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Terry Camp is a man among boys

Last post by DAC « Mon May 20, 2019 12:10 am
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by lovinlife101 » Thu May 09, 2019 10:01 pm
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You’d think the anchor with all the police connections, serving as a uniformed deputy at one time, hired to provide media training for them,...
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Last post by DAC
Mon May 20, 2019 12:10 am
Bill Harris retiring

Last post by DAC « Mon May 20, 2019 12:07 am
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by autolab » Thu May 02, 2019 10:32 pm
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Just heard on 66 that Bill Harris is retiring. Congrats to Bill. I grew up watching him and gave had the pleasure of competing against him.
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Last post by DAC
Mon May 20, 2019 12:07 am
PBS

Last post by R Bedell « Sun May 19, 2019 5:46 pm
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by R Bedell » Sun May 19, 2019 4:41 pm

Is it just me, or has TV19 up-scaled their pledge drives? Seems I recall, that every quarter, they would conduct a pledge drive that lasted 9 days....

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Last post by R Bedell
Sun May 19, 2019 5:46 pm
“It’s sweeps! Let’s promote a national package!”

Last post by lovinlife101 « Sat May 18, 2019 7:43 am
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by lovinlife101 » Mon May 06, 2019 12:13 pm
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Remember when sweeps was a time for LOCAL reporters to actually do work, get off their rear ends, come up with a compelling idea, and execute it?...
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Last post by lovinlife101
Sat May 18, 2019 7:43 am
Covenant Kids Telethon

Last post by lovinlife101 « Fri May 17, 2019 1:41 pm
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by smallwonder » Mon Apr 29, 2019 1:54 am

Did anyone happen to get footage of 5's kids telethon? They're tinkering with the towers, so I wasn't able to see it. However,I hear the highlights...

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Last post by lovinlife101
Fri May 17, 2019 1:41 pm
The most viral video now? MLive!

Last post by lovinlife101 « Wed May 08, 2019 8:36 am
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by lovinlife101 » Sat Apr 27, 2019 7:46 am
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I just think it’s hilarious that those who don’t specialize in video have the most viral video right now and those who specialize in video don’t....
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Last post by lovinlife101
Wed May 08, 2019 8:36 am
Personal political opinions on news folks' Facebook pages

Last post by DAC « Fri May 03, 2019 8:48 pm
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by lovinlife101 » Mon Jan 30, 2017 11:00 am
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What do you think about news producers, reporters, anchors, and other news folks posting personal political opinions on their Facebook pages?

I've...
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Last post by DAC
Fri May 03, 2019 8:48 pm
Breaking: Meredith to possibly exit the TV business

Last post by Dudley « Fri May 03, 2019 12:11 pm
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by mtburb » Thu May 02, 2019 9:22 am

The fast-paced changing TV industry continues to roil on...this time, Meredith wants out.

This will include WNEM in the Flint/Saginaw market.

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Last post by Dudley
Fri May 03, 2019 12:11 pm
Sarah Simnitch let go

Last post by lovinlife101 « Thu May 02, 2019 2:46 pm
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by autolab » Fri Mar 29, 2019 9:32 pm
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TV5 morning anchor Sarah Simnitch was shown the door this week. Here's what she posted on her Facebook page -- to say she's not taking this firing...
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Last post by lovinlife101
Thu May 02, 2019 2:46 pm
Murrow Awards

Last post by lovinlife101 « Tue Apr 30, 2019 6:58 am
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by autolab » Mon Apr 29, 2019 7:12 am

Congrats to ABC 12's Angie Hendershot and Ann Pierett for winning a regional Murrow Award for Hard News (Born into Crisis) and Feature Reporting (A...

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Last post by lovinlife101
Tue Apr 30, 2019 6:58 am
Lulli 2, WNEM 0

Last post by lovinlife101 « Wed Apr 24, 2019 12:28 pm
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by autolab » Sat Apr 13, 2019 2:04 am
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Good for former TV5 reporter Nick Lulli who stuck to his guns and won a lawsuit versus parent company Meredith Broadcasting.

I never understood...
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Last post by lovinlife101
Wed Apr 24, 2019 12:28 pm
WTRX 4-4-60 Survey

Last post by TomSanders « Wed Apr 24, 2019 12:18 am
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by CK-722 » Sat Apr 06, 2019 9:17 am

Posted yesterday on Flint Expatriates. Less than three months after WBBC to WTRX Top 40 Call Letter Change.

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Last post by TomSanders
Wed Apr 24, 2019 12:18 am
Double standard

Last post by SaginawSid « Sat Apr 20, 2019 12:41 pm
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by lovinlife101 » Thu Apr 18, 2019 11:32 am

Stab a cop who survives at the airport? Life in prison!

