Grand Rapids telephone companies replaced boy switchboard operators with women in 1879 after complaints that the boys were leaving their posts to play marbles.
May 22, 2011: The Video That Tried To Prove Grand Rapids Wasn’t Dying
After Grand Rapids was called a “dying city” in 2011, thousands of people joined together to create the massive Grand Rapids LipDub video in response.
February 26, 2009: Rick Beckett Died
On February 26, 2009, Grand Rapids radio personality Rick Beckett passed away at the age of 54. A look back at his career on WOOD Radio and The Rick and Scott Show. (READ MORE)
February 5
Here is what has happened on February 5. (READ MORE)