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Celebrity Shout Outs
TV Personality Suzanne Sena
Reporter, writer, actor, producer, anchor…Suzanne Sena has worn many hats during her storied career, and all of them fit. A native of Dearborn, she first caught the show business bug while doing theater at Edsel Ford High School. From there...
Author & Reporter Paula Tutman
Paula Tutman is a transplant to Michigan, born in Washington DC. Her father was a director in the Peace Corps so she spent her formative years in Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and traveling much of Europe. She has spent more than twenty years...
Actor Rose Abdoo
Known for her trademark comedic turns, actor Rose Abdoo developed her unique sense of humor here in Michigan. She was born in Detroit and attended Southfield High School before earning a degree in Communications from Michigan State. It was also at...
Oscar Winning Filmmaker Sue Marx
Documentary producer, Sue Marx, was making great films in Michigan long before the rest of the world. Born and raised elsewhere, she moved to Michigan after meeting her husband and fell in love with the place. Uncertain of what she...
Entrepreneur Florine Mark
Florine Mark rose up from humble beginnings on Detroit’s west side. Once a person who struggled with weight issues herself, she not only overcame that challenge, but capitalized on the experience to become a successful entrepreneur. Today, as President and CEO of...
Miss America 2008 Kirsten Haglund
Performer Kirsten Haglund was born in Farmington Hills and graduated from Walled Lake Western High School. A year later she was named Miss Michigan, following in the footsteps of her proud grandmother, Iora Hunt, who had captured the Miss Michigan title...
Reporter Stacey Gualandi
Television host and producer, Stacey Gualandi, originally hails from Southfield. Her family moved to Brighton in her teens, where she attended Brighton High School. Stacey now resides in Los Angeles, but still has plenty of family in Michigan. Armed with a...
Actor Tom Skerritt
Ruggedly handsome, Tom Skerritt, has carved out the kind of Hollywood career you might expect from a native Michigander. He studied his craft, worked hard, and has turned in decades full of stellar performances brimming with heart and soul. His resume includes...
Actor Judy Greer
With a natural, disarming style and deft comedic timing, Livonia’s own Judy Greer has quickly become one of Hollywood’s rising stars. A graduate of Churchill High School, she studied acting at DePaul University, and just three days after graduation landed a...
Olympian Sheila Taormina
Sheila Taormina was born and raised in Livonia, Michigan. She began swimming with the Clarenceville Swim Club at the age of six and went on to set several Michigan high school records before earning multiple All-American and Academic All-American designations...
HGTV's Carter Oosterhouse
Born and raised in Traverse City and a graduate of Central Michigan University, Carter Oosterhouse is one of America’s most recognized lifestyle experts. He first shot to fame in 2003 as a carpenter on the home improvement series Trading Spaces. ...
Mr. Hockey Gordie Howe
Gordie Howe is referred to simply as "Mr. Hockey". He began his career with the Detroit Red Wings in 1946, and went on to play in the NHL for 33 years. Over those five decades, Howe didn't just survive, he...
PBS Chef Eric Villegas
Star of the award-winning national PBS cooking show, “Fork in the Road”, Chef Eric Villegas was born in Saginaw, Michigan, and now calls Okemos home. In late 2007 Ann Arbor’s Huron River Press released a companion cookbook to the popular...