Hey, I’m the “new guy” here at 100.5 The River. We’ll get to hang out for part of your workday and the drive home while you’re listening to Today’s Best Mix without the rap. Some people asked “why would you move HERE?” when I started. I answer that question with disbelief and realize that people in GR simply don’t realize what a great city they have. Grand Rapids is just a fantastic city. The people, the downtown, the festivals, the philanthropy of our ‘famous families’ … the list goes on and on. The VIBE of this city is just incredible. Those who say “why would you move HERE?” clearly don’t realize how crappy most other similar sized cities are compared to GR. We moved here from the vibrant and clean city (#sarcasm) of Toledo, OH where I was the Operations Manager for six radio stations. Before that, I was on-air or programming stations in Philadelphia, New York City, Milwaukee, Madison, Cedar Rapids (Iowa) and Waterloo (Iowa). My wife and I met in Madison and were married four days after 9/11. We have two “furry kids” named Ollie (yellow lab/bassett/corgi) and Chester (bassett). I’m also the Program Director for Channel 95-7 and 100.5 The River, so if you have any comments, suggestions or complaints (I welcome compliments, too), just email or call me!
Tom Cook
Stop For Pizza, Play Lottery, Win $1M
This a pretty cool story, albeit with some ups and downs.
A 95-year-old mother falls and is taken to the hospital. She's eventually admitted for observation. So the family takes turns staying with her at the hospital. As one family member shows up, her son leaves to get some food...
Girl Forced To Run Until She Dies
This story makes me sick to my stomach.
I don't care how you feel about the government and its involvement in our life. Some people should NOT be allowed to have kids, that's all there is to it.
Take this fine grandmother and stepmom in Alabama, for example...
Disturbing Trend: Asking “Am I Ugly?”
This almost makes me sick to my stomach.
Remember when being bullied, picked on or being called ugly at school meant it ONLY happened at school? Then, you could (mostly) forget it when you went home? Now kids have Facebook where others taunt and harass them, write nasty things and call them ugly...
Infant Tylenol Recall
ATTENTION PARENTS!
Johnson & Johnson has recalled ALL infant Tylenol from the U.S. market because of a problem with the newly-redesigned bottle. CLICK HERE for full information from the Tylenol website.
The design was supposed to help parents give accurate doses by limiting the amount of medication that could be drawn into a plastic dosing syringe. ...
Myths About Your Rights in the Workplace
A few days ago I was reading info from U.S. News & World Report that was provided by Alison Green from the "Ask A Manager" blog.
They were detailing and debunking some pretty common myths that we all - me included - had about rights at work; things like asking about your family or religion in an interview or thinking that your boss has to have a justifiable reason for firing you. ..
Sunday Morning Townsquare Feb 19 2012
Welcome to Paul Jendrasiak, the new host of "Sunday Morning Townsquare!"
On Feburary 19th, Paul he spoke with West Michigan's own music sensation Garrett Borns and WMCAT's Punky Edison!
To hear the programs, you can simply click the link and the file will begin playing inside your browser OR you can right click and save to your hard drive or digital media player...
Tim Tebow Asked To Military Ball
Earlier this week, Airman Jamie Walden took to You Tube and asked Tim Tebow to accompany her to the 2012 Military Ball.
As of this writing, he hasn't responded.
Shark Eats A Shark
Now this is cool. At least if you're into nature.
National Geographic has pictures from Australia's Great Barrier Reef of a shark eating another shark.
This means absolutely nothing to me, but the predator is a tasseled wobbegong shark (who apparently has very good camouflage skills) and the eaten is a brownbanded bamboo shark (who is apparently very tasty)...
Shocker: Almost Everyone Hates Their Boss!
Here's a big surprise. (sarcasm) A lot of people hate their boss.
A new study done by DDI (Development Dimensions International) shows that 33% of employees don't consider their boss to be doing an effective job. Nearly 50% of people think they could do a better job than their boss...
Irony: Heart Attack while eating at “Heart Attack Grill”
Definition of irony: man has a heart attack while eating a "Triple Bypass Burger" at the "Heart Attack Grill" in Las Vegas.
The restaurant website slogan is "taste worth dying for" and there's a sign over the door that says the food offered is a potential health risk...
Valentine’s Day in the Pen
With Valentines Day past, you probably did the obligatory dinner, flowers, chocolate and so so on.
If you're an unconventional thinker, here's an idea for next year.
Eastern State Penitentiary is a former prison in Philadelphia. They give tours year-round, just like any tourist attraction, hosting first dates, proposals and even some weddings...