Podcast appearances and mentions of brendan santo

In the news today: For our first story of the day focusing on student life, first annual "Camp Gains" accumulates traction for MSU lifting clubs. For our second story focusing on campus news, medical examiner questions cause of Brenda Santo's death at MSU. For our final story focusing on student life and engagement, Spartan Remix fosters community through collaboration, connection.

September 11, 2024 ~ New pieces of evidence linked to Brendan Santo's death on the campus of Michigan State University have been uncovered by Local 4 investigative reporter Karen Drew. Guy, Lloyd, and Jamie talk with her about the major questions that have been raised around the weekend of October 29, 2021.

September 11, 2024 ~ Full Show: Guy, Lloyd, and Jamie talk about the presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, how U.S. automakers are handling competition from China, the lawsuit filed on behalf of four former Michigan Wolverines football players against the NCAA and Big Ten Network, new evidence in the death of Brendan Santo on campus at Michigan State University, the final round of the 2024 Folds of Honor Collegiate, and more!

Welcome to Break the Case! A true crime show hosted by Jen Coffindaffer, here to bring you the facts!In this episode join Jen Coffindaffer and Doug Bishop from the United Search Corp, as they do a deep dive on the searches for Sebastian Rogers Riley Strain, Kiely Rodni, Brendan Santo, and Christian Martinez.Join us every Friday for weekly episodes that will feature deep dives into the worlds most notorious true crime cases broken down by a former FBI agent and guests! Follow the podcast on socials: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breakthecasepod?_t=8jKc5XMrJnS&_r=1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breakthecasepod?igsh=MTNuc2x0eGN4Ymp4MA%3D%3D&utm_source=qr X: https://x.com/CoffindafferFBI?s=20 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 6, 2022 ~ Karen Drew, Anchor & Reporter for WDIV Local 4, talks with Guy Gordon about their investigation showing that MSU had 320 cameras offline when Brendan Santo went missing.

May 6, 2022 ~ Full Show. Tudor Dixon, Michigan Republican Gubernatorial Candidate joins the show to introduce herself to our listeners. State Rep. Mary Whiteford talks about the controversial new state budget. Financial Advisor Chris Alberta breaks down the market turmoil. Channel 4 anchor and reporter Karen Drew talks about her report on over 320 cameras being offline when Brendan Santo went missing and Senior News Analyst Lloyd Jackson with the story of a man being sued after a dealership employee ran over and killed a co-worker with his vehicle.

In the news today: How a Chinese chip ban shut down a security camera at Yakeley Hall. Ukrainian Student Organization holds webinar with former US Ambassador to Ukraine. NSNC advises students on having a responsible St. Patrick's Day. 

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In the news today: Brendan Santo autopsy reveals cause of death as accidental drowning. Grand River Starbucks files for union; Lake Lansing store has trial. Michigan State earns 7 seed, will play Davidson in First Round of NCAA Tournament. 

March 15, 2022 ~ The WJR Senior News Analyst talks to Paul about the autopsy results in the Brendan Santo case and he says his death has been ruled an accidental drowning and the young man's blood alcohol level was high.

This episode is an update on Brendan Santo. Please sign the petition below to help increase the safety efforts around MSU campus and Red Cedar River.  Petition · Make MSU's Red Cedar River Areas Safe · Change.org

Today's True Crime Friday is on the suspicious death of David Elmquist. We get into an update on the Brendan Santo case, David's toxic marriage, how the police report may not tell the full story and more.

This week Stacey tells us of the disappearance of 18 year old Brendan Santo on Halloween weekend of 2021 when he was visiting some friends attending Michigan State University.Sources:https://storiesoftheunsolved.com/2021/12/28/the-disappearance-of-brendan-santo/ https://disappearedblog.com/brendan-santo/ https://www.reddit.com/r/WithoutATrace/comments/qql3zi/18_year_old_brendan_santo_disappears_while/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf https://www.audacy.com/wwjnewsradio/news/local/santos-family-update-on-45th-day-since-brendan-went-missing https://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/29309/25_days_after_brendan_santo_vanished_at_msu_one_theory_seems_inescapablehttps://detroit.cbslocal.com/2021/11/04/msu-police-investigation-into-18-year-olds-disappearance-leads-to-red-cedar-river-no-foul-play-suspected/https://footprintsattheriversedge.blogspot.com/2006/11/123197-ryan-getz-21-east-lansing-mi.html https://footprintsattheriversedge.blogspot.com/2006/11/1994-morgan-white-19-michigan.htmlhttps://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2021/08/31/police-id-man-whose-body-found-red-cedar-river-dale-wayne-brown/5668547001/ https://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/2012/12/lansing_police_id_swartz_creek_woman_found_dead_in_red_cedar_river.htmlhttps://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Police-Body-found-in-Cedar-River-Monday-morning-568404741.html https://wikibious.com/wendy-and-brad-santo/https://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/2012/12/lansing_police_body_recovered.htmlhttps://www.mlive.com/news/2022/01/brendan-santos-visitation-scheduled-near-hometown-of-rochester-hills.htmlSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/ISGDpodcast)

