WINDSOR (May 10, 2016) – THE MORNING DRIVE gets literal tomorrow,
Wednesday, May 11, when host Mike Kakuk, along with AM800’s Leah Hanson, take to the streets to deliver the weekday morning broadcast from the backseat of a brand new Chrysler Pacifica. Kicking off at
5 a.m., the duo are chauffeured by
THE MORNING DRIVE co-host Lisa Williams as they embark on the ultimate Windsor road trip, with stops at popular local drive-through locations, and an opportunity to test out all of the gadgets the new family hybrid minivan has to offer. AM800 Sports Director Steve Bell will also hop aboard to join Kakuk and Hanson, providing his unique and trusted brand of sports news and analysis.
“AM800 is the very first media outlet in Canada to experience a Pacifica on Canadian soil,” said Bradley Horn, Product Communications, FCA Canada. “We are proud to create an opportunity to celebrate this locally built vehicle right here in Windsor.”
From
6-6:30 a.m., THE MORNING DRIVE is slated to make a pit stop at the
WFCU Centre parking lot, where media and listeners are invited to stop by for a sneak peek of the minivan and to catch the broadcast live.
The unique mobile broadcast continues as
THE MORNING DRIVE heads to the
FCA Windsor Assembly Plant from
6:30-7 a.m. The crew then makes a stop from 7
-8 a.m. at the
Caboto Club, Southwestern Ontario’s largest and oldest Italian Club and the premier facility for special events, where Kakuk and Hanson will speak with
City of Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens and Matt Marchand, President and CEO of the
Windsor Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce.
THE MORNING DRIVE rounds out its road trip with a final stop in the parking lot of the
Devonshire Mall, where it will broadcast from
8-9 a.m.
WHAT: THE MORNING DRIVE airs live from inside a brand new Chrysler Pacifica with stops throughout the City of Windsor
WHEN: Tomorrow – Wednesday, May 11 from 5-9 a.m.
WHERE: The WFCU Centre – 6-6:30 a.m.
FCA Windsor Assembly Plant – 6:30-7 a.m.)
The Caboto Club – 7-8 a.m.
Devonshire Mall – 8-9 a.m.
THE MORNING DRIVE airs weekdays from
5-9 a.m. on AM800.