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Being a lifelong resident of Flint, I wanted to reminisce about stores that were once in Flint and have now disappeared. Flint has a vast history from the automotive industry which made Flint a great area to live in and run a business. Some of these stores disappeared after the decline of the automotive world and some are gone due to the growing popularity of chain stores. Take a look at my top five stores that I miss in Flint.

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Last week Eddie Murphy quit as 2012 Academy Award host and was quickly replaced by Billy Crystal, and apparently it was the right choice.

According to a new survey from Poll Position, more people prefer Billy Crystal over Eddie Murphy when it comes to hosting the Oscars.

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Bill Cosby’s sweater-wearing, tough love-offering Cliff Huxtable character from ‘The Cosby Show’ is the TV dad most Americans would have wanted as their own father growing up.

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** UPDATE **

Joel Feick has indeed joined WEYI-TV as lead anchor of "NBC-25 Today" which airs from 5-7 am weekdays.

Feick spoke with Cars 108's Rod & Erin immediately after his first day at NBC-25, and you can hear the complete interview here. Now, let's get to work on getting Bill Harris back on the air full-time!

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Longtime TV news anchor Joel Feick has been off the air since earlier this year when he was released from ABC-12. But speculation is growing that the former WJRT reporter and weekend anchor is returning to local TV news, landing at WEYI, NBC-25.

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There are many living legends in Flint known for many things. I could have gone have in a lot of different directions when picking my top five local living legends; I choose to keep it upbeat and positive. Here are my top five picks for Flint’s living legends. Who would you have picked?

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Former ABC-12 anchor Bill Harris will be on special assignment, reporting from Grand Rapids today at 4, 5 and 6pm on WJRT.

A homeland security conference begins today, following the death of Osama bin Laden. 

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Rod, J., Jeremy and I had the pleasure of talking with former ABC 12 anchor and Flint icon Bill Harris this morning. Bill was kind enough to take some time to talk about the situation and to tell us what he plans to do next. If you missed the interview, you can listen to it after the jump.

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WJRT's new owner, SJL Broadcasting has parted ways with longtime anchors Bill Harris and Joel Feick.  M-Live reports that Harris has been with the ABC affiliate since 1977; Feick since 1983. 

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The Super Bowl hasn't always been so super. In fact, throughout the  '80s and into the first half of the '90s many of the games were blowouts the likes of which are rarely seen during the regular season.

We've had better luck with Super Bowls lately, and this year's match-up between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers is about as even as can be.

So maybe Sunday's game will end up being a classic. But for now we can count down the five best Super Bowls ever played.

-- Contributed by Jeremy Taylor

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Regis Philbin announced on Tuesday that he's retiring from his long-running morning show after 25 years.  The 79 year-old personality has had a slew of co-hosts over the years, most notably Kathie Lee Gifford from 1988-2000 and currently Kelly Ripa who's been with the show since 2001.  ABC has stated that the show will continue without Reege.

Who could we send from Flint to Replace Philbin?  How about Andrew Heller?  Cars 108's J. Patrick?  Maybe ABC-12's Bill Harris?

Here's who we seriously think might replace him:

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Collectively, Americans spend more than 6 billion hours doing this.  What?

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