WWJ's Greg Bowman has your Sunday news briefs with an update on renovations at Oxford High School ahead of classes resuming Monday.  Plus, a private investigator was the one who found Brendan Santo's body and alerted authorities. 

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January 21, 2022 ~ Full Show. Marie Osborne in for Guy. Genevieve Marnon, Legislative Director for Right to Life Michigan on the large anti-abortion rally in Washington. Beth LeBlanc from the Detroit News with the latest on the body found in the Red Cedar River believed to be missing student Brendan Santo. Jennifer Rook, Vice President of Communications and Marketing for the Michigan Retailers Association on why store shelves seem so empty. Senior News Analyst Lloyd Jackson reports on DTE rate increases. John Sellek, Founder and CEO Harbor Strategic Public Affairs breaks down the names being bandied about for congress in the newly drafted 10th district in Macomb County.Roop Raj from Fox 2 spoke with the Santo family before the holidays and Chuck Breidenstein, Co-host of the Inside Outside Guys tells us how to vet people you hire to work in your home.

January 21, 2022 ~ Beth LeBlanc from the Detroit News discusses the body rescue crews found that is believed to be missing student Brendan Santo.

January 21, 2022 ~ Fox 2 Reporter Roop Raj spoke with the family of Brendan Santo back in December. Rescue crews found a body they believe to be Santo in the Red Cedar River.

In this podcast episode we share the tragic news in the Brendon Santo case

WWJ's Jason Scott and Roberta Jasina have your Wednesday news briefs with stories about spending federal COVID dollars in Michigan and an update from WWJ's Charlie Langton on sentencing for former Detroit City Councilman Andre Spivey. 

Today's True Crime Friday is on the disappearance of Brendan Santo. We get into the last place he was seen, how the security cameras on campus were not working, the search party his friends and family have put together, and more.

Brendan Santo is a 18-year-old white male who went missing on October 29th, 2021 from the Michigan State University Campus. He was last seen leaving Yakeley Hall and was headed towards the Brody neighborhood. Listen now to Brendan's story. Bring Brendan Santo Home FB page: https://www.facebook.com/bringbrendanhome Bring Brendan Santo Home FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/658458718874678 BBH Twitter: https://twitter.com/BBHWarriors BBH Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bringbrendansantohome/?hl=en If you think you SEE Brendan please call 911 IMMEDIATELY. For tips the tip line can be reached at 844-99-MSUPD (844-996-7873), tips@police.msu.edu or Crime Stoppers of Mid-Michigan 517-483-STOP (7867) https://www.crimestoppersofmidmichigan.com/ TIPS CAN BE MADE ANONYMOUSLY There is still a reward of over $20,000.00. News articles: https://police.msu.edu/missing-person/ https://wmmq.com/brendan-santo-not-yet-found-rumors-false/ https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/where-is-brendan-santo-family-begs-people-to-keep-looking-for-teen-who-disappeared-from-msu-campus-in-october https://www.mlive.com/news/2021/11/msu-police-consulting-with-water-experts-to-aid-in-river-search-efforts-for-brendan-santo.html https://www.wilx.com/2021/11/16/michigan-state-university-police-release-photos-items-brendan-santo-may-have-had-with-him/ https://www.yahoo.com/now/search-missing-18-old-brendan-012542937.html https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2021/11/18/why-wasnt-the-dorm-camera-working-the-night-brendan-santo-disappeared-at-michigan-state-university/

WWJ's Greg Bowman has your Sunday news briefs including an update on the search for missing Rochester Hills teen Brandon Santo, who disappeared in late October.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this podcast episode we talk about the new information in the Brendan Santo case

December 1, 2021 ~ The Michigan State University President is speaking to the Detroit Economic Club on December 6th and Paul W. Smith is moderating the event. This morning they talk about the ongoing search for Brendan Santo, the University's emergency preparedness plans and the topic of the President's speech.

