4 weeks ago Back in the olden days, before the internet, TV stars did it all. Some would star in 2 or 3 shows a week. And they would run the camera. Maybe take out the garbage. Drew Carey is a throwback to a bygone era.
4 weeks ago The most iconic restaurant in Michigan?
Well, it probably isn't Louis Benton Steakhouse. The downtown eatery announced it was closing earlier this week. The place that supposedly defines Michigan dining isn't even on this side of the state.
4 weeks ago It was 40 years ago, Jan. 6, 1975, A brash, young Chuck Woolery reached down and spun a giant wheel on the television game show "Wheel of Fortune."
Vanna White was still a 18-year-old bubbly high school student. And Pat Sajak was a part-time DJ in Nashville.
4 weeks ago JoJo Girard and I both went to Central Michigan. At CMU before the politically correct 1990s, the annual Central/Western weekend (when WMU and CMU played the home football game in Mt. Pleasant) was also the home of the "End of the World" party. Ahh those were the days!
4 weeks ago The Outdoor Channel, on your local cable or satellite TV carrier, has a slew of new shows, including Michigans' favorite hard rock wack job!
4 weeks ago Last night ESPN broadcast it's first ever NFL Playoff game without one of it's emotional and best known anchors. Stuart Scott had done just about everything at ESPN, including adding well known catch phrases into the popular lexicon.
4 weeks ago Michigan is usually nowhere near the top of the list when it comes to low gas prices, but for some reason, we have the lowest average gas prices in the country, right here in Grand Rapids!
5 weeks ago It's 2015. Happy New Year. With the new year, comes new laws all over the country, including in Michigan.
5 weeks ago For over 350 years, college football has crowned a mythical National Champion. Some years it was easy. One undefeated team, they are number one. Other years, not so easy. Then came the BCS.
5 weeks ago So maybe you are waking up after a long night of New Years' Eve-ing, and you need some food. Since we dont have White Castle in the area, how about FREE Taco Bell?
December 30, 2014 And then there was one.
The last big vacant building in downtown Grand Rapids, Olds Manor, is going to get a $22 million upgrade, with even more apartment and retail space.
December 30, 2014 Netflix, the streaming video service, is shaking up the industry again. When it started releasing it's own brand of unique shows a couple of years ago, it all of a sudden became a TV show producing player. Now it threatens to mess with your children.
