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WFIE 14 'Mow Madness'

Tuesday morning, July 25, the WFIE-Channel 14 Sunrise Morning Show that airs 4:30am-7:00am held a live remote broadcast from Jacob’s Village. Their feature, ‘Mow Madness’, Summer 2006 contest give away allowed them to do live remotes from businesses around the tri-state area. Rhanda Stewart hosted this event which first began in May to promote businesses and to show a local celebrity mowing with their featured item they were to have a drawing for. One previous business, for example, that they had promoted and brought good publicity to was The Evansville Christian Life Center; this was Jacob’s Village’s week. WFIE-Channel 14 & Gil’s Four Season’s Lawn Equipment, teamed up to have a contest and give away a Toro Timecutter Z Series zero turn radius riding lawn mower with a 42” mowing deck. They did announce the winner on this morning and talked with her live via telephone on the segment. During these live remotes, WFIE-Channel 14 also teamed up with the Evansville’s West side Bob Evan’s Restaurant for this contest feature who furnished a breakfast every Tuesday morning for which ever business they featured. The Bob Evan’s Sunrise breakfast consisted of sausage, biscuits & gravy, cinnamon rolls, coffee and chocolate milk. WFIE-Channel 14 and their entourage, broadcasting tower equipment technicians, Gil’s Four Seasons’ lawn mower, and Bob Evan’s breakfast arrived at Jacob’s Village at 5:15am Tuesday morning. They set up the live remote on Rebecca Way, 20 yards west of the parking lot in the street facing the south side of the women’s home. The ones on location and being interviewed by Rhanda Stewart were Rick Herdes, USI men’s basketball coach, celebrity mower for the day, Tom Burmeister, Property Manager, Karin Macke, Program Director, Scott Huck, resident, all of Jacob’s Village, and Scott’s parents Charles and Sally Huck. Also from Jacob’s Village, Mike, Michael, & Debbie had their share of breakfast before leaving the premises for their work. There were about 20 people around the location and a good publicity event it was. Jacob’s Village and all who were outside for breakfast early Tuesday morning were a part of the ‘Mow Madness’ WFIE-Channel 14 Sunrise Morning Show.

posted by J V Resident Blog @ 8:30 AM