PrepForOne: radio show prep: 5 reasons to be thankful you're single during the holidays

ShowStarters Thursday 11.29.12

My 20-month old has the stomach flu -- so limited prep today. I smell like baby vomit.

cuttin' cake

Brian Baumgartner who plays 'Kevin' on The Office is 40
Don Cheadle is 48
Andrew McCarthy turns the big Five-Oh
Howie Mandel is 57

birthday pop quiz... Name the Andrew McCarthy classic flick...PLAY

Answer: Pretty in Pink (Blane McDonough)

Today is...

Square Dance Day!

pop quiz: music history

It was on this very sad day in 2006 we found out that Pamela Anderson filed for divorce from Kid Rock.

PLAY

How long were they married?

4 years
4 months
4 days

Answer: Four months of wedded bliss.

primetime thursday

abc: all new shows tonight including Last Resort, Grey's Anatomy, and Scandal
cbs: The Big Bang Theory is new followed by new episodes of Two and a Half Men, Person of Interest, and Elementary
nbc: 30 Rock, Up All night, The Office, Parks and Rec, and Rock Ctr with Brian Williams are all new tonight
fox: The X Factor is live followed by a new Glee
cw: The Vampire Diaries and Beauty and the Beast are both new

joke of the day

Little Jackie’s mother was on the telephone with the child’s dentist.

“I don’t understand it,” she complained “I thought his treatment would only cost $20.00, but you have charged me $80.00.”

“It is usually $20.00, madam,” agreed the dentist, “but Jackie yelled so loudly that three of my other patients ran away

Phone-Smart

A new survey found middle school students are cheating with their smartphones. More than a third of youngsters are using their phone to help them find answers to their homework. 88% of kids admit that they're not allowed to bring their phones into the classroom, and 66% said they couldn't bring their tablet to school. And 100% of adults are screaming: "Where was all this when I was in school?"

5 reasons to be thankful you're single during the holidays

A dating coach for women over 40 has a little advice -- enjoy your freedom this month! She has 5 reasons it's sweet to be single during the holidays:

...the freedom to choose who you wanted to spend the holidays with. No fights on which relatives to visit
...free from spending time with boring or obnoxious in-laws
...your time is your own.
...no need to worry whether your significant other was having a good time
...the freedom to skip Thanksgiving or Christmas and GO ON VACATION!

radio show prep: 5 reasons to be thankful you're single during the holidays