Cop tasers child who dies. Slap on the wrist.

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Last post by SaginawSid
Sat Apr 20, 2019 12:41 pm
AM1330 Drops Tigers

Last post by Colonel Flagg « Sun Apr 14, 2019 3:42 pm
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by smallwonder » Mon Apr 08, 2019 9:55 pm
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Cumulus has decided to not renew the radio contract for the Tigers for Sportstalk 1330. Flint doesn't have a radio home for the Tigers, but 97.1 does...
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Last post by Colonel Flagg
Sun Apr 14, 2019 3:42 pm
Thomas Ambrose-Began Career At WTAC Big 600-Obituary

Last post by CK-722 « Sun Apr 14, 2019 11:58 am

by CK-722 » Sun Apr 14, 2019 11:58 am

From the West Michigan board.

Thomas Ambrose, who began his radio career at WTAC Big 600, has passed away.

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Last post by CK-722
Sun Apr 14, 2019 11:58 am
New ABC12 Morning Anchor

Last post by whitebalance « Tue Apr 09, 2019 6:48 pm
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by autolab » Tue Apr 09, 2019 8:10 am

Who's the new guy who replaced Larry Elliott on WJRT's morning newscast?

IMO, he's underwhelming... just another boring white guy (this assessment...

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Last post by whitebalance
Tue Apr 09, 2019 6:48 pm
WNEM TV 5 Plus & box office

Last post by Trophyhead « Mon Apr 08, 2019 1:58 pm
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by matt1 » Sun Apr 07, 2019 11:07 pm

I was watching WNEM TV 5 Plus & they showed the WRONG box office from last week instead of this week!!! It showed that Dumbo was at # 1 BUT this week...

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Last post by Trophyhead
Mon Apr 08, 2019 1:58 pm
WIOG is #1 in Saginaw-Bay City; WGER barely defeats Houghton Lake station

Last post by Chris1980 « Sat Apr 06, 2019 7:37 pm
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by MWmetalhead » Wed Jan 23, 2019 8:29 pm
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Can someone please explain why Mix 106.3 still exists?
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Last post by Chris1980
Sat Apr 06, 2019 7:37 pm
WHEELZ marks 20th

Last post by stopnswop2 « Wed Apr 03, 2019 8:30 pm
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by matt1 » Sun Mar 31, 2019 4:54 pm

On Monday April 1, WHEELZ 104.5 FM WILZ Saginaw marks it's 20th Anniversary of Classic Rock That Really Rocks !!! Ain't no foolin' since the debut...

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Last post by stopnswop2
Wed Apr 03, 2019 8:30 pm
WTGV Sandusky during Tigers games

Last post by TomSanders « Mon Apr 01, 2019 11:18 pm

by TomSanders » Mon Apr 01, 2019 11:18 pm

No TOH legal IDs (noticed this in all three games of the Blue Jays weekend series and again tonight, Monday).

Tonight vs. Yankees: weather forecast...

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Last post by TomSanders
Mon Apr 01, 2019 11:18 pm
Lessons to learn from this cringeworthy video

Last post by stopnswop2 « Fri Mar 29, 2019 5:24 pm
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by lovinlife101 » Thu Mar 28, 2019 9:19 am

Well, here it is, and it’s bad:

Mike and Stephanie, the Ryans, and balding fat school leaders who work 9 months a year who sing school...

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Last post by stopnswop2
Fri Mar 29, 2019 5:24 pm
Thanks for working here! Here’s a grilled cheese sandwich!

Last post by lovinlife101 « Thu Mar 28, 2019 8:09 am
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by lovinlife101 » Sat Mar 02, 2019 9:45 am
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Word on the street is that NBC25/Fox66 thanked its employees last week with...

1. Bonus checks?
2. Stock options?
3. More paid time off?
4. Station...
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Last post by lovinlife101
Thu Mar 28, 2019 8:09 am
WDCQ CH19 Delta College

Last post by Bdl « Wed Mar 27, 2019 6:02 pm
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by R Bedell » Tue Mar 26, 2019 6:11 pm

I see WDCQ CH19 at Delta College, is off the air again for the second time in a couple weeks. Must be some massive problem(s) going on there.!!

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Last post by Bdl
Wed Mar 27, 2019 6:02 pm
TV5+’s billion dollar opportunity

Last post by lovinlife101 « Wed Mar 27, 2019 9:41 am
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by lovinlife101 » Tue Mar 26, 2019 6:53 pm

So here’s the idea, you know how everyone makes fun of TV5+ for being no different from My5 and for the news anchors playing with an oversized yellow...

