6:17 - Karl's Weather:
Today - Cloudy and a chance for rain and thunderstorms throughout the day with a high of 68.
Tonight - Colder and mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain, low 42.
Tuesday - Partly sunny with a high of 55.
Wednesday - Mostly sunny with a high of 56.
7:18 - We spoke with Jim Hoepfner from the FDL Fire Department about their annual brat fry to benefit the Fond du Lac Red Cross today. The brat fry goes from 10:00am to 2:00pm at the Main Street Fire Station. Brats and hamburgers are $2.00 each. Delivery is available for orders over 25 items.
8:10 - Figaro's Italian Pizza and Blimpie Subs are now open on Winnebago Drive in the Harborview Plaza in Fond du Lac and we got the update from Art. Be sure to stop by and get some delicious pizza and subs and don't forget they sponsor Ticket Window Thursday on KFIZ. Tune in at 7:48 every Thursday morning to win a pair of tickets to Miller Park!
8:20 - Kay Vandervort gave us an update on the Volunteer Center of Fond du Lac County alongside Lindy Kimball from Solutions Center. For all of the volunteer opportunities, call 920-926-1414 or visit FDLVolunteer.com For information on Solutions Center, call 923-1743.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Breakfast Club 4/16/09
Today's KFIZ Three-Day Forecast:
Today - Sunny with a high of 67
Tonight - Clear with lows down to 31
Friday - Sunny with a high of 70
Saturday - Mostly Cloudy with highs near 64
6:50am - Lynn Hinz won a Warm Delights prize pack for knowing that Merle Harmon was the Brewers Broadcaster from 1970 to 1979 who passed away last night.
7:20am - We spoke with Brian Carter at Fond du Lac Seafood to see what he's got cooking up this weekend. Give him a call to order some fish or reserve your shrimp boil at 517-TUNA or stop in on Main Street in Fond du Lac.
7:48am - It's a Ticket Window Thursday! Jeff won two tickets to the Brewers April 23rd game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Another pair of tickets will be up for grabs one week from today on KFIZ.
8:20am - We talked with Paula Price from the Ripon Chamber of Commerce to see what's on the schedule in Cookie-Town USA. Call the Chamber at 920-748-6764.
Today - Sunny with a high of 67
Tonight - Clear with lows down to 31
Friday - Sunny with a high of 70
Saturday - Mostly Cloudy with highs near 64
6:50am - Lynn Hinz won a Warm Delights prize pack for knowing that Merle Harmon was the Brewers Broadcaster from 1970 to 1979 who passed away last night.
7:20am - We spoke with Brian Carter at Fond du Lac Seafood to see what he's got cooking up this weekend. Give him a call to order some fish or reserve your shrimp boil at 517-TUNA or stop in on Main Street in Fond du Lac.
7:48am - It's a Ticket Window Thursday! Jeff won two tickets to the Brewers April 23rd game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Another pair of tickets will be up for grabs one week from today on KFIZ.
8:20am - We talked with Paula Price from the Ripon Chamber of Commerce to see what's on the schedule in Cookie-Town USA. Call the Chamber at 920-748-6764.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Under the Weather
That phrase, "Under the weather" is a weird one if you ask me. Aren't we all technically "under the weather?" Doesn't weather typically come from the sky? Either way, I was definitely under the weather this weekend into Monday. I'll spare you the details, but it was bad enough to land me in the hospital for a good chunk of Sunday. I'm definitely feeling better now though, and I'm glad to be back in the studio. I find that it is pretty tough to get back into the swing of things though, especially after an unforeseen absence. I was unable to work ahead to get things taken care of for my day away and it is sometimes a little unnerving to come back and try and get my head back above water. Thankfully I work with the best people in the business and they have helped me out this week and before. So thanks everyone at KFIZ and our sister stations for making my transition back to my feet a smooth one!
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Cereal: Food of Kings
I am a huge fan of cereal. Cold cereal, mind you. Not Cream of Wheat or Grape Nuts or anything like that. I'm talking Cheerios, Lucky Charms, Count Chocula, Frosted Flakes and Crispix. I love it all. My favorite cereals though have since been discontinued and I just found a cool article that goes through some of the popular discontinued brands. They do a nice job of covering quite of few of my favorites like Cinnimon Mini Buns and Dunkin' Donuts Cereal. However, they missed a few as well.
