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Paul is Vice President of Content for Mid-West Family celebrating his 50th year in broadcasting and celebrated his 25th year in Southwest Michigan in 2021. He has been hosting the COSY Morning Show since 1996. He is married to wife Anne 20 years with 5 grown children/stepchildren and nine grandchildren. Paul is President of the We Care Community Resource Center, a past President of Kiwanis, has chaired the Van Buren County United Way Campaign, was awarded the South Haven Chamber Business Person of the year, Community Impact Award and Living Legend Award as well as Citizen of the Year Award by South Haven Rotary Club. He attends South Haven’s Peace Lutheran Church, love family time, music, theatre and time on the water!
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WAY BACK WHEN for Monday, March 17, 2025 Today we celebrate the life of Saint Patrick who died today in 460 A.D. St. Patrick’s color was originally blue, but over the years has changed to green to
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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Friday, March 14, 2025 In 1968, after three seasons of greatness, ABC aired the final episode of “Batman”, starring the one true batman, Adam West. 1972, Burt Reynolds was “Cosmopolitan” magazine’s
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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Thurs., March 13, 2025 1930 The discovery of the planet Pluto was announced; it had been discovered from pictures taken by the Lowell Observatory in Arizona. 1934 The birthday of the
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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Weds., March 12, 2025 1912 – The Girl Scouts of the USA Founded: Juliette Gordon Low established the Girl Scouts in Savannah, Georgia. 1923 – First Movie with Sound Debuts: Lee
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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Tuesday, Mar. 11, 2025 1818 – Mary Shelley’s iconic novel, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, was published in London. 1861 – The Constitution of the Confederate States of America was adopted
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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Monday, Mar. 10, 2025 1810, French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte married his second wife, Marie Louise, the 19-year-old daughter of the Emperor of Austria. Napoleon had a STAND-IN at the wedding ceremony
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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Friday, Mar. 7, 2025 1876 Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for his telephone. 1917 The Original Dixieland Jazz Band released Livery Stable Blues. It sold a million copies. 1939: Guy
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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Thurs., March 6, 2025 1836 The Fall of the Alamo as Mexican forces led by Santa Anna defeat the 187 Texans – including Davie Crockett, who had declared their independence to
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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Weds., Mar. 5, 2025 1946 Winston Churchill remarked, “An iron curtain has descended across the continent” referring to the Russian threat. The term “The Iron Curtain” would become synonymous with the
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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Tuesday, Mar. 4, 2025 1634 Samuel Cole opened the first official tavern and house of entertainment in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, called Cole’s Inn. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow referenced it in his
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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Friday, Feb. 28, 2025 1849 The first prospectors for the Gold Rush of ’49 arrived in San Francisco. Gold was discovered by James Marshall on Sutter’s Mill the previous year. Over
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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Thurs. Feb. 27, 2025 1896 – Discovery of Radioactivity: French physicist Henri Becquerel discovered that uranium salts emitted radiation, laying the groundwork for nuclear physics. 1922 The Supreme Court upheld the
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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Weds. Feb 26, 2025 1909 – The first successful color motion picture process was shown to the public: Color movies started making their mark! 1935 – Radar was first demonstrated: British
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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025 1913 The 16th amendment went into effect, giving the U.S. Congress the power to collect income taxes. 1964 The late boxing legend Muhammed Ali won his first
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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Monday, Feb. 24, 2025 1938 – The first toothbrush with nylon bristles was introduced. Before this, toothbrushes used animal hair. This invention changed oral hygiene forever! 1924 President Calvin Coolidge delivered
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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Friday, Feb. 21, 2025 1885 One of the most iconic landmarks in the U.S., the Washington Monument, was dedicated in Washington, D.C. 1975 Former Attorney General John Mitchell and former White
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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Thurs. Feb. 20, 2025 1942 Edward “Butch O’Hare” single-handedly attacked nine Japanese bombers, shooting down five, saving the USS Lexington from certain destruction. These actions made him the U.S. Navy’s first
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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Weds. Feb. 19, 2025 1878 Thomas Edison received a patent for the first phonograph. 1945 U.S. troops landed on Iwo Jima. With more than 7,000 U.S. troops killed, it was one
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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025 1908 The first postage stamps were issued in rolls. They were designed for use in vending machines. 1930 The dwarf planet Pluto is discovered by Clyde Tombaugh
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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Monday, Feb. 17, 2025 1873 The first gaslight streetlights were lit in Baltimore Maryland, the first city to be lit by gaslight at night. 1933 The Blaine Act was passed by
