Wendy Reed

Channel 95-7 is gearing up for the third annual Bras Across The Grand, Satuday, October 20th at the Gillette Pedestrian Bridge in downtown Grand Rapids! While preparing for the event, I came across a gallery of photos from last year's Bras Across The Grand. Check them out after the jump!

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Grand Rapids has received a lot of accolades over the last year or so. We're Beer City, USA, we had an awesome Lip Dub video that went viral online, and now, Forbes Magazine as named Grand Rapids the number one city for raising a family!

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On Thursday, October 11, the Women's Resource Center will be holding one of my favorite events of the year. It's their 6th Annual Wine, Women, & Chocolate Reception! Wine + Chocolate = two of my favorite things! Plus, you know, I'm a woman. Want to attend? Find out more after the jump!

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As I said the other day, Psy's "Gangnam Style" has pretty much been covered, parodied and spoofed to death. Or so I thought. Turns out that there are a lot of videos out there that I haven't seen. And once I do see them, I love them. Like this video from the students at Forest Hills Northern High School right here in Grand Rapids. Their cover, "Wangnam Style" follows the hijinks of student Bob Wang throughout the halls of the school and the streets of downtown Grand Rapids.

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Kids aren't always the brightest. And, frankly, we should all know by now that they're willing to do anything on a dare. Or for money. But, how much money do you think that it would take to convince a kid to lick the entire length of a New York City subway station handrail? A thousand dollars? A million? A hundred? Well, the kid in this video didn't set his price high enough. He did it for a dollar.

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I am so inspired by this video, and this woman. With bullying in the news so much, we tend to think that it only happens between children. But, there is such a thing in the adult world, too, and it happened to news anchor Jennifer Livingston of WKBT in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. A viewer wrote her an email claiming that she was setting a poor example for young people in the community because she is overweight. While Jennifer tried to laugh it off, several other people in the news media could not, including her husband, news anchor Mike Thompson.

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Growing up in a small town when you're a little bit different can be hard. I know this first hand. And kids these days, it seems, are more malicious than ever. So, it warmed my heart to read the story of Whitney Kropp, a sophomore from Ogemaw Heights High School in West Branch, Michigan. Some kids played a prank that could have wrecked her spirit, but the town has rallied behind her to make this an amazingly positive experience.

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Several news sources are reporting a shooting this morning outside of the Empire State Building in New York City.

CNN.com reports that a spokesperson from the New York Fire Department told them that as many as five people were shot.

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Several news sources, including USA Today, are reporting that legendary comedian Phyllis Diller has passed away in Los Angeles. She was 95.

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Here at 100.5 The River, we really appreciate you listening to us while you work! We also like it when you listen to us during you lunch break, and we've teamed up with Pietro's the make your lunch break better!

Now through September 5th, we want you to sign up to win lunch for up to 10 people in your office from Pietro's awesome summer menu! Enjoy Pietro’s summer salads, pasta and signature bread and assorted soft drinks. For up to 10 people. Enter your information below for your chance to win!

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Ron Palillo, best known as classroom goofball Arnold Horshack on the 1970s TV show Welcome Back, Kotter, died at his Palm Beach Gardens home early this morning, according to Stacy Sacco, Palillo’s friend.

Sacco told The Palm Beach Post that Palillo passed away suddenly at 4:30 a.m.

He was 63.

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Officials with the Westboro Baptist Church have said that they plan to protest a Holland Marine's funeral on Saturday, August 11th.

In statements, they have claimed that the deaths of US soldiers are God's way of punishing the country for accepting homosexuality.

On Monday President Barack Obama signed a law requiring protesters be at least 300 feet from military funerals, two hours before and after the events. Violators could face fines and up to two years in prison.

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