Smartphone Habits, St. Louis County Budget Fallout, Tom Ackerman on Sports Media, and Viral News Highlights: (HOUR 2)

Hour 2 opens with guest host Heidi Harris and Kim St. Onge discussing generational shifts in independence, contrasting modern teenagers' reliance on smartphones with past milestones like driving. In the St. Louis Morning Brief, the hosts review Overland's refusal to partner with ICE, St. Louis County Executive Sam Page's warnings regarding the defeat of Prop U, and a state audit uncovering credit card abuse in Webster Groves. KMOX Sports Director Tom Ackerman joins to analyze pay-TV distribution trends for the St. Louis Blues and Super Bowl viewership dynamics. Hour 2 concludes with In Other News, covering a viral Memphis news anchor, Perez Hilton's TikTok crisis, and local OnlyFans creators. Hour Hashtags #HeidiHarris #KimStOnge #StLouisBrief #TomAckerman #STLBlues #InOtherNews #MOpol Hour Guest List Tom Ackerman (Sports Director, KMOX Radio)