The original S'Mores Crunch cereal was amazing. Sure they've got a re-branding of the cereal, but it's nowhere near the quality of the first. It was like Golden Grahms has a child with chocolaty marshmallows to create the closest thing to having actual s'mores for breakfast. Pure genius.
The other one they missed was the re-make of Crispy Critters. The cereal originally tested poorly in the sixties and they re-branded it in 1987. I loved the commercials that had their character Crispy singing songs in the style of Jimmy Durante and had the weird yet catchy "Ah-Cha-Cha" trademark. Great cereal, great commercial.
I think in a former life I was a cereal pioneer, helping deliver the maximum amount of sugar into a child's meal before 8:00am.
The original S'Mores Crunch cereal was amazing. Sure they've got a re-branding of the cereal, but it's nowhere near the quality of the first. It was like Golden Grahms has a child with chocolaty marshmallows to create the closest thing to having actual s'mores for breakfast. Pure genius.The other one they missed was the re-make of Crispy Critters. The cereal originally tested poorly in the sixties and they re-branded it in 1987. I loved the commercials that had their character Crispy singing songs in the style of Jimmy Durante and had the weird yet catchy "Ah-Cha-Cha" trademark. Great cereal, great commercial.
I think in a former life I was a cereal pioneer, helping deliver the maximum amount of sugar into a child's meal before 8:00am.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Breakfast Club 8/12/08
As always, all of your news, sports and weather are available at KFIZ.com
6:17 - Karl's Weather:
Today... Partly sunny with a slight chance for some rain or even an isolated thunderstorm later this afternoon. Hi 76
Tonight... Mostly cloudy, a chance for some more rain or storms. Lo 61
Wednesday... Partly sunny with a chance for rain or storms. Hi 78
Thursday... Mostly sunny. Hi 79
6:40 - History Vault:
36 Years Ago Today - The last combat troops in Vietnam were pulled to return home.
53 Years Ago Today - Minimum wage was raised from 75 cents to $1 an hour by President Eisenhower when he signed the Minimum Wage Act.
157 Years Ago Today - Isaac Singer acquired a patent for his sewing machine. It wasn't the first sewing machine, but it was the first one with a double treadle.
6:50 - KFIZ News Quiz:
Betty Mauch won a great back to school prize pack and a pair of tickets to the Bristol Rennaissance Fair for knowing that James Jones was the receiver who almost lost his head in last night's Packer pre-season game during the first touchdown reception.
7:25 - C.W. Smith Birthdays:
Casey Affleck 33 - Younger brother to Ben Affleck, has starred in many movies including "Gone Baby, Gone" and "The Assasination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford"
Pete Sampras 37 - Retired tennis superstar
Sir Mix-A-Lot 45 - Rapper who had the hit "Baby Got Back"
George Hamilton 69 - Actor with that intense tan seen in "Rumor Has It" and many other films.
Country superstar Buck Owens would have been 79 today.
7:50 - Want an Invisibility Cloak?
Apparently, researchers are working on an ACTUAL invisibility cloak. Just like the one you see in Harry Potter. Right now though, they're saying that it's just a tiny amount of the material, but they're hoping that it can eventually get larger so that it can cover military personel and vehicles. The material is manufactured to bend light to render objects invisible to the naked eye. It's being worked on at the University of California.
8:20 - Fond du Lac Area Job and Career Center:
Jerry gave us an update on everything that's available from the FDL Area Job and Career Center. Give them a call for more information at 929-3900.
9:10 - After Breakfast:
Jay Merril came in for E.C. Does It presented by E.C. Merril. Jay reminded us to get our furnaces scheduled for a check-up before the cooler fall temperatures come through the state.
6:17 - Karl's Weather:
Today... Partly sunny with a slight chance for some rain or even an isolated thunderstorm later this afternoon. Hi 76
Tonight... Mostly cloudy, a chance for some more rain or storms. Lo 61
Wednesday... Partly sunny with a chance for rain or storms. Hi 78
Thursday... Mostly sunny. Hi 79
6:40 - History Vault:
36 Years Ago Today - The last combat troops in Vietnam were pulled to return home.
53 Years Ago Today - Minimum wage was raised from 75 cents to $1 an hour by President Eisenhower when he signed the Minimum Wage Act.
