What up Kzoo? I joined the Townsquare Media team from Detroit and am now enjoying the role as Digital Managing Editor for Townsquare Media Kalamazoo/ Battle Creek. I graduated from Specs Howard School of Media Arts in Southfield, MI in 2012. After working at a Top-40 station in Detroit, I moved to Kalamazoo in 2017, and it's the best move I ever made. I'm a lover of all music, a vocalist, wrestling commentator for the Kalamazoo promotion Independence Pro Wrestling, and obsessed with music and entertainment. Catch me weekdays on 103.3 KFR 10 AM - 3 PM & Weekends on 1077 RKR.
Mark Frankhouse
Grand Rapids Comic Con Being Held In Kalamazoo In April 2023
Happy to announce that the Grand Rapids Comic-Con Spring Fling Road Trip will be held at the Kalamazoo County Expo Center in Kalamazoo on April 14-16, 2023!
The Story of St. Joseph’s Deadly Bar Fight At Brunke’s Saloon
The plot of land at 115 North State Street was later turned into the Home Restaurant and now is just a parking lot. But nearly 120 years ago, there was a deadly bar fight that shocked the town, over a matter of only $2.
Cheap Trick Sets Theatre Date For West Michigan This Fall
Somebody call the dream police because the band Cheap Trick is gonna' to be breaking into Kalamazoo on November 5th, 2022 and taking over the Kalamazoo State Theatre for an epic night playing all their hits.
Can You Get Ticketed For Flipping Off A Driver In Michigan?
A woman named Debra Lee Cruise-Gulyas in Michigan, who was pulled over once, and after the incident, flipped off the cop as she was driving away and then pulled over AGAIN. She didn't feel this was legal and soon after, sued
Carlos Santana Collapses During Show In Clarkston At Pine Knob
A terrible and possibly serious incident involving Rock Guitarist legend Carlos Santana has happened as sources are saying that at one point during his performance at Pine Knob in Clarkston, Carlos collapsed on stage. I received a text from my dad, Scott, who was attending the concert just after 10 p.m.
Father of Accident Victim At Battle Creek Flight Show Honors Son
Shortly after 1 p.m. on Saturday, Chris Darnell, who drove the SHOCKWAVE Truck, tragically suffered a fatal accident. Chris was the husband of Brooke with twi daughters, Reese & Taylor, and left behind a legacy of being a model husband and son. During the most difficult time in his life, Chris' father Neal took to Facebook and had the courage to release a statement regarding the incident
Accident At Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show Causes Death
Battle Creek Police Department as they are saying tragedy has struck the Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival at Battle Creek Executive Airport, saying that an accident involving someone attending the festival has died
Muskegon Soldier Was Only One To Fight With Both U.S. & Red Army In WW2
Joseph Robert Beyrle (1923-2004) was a paratrooper with the 101st Airborne when he was caught by the Germans during the Normandy landings. Eventually, he managed to escape and wandered in the German countryside until he met Russian troops and persuaded their commanders to allow him to fight on the front line.
Former Michigan Based Rock N’ Roll Magazine “CREEM” Returns Digitally
The relaunched Creem includes digital archives of all 224 issues of the original magazine, a website and weekly newsletter called 'Fresh Creem,' and a quarterly oversized glossy print edition, scheduled to commence publication in the Fall of 2022, on a subscription-only basis, with no newsstand.
Gaylord Woman Shares Near Death Experience From Tornado Online
The most terrifying experience of my life. I just watched a tornado tear through Hobby Lobby while i stood frozen in the isle. The screams. Watching the roof come off. The wind and the rain and the darkness crushed through the back of the store and I just stood there and watched because I had no idea how to take cover.
Mary Monko’s Tragic Decapitation Inside Pantlind Hotel in Grand Rapids
Mary Monko was decapitated by an elevator in the new Pantlind Hotel at Grand Rapids
This Guy Re-imagined Michigan As If It’s A Level on Super Mario Bros.
I would imagine Mario having to dodge empty beer bottles being flung by a Lakitu in the cloud in the Kalamazoo level, while Battle Creek would definitely be a level in the clouds, especially now that Columbia Ave has been named the Marijuana Mile.