Mark Frankhouse

Mark Frankhouse joined the Townsquare Media team from Detroit and is now enjoying the role of Assistant Director of Content for the Kalamazoo Market and one-half of The Rocker Morning Show w/ Meatball on Kalamazoo's Rock Station 107.7 RKR. He graduated from Specs Howard School of Media Arts in Southfield, MI in 2012. After working at a Top-40 station in Detroit, he moved to Kalamazoo in 2017, and it was the best move he ever made. A lover of all music, a vocalist, a former wrestling commentator, and an avid collector of shiny cardboard, Mark lives to entertain. Southwest Michigan is now his permanent home and he looks forward to being able to entertain and inform the community of everything going on near you.

Michigan is About To Get Some Goofy Looking Mail Trucks

We're getting just under a hundred this year. Getting to the thousands next year and then we're going to get up to 20,000 vehicles a year we're going to see rolling out and deployed onto the routes.

This Long Time Michigan Basketball Player Was The First To Score A NBA 3-Point Basket

When looking at the origins of the three-point shot, you have to go back to the collegiate level in 1945.

This Invention At The GM Proving Grounds In Michigan Is Now Used Everywhere

As they point out on their website, there are some incredible and important tests that take place here, including road tests that can measure the stability and conditions of certain roads at speeds up to 150 mph

One of The Most Cool & Terrifying Jobs In Michigan Is Now Hiring

When it comes to qualifications, you're gonna want a strong constitution if you plan on applying for this position, because it comes with a lot of high climbs and big vehicles

This Michigan City May Have A Public Masturbation Crisis On Their Hands

It’s important to remember that doing something like this in public is not highly illegal but absolutely disgusting. Not to mention that if you are caught exposing yourself in a public place, you could potentially land yourself not only in prison but on the sex offenders list

One of Michigan’s Most Popular Chicken Restaurants Say They’re Closing Their Doors

The next time you visit the Turbo Chicken location at 5234 on Portage Rd In Portage, they indeed will no longer be there. This was an announcement made by the owners themselves in a Facebook post, that had the entire following community in shock

Michigan Woman Opens Senior Care Center Unlike Anything In The State

The new organization is called Thrive Adult Day Center and it's located at 2901 S Westnedge Ave in Kalamazoo, MI. Not only does it include group discussions, games, and outing events, it also allows for short-term or temporary care, even if for just a day.

WARNING: Michigan Residents Have A Spice Contaminated w/ Dangerous Lead Levels

The cinnamon recall was already in effect, but they've expanded the brands in which there are dangerous lead levels found in the product. Here are the FDA’s recommendations for consumers, according to their release statement

Remember When This Michigan Pizza Chain Made Chocolate Ravioli?

CHOCOLATE! CHOCOLATE! RAVIOLI! RAVIOLI! That’s right it was a chocolate ravioli. Now I know what you’re thinking, that sounds absolutely disgusting, but the ravioli wasn’t made of pasta, but white chocolate and the inside was some kind of milk chocolate cream filling, as many people remember fondly.

This May Be The Quirkiest Business Strip In Michigan

The buildings are painted with the brightest marigolds, turquoise, green, pink, and other bright colors I've ever seen on a building. Does anyone know why or when they painted these buildings this way?