157 Years Ago Today - Isaac Singer acquired a patent for his sewing machine. It wasn't the first sewing machine, but it was the first one with a double treadle.
6:50 - KFIZ News Quiz:
Betty Mauch won a great back to school prize pack and a pair of tickets to the Bristol Rennaissance Fair for knowing that James Jones was the receiver who almost lost his head in last night's Packer pre-season game during the first touchdown reception.
7:25 - C.W. Smith Birthdays:
Casey Affleck 33 - Younger brother to Ben Affleck, has starred in many movies including "Gone Baby, Gone" and "The Assasination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford"
Pete Sampras 37 - Retired tennis superstar
Sir Mix-A-Lot 45 - Rapper who had the hit "Baby Got Back"
George Hamilton 69 - Actor with that intense tan seen in "Rumor Has It" and many other films.
Country superstar Buck Owens would have been 79 today.
7:50 - Want an Invisibility Cloak?
Apparently, researchers are working on an ACTUAL invisibility cloak. Just like the one you see in Harry Potter. Right now though, they're saying that it's just a tiny amount of the material, but they're hoping that it can eventually get larger so that it can cover military personel and vehicles. The material is manufactured to bend light to render objects invisible to the naked eye. It's being worked on at the University of California.
8:20 - Fond du Lac Area Job and Career Center:
Jerry gave us an update on everything that's available from the FDL Area Job and Career Center. Give them a call for more information at 929-3900.
9:10 - After Breakfast:
Jay Merril came in for E.C. Does It presented by E.C. Merril. Jay reminded us to get our furnaces scheduled for a check-up before the cooler fall temperatures come through the state.
Monday, August 11, 2008
Breakfast Club 8/11/08
As always, all of your news, sports and weather are available at KFIZ.com
We've got Milwaukee Brewers baseball this afternoon as they look for the sweep over the Washington Nationals following their exciting, 13-inning win yesterday. Our pre-game coverage begins at 12:30pm this afternoon on KFIZ. Immediately following Brewers coverage, we will then begin pre-game coverage of the Green Bay Packers pre-season opener tonight against the Cincinnati Bengals. Kickoff is scheduled for 7pm. Be sure to tune in for all your Packers coverage tonight and all season long here on KFIZ.
6:17 - Karl's Weather:
Today... Partly cloudy. Hi 78
Tonight... Partly cloudy. Lo 54
Tuesday... Partly sunny with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hi 73.
Wednesday... Partly sunny with a chance of thunderstorms. Hi 76.
6:40 - History Vault:
79 Years Ago Today - Babe Ruth hit his 500th home run.
74 Years Ago Today - The first prisoners arrived at Alcatraz Federal Prison.
24 Years Ago Today - President Reagan put his foot in his mouth when he was testing a microphone and rather than saying, "Testing" he decided to belt out, "My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you I just signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes!"
16 Years Ago Today - The Mall of America, the largest shopping mall in the United States, opened in Bloomington, Minnesota.
6:50 - KFIZ News Quiz:
Jim Ancil correctly knew that the pesky green beetle that has caused various quarantines is known as the Emerald Ash Borer. Jim won a great laundry prize pack as well as a family four pack of tickets to check out the Bristol Renaissance Fair.
7:20 - Music Under the Stars:
Jim Sabel gave us all the information on the final night of Music Under the Stars at Buttermilk Creek Park. Tonight's show features The Real Deal Blues Band. Festivities go from 7pm to 8:30pm tonight and of course, admission is FREE!
7:25 - C.W. Smith Birthdays:
Joe Rogan 41 - Host of TVs "Fear Factor" and also starred in "News Radio"
Richie Ramone 51 - Drummer from rock band "The Ramones"
Joe Jackson 54 - Musician with hits like "Is She Really Going Out With Him"
Hulk Hogan 55 - Popular wrestler from the WWE and WCW who started the "Hulk-a-Mania" Craze in the 80s and 90s and most recently starred in his own reality show, "Hogan Knows Best"
Steve Wozniak 58 - Also know as "The Woz," co-founder of Apple Computers.
