America’s Digital Goddess®, Kim Komando is one of America’s most successful radio hosts and web entrepreneurs.
The Kim Komando Show, Komando’s three-hour call-in talk-radio show, airs weekly to 420-plus stations and an estimated 6.5 million listeners. Her Daily Tech Update reports are heard around the world, and her website, Komando.com, along with her newsletters, e-books and syndicated USA Today column, reach millions. The Kim Komando Television Show also airs as a one-hour broadcast every Saturday on the Bloomberg Television Network.
Komando started her journey by selling Unisys mainframes to corporate clients. In 1992, she realized consumers needed help with the looming digital world, so she left her job to write and broadcast on digital issues. Kim began her radio career with a late-night call-in show about computers on Phoenix’s 550 KFYI-AM, “The Valley’s Talk Station.”
Today, The Kim Komando Show is the largest weekend radio show in the country. Komando is also a star in the talk-radio community. She received the Gracie Award for Outstanding Program Host in 2007, and she was named Talker‘s “Woman of the Year” in 2009. Additionally, she was a speaker at Fortune‘s 2009 Most Powerful Woman Summit and was even the answer to a question in Trivial Pursuit.
Komando and her husband, Phoenix radio personality Barry Young, built their first studio in 1994, and they now operate WestStar MultiMedia Entertainment, Inc., from a 24,000-square-foot multimedia broadcast production and soundstage facility in central Phoenix.
Learn more at: https://www.komando.com/
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Phone setting could save your life
Your phone can answer critical medical questions for first responders. Even while it's locked. Plus, a fire captain rescues his daughter from a crash. How? Got an iPhone SOS alert. We talk with Jake about the scary moment and how to make sure your phone is set up.
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Scammers are impersonating the FCC
The FCC is warning about people posing as commissioners. Threatening fake investigations. There's one detail that gives it away. Plus, we're stumped on why a scam call asked a listener to read the logo off his TV remote. And how one woman turned $5,000 in Amazon returns into a multi-million dollar business.
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Your phone has a secret button
You've probably never used your phone's hidden shortcut. One tap turns it into your flashlight, camera, or screenshot button. Plus, tired of your ex's face popping up in your photo app? There's a secret "breakup mode" setting that fixes it for good.
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Flock cameras unite America
Flock Safety managed to bring people together against its license plate cameras. Plus, Google paid $68 million and Apple paid $95 million after their smart speakers recorded private conversations by accident. We break down how easily it happens.
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Passkeys beat passwords
The safest password might be none at all. Plus, we help Jim create and remember unique ones. Without writing them on paper.
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McDonald's has 515 pages on you
A Wired reporter asked for his McDonald's loyalty data. Got back so many complex pages, he needed AI to decode it. Plus, we talk to Lisa. She went viral for her “Marry Lisa” billboards. Nearly 4,000 submissions later, she found the love of her life. On an app.
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Email time capsule for kids
Want to give your child an unforgettable gift when they grow up? A secret inbox in their name can unlock years of special memories. Plus, we talk about Tom Brady DMing his son motivational quotes. Even legendary quarterbacks can't pass on a good dad joke.
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2,400 social media lawsuits move forward
A federal appeals court ruled Meta, TikTok, Google, and Snap can be sued for harming kids with addictive algorithms. Plus, we test Samsung's new appliances that let you answer calls and texts mid-chore.
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AI is your new handyman
Before dropping $150 on a repairman, AI diagnoses broken appliances. Free. Plus, we help David find the perfect recording setup to capture his 93 year old mom's memories.
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