WFGR Retrovision: 'Bozo's Circus' From The '80s! [Video]
If you grew up in Grand Rapids, TV back in the day meant a few things. Romper Room on Channel 8, The TV3 Clubhouse on Channel 3, And Bozo. Continue reading…
View ArticleDon't Believe It! No Ebola In West Michigan
Just like in the old days, when a rumor got started it usually spread like wildfire. And now with the advent of social media and our desire to be on top of every little thing, It spreads even quicker....
View ArticleGrandville Business On 'Shark Tank'! [Video]
I have talked about it before: "Shark Tank" is one of my TV guilty pleasures. It's on Friday nights on ABC, so I miss it sometimes, like many people do. They also rerun it on CNBC weeknights. Bingo!...
View ArticleGas Is Under $2 a Gallon In Michigan [Video]
Gas is less than $2 per gallon in Michigan in Greenville, of all places. That hotbed of economic equality. It's the place where low prices began, as the home of Meijer. Now, the gas there is the...
View ArticleWZZM Reporter Misses Final Play, Says Michigan Beat MSU
As you probably know, Michigan State defeated Michigan 27-23 in Ann Arbor on one of the craziest plays you'll ever see. Unfortunately, WZZM reporter Jamal Spencer was one of the few that didn't see it....
View ArticleBozo's Big Top Brings Back a lot of Memories
Here is more classic "live and local" TV from years past, and it's non other than Bozo the Clown! Bozo's Big Top ran for many, many years on WZZM TV13, and was a part of so many...
View ArticleThese Long-Lost Siblings Found Each Other in Rockford
'I am your sister,' she said to Phillip, who never knew he had a sister. Continue reading…
View ArticleYou Think We Had a Lot of Snow? Check This Out in The U.P.
Menominee, in the U.P. gets blasted with snow this weekend. Continue reading…
View ArticleGold Medal Unbleached Flour is Recalled
Gold Medal Unbleached Flour is Recalled Continue reading…
View ArticleFormer Local Meteorologist Needs Your Help Finding Lost Rings
A cash reward is being offered for the return of the rings. Continue reading…
View ArticleA New Life for the old Four Star Theater
A New Life for the old Four Star Theater Continue reading…
View ArticleWhy Are All The TV People Leaving Grand Rapids Stations?
Nearly a dozen familiar faces have left local television in Grand Rapids in the last 8 months. What's going on? Continue reading…
View ArticleThe WFGR Grillmasters Win Celeb Grill Challenge TONIGHT @ Knapp Corner D&W!
OK might be wishful thinking, but YOU can help us win! It's the second annual Celebrity Grilling Challenge! It starts TONIGHT at the Knapp Corner D&W AT 6:30! Matt Hendricks, Craig Russell, and...
View ArticleHere We Go! Blizzard 2012….
OK maybe not as bad as last year's storm (although tell that to the people in Traverse City and along US 31, as they are supposed to get 24 inches between now and Tuesday) but we ARE supposed to get...
View ArticleWho Wants 363 Million Dollars? I Do!
Unless you have been living under a rock, you know tonight's Michigan Lottery Mega Millions Drawing is for 363 million dollars. It would be the 3rd biggest of all time on the 42 state lottery that...
View ArticleToday Is “National Hug A Newsman Day”!
OK I have to admit. If I'm going to follow through on the day today, by hugging a newsman. I wouldn't be hugging a newsMAN. I'd be hugging a Meteorologist. I took a meteorology class in school and have...
View ArticleTax Day 2012 In Grand Rapids!
Welcome to Tax Day 2012, Grand Rapids Style. It used to be in good ol' days, the Post Office would stay open til Midnight, with postal workers out at the curb so last minute citizens could toss their...
View ArticleOne Of West Michigan’s Hottest Summers On Record Is Over… Sort Of
I'm here to tell you, this was one of the hottest summers I can ever remember. Sure we complain about the Michigan weather often, since it's SO lovely and average. (Please note the dripping sarcasm)...
