Growing up in suburban Detroit, Steve’s earliest memories are of Motown, blues and rock coming from his ever-present radio. While in high school, Steve worked at Cousino High School’s WPHS radio and interned at the legendary (and now defunct) WABX in Detroit. Landing a job as a roadie for The Sugarcubes, Steve moved to Iceland with the band and earned his permanent radio operator’s license through a correspondence course he saw advertised on a napkin. A chance at his dream job brought Labenz back to the U.S., and he did the morning farm report on a Waxahachie, Texas, station for 17 years while he raced flat-track motorcycles in his spare time. He now takes his helmet off long enough to do middays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Saturday and Sunday afternoon drive time at Greatest Hits 98.7 WFGR.
Steve Labenz
Lowell Police Department Warns Residents of Light & Power Scam
The Lowell Police Department would like to notify area residents that a telephone scam is being targeted at Lowell Light & Power customers.
The caller states that they are from Lowell Light & Power and tells the customers if they don’t pay, their power is being shut off.
Man Arrested After Loaded Gun Found in Carry-On at Ford Airport
Officials from the Transportation Security Administration say that a 69-year-old man was arrested after they found a loaded gun in his carry-on luggage at Gerald R. Ford International Airport.
Grand Rapids Police Officers Visit Young Boy’s Birthday Party
Two Grand Rapids Police Department officers gave a Grand Rapids boy a wonderful birthday surprise.
Officers Kooyer and Laudenslager made an appearance at a party for nine-year-old Darius Whitfield. The Grand Rapids Police Department posted a photo of the officers with the boy on their Facebook page on Tuesday, and it's been liked nearly 2,500 times since then.
Griffins Take Game One Against the IceHogs, 5-3
Teemu Pulkkinen scored the seventh playoff hat trick in Griffins' history on Wednesday night and became the team's all-time leading postseason goal scorer, as Grand Rapids took Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals with a 5-3 win over the Rockford IceHogs at Van Andel Arena.
Rockford Changes Name to Griffinville to Support the Griffins During the Playoffs
For the next two weeks, any time that you visit the town that you consider to be Rockford, you'll actually be visiting Griffinville.
The City of Rockford has renamed itself as Griffinville for the next two weeks, while the Grand Rapids Griffins take on the Rockford IceHogs in the AHL's Western Conference Finals.
Man Suing Allegan County After Alleged Beating in Jail
A man who used to live in Otsego is suing Allegan County after he says he sustained injuries at the hands of jail staff, including broken bones. Warning: the video contains violence.)
45-year-old Aaron Henderson claims that he was forcibly undressed and beaten. He claims the beating left him with broken bones in his face, according to the lawsuit, which has been filed in federal court.