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Ford was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1890 to George R. Ford and Frances (Pixley). [2] Ford's father George died in a train accident in 1903, forcing him to drop out of school to support the family. [3] He was working as a paint salesman at the Grand Rapids Wood Finishing Company when he met Dorothy Ayer Gardner King.
WOOD-TV (channel 8) is a television station licensed to Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, serving as the NBC affiliate for West Michigan. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group alongside Battle Creek –licensed dual ABC affiliate/ CW owned-and-operated station WOTV (channel 41) and Class A MyNetworkTV affiliate WXSP-CD (channel 15).
William Montague Ferry Jr. — Michigan and Utah Politician; Betty Ford — 37th First Lady of the United States [18] Gerald R. Ford — 38th President of the United States [18] Wilder D. Foster — U.S. Congressman from Michigan; mayor of Grand Rapids [16] George Heartwell — Mayor of Grand Rapids [16] [19] Paul B. Henry — U.S. Congressman [20]
Light TV on 49.3 Grand Rapids: Battle Creek: 41 17 WOTV: ABC: Branded as "WOTV 4" after its cable channel position getTV on 41.2, Grit on 41.3, Weather on 41.4 43 44 WZPX: Ion: Court TV on 43.2, Grit on 43.3, Laff on 43.4, Ion Mystery on 43.5, HSN on 43.6 Grand Rapids: 8 7 WOOD: NBC: Bounce TV on 8.2, Laff on 8.3 13 13 WZZM: ABC
In November 1962, West Michigan gained its third very high frequency (VHF) station when WZZM began broadcasting from Grand Rapids on channel 13 as an ABC affiliate. [2] On paper, West Michigan now had full service from all three networks; the market was already served by Grand Rapids-based NBC affiliate WOOD-TV and Kalamazoo-based CBS affiliate WKZO-TV.
Pages in category "People from Grand Rapids, Michigan" The following 113 pages are in this category, out of 113 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Grand Rapids Press is the daily newspaper, while Advance Newspapers publishes a group of weekly papers providing more community-based news. Gemini Publications is a niche, regional publishing company that produces the weekly newspaper Grand Rapids Business Journal, the magazines Grand Rapids Magazine, Grand Rapids Family and Michigan Blue, and several other quarterly and annual business-to ...
This is a list of mayors of Grand Rapids, Michigan. [1] [2] The current mayor is David LaGrand, ... Henry R. Williams 1850 1851 Whig 2 Ralph W. Cole 1851 1852