View ArticleDish Network Viewers Might Lose WZZM Monday!
Now would be the time to get the rabbit ears out! If you are a Dish Network viewer, you might want to have an alternate way to see "Dancing with the Stars" or "The WZZM...
View ArticlePolice Investigating Potential Fire-Bombing In Holland
According to our media partners over at WZZM-13, Ottawa County Sheriff's Department investigators are looking into an attempted fire-bombing that occurred Monday night in Holland. Continue reading…
View ArticleHappy 176th Birthday Michigan!
Today is Michigan's 176th birthday. January 26, 1837 Michigan was admitted as the 26th state of the union. And Michiganders all over the state will be celebrating! Continue reading…
View ArticleBig Storm Is Over Here, But When It Hits The East Coast…
Watch out! It's always the way it is. In the national media (Networks, The Weather Channel) when WE get a foot of snow, it's a "little storm over the Great Lakes". But when that storm...
View ArticleGrand River Flooding Expected To Get Worse [VIDEO]
Flooding in Michigan Rivers, including the Grand River through Grand Rapids, is expected to get get worse in the next 72 hours. One to three inches of new rain is expected to send flood stages well...
View ArticleWFGR Retrovision: PM Magazine
Remember PM Magazine? Remember Roaring 20's Pizza? Remember mustaches in the early 1980's? We'll get ready to jump into a West Michigan Time Machine as we feature a clip of PM Magazine from WZZM 13...
View ArticleElection Day Results!
The polls in the East have closed, and ABC News can now predict the winner in Maine...It's Lobster for the State Crustation! Ha! But seriously, election day has ended. Here is the latest from Channel...
View ArticleA Tribute To Juliet Dragos
Not done by me! I mean Juliet is nice and all, but this is someone else's handiwork. Actually I was tipped off to this Tumblr site from the WZZM Facebook page. How they found out about it I'm not sure....
View ArticleIt’s Opening Day! Or Night! Let’s Get Pumped Up!
As it's the 20th Whitecaps home opener tonight, let's go back 5 more years, to 1989. The elder Bush was President, we didn't have to eat broccoli, and the World Series was interrupted by the San...
View ArticleIt’s Election Day!
Well, to be fair, it's off-off-local Election Day! Still, important drain commission-type and -like decisions will be made. Actually that's not far off, but actually some important things are being...
View ArticleElvis Died 34 Years Ago Today
It was the end of summer vacation in 1977. Back then we went back to school before Labor Day, so there was about 2 weeks left of summer fun. It was about 4 o clock in the afternoon. My mom was laying...
View ArticleHarry Caray … and Bozo The Clown? [Video]
Yes, Harry Caray has been dead for 16 years now. And Bozo has been off the air almost as long. But how are the two tied together? Continue reading…
View ArticleJack Hogan, Former TV-13 News Director, Passes Away in Florida
Jack Hogan was the News Director at WZZM TV-13 for many years. Jack passed away last Thursday, August 4th in Clermont, Florida, at the age of 89. Continue reading…
View ArticleA Look Back at a Grand Rapids TV Show: Pepsi Dance Trax
There have been several TV shows with music and dancing. Did you know that Grand Rapids had similar shows locally produced for West Michigan viewers? Continue reading…
View ArticleVal Lego Announces Departure from WZZM TV-13 in Grand Rapids
You've watched her for 17 years on 13 On Your Side. On Tuesday, Val Lego made a surprising Facebook announcement...She is leaving WZZM TV-13. Continue reading…
View ArticleViral Video: West Michigan Meteorologist Challenging Jimmy Fallon To An Ice...
WZZM13 Meteorologist Michael Behrens didn't expect to go viral a year after posting his fall on the ice deck, and now he's challenging those who are laughing at him (Like Jimmy Fallon) to give it a...
View ArticleA Look Back: A Grand Rapids Weather Forecast on TV-13 from 1966
The way that the weather forecast is presented to us is so different from what it was back in the mid 60s! Continue reading…
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