Director of Content for both Fun 107 and 1420 WBSM, Rock began his radio career in Boston as a 16-year-old intern for "Rock and Roll Hall of Famer" Dale Dorman. He cracked the mic for the first time on his 18th birthday as a freshman broadcaster at Syracuse University's legendary Z-89. Rock has hosted radio shows in Boston, Syracuse, Connecticut, and New Hampshire...and came to Fun 107 back in 1995. He's hung out with some of the world's biggest names, including Tom Brady, Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, The Weeknd, The Jonas Brothers, and Rihanna. Michael Rock has hosted live broadcasts from the Grammy Awards, Atlantis in the Bahamas, Universal Studios Florida and Red Sox Spring Training. But the most important live broadcast he's ever done was during one of his weekly Saturday Night Hotmixx shows from the Jukebox in New Bedford. That's where he met his wife, Cyndi. They now live in Mattapoisett with their two children.
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Daeshon Loves Making People Smile [TUESDAY’S CHILD]
Daeshon is a sweet and playful boy who loves to stay active. He loves to do anything outdoors, and very much enjoys sports. He currently plays organized football and basketball, and is described by both coaches and fellow players as a great teammate. He loves to ...
Watch: Fun 107 Throwback Artist Releases Fall River Music Video
As we first reported earlier this month, Fun 107 throwback artist, Rockell, came to Fall River to shoot her latest music video. Rockell's freestyle sound was a perfect fit for the Fun 107 playlist back in the late 1990's. Her biggest Fun 107 hit was called "In A Dream." At one...
Marion Thai Restaurant Reopens After Devastating Fire
Varut Phimolmas was lost two years ago. Nearly two years ago to the day, his Marion restaurant, Cilantro, was in ashes after a devastating fire over Columbus Day Weekend.
In the weeks that followed, it was gut check time for Phimolmas. His ini...
Skylar is a Joyful 10-Year-Old Girl Ready for Adoption [TUESDAY’S CHILD]
Skylar is a joyful ten-year-old girl. She loves to dance, listen to music, play musical instruments, and enjoys imaginary play. She is also described as social, outgoing, curious and very energetic. Skylar thrives on positive nurturing and one-on-one attention...
Dartmouth Gets a Visit from Big Papi David Ortiz
He's one of the most legendary players in the 122 year history of the Boston Red Sox. If we're being honest, Big Papi's one of the most legendary athletes in the history of Boston sports. With ice running through his veins, Papi rose to the occasion on the biggest of stages, bringing some of the most magical baseball moments of our lives. He's ea...
Lakeville Woman Discovers ‘Creepiest Spider Ever’ Crawling on Her
It was a pretty low key night at a household in Lakeville. Tracey Dingee was cleaning up from dinner when she noticed a spot on her sweater. She nearly jumped out of her skin when she realized the spot on her sweater was, in fact, a spider. But thi...
Dartmouth Buster’s Location Finally Reopening as a New Restaurant
It's been a roller coaster of emotions for fans of Buster's Sports Bar and Grill in Dartmouth. They, along with all of the rest of the restaurants in the Commonwealth, were forced to close due to COVID-19 in mid-March of 2020. They played the whole take-out game, trying to make it work with the strict COVID regulations, but were struggling for it to be profitable. Then, t...
Fall River’s Patti Geary: “Stop the Pierogi Panic”
When Patti Geary was 57 years old, she decided she had put off her dream long enough. She had always dreamed of serving delicious Polish food to her beloved City of Fall River. "I loved the Polish food my grandmother made. The pierogis, golabkis, the kielbasa. I loved it a...
New Bedford Kilburn Mill Owner: “Weddings Will Continue” After Layoffs
After a week that brought some layoffs to the Kilburn Mill in New Bedford, there were some questions about the future of weddings and other entertainment featured at the events center. Those questions arose because the layoffs included staff members that set up and break down the events at Kilburn. However...
Fairhaven High Movie ‘The Holdovers’ Called ‘Instant Classic’ by Film Critics
There have been a number of new movies filmed in and around the SouthCoast over the past couple of years. Production on some of these films has come to an end, and now it's time for audiences and film critics to check them out.
The Toronto International Film Festival had showings of two of those films recently. One...