7:50 - Batman Tops Box Office Again:
The Dark Knight resumed its reign over the box office for the fourth weekend in a row coming in at a cool $26 million. That puts its nationwide sales since release at over $441 million. It trails only Star Wars and Titanic for the overall sales record. Comedy Pineapple Express opened up in the second spot at $22.4 million and Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor rounds out the top three at $16.1 million.
8:20 - Volunteer Center of Fond du Lac County:
Kay Vandervort gave us all of the information on the Volunteer Center of Fond du Lac County. You can always give them a call at 926-1414. If you need more help with flood relief, you can call the new flood relief center at 322-0422. Kay also reminded us that the deadline for FEMA applications is September 15th, but she suggests that you get those in as soon as possible.
9:10 - After Breakfast:
Katie and Judy came by from the FDL Senior Center to give us all the info on their upcoming events, including "The Big Pig Gig." You can give them a call on any of their wonderful events at 322-3630.
We've got Milwaukee Brewers baseball this afternoon as they look for the sweep over the Washington Nationals following their exciting, 13-inning win yesterday. Our pre-game coverage begins at 12:30pm this afternoon on KFIZ. Immediately following Brewers coverage, we will then begin pre-game coverage of the Green Bay Packers pre-season opener tonight against the Cincinnati Bengals. Kickoff is scheduled for 7pm. Be sure to tune in for all your Packers coverage tonight and all season long here on KFIZ.
6:17 - Karl's Weather:
Today... Partly cloudy. Hi 78
Tonight... Partly cloudy. Lo 54
Tuesday... Partly sunny with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hi 73.
Wednesday... Partly sunny with a chance of thunderstorms. Hi 76.
6:40 - History Vault:
79 Years Ago Today - Babe Ruth hit his 500th home run.
74 Years Ago Today - The first prisoners arrived at Alcatraz Federal Prison.
24 Years Ago Today - President Reagan put his foot in his mouth when he was testing a microphone and rather than saying, "Testing" he decided to belt out, "My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you I just signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes!"
16 Years Ago Today - The Mall of America, the largest shopping mall in the United States, opened in Bloomington, Minnesota.
6:50 - KFIZ News Quiz:
Jim Ancil correctly knew that the pesky green beetle that has caused various quarantines is known as the Emerald Ash Borer. Jim won a great laundry prize pack as well as a family four pack of tickets to check out the Bristol Renaissance Fair.
7:20 - Music Under the Stars:
Jim Sabel gave us all the information on the final night of Music Under the Stars at Buttermilk Creek Park. Tonight's show features The Real Deal Blues Band. Festivities go from 7pm to 8:30pm tonight and of course, admission is FREE!
7:25 - C.W. Smith Birthdays:
Joe Rogan 41 - Host of TVs "Fear Factor" and also starred in "News Radio"
Richie Ramone 51 - Drummer from rock band "The Ramones"
Joe Jackson 54 - Musician with hits like "Is She Really Going Out With Him"
Hulk Hogan 55 - Popular wrestler from the WWE and WCW who started the "Hulk-a-Mania" Craze in the 80s and 90s and most recently starred in his own reality show, "Hogan Knows Best"
Steve Wozniak 58 - Also know as "The Woz," co-founder of Apple Computers.
7:50 - Batman Tops Box Office Again:
The Dark Knight resumed its reign over the box office for the fourth weekend in a row coming in at a cool $26 million. That puts its nationwide sales since release at over $441 million. It trails only Star Wars and Titanic for the overall sales record. Comedy Pineapple Express opened up in the second spot at $22.4 million and Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor rounds out the top three at $16.1 million.
8:20 - Volunteer Center of Fond du Lac County:
Kay Vandervort gave us all of the information on the Volunteer Center of Fond du Lac County. You can always give them a call at 926-1414. If you need more help with flood relief, you can call the new flood relief center at 322-0422. Kay also reminded us that the deadline for FEMA applications is September 15th, but she suggests that you get those in as soon as possible.
9:10 - After Breakfast:
Katie and Judy came by from the FDL Senior Center to give us all the info on their upcoming events, including "The Big Pig Gig." You can give them a call on any of their wonderful events at 322-3630.
