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.
Benson
State Farm to Close Kalamazoo Facility; 600 To Lose Jobs
State Farm Insurance announced the closing of 11 regional facilities today that will cost 600 Kalamazoo workers their jobs.
Cedar Point Opens This Weekend; Take A Look At Some of the Changes
Cedar Point, the amusement park for this part of the world is opening it's gates this weekend, and this will be guests first chances to see some of the changes and remodeling done over the winter.
You’ll Love the Food (and the Prices) from this Vintage 1932 Kalamazoo Restaurant Menu
Whenever I run across on of these vintage images of things past in Kalamazoo, I think missed my calling and should've been a historian or an urban anthropologist. Here's a menu from a restaurant named The Barrels in downtown Kalamazoo.
Detroit Lions Unveil New Uniforms; Will Success Follow?
The Detroit Lions unveiled the new uniforms they will wear in the upcoming 2017 season, to a group of season ticket holders, last Thursday night.
Kalamazoo Native Jordan Klepper To Host New ‘Nightly Show’
"Local Boy Does Good" would be a trite way to headline Jordan Klepper's lastest accomplishment, but it's true. USA Today says Klepper has been named the host of a new version of Comedy Central's Nightly Show.
J.C. Penney’s Deep Connection to Battle Creek – How the Man Behind the Store Turned His Life Around Here
MLive's Al Jones is reporting the the J.C. Penny store at Lakeview Square Mall is one of 138 to be closing this summer. But did you know J.C. Penny himself turned his life around after losing his fortune, in Battle Creek's Sanitarium?
KVCC Lady Cougars Roll To 6th Straight Championship
The Kalamazoo Valley Comm. College Lady Cougars Basketball team cruised to their sixth consecutive MCCAA Western Conference Championship, Monday night with a 98-62 blowout of Lansing Comm. College.
Widespread Illness Shuts Down Kalamazoo, Gull Lake Schools on Friday, February 24th
With approximately 1,900 children and counting sick with colds and flu, Kalamazoo Public Schools had decided to close schools on Friday.
Martha Parfet, Upjohn Granddaugher, Gilmore Bros. President, Dies at 91
Martha Gilmore Parfet, granddaughter of W. E, Upjohn, and former president of Kalamazoo department store, Gilmore Brothers, died peacefully at her home on Gull Lake Monday. She was 91,
PJ Fleck and WMU Cut Deal on ‘Row The Boat’
They'll be rowing the boat in Minneapolis this fall. P.J. Fleck and WMU have cut a deal for the "row the boat" slogan. But Western did okay, too.