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Last post by lovinlife101
Wed Mar 27, 2019 9:41 am
March Madness

Last post by JRBlitz « Sat Mar 23, 2019 3:06 pm
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by autolab » Sun Mar 17, 2019 5:35 pm

I find it interesting that both 12 and 25/66 sent reporters to cover the Big 10 basketball tournament, but Scot and Jason are nowhere to be seen....

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Last post by JRBlitz
Sat Mar 23, 2019 3:06 pm
CK 105.5

Last post by smallwonder « Thu Mar 21, 2019 9:14 pm
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by street7709 » Fri Feb 15, 2019 10:30 am
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Where was Mike & Stephanie this morning? Anybody know what's going on? Word is there last show was on Thursday!
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Last post by smallwonder
Thu Mar 21, 2019 9:14 pm
SCREW YOU! I’M KEEPING YOU SAFE!!!

Last post by Musicrewired « Thu Mar 21, 2019 11:31 am
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by lovinlife101 » Thu Mar 14, 2019 9:56 pm
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Love how tv news folks lash back at viewers who express displeasure with severe weather cut-ins.
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Last post by Musicrewired
Thu Mar 21, 2019 11:31 am
WTRX

Last post by Ed Joseph « Wed Mar 20, 2019 3:39 pm
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by Ed Joseph » Sun Mar 17, 2019 2:06 am

I live near Corunna and Linden in Flint. WTRX *used to* come in fairly decent at night here, but I've noticed that since this past fall, they sound...

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Last post by Ed Joseph
Wed Mar 20, 2019 3:39 pm
Greta Van Fleet edited??

Last post by BeerMan « Tue Mar 19, 2019 1:40 pm
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by matt1 » Tue Mar 19, 2019 1:48 am

It seems that Z93 WKQZ is playing the edited version NOT the complete 4:27 album version of Greta Van Fleet You're The One (which is also # 1 on...

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Last post by BeerMan
Tue Mar 19, 2019 1:40 pm
1470 WFNT

Last post by Ed Joseph « Sun Mar 17, 2019 9:57 pm
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by Ed Joseph » Sat Mar 16, 2019 8:40 pm

Just curious how long this station has been sitting on Fox network's CUE channel?? It's been over an hour here now, mostly dead air.

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Last post by Ed Joseph
Sun Mar 17, 2019 9:57 pm
WMPC AM 1230

Last post by Ed Joseph « Sat Mar 16, 2019 7:28 pm
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by Deleted User 14935 » Sat Mar 16, 2019 4:46 pm

It is amazing that radio station WMPC has been the same format and non-commercial since 1926, WMPC is the oldest Christian Radio Station in the...

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Last post by Ed Joseph
Sat Mar 16, 2019 7:28 pm
Excellent Severe Weather Coverage

Last post by autolab « Sat Mar 16, 2019 8:57 am
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by TheForce » Thu Mar 14, 2019 7:34 pm

WNEM doing a great job tonight!

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Last post by autolab
Sat Mar 16, 2019 8:57 am
WNEM's Meg, Alex & thunderstorms

Last post by Bdl « Fri Mar 15, 2019 12:10 pm
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by matt1 » Thu Mar 14, 2019 7:35 pm

WNEM's 5 Meg McLoud mentioned about Alex Trebek's terminal cancer report at 6:00 in which that Alex will report on the start of the Jeopardy show...

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Last post by Bdl
Fri Mar 15, 2019 12:10 pm
Reality And Dreams On A Fluffy Cumulus Cloud

Last post by CK-722 « Wed Mar 13, 2019 12:19 am
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by CK-722 » Thu Feb 14, 2019 3:27 pm

Back in the late 1970s, I had a vivid dream that (now Cumulus' WTKA) WPAG Ann Arbor had increased power from 5000 to 50000 watts, and I was listening...

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Last post by CK-722
Wed Mar 13, 2019 12:19 am
watch this

Last post by CK-722 « Tue Mar 12, 2019 4:38 pm
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by matt1 » Mon Mar 11, 2019 9:34 pm

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Last post by CK-722
Tue Mar 12, 2019 4:38 pm
Sherrod

Last post by DAC « Sun Mar 10, 2019 11:40 pm
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by R Bedell » Wed Mar 06, 2019 7:51 am

Would I be correct in assuming that TV5's Sherrod, left the Morning Show for weekend night Anchor...?

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Last post by DAC
Sun Mar 10, 2019 11:40 pm
WNEM's Newest Low

Last post by jerrydancer « Sun Mar 10, 2019 5:15 pm
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by JRBlitz » Sun Jan 06, 2019 2:55 pm
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We know that no one's watching the newscast, but this was probably not a good idea from Coty Kuschinsky.
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Last post by jerrydancer
Sun Mar 10, 2019 5:15 pm
Bill Harris honored for 50 years of broadcasting

Last post by DAC « Sat Mar 09, 2019 5:45 pm
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by lovinlife101 » Mon Feb 25, 2019 7:13 am
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I’m surprised I’m the first to post about this here since Bill has not been shy about touting it all over social media.

