What up Kzoo? I joined the Townsquare Media team from Detroit and am now enjoying the role of Brand Manager for Kalamazoo's Rock Station 107.7 RKR and one-half of The Rocker Morning Show w/ Meatball. 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 was the best move I ever made. I'm a lover of all music, a vocalist, a former wrestling commentator, and an avid collector of shiny cardboard. Southwest Michigan is now my home and I look forward to being able to entertain and inform my community of everything going on near us. Let's get it!
Mark Frankhouse
10 Artists We’d Love To See No-Show For The 2024 Allegan County Fair
I came up with a bunch of artists we would love to see no-shows at next year's Allegan County Fair.
Man Who Designed World Trade Centers Designed Michigan Gas Company Building In Detroit
Famed architect Minoru Yamasaki (1912-1986) lived much of his adult life in Oakland County’s Birmingham and Troy. He designed the World Trade Center in New York City and the Michigan Consolidated Gas Company building in Detroit.
When The Rolling Stones Did The Jingle For Battle Creek’s Kellogg’s Rice Krispies
The song was cowritten by Brian Jones, a member of the Stones who passed away in 1969, with the J. Walter Thompson ad agency who had Rice Krispies as a client. The funny thing was they were only paid 400 pounds for the jingle
This Lansing-Area Michigan Restaurant Serves Pasta Mixed In $9000 Wheel of Cheese
This Michigan restaurant is known for finishing their fettuccine Alfredo at the table by emulsifying the sauce in a big wheel of parmigiano-reggiano...watch it done here.
Neither Mackinac Nor Frankenmuth Hold Record For World’s Largest Fudge Slab
Between these two fudge power houses you would imagine that one of them has a fudge maker that holds the world record for the largest piece of fudge.
Jimmy Buffett Interview From 2014 Credits Michigan For His Popularity
The venue was called The Raven Gallery and was located at 29111 Greenfield Rd. The building is currently vacant and the original building appears to have either been extremely modified or torn down, but it was here that Jimmy Buffett was able to get his shops up and grow in popularity
Actor Dax Shepard Makes Another Stop In Highland, Michigan For Best Breadsticks In The State
On a recent return to Michigan, Dax was apparently hankering for some local food. It turns out the breadsticks were calling Dax's name, as he made another stop at Highland House were he enjoyed some good eats:
There’s Only One Michigan Historical Marker Outside The U.S. In France
I recently found out that there is actually one Michigan Historical Marker not even located in the United States, and it resides in France...but why?
The Demolition For The Old Kmart Headquarters in Troy Has Been Planned
It's been announced that the black mold-infested former headquarters in Troy, which was the last remaining proof that the company was ever in Michigan to begin with on a large scale, is being set to be demolished
You Can Go To Prison For Leaving Your Dog In A Hot Car In Michigan
It can—depending on circumstances—be as low as a 93-day misdemeanor, but all the way up to a four-year felony if the animal dies.
Michigan Has A New Telephone of the Wind, But What Is It For Exactly?
The idea behind the phone is to give somebody who is grieving a lost one, the chance to say one final goodbye. For those who never got to say goodbye, or for those who are having a hard time moving on after losing a loved one, it gives them the opportunity to pick up the phone and let it all out
Ohio’s ‘Joe The Plumber’ Dead At 49 From Pancreatic Cancer
So often during political runs, you will hear candidates referring to 'Joe the Plumber,' when talking about the every day working class Man, which was a direct reference to Joe, who, during the 2008 presidential campaign question Barack Obama about his economic policies, which would put him into the conservative spotlight.