Breakfast Club - Show # 186 - 1/30/09

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6:17am: Marv's Forecast:


TODAY...AFTERNOON SUNSHINE WITH A HIGH OF 17.
TONIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A LOW OF 14.
SATURDAY...CLOUDY AND WARMER. HIGH OF 35.
SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A LOW OF20
SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A HIGH OF 25

6:50: Roger Zupke of Fond du Lac won a Pillsbury Pizza Prize Pack for knowing that Tuesday is Groundhogs Day.

7:20am: WLA Head Boys Basketball Coach Jeremiah Hoffmann checked in to talk about Saturday night's game vs. St. Mary's Springs and the Coaches Vs. Cancer event that's tied in. All during the game, there will be chances to raise funds for cancer research. Events start during the freshman game and runs through the varsity. There will also be a pie sale after the game to support the cause. The Varsity game starts at 7:30pm. The Freshman starts at 4:30pm with the JV set to tip about 6pm.

7:25am: Josh Hass of Van Dyne was the winner in this weeks birthday and anniversary contest. He wins a quart of Culvers Custard and also a 2-layer, 9 inch cake from L&R's Bakers Dozen in downtown Fond du Lac, next to Book World.

8:10am: Scott Swick of First Weber checked in with the Real State of Real Estate. To contact Scott, click on his website. http://www.scottswick.firstweber.com/

8:20am: Valerie from travelwisconsin.com visited with her weekly look at great events going on this weekend across the Badger state. For more info check out travelwisconsin.com or call 1-800-432-TRIP (8747).

Breakfast Club - Show #185 - 1/29/09

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6:17am: Karl's Forecast:
TODAY....CLOUDY WITH LIGHT FLURRIES. HIGH OF 26
TONIGHT...CLOUDY WITH FLURRIES. LOW OF 0
FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A HIGH OF 14.
SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A HIGH OF 30.

6:50AM: KFIZ News Quiz: Joe Buechel won a Big G Cereal Prize pack for knowing that Bruce Springsteen is the Super Bowl Halftime entertainment this year.

7:20am: Jeremy Shaeffer of Trinity Baptist School stopped by to talk about the schools annual Auction which is Friday night at the Fond du Lac Holiday Inn. There are many items up for bid from area businesses, including sports items. For more info you can call Trinity Baptist at 322-1337 or visit their website at http://www.trinityfdl.net/

Breakfast Club - Show #184 - 1/28/09

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6:!7am: Karl's Forecast:
TODAY...MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A HIGH OF 18.
TONIGHT...CLOUDY WITH LIGHT SNOW. LOW OF 9.
THURSDAY...CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED FLURRIES. HIGH OF 22.
FRIDAY...AFTERNOON SUNSHINE WITH A HIGH OF 17.

6:50: KFIZ News Quiz: Lynn Hintz of Van Dyne knew that Governor Doyle's speach is called the "State of the State" and won a $25 Wal Mart Gifl Card.

8:20AM: Jerry St. John of Service Motors Ford, Lincoln Mercury checked in with the Service Motors Drive of the Week. Stop by Service Motors at Scott and Main in Fond du Lac or check them out on the web at servicemotorsford.com.

Breakfast Club - Show 183 - 1/27/09

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6:17am: Karl's Forecast:
Today...Sun with a high of 15.
Tonight...Cloudy with a low of -3.
Wednesday...Sun with a high of 17.
Thursday...Cloudy with a high of 21.

6:50am: KFIZ News Quiz: Barb Thill won a Totinos Pizza Rolls Prize Pack from knowing this Sunday it's Super Bowl #43.

7:20am: Richard May from Primary Paint on West Johnson Street checked in to update us on everything going on at the store. He says now is the time to start thinking about your exterior jobs that you are going to do this spring and summer. Plan now so you're ready when the weather warms up!

8:20am: Jerry from the Fond du Lac Area Job and Career Center called in with his weekly update on the job market in Fond du Lac. For more info visit them on the web at fdljobcenter.com

More Proud Papa Photos!

Here are some more pictures my daughter Julia Rose Bates, born on January 3rd!
She and mommy are doing well!