He says he’s “gushing” with...
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Last post by DAC
Sat Mar 09, 2019 5:45 pm
Boyd Leaving

Last post by lovinlife101 « Thu Mar 07, 2019 7:55 pm
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by SaginawSid » Thu Feb 28, 2019 4:20 pm

TV-5 posted on its website today that Collette Boyd is leaving the station Feb. 28. Stated reason is to spend more time with her family. Umm. Anyone...

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Last post by lovinlife101
Thu Mar 07, 2019 7:55 pm
WKQZ Signal

Last post by MWmetalhead « Thu Mar 07, 2019 6:17 pm
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by Arthur Mometer » Thu Mar 07, 2019 11:04 am

How is the signal on WKQZ in Saginaw and the South part of the Tri Cities Market? Does it have a noticeably weaker signal there?

Is there...

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Last post by MWmetalhead
Thu Mar 07, 2019 6:17 pm
Cher rather than sweeps

Last post by lovinlife101 « Thu Mar 07, 2019 8:56 am
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by lovinlife101 » Thu Feb 14, 2019 7:18 am

Looks like Cher’s biggest fanboy made it to the concert. Did management cave and grant a vacation day during sweeps?

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Last post by lovinlife101
Thu Mar 07, 2019 8:56 am
107.7 THE HIGHWAY DEBUTS IN MIDLAND MI

Last post by matt1 « Fri Mar 01, 2019 10:31 pm
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by sand2dunes » Fri Mar 01, 2019 2:39 pm

107.7 THE HIGHWAY DEBUTS IN MIDLAND MI

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Last post by matt1
Fri Mar 01, 2019 10:31 pm
Fake News

Last post by TC Shuts Up « Sun Feb 24, 2019 3:29 pm
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by R Bedell » Sun Feb 24, 2019 1:04 pm

And people say, there is no Fake News. What is wrong with that picture..??

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Last post by TC Shuts Up
Sun Feb 24, 2019 3:29 pm
This video reminds me of all of you

Last post by stopnswop2 « Mon Feb 18, 2019 12:57 pm
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by lovinlife101 » Sun Feb 17, 2019 8:12 pm

First, this fool jumps out of the bed of a truck and splats on the ice like a total buffoon.

Oh, but he’s not done yet! He climbs back into the...

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Last post by stopnswop2
Mon Feb 18, 2019 12:57 pm
Life coach Daphne Deloren

Last post by smallwonder « Mon Feb 18, 2019 10:01 am
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by Bdl » Sat Feb 16, 2019 11:12 am

I know someone on this board who certainly could use this. The one who loves life.

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Last post by smallwonder
Mon Feb 18, 2019 10:01 am
Greta Van Fleet wins Grammy

Last post by Ben Zonia « Wed Feb 13, 2019 9:22 am
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by matt1 » Mon Feb 11, 2019 12:48 am
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Hard to believe that Greta Van Fleet won for Best Rock Album for From The Fires over Weezer, Fall Out Boy, Alice In Chains & Swedish group Ghost!!...
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Last post by Ben Zonia
Wed Feb 13, 2019 9:22 am
Birch Run Outlet fashion show on ABC12

Last post by stopnswop2 « Tue Feb 12, 2019 6:54 pm
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by lovinlife101 » Sun Feb 10, 2019 9:53 am

Yes, this happened today.

They put some poor guy in a button-up shirt, jeans, and a leather jacket and called it “fashion.”

🤦‍♂️

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Tue Feb 12, 2019 6:54 pm
Birch Run Outlet fashion show

Last post by stopnswop2 « Sun Feb 10, 2019 5:11 pm
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by lovinlife101 » Sun Feb 10, 2019 9:53 am

Yes, this happened today.

They put some poor guy in a button-up shirt, jeans, and a leather jacket and called it “fashion.”

🤦‍♂️

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Last post by stopnswop2
Sun Feb 10, 2019 5:11 pm
Hell, Michigan & back

Last post by matt1 « Sun Feb 10, 2019 4:05 pm
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by matt1 » Thu Jan 31, 2019 12:15 pm

Watch this:

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Last post by matt1
Sun Feb 10, 2019 4:05 pm
WLEW on-air mispoken words

Last post by Vic Doucette « Fri Feb 01, 2019 2:26 pm
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by bobhuge » Mon Feb 17, 2014 3:11 pm
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First of all, lord knows, no one is perfect. I certainly am not. However, I just can't help but crack up at the frequency and creativity of some of...
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Last post by Vic Doucette
Fri Feb 01, 2019 2:26 pm

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