mitt Romney sat down for a conference call with supporters and donors yesterday. In the call, Governor Romney said the following:
In each case they were very generous in what they gave to those groups. With regards to the young people, for instance, a forgiveness of college loan interest, was a big gift...
Obama Believes In Climate Change – But What Are The Facts?
President Barack Obama took the time to answer a question during his press conference yesterday. The question involved Mayor Michael Bloomberg's support of the President based on the issue of climate change. The President was asked what was ahead in a second term on this topic...
Libya, The Fiscal Cliff And Mitt Romney Now Being Praised
It's after the election and President Obama addressed some of the upcoming issues that face the nation. In the midst of his press conference, he dared Republicans to come after him on Benghazi. He also had words for Mitt Romney, actually saying that some of his ideas were good ones...
Is Contraception A ‘Universal Human Right’ For ‘Women And Adolescents?’
The United Nations has now declared that contraception is a universal human right for women and adolescents. That appears in an annual report from their population fund. The report is a non-binding one and has no legal effect. That said, it will likely stir up trouble for those against the idea...
The Senate Reconvenes – But Are They Doing Anything Worthwhile?
So many things are there for our leaders to address. We keep hearing about how taxes are going to go up at the end of the year and how we are set to run off a fiscal cliff. We hear about how people are going to be losing their jobs and livelihoods over it and how our leaders need to do something about it...
What Do Republicans Do Now?
There have been many views of what the party needs to do in the face of the loss in the 2012 election. The latest view is Rand Paul, who seems to think that the GOP should become a little more libertarian.
What do you think? More libertarian views...
Do You Think ‘De-Barking’ Dogs Should Be Illegal?
The practice of de-barking dogs is something that has come to light as more and more people look for a way to have a dog, but not have to deal with the noise. But, is it only a convenience issue or is it inhumane to the dog? We want to hear from you...
Spending, Politics and Online Donations – Brand Buzz
Spending, politics and online donations. What do these three have in common? A whole lot according to Jaci Russo, who came to visit on the Afternoon Drive Home. She talked about the recent Presidential election and what the money meant...
Climate Change Could Make Coffee Disappear
Is it possible? Could coffee disappear from our breakfast routine? The answer is "yes," according to the Royal Botanic Gardens in Canada. They have said that Arabica beans, which is what our coffee is made from, could be gone by 2080...