merv griffin

Duff Goldman, from Ace of Cakes fame, will wear his Grand Rapids Griffins jersey on the Sunday 4:30pm episode on the Food Network. GR is getting all kinds of good national food press--Ice Brigades, the new FN show about local ice sculptors, The Whitecaps 5th 3rd burger on Unwrapped Monday the 21st, and now Duff

Rod Stewart and Stevie Nicks are hitting the road! The full tour details will be announced on Ellen this afternoon at 4 on WOOD-TV 8, but WFGR has learned the "Heart & Soul" tour will stop in Chicago (April 9th, United Center) and Detroit (April 10, Joe Louis Arena)...Tickets on sale January 21...

Here is the story on the reuse of the 36th street GM plant...Let's see, redevelopment of an eyesore, jobs, and a positive buzz in a part of town that needs one...I'd say WIN WIN WIN! HERE is the story...thanks Press/Mlive

Great video of a little girl singing the National Anthem at a Norfolk Admirals AHL Hockey game. Her microphone cuts out halfway through the song. So what does the crowd do? They pick up the slack and help her finish the song.

Here's another "Best of Craigslist"...The seller has 4 things up for grabs...3 rather normal items...and a not so normal...$100 OBO! :) http://grandrapids.craigslist.org/fuo/2154844390.html

It was on this day in 1966 ABC gave us "Holy Hot Dog Batman"...Batman, the TV series with all it's 60's, ..ahem...style debuted on January 12, 1966. Here's the first episode, thanks to You Tube.

Look who I got a cyber wink from! Awesome....;)

This is just never a good email to get. Spammers should KNOW I don't need this, shouldn't they? ;)

Mom says go to bed. Son doesn't listen. Mom calls the cops. Son goes to jail...So the moral of the story is...always listen to your mom! Thanks to the Grand Rapids Press online (MLive.com) for the story "Son won't listen, so Hastings woman calls cops" Mom always knew best...

So no Les Miles or Les Nessman at UofM...It's a Hoke. Janna, who does our traffic on the Afternoon Hustle, is also a Hoke...wonder what that means? Hey Janna, can I get some tickets? :) Thanks to the Detroit News...HERE

WARNING!! No disrespect is intended by this observation. The shooting in Arizona over the weekend was a senseless, cowardly, tragic episode in American politics. My thoughts and prayers are with all the victims and their families as they try and recover from such a life altering event. Having said that....

The Chicago Sun Times thought a big welcome to the Cubs new pitcher would be a great front page story...until they didn't actually use the right PICTURE of the new PITCHER...FAIL. Story HERE