03/30/26 5AM Pensacola Morning News with Andrew McKay

·50 min·5 clips

With 10 seconds left and down three, UConn's missed free throw leads to a chaotic, game-ending sequence against Duke.

The episode begins with Andrew McKay providing a play-by-play of the final moments of the UConn vs. Duke NCAA basketball game, highlighting UConn's comeback and chaotic ending. He transitions to other tournament games, noting Illinois's victory and a technical issue with a shot clock horn during an Iowa game. Local news segments follow, covering arrests in Pensacola using Flock license plate reader cameras, a stabbing incident, and a No Kings anti-Trump demonstration. Andrew offers commentary on the protests, questioning their effectiveness compared to voting. National news includes updates on the U.S.-Iran conflict and Army enlistment age changes. The show features financial updates, weather forecasts, and advertisements. Andrew discusses Republican Party dynamics, citing low CPAC attendance and a surprising crowd reaction against impeachment hearings. He explores Florida's removal of sociology from general education requirements due to ideological concerns, sharing his mixed views as a former philosophy professor. The episode concludes with Andrew analyzing Pope Francis's statement that God does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, challenging it with biblical references and just war theory.

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A brisk Pensacola morning show moves from UConn-Duke fallout to local crime, protest coverage, Iran, and the DHS shutdown.

The Pensacola Morning News finds its cleanest entry point in a late UConn-Duke finish, with Andrew McKay tracing the choices that helped turn a comeback into a loss.

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You get UConn-Duke late-game frustration, Pensacola crime headlines, Iran, DHS funding, and a Pope debate in one brisk morning pass.

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