Friday, August 8, 2008
Breakfast Club 8/8/08
As always, all your news, sports and weather are available at KFIZ.com
6:17 - Marv's Weather:
Today... Sunny. Hi 79
Tonight... Partly cloudy. Lo 54
Saturday... Partly sunny with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the early morning. Hi 79
Sunday... Mostly sunny. Hi 81
6:40 - History Vault:
42 Years Ago Today - The first successful artificial heart pump was installed by surgeon Michael DeBakey.
39 Years Ago Today - The famous photograph that appears on the cover of the Beatles' album "Abbey Road" was taken.
34 Years Ago Today - President Richard Nixon told Americans that he made mistakes and resigned from the presidency effective August 9th, 1974.
6:50 - KFIZ News Quiz:
Bob Niederehe won a picnic pack and four tickets to the Bristol Renaissance Fair for knowing that 8-8-08 was expected to bog down the Wisconsin Lottery.
7:20 - Badger State Tractor Pull:
We talked with Glen Barthels about the Badger State Tractor Pull at the Winnebago County Fair tonight at the Grandstand. The Pull gets underway at 7pm this evening.
7:25 C.W. Smith Birthdays:
Odie 30 - Garfield's dopey side-kick.
Joshua Scott Chase 32 - JC from N'Sync was a member of the Mickey Mouse Club before joining the group in the 90s.
The Edge 47 - The U2 guitarists real name is David Evans.
Donny Most 55 - Ralph Malph on "Happy Days"
Larry Wilcox 61 - Officer Jon Baker on "CHiPS"
Dustin Hoffman 71 - Academy Award winning actor from Rain Man, Tootsie, Stranger Than Fiction, and many more.
Jack and Ruby Gebhardt celebrated their 47th Wedding Anniversary on Tuesday, August 5th and they are this week's winner for a Culver's Frozen Custard Cake. They are also registered to win a $500 gift certificate from C.W. Smith Jewelers at the end of the year.
8:20 - Travel Wisconsin:
We talked with Valerie from Travel Wisconsin to get the scoop on all of the wonderful events happening across the state this weekend. You can call at 1-800-432-8747.
9:10 - Behind the Badge:
Officer Steve Olsen brought in crossing guard Jim Schaeve and Lt. Duveneck to give us some information on how to apply to be a crossing guard. You can listen to a podcast of that interview here
6:17 - Marv's Weather:
Today... Sunny. Hi 79
Tonight... Partly cloudy. Lo 54
Saturday... Partly sunny with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the early morning. Hi 79
Sunday... Mostly sunny. Hi 81
6:40 - History Vault:
42 Years Ago Today - The first successful artificial heart pump was installed by surgeon Michael DeBakey.
39 Years Ago Today - The famous photograph that appears on the cover of the Beatles' album "Abbey Road" was taken.
34 Years Ago Today - President Richard Nixon told Americans that he made mistakes and resigned from the presidency effective August 9th, 1974.
6:50 - KFIZ News Quiz:
Bob Niederehe won a picnic pack and four tickets to the Bristol Renaissance Fair for knowing that 8-8-08 was expected to bog down the Wisconsin Lottery.
7:20 - Badger State Tractor Pull:
We talked with Glen Barthels about the Badger State Tractor Pull at the Winnebago County Fair tonight at the Grandstand. The Pull gets underway at 7pm this evening.
7:25 C.W. Smith Birthdays:
Odie 30 - Garfield's dopey side-kick.
Joshua Scott Chase 32 - JC from N'Sync was a member of the Mickey Mouse Club before joining the group in the 90s.
The Edge 47 - The U2 guitarists real name is David Evans.
Donny Most 55 - Ralph Malph on "Happy Days"
Larry Wilcox 61 - Officer Jon Baker on "CHiPS"
Dustin Hoffman 71 - Academy Award winning actor from Rain Man, Tootsie, Stranger Than Fiction, and many more.
Jack and Ruby Gebhardt celebrated their 47th Wedding Anniversary on Tuesday, August 5th and they are this week's winner for a Culver's Frozen Custard Cake. They are also registered to win a $500 gift certificate from C.W. Smith Jewelers at the end of the year.
8:20 - Travel Wisconsin:
We talked with Valerie from Travel Wisconsin to get the scoop on all of the wonderful events happening across the state this weekend. You can call at 1-800-432-8747.
9:10 - Behind the Badge:
Officer Steve Olsen brought in crossing guard Jim Schaeve and Lt. Duveneck to give us some information on how to apply to be a crossing guard. You can listen to a podcast of that interview here
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