Benson

What I call “laughin’ and scratchin’, I’ve been doing a long time. I grew up in Chicago, and the long and winding road of radio brought me to Kalamazoo in January of ‘87. Had an awful lot of fun at one special radio station, next door, but like Tom Brady, let’s see what we can do here. Both my sons were born here. Michael lives here and is a long time Rocker listener, and David is now living the dream in Chicago, hoping to be a comedy writer. Proud to say they're my best friends, as is the love of my life, Kathy, the hottest woman alive.

How Many Cereal Box Heroes Have Hit Songs? Sugar Bear Did
We've all heard well known music used in commercials. But the cereal people in Battle Creek may have been the first to turn that concept around and to create an original pop song to not only promote their products, but in one instance, scoring a hit song.
Like a Phoenix, Barn Theatre Rising Again To Celebrate 75 Years
Any small business owners will attest to the difficulties the past year has presented to keeping their business alive. The Barn Theatre in Augusta is no different. Started in 1946, there have been more than a few times its future was in question, but none like the past year with Covid shutting, esse…
This Video of Battle Creek’s Lakeview Sq. Mall Could Make You Cry
It's when you see some pictures from inside Battle Creek's Lakeview Square Mall similar to the one above from three years ago, and compare it to your own memories from maybe two or three decades ago, that you realize the seismic shift that has taken place in our society and our world.

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