Breakfast Club - #182 - 1/26/09

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6:17am: Karl's Weather:
Today...Partly sunny with a high of 12.
Tonight...Cloudy with a low of -4
Tuesday...Cloudy with a high of 13.
Wednesday...Partly sunny with a high of 19.

6:50am: KFIZ News Quiz: Bob Niedrehe won a Big Game Chex Mix Prize Pack for knowing that MIchael Redd is out for the rest of the Bucks season with a knee injury.

7:20am: Stroke Detection Plus. We talked to Gina this morning about a great opportunity for you to make sure your healthy. Stroke Detection Plus will have a screening at the Fond du Lac Ramada Inn on Thurday, January 29th from 8am to 3:30pm. To schedule an appointment call toll free 877-732-8258.

8:20am:Kay from the Volunteer Center checked in with great opportunuties to volunteer in teh area. Call 926-1414 for more info or visit fdlvolunteer.com

Breakfast Club - #181 - 1/23/09

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6:17am: Marv's Forecast:
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 9AM ON SATURDAY
TODAY...CLOUDY WITH FLURRIES. STEADY TEMPS IN THE TEENS.
TONIGHT...CLEAR AND COLD. WITH A LOW OF MINUS 7
SATURDAY...SUNSHINE WITH A HIGH OF 5
SATURDAY NIGHT...CLEAR WITH LOWS OF MINUS 10
SUNDAY...SUNSHINE WITH A HIGH OF 5.

6:50am: Brian Bebow knew that the Chocolate Fantasy is this weekend in Fond du Lac and for knowing that he wins a Totinos Prize pack as part of the KFIZ News Quiz.

7:25am: John Wettstein of Eden was this weeks winner of the quart of Culvers Custard and also a 2 layer 9 inch cake from L&Rs Bakers Dozen on Main Street in Fond du Lac.

8:10am: Scott Swick from First Weber checked in with The Real State of Real Estate. Today we talked about a Buyer's Agent. To contact Scott Swick at First Weber click HERE

8:20am: Valierie from travelwisconsin.com checked in with a long list of great events going on across the state of Wisconsin.

Breakfast Club - #180 - 1/22/09

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6:17am: Karl's Forecast:
TODAY....MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A HIGH OF 32
TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A LOW OF 17
FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY EARLY WITH CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH OF 26
FRIDAY NIGHT...FLURRIES WITH A LOW OF 0.
SATURDAY...SUNSHINE AND COLD WITH A HIGH OF 7. WIND CHILLS TO MINUS 20.
SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A HIGH OF 8.

6:50am: Mark Mossitt won a Pillsbury Pizza Prize Pack for knowning that the Academy Awards trophy is nicknamed "Oscar."

Breakfast Club - Show #179

For local news head to KFIZ.com

6:17am: Karl's Weather:
Today...Partly cloudy with a high of 30
Tonight. Partly cloudy with a low of 13.
Thursday...Partly sunny with a high of 34.
Friday...Partly sunny with a high of 19.

6:50am: KFIZ News Quiz: Chris Holtzman won a Total Cereal prize pack for knowng that Michelle Obama held the Lincoln Bible when Barack Obama was inaugurated on Tuesday.

7:20am: Joe Braun from the Fodn du Lac Area Foundation stopped by to talk about their scholarship program and the pool pass program. For more info head to their website by clicking HERE.

Breakfast Club - #178 - 1/20/09

For the local headlines and inauguration coverage head to KFIZ.com

6:17am: Karl's Forecast:
TODAY....PARTLY SUNNY WITH A HIGH OF 20
TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR WITH A LOW OF 10.
WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH MORNING FLURRIES. HIGH OF 31.
THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A HIGH OF 36.

6:50am: KFIZ News Quiz: BJ Hickey was today's winner of a Gordetto's Prize Pack.

7:20am: Richard May from Primary Paint checked in with an update on what's going on at the store. Thursday night they have a demonstration at the store on West Johnson Street: Painting 101...It's free and at 6:30pm. They are also having a great sale on Prat and Lambert Paints

8:20am: Jerry from the Fond du Lac Area Job and Career Center checked in with job opportunites in the area. For more info visit www.fdljobcenter.com.

