What I call “laughin’ and scratchin’, I’ve been doing a long time. I grew up in Chicago, and the long and winding road of radio brought me to Kalamazoo in January of ‘87. Had an awful lot of fun at one special radio station, next door, but like Tom Brady, let’s see what we can do here. Both my sons were born here. Michael lives here and is a long time Rocker listener, and David is now living the dream in Chicago, hoping to be a comedy writer. Proud to say they're my best friends, as is the love of my life, Kathy, the hottest woman alive.
Benson
Report Says Detroit Lions ‘Eligible’ For New Uniform Design in 2022
How do you feel about the jersey the Detroit Lions wear? For some fans this may be no big deal, but for others any changes are monumental and worth overthinking.
Latest Rankings Get This Kalamazoo Beer Drinker’s Competitive Ire Up
This Kalamazoo lover of beer (me) is normally a pretty level-headed person... in the same way that, say, a Michigan or Michigan State fan normally is a pretty level-headed person except for those one or two days of the year when they play each other or play that school that thinks is so cool it can call itself "the".
Born in Detroit, Is Vernors Ginger Ale Still Made in Michigan?
There are some items that are just so uniquely Michigan; Salt and vinegar potato chips, (back in the day) it was Stroh's Beer, even Coney dogs. And one soft drink that it truly Michigan, Vernors.
There’s Work Being Done On Kalamazoo’s Gull Road Tavern. Now What?
It was just a split-second thing. I was driving west on Gull Road towards downtown Kalamazoo, and it caught my eye just as I had passed it. There is construction work happening on the building that for a couple of generations was the Gull Road Tavern,
Michigan Meijer Free Delivery Offer Will Help With Safety, But What About The Future Of Shopping?
Meijer is making a very generous offer, giving customers the option free delivery (and pick-up) for the next two weeks until January 29th.
WMU Alum Tim Allen Signs On For ‘Santa Clause’ TV Series on Disney+
Former Western student and Kalamazoo resident and TV and movie star, Tim Allen, is going to the Santa Clause well one more time, and this time it's going to be a series.
Entertainment industry website Deadline.com says Allen is signed to do a series for Disney+, working with the same team behind his series "Last Man Standing"...
When You Enjoy the Beauty of Meijer Gardens, Think of Lena Meijer
You may not have known Lena Meijer. As with many women of her generation, she was the backbone of the family. In this case, it's the family was the Meijer family, whose stores are all over the Midwest now. Lena Meijer was a daughter, a wife, a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, and eventually a philanthropist. She died this past Saturday. Meijer was 102.
It Isn’t Easy Being #3; Covid Postponement Make WMU Hockey Schedule Tougher
When things are going well, you can't wait to get up in the morning, or in the case of the #3 nationally ranked hockey team, you can't wait to get back out on the ice.
One Kalamazoo Group Has A Million Reasons To Thank Larry Bell
It would be easy to simply take the money and run, but that's not what retired Bell's Brewery founder Larry Bell did. He rightfully has earned the right to take a victory lap, but on his way out the door (figuratively) he wrote a check for a million dollars to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Kalamazoo.
Detroit Red Wings’ Yzerman Brings Lidstrom On-Board As Vice-President
Getting the band back together again, that term has a lot of nostalgic charm to it. And if the hiring of Nicklas Lidstrom, as the Red Wings vice-president of hockey operations helps lead to a trip to the Stanley Cup Final, then this could be a stroke of genius on former teammate Steve Yzerman's part. At the moment, this is the first step in Lidstrom becoming a part of the hockey world and the Detroit Red Wings.