Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Mostly sunny and warm…High around 80
FYI: Normal HIGH this time of year is 69 degrees
A Memorial Service celebrating the life of our good friend and co-worker Darren Stevens will take place TONIGHT @ 7pm at Pinedale Christian Church on Peters Creek Parkway in Winston-Salem. Everyone is invited to attend. Details: www.wbfj.fm/event1.html
Thanks to Frank Miller with Hayworth-Miller and Pinedale Christian Church for helping us with most of the behind the scenes arrangements…..
To give financially to the ‘Darren Stevens Family Fund’ go to our website
www.wbfj.fm/event1.html
Darren Stevens, our dear friend and Morning Show host passed away unexpectedly last Wednesday, October 13, 2010. He was 42 years young. Please remember his wife Jennifer and their three children Hannah, Samuel and Grace in your prayers…
NEWS…
RECALL: McNeil Consumer Healthcare is recalling Tylenol 8-hour caplets (the 50 count), sold in the US and Puerto Rico. The lot number is BCM155.
Complaints of a musty or moldy odor led to the recall. The odor, the company believes, is caused by the presence of trace amounts of a chemical called 2,4,6-tribromoanisole. http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/10/19/tylenol.recall/index.html?hpt=T2
The number of teen pregnancies in Forsyth County went up in 2009 while the state teen pregnancy rate reached a record low. Forsyth County ranked 25th in the state with a rate of 69 pregnancies for every 1,000 girls ages 15 to 19. www.journalnow.com
The search for the 10 year old from Gastonia continues. State and Federal authorities have been in contact with Zahra Baker's biological mother in Australia and are asking for the medical records of the missing 10-year-old girl. Zahra was reported missing back on October 9. No one other than a family member has reported seeing her since September 25. (CNN)
With 3 weeks until the November 2nd Election and campaign fever is in full swing around the nation. Early voting continues in North Carolina through October 30. For a list of early voting sites in your city or county go to the WBFJ News Blog. FYI: Back in 2008, 60% of votes in our state were cast before Election Day.
Crystal Cathedral Ministries is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy re-organization. Church officials blame the recession for a drop in revenue. The Southern California mega-church in Garden Grove, California will continue church services and school operations FYI: Dr. Robert H. Schuller started the church in a drive-in theater 55 years ago. The ‘Hour of Power’ TV broadcast just celebrated 40 years.
www.cnn.com/2010/US/10/18/california.mega.church.bankruptcy/index.html?iref=NS1
42 year old Celine Dion has checked into a Florida hospital as a precaution "to prevent the early delivery of her babies." The superstar singer and her husband Rene are expecting twin boys in November. The couple already has a 9 year old son. www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/celebrity.news.gossip/10/18/celine.dion.hospitalized/?hpt=C2
In a press release out today, Krispy Kreme has re-branded its packaging and added new products in grocery stores and convenience stores. The packaging changes include new graphics. The new line of products include Dipped Chocolate Cake Doughnut Holes, Dipped Cake Doughnuts in snack bags and Krispy Juniors - Dipped Cake Doughnuts. Jim Morgan, Krispy Kreme's president and CEO, is excited about the new marketing efforts and the packaging upgrades. www.news-record.com/content/2010/10/19/article/kripsy_kreme_changes_packaging_adds_products_in_grocery_stores
Major League Baseball: Divisional Championship Series
American League Championship series: The Rangers slamming the Yankees in Game 3 last night… 8 - 0. Texas Rangers lead the series 2 -1.
National League Championship Series: Game Three The Phillies @ the Giants will play TONIGHT, The series tied at one game a piece. The World Series starts on Oct 27…
NFL action: Last night: The Titans over the Jaguars 30 – 3
Quarterback change with the (O and 5) Carolina Panthers. Rookie Jimmy Clausen is hitting the bench. Coach John Fox will start Matt Moore against the 49ers on Sunday.
(High Point) Expect heavy traffic volume in the downtown area. The FALL Home Furnishings Market runs thru Thursday (Oct. 21).