Breakfast Club - Show #177 - 1/19/09

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6:17am: Karl's Forecast:
Today...Partly sunny with afternoon flurries. High of 18.
Tonight...Scattered flurries with a low of 6.
Tuesday...Partly sunny with a high of 20.
Wednesday...Mostly sunny with a high of 30.

6:50am: KFIZ news Quiz: Al Stahman won an Oscar Mayer Prize Pack for knowing that Pittsburgh and Arizona are in the Super Bowl.

8:20am: Kay from the Volunteer Center of Fond du Lac County checked in with a ton of opportunties to give your time to in the area. For more info check out www.fdlvolunteer.com.

Breakfast Club - Show #176 - 1/16/09

For the local news and cancellations head to KFIZ.com

6:17am: Marv's Weather:
WIND CHILL WARNING UNTIL NOON TODAY
TODAY....PARTLY CLOUDY AND COLD WITH A HIGH OF 3. WIND CHILLS DOWN TO 30 BELOW ZERO
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. STEADY TEAMPS ABOUT 1 DEGREE
SATURDAY...SNOW TAPERING OFF IN THE MORNING, THEN SUNSHINE WITH A HIGH OF 25.
SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A LOW OF 8.
SUNDAY...SUNSHINE WITH A HIGH OF 25.
MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A HIGH OF 28.

6:50am: KFIZ News Quiz: Ken Keuschel of North Fond du Lac won a scale from The Biggest Loser and Pound For Pound Challenge for knowing that birds caused the airline to crash land in the Hudson River in New York.

Breakfast Club - Show #175 - 1/15/09

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6:17am: Karl's Forcast:
Wind Chill Warning through Friday at Noon.
Today: Sunny, cold, high of -5.
Tonight...Cold, Clear with a low of -20
Friday...Cold with a high of -1
Saturday.: 1-3 inches of snow in the morning. high of 20.

6:50am: KFIZ News Quiz: Mike Scharf won a Pilsbury Prize for knowing that there was no Powerball Winner last night.

8:20am: Paula Price from the Ripon Chamber gave us the Ripon Report....For more info click on the Ripon Chamber's Website by clicking HERE

More Proud Daddy Pics

Here are some more pics of our daughter Julia who was born on January 3rd. We're still up at the NICU at Children's in Neenah, but things are going well and we're hoping to come home soon.

Breakfast Club - Show #174 - 1/14/08

For the local news head to KFIZ.com

6:17am: Karl's Forecast:
WIND CHILL WARNING FROM 6PM TONIGHT THROUGH NOON ON FRIDAY
TODAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A HIGH OF 7. WIND CHILLS DOWN TO 23 BELOW ZERO
TONIGHT...CLEAR AND COLD WITH A LOW OF MINUS-20. WIND CHILLS TO MINUS 43 BELOW ZERO
THURSDAY...SUNSHINE WITH A HIGH OF MINUS-8. WIND CHILLS TO MINUS 45
FRIDAY....PARTLY SUNNY WITH A HIGH OF 6. WIND CHILLS NEAR MINUS 40.
SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A HIGH OF 20.

6:50am: KFIZ News Quiz: Henry Andrews of Fond du Lac won a General Mills Cereal Prize Pack for knowing Fond du Lac's City Manager is Tom Herre.

8:20am: Jerry St. John from Service Motors, Ford, Lincoln, Mercury stopped by with his weekly update on the auto industry. Stop by Service Motors at the corner of Scott and Main in Fond du Lac or visit them on the web at servicemotorsford.com.

Breakfast Club - Show #173 - 1/13/09

For the local headlines head to KFIZ.com

6:17am: Karls Weather:
TODAY....SUNSHINE WITH A HIGH A HIGH OF 5 THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 20. WIND CHILLS DOWN TO 23 BELOW ZERO
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH SNOW. A LOW OF MINUS 5. WIND CHILLS DOWN TO MINUS 20
WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY WITH SNOW. 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. HIGH OF 7. WIND CHILLS DOWN TO 20 BELOW ZERO
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BITTERLY COLD WITH PARTY CLOUDY SKIES. LOW DOWN TO MINUS 15 WITH WIND CHILLS AT MINUS 38.
THURSDAY...SUNSHINE WITH A HIGH OF MINUS 9. WINDCHILLS AT MINUS 39.

