MetroNews Hotline

Hotline Feature – Abrar Al-Heeti: Pixel 11's Live Translate, Foldable Phones, and Apple's All-Glass Anniversary iPhone 19.08.2026 9:57 ↓

Tech reporter Abrar Al-Heeti of CNET joins Dave Weekley for a phone-heavy segment timed to Google's Pixel 11 launch day. Al-Heeti breaks down the new Live Translate feature on the Pixel 11, which now dubs YouTube videos in real time into a handful of languages — including Spanish — going beyond captions to full voice translation. She previews her embargo-dropping Pixel 11 Pro Fold review, calling...

Hotline Feature – Chris McKittrick: Frank Beard of ZZ Top, the Eliminator Legacy, and the Band's Future 19.08.2026 11:28 ↓

Music author Chris McKittrick joins Dave Weekley to pay tribute to Frank Beard, the longtime drummer of ZZ Top, who passed away at 77 after a year away from touring with the band. McKittrick — who wrote Gimme All Your Lovin, a book about Billy Gibbons — breaks down what made Beard's drumming so essential to the band's sound, particularly his masterful shuffle on La Grange and his ability to adapt...

Hotline Feature – Chef Paul Smith: Breakfast Meat Rankings, Scrapple, and the Secret to Perfect Rice 18.08.2026 9:52 ↓

Chef Jeff Paul Smith joins Dave Weekley for a Monday food segment covering two essential kitchen topics. The breakfast meat debate opens the conversation — with Smith ranking bacon, sausage, and country ham nearly equal, making the case that a restaurant specializing in great ham has a competitive edge, and admitting he'd happily order all three at once alongside breakfast potatoes over biscuits a...

Hotline Feature – Kristyn Burtt: Hayden Panettiere, Rockford Files Reboot, and A Different World Returns 18.08.2026 11:29 ↓

Entertainment reporter Kristyn Burtt joins Dave Weekley with a mix of sad and anticipated Hollywood news. The segment opens with the passing of Hayden Panettiere at 36, with Burtt reflecting on her career from Remember the Titans and One Life to Live to Heroes and Scream, and the troubling circumstances of her death in Greenville, South Carolina. The show then looks ahead to NBC's mid-season Rockf...