In Philadelphia, on WFIL, the show was called “Bandstand.” When ABC picked up the series and took it, and host Dick Clark, nationwide in 1957, it became “American Bandstand.” In Cincinnati, it was “Soupy's Soda Shop” on WKRC, with the late Soupy Sales... Full Article at Wilmington Star-News

MADISON, Wis. -- Staff Writer Channel 3000 Who: Michigan Wolverines Wisconsin Badgers Where: Camp Randall Stadium, Big Ten Network. When: Saturday, November 14, 11 AM CST. You have to feel sorry for Michigan. Full Article at WISC Madison

You have to feel sorry for Michigan. This week The Detroit News reported that the state expects to lose a total of one million jobs this decade, largely due to the collapse of the U.S. automobile industry. Full Article at Bleacher Report

We news folks are so eager to boil stories down to the essence that we often miss the point. To have reduced Soupy Sales to a kiddie show host who would be hit in the face with pies was a simplification that was both indisputably correct and way off. Full Article at New York Post

The television comic Soupy Sales loved jazz, knew its history and many of its leading players. Early in his career, when he had a local show in Detroit, he frequently presented jazz stars as guests. Full Article at All About Jazz

Carol from Kimball Township: "My husband and I heartily endorse everything in David Gillis' Oct. 29 column, 'Our government just isn't working the way it should.' He is right on as he articulates all the issues currently contributing to our country's... Full Article at The Port Huron Times Herald