6:50am: Marcella Jaeger won a Suave prize pack for knowing that Wisconsin First Lady Jessica Doyle will be visiting Fond du Lac middle schools today.

8:20am: Jerry from the Fond du Lac Area Job and Career Center checked in with an update of the area job market. For more head to fdljobcenter.com.

Breakfast Club - Show #172 - 1/12/08

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6:17am: Karl's Weather:

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7PM TONIGHT TO 6AM ON TUESDAY
TODAY...CLOUDY AND WINDY. HIGH OF 21.
TONIGHT...LIGHT SNOW AND WINDY. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE WITH A LOW OF 8 AS TEMPS DROP AROUND DAYBREAK. WIND CHILLS DOWN TO MINUS-30.
TUESDAY...SUNSHINE WITH A HIGH OF 3 WIND CHILLS DOWN TO -25
WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. HIGH OF 10 WITH WIND CHILLS WELL BELOW ZERO.

6:50am: KFIZ News Quiz: Jean Blackburn won a Florida Orange Juice Prize Pack for knowing that Jim Gryzwa is the acting Fond du Lac School Distrcit Superintendant.

7:20am: Listen at 7:20am every weekday starting today and running throuhg Monday, January 19th as we take a look back at the Bush Presidency. Fox News Radio will look at a different part of the Bush legacy each day in a short feature.

8:10am: Kay from the Volunteer Center of Fond du Lac County checked in with a look at volunteer opportunities in the area. Cal 926-1414 or visit fdlvoluteer.com for more info.

8:15am: President George W. Bush held his final news conference of his tenure.

Breakfast Club - Show #171 - 1/9/08

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6:17am: Marv's Forecast:
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6AM ON SATURDAY
TODAY....CLOUDY WITH SNOW. 1-3 INCHES IN THE AREA WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES TO THE SOUTH. HIGH OF 20.
TONIGHT...LIGHT SNOW WITH A LOW OF 13.
SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A HIGH OF 20
SUNDAY....MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A HIGH OF 20.

6:50am: Mark Zeatlow of Brandon won a Pilsbury Prize Pack for knowing that Florida won the the BCS Football title last night.

7:20am: Pat Dooley won this weeks quarter of Culvers Custard for being selected this weeks winner during CW Smith Jewelers Birthdays and Anniversaries.

8:20am: Valerie from Travelwisconsin.com checked in with a ton of great events going on across the state. For more info click on their website.

More Pictures of Julia Rose Bates

Here are a few more proud papa pictures of my daughter Julia who was born on January 3rd. Both mom and daughter are doing great!

Breakfast Club - Show #170 1/8/08

I'm back after and extended break and a new addition to the family! You can find the local news at kfiz.com.

6:17am: Karl's Weather:
TODAY....MORNING FLURRIES WITH A HIGH OF 18
TONIGHT....CLEAR AND CLOUDY WITH A LOW OF 8.
FRIDAY...CLOUDY WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. HEAVIER TO THE SOUTH. HIGH OF 24.
SATURDAY...SUNSHINE WITH A HIGH OF 18.

6:50am: Betty Mauch of Fond du Lac won a Total Cereal Prize Pack for knowing the President Elect Barack Obama will be inaugurated on January 20th.

8:20am: Paula Price from the Ripon Chamber checked in for the first time in 2009. For more on the Ripon Chamber CLICK HERE to head to their website.

Julia Rose Bates!!!

Saturday night just after 9pm, Julia Rose Bates joined our family! My wife Crystal gave birth to Julia about 7 weeks early at Theda Clark in Neenah. Baby Bates weighed 4 pounds, 12 oz and is healthy but will have to spend up to a month in the NICU at Childrens in Neenah since she came into the world a bit early, so say a prayer for her.

Breakfast Club - Show #169 - 1/1/09

Happy New Year! For the local headlines head to KFIZ.com.

6:17am: Karl's Weather:
Today: Cold and cloudy with a high of 29.
Tonight...Clear with a low of 13.
Friday...Partly sunny with a high of 20.
Saturday...Mostly cloudy with a chance for drizzle/flurries. High of 29.

6:50am: John Westphal won a WWE Wrestlemania Prize Pack for knowing that the Toilet Bowl, charity football game is being held in Dodge County today.