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About Take Five and Company
Sit down, relax, and "take five with us" for Take Five & Company, weekday mornings at 9:00!
Hosted by Catherine Behrendt, Stephanie Webb and Tara Kuhnlein, Take Five is the only live, local lifestyle show in the market. We tackle everything from home improvements and family finances ... to pet care, fashion and local entertainment. Until now, there wasn't a place to learn about new businesses, check out new restaurants and plan the weekend ahead.
C'mon ... give us a try! Take Five ... with Take Five & Company!
Catherine Behrendt
Catherine Behrendt came to WZZM 13 in 1987 as a news producer and special projects reporter. As a reporter, she covered a variety of "beats," from crime to education to the lakeshore. Catherine anchored the morning and noon news on WZZM 13 for ten years and then went off the air for three years, during which time she worked in station management. First, she became Special Projects Manager in News and in 2001, she was given her own department and named Community and Special Projects Director.
Catherine continues to serve on the station's management team, but with a new department, Local Programming and Community. She oversaw the launch of a new Local Programming Unit at WZZM 13 and the first project to come out of that unit is Take Five & Company.
Catherine is active in the community as a volunteer. She currently serves on the Boards of Directors for ACCESS and the Rockford Education Foundation. She is also a National Board member for Bethany Christian Services and chairs the agency's International Committee. Catherine serves on a variety of community diversity initiatives. She is a past president of the Junior League of Grand Rapids. She has also served on the Boards of Directors for Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the American Cancer Society, the West Michigan Alzheimer's Association, the Kent County Humane Society, the Direction Center and the Grand Rapids Metropolitan YMCA.
Catherine and her husband, Kurt, have two children, Carly and Christopher. They make their home in Rockford.
You can email Catherine at catherinebehrendt@wzzm13.com
Stephanie Webb
Stephanie Webb is the Reporter and Co-Host on "Take 5 Grand Rapids". Stephanie was supposed to go into Criminal Psychology ? as was her goal when she graduated from Hope College. She did an internship with the Michigan Department of Corrections and thought that was her calling. However, psychology was a part of her daily life when co-hosting the morning radio show at WGRD. She was the News Director and Morning Show co-host there for four years, where she was also the "celebrity smut guru."
Stephanie got her start in television at the FOX television affiliate here in Grand Rapids ? as a sales account representative. On a whim, she started doing voicework which lead to an on-air "Entertainment Host" position at the station. She also has experience as a media-buyer and in public relations planning.
When not at work, Stephanie enjoys catching up with "US Weekly", "In Touch", "Star", "InStyle" and other celebrity magazines; she also enjoys cooking, landscaping, yoga, and watching Mafia movies. Stephanie and her husband, Jack, have two young daughters.
You can email Stephanie at stephaniewebb@wzzm13.com
Tara Kuhnlein
Tara Kuhnlein is the newest addition to the Take Five team. She puts the "& Company" in our name! Tara is a recent graduate of Hope College and grew up in Southwestern Michigan, so this is home for her!
She started as an intern in the Local Programming Department and was accepted into a prestigious Talent Development Training Program through Gannett, Inc., which is the company that owns WZZM 13. There were 30 candidates chosen from approximately 1,300 applicants, and Tara was among them.
She wants to bring her love of all things health and fitness to the show, but she's also not opposed to jumping fences or sloshing around in the mud if the need arises.
When not at work, Tara loves being active: from running and competing in triathlons, to watersports and hiking. She also loves country music, traveling, hanging out with family and friends, and spending as much time as possible on Lake Michigan.
You can email Tara at tarakuhnlein@wzzm13.com
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