Breakfast Club - Show #17 - 5/2/08

It's the TGIF Edition of The Breakfast Club on News-Talk 1450 KFIZ. For all the latest local news, weather, and sports...head to KFIZ.com.

Other program highlights from today's show on News-Talk 1450 KFIZ...

6:18am: Marv's Forecast: Thunderstorms coming our way later in the day. Look for a high of 63. Rain could damper Saturday and maybe Sunday.

6:25am: A family member for actor Nick Cannon says that he and singer Mariah Carey are married..Tom Cruise begins a two episode run on the Oprah Winfrey show today.

6:40am: The History Vault": In 1519 Leonardo da Vinci died...In 1923 the first coast to coast non-stop flight from New York to California began...In 1970 the Mississippi Educational Network banned the airing of Seasame Street.

6:50am: KFIZ News Quiz: Alma Knaus of Fond du Lac correctly knew that a $200,000 lottery ticket was sold in Oakfield this past Wednesday.

7:18am: If you're planning a trip this summer, TripAdvisor.com has named the 2008 Top Travel Destinations. For the entire world Milford Sound, New Zealand. Queenstown, New Zealand was 2nd on the list, followed by Phillpsburg, ST. Maarten. In Europe the top spots for 2008 are Rhoades, Greece and Salzburg, Austria. In the USA, Lake Tahoe, Big Sur California, and San Francisco top the list. Another survey has found that the #1 thing travels don't want to forget on a trip is a toothbrush. Those that responded said they would rather go without a razor even toilet paper than a toothbrush if they were stranded on a desert island..

7:25am: CW Smith Jewlers Birthdays....Soccer star David Beckham is 33...Actor Dwayne "The Rock: Johnson is 36...Singer Leslie Gore (It's My Party) is 62...Singer Engelbert Humperdink is 72.

7:50am: A New Jersey store is giving away pieces of the carpets that Pope Benedict walked on at Yankee Stadium and St. Joseph's Seminary last month. The Flemington Department Store provided over 20,000 square feet of carpet during the Pope's visit and decided to hand out one foot by one foot sections to anyone who wants it. Anyone intersted should call 1-888-877-2192.

8:20am: Valerie from the Wisconsin Department of Tourism checked in with a laundry list of great events going on around the state this weekend. Head over to travelwisconsin.com to find out more. You can also call them at 1-800-432-TRIP (8747)

After Breakfast: 9am-9:30am

Author Paul Gilbertson taked with Officer Steve Olson of the Fond du Lac Police Department about the With Wings And A Halo program that helps police officers by providing books that can be given out to children who are involved in a tramatic incident. For more information on the program or how you help visit the website: Here's the website: withwingsandaholo.org The Toll free is 866-WWANDAH (1-866-992-6324)