In this podcast episode we delve into the missing person case of Brandon Santo. He has been missing for one month from the MSU campus in Michigan

With tips, please call: 844-996-7873 or email tips@police.msu.edu. Tips can be submitted anonymously.  Fundraiser for Wendy Santo by Melissa Corsi : Bring Brendan Santo Home (gofundme.com) Bring Brendan Santo Home (facebook.com)

Almost daily we hear of a case of a different missing man that vanishes after a night out with friends.  It happens everywhere - Boston, Chicago, Wisconsin, Minnesota.  Even in England.  Big cities and small towns.  The stories of these men play out in the same way.   Family and friends conduct desperate searches  and make frenzied social media posts in an attempt to find him before time runs out.  And then the worst happens,  a body is pulled from a lake or river, usually not far from where the man was last seen.    The search is over.Can all of these cases really be attributed to accidents?  Why do these cases seem to happen in clustered locations? In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we look at the cases of five men who were missing and later recovered in water.  We also discuss one current case where the man is still missing and a river is currently being searched:- Christopher Jenkins went missing from Minneapolis in 2002 on Halloween night.  His body was found in a river four months later.  Police originally classified his death as an accident and had to apologize to Chris' family when they determined it was actually likely a homicide.  - Zachary Marr went missing from a bar in Boston on February 13, 2016.  He had gone outside for a cigarette and messaged his friends that he wanted to leave.  In the matter of minutes while they were getting their coats, Zachary vanished into the night.  His body was found in a river one month after he disappeared and his death is thought to be accidental. - Dakota James was last seen alive on January 25, 2017 in Pittsburgh.  He was walking home after a night out with friends.  His body was pulled from a river 40 days later.  Dakota's family believe he had been drugged on the night he disappeared and that the condition of his body was too 'pristine'  to have been in the water for so long.  A smiley face was found spray painted on an underpass near where Dakota's body was found.  - Jelani Day went missing in August and his body was pulled from a river in September.  Pathologist Dr Jame Bryant said within his 50 years of experience he had never examined a body as destroyed as the 25-year-old.  - Dakota Bingham went missing from a bar in Nashville on October 10, 2021.  He called a Lyft to get home but never made the ride.  There is apparently CCTV of Dakota falling into the Cumberland River and struggling to swim.   His body was recovered just days after he disappeared.- Brendan Santo was visiting friends at Michigan State University on October 29.  He left to walk to another area and has not been seen since.  As of November 24, 2021, Brendan is still missing.  The Red Cedar River has been searched many times for him and police are hopeful of a breakthrough now that the water level is receding.  The FBI are also involved in the search for Brendan.You can read our blog for the men we discuss in this episode (and many others) here - https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2021/11/10/missing-men-and-waterways-what-is-going-on/In next week's episode, we delve more into the Smiley Face Killer theory, so make sure you listen to this one in preparation!In terms of other updates, we also discuss the case of Jacob, Noah and Amber Clare.  Jacob abducted his son and niece and went on the run with them.  There are rumors of grooming and incest in this case.  There is a lot going on - if you want to skip to the Clare update, goto 51.30 in the podcast. Thank you as always for listening xSupport the show (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/TrueCrimeSociety)

Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D.“Well, thank you so much, Russ. Happy holidays to you and everybody listening out there. And I hope it's a very restful and peaceful one for all of us.”The most important thing we do at this university is educate our students. And Michigan State University's graduation rate is up for the seventh straight year. The rate for first time, full-time students entering MSU in 2015 increased from 81.3% last year to 82.1% this year. What's significant about that, and what does that six-year graduation rate indicate?“It's very significant and something we really should celebrate on campus. It really represents the work of an extraordinary number of people who are very dedicated to seeing that number increase. And just to put it in perspective, even though that's 0.8% increase, that's about 53 students. That means there are 53 more students who graduated from MSU who wouldn't have graduated if they'd entered at another point in time who are going to get that MSU degree, go out into the world and make a difference and have lifetime earnings that are about a million dollars higher than students who don't complete a college degree.“So, from the state's point of view and from a human endeavor and potential point of view, it's wonderful to get students through and help them graduate. We've had a very steady ascent on this. We do much better than would be anticipated in terms of our graduation rates. They're higher than one might predict based on the GPAs and SATs and ACTs of students coming in. We make a point of really helping students get through. And I'm very excited about it. I think that's the good news. And we are seeing those increases for all students. So all of our students showed an increase in graduation rates. No students have been left behind.“The one challenge we still have, and we talk about it a lot in our strategic plan, is to narrow gaps between groups. Because we still have groups, for example Pell eligible students, who are graduating at lower rates than non-Pell eligible students. So, we are now laser focused as an institution on narrowing those gaps while at the same time elevating everybody's success. But it just makes a huge difference. And I'm very grateful to all the people who put the hard work in, including the students, of course, who did that great work of continuing and succeeding.”And sir, we're in the middle of a very enjoyable football season. Tom Izzo's got his group started. But there are some other things happening in our athletic department. The men's water polo club team won the men's collegiate club national championship.“It's always busy over there and there are always exciting things happening. I'm proud that not only have we been competing, but we've been competing safely. And I just want to give a little shout out to the fans who've been coming to the football and basketball games and thank them for wearing their masks and really following our rules. We have not seen outbreaks of COVID associated with our sporting events. We want to keep that. So I encourage everybody to keep those masks on indoors. Those are our rules on campus. CDC now is advising people do that around the state. So I really appreciate people sticking with the safety. Because we want to be able to enjoy Tom Izzo. We want to be able to enjoy Suzy Merchant's team on the court. And of course we've had some amazing success in football. And I'm very excited about this game coming up on Saturday against Penn State, which will say a lot about our season and our bowl opportunities.One of the fun parts of everybody coming back to campus is we've been able to experience Michigan State sports. And I do thank you again for reminding me of the tremendous success of our cross country team. Our women's soccer team has had a very good season. There's been a lot of success on the field and on the court. And as we just heard, in the classroom for MSU.”And there is more support coming from our donors. You recently had the chance to thank Greg and Dawn Williams, who made a generous $10 million commitment for expansion and renovations to the Tom Izzo Football Building.“And how fun it is to say that: the Tom Izzo Football Building? Everyone knows Coach Izzo is such an incredible fan of football. And of course, he's had great success in the basketball program, which other people have supported very much as well. Yeah, I really thank our donors. They've really been stepping up. I think we're going to set some records or come close to it in terms of athletic donations for this year. And again, I think people are really recognizing that sports are something that really unites the university and can bring us together in some very important ways.”And to get a little bit more serious for a minute, sir, the October 29th campus disappearance of visiting student Brendan Santo gained widespread notice and led to questions and concerns from students and others in our community. MSU Vice President for Public Safety and Chief of Police Marlon Lynch and Senior Vice President for Student Life and Engagement Vennie Gore held a town hall recently, which can be viewed on the MSU Student Affairs and Services YouTube page. What came out of the town hall? And what would you like people to know right now about campus safety?“My heart goes out to the family of Brandan and their efforts to return him. And our efforts to return him to the family have been paramount in our mind from the beginning. This is something where tremendous resources have been devoted both by the police on our campus and external support from other agencies like the FBI. People from Grand Valley have been coming to help. Citizens have been coming on weekends to look. There's been a concerted effort to find Brandan and return him. I think at this point in time, I want people to know that we believe the campus to be safe. There's no evidence that this was foul play and the law authorities have been very clear on this. We want to focus on returning him to his family right now but also be aware of ways in which we make campus more secure.“One of the things that's brought up is the fact that we did have a camera that wasn't working at Yakeley Hall at the time. That's been reported. We wanted to make sure that we now have spares available and can really deal with the cameras that are out of service in a more rapid way. As everyone has learned, we're adding 300 additional cameras to the campus to help improve security there. But overall, I believe it is a safe campus. There are things we should do and continue to work for continuous improvement in that area. It's very important to us going forward.”President Stanley, what are the plans related to COVID for next semester?“It would be nice if I could tell you that COVID was going away, and I thought we'd have no cases coming into spring. But this is a disease that continues to be resilient, if you will, in terms of its ability to stay among us. Part of that is based on vaccination. Part of it is based on some of the characteristics in the variants that have made it more difficult to control spread. Having said that, I think the things we've been doing on campus have been very successful. We've had a slight uptick in cases that took place that began about a month ago, but they have leveled off. While at the same time, the state of Michigan and Ingham County have really shot up significantly. Because of our high vaccination rates, about 90 percent of our population now is vaccinated - students and faculty and staff.“Because of these vaccination rates, we've had fewer outbreaks and less spread. And so fewer cases per population than we're seeing in Ingham County or the state. That's no reason for us to celebrate because any cases we have, we're still concerned about. But it means the things we've been doing like the mandatory vaccination and mask wearing have made a difference.“The state Department of Health and Human Services is now recommending people wear a mask indoors in the state of Michigan. And I would encourage listeners to do that. I think that's one way to keep yourself safer is to wear a mask when you enter stores or enter public businesses, restaurants, and so on, unless you're eating. These are all ways in which we can stop the spread.“I'm concerned about this recent spread. We plan to continue the same measures we've been doing now into the spring. That's our plan right now. If things change and numbers were to get better, we're always ready to adjust. And it's easier to adjust, though, to loosen some of these restrictions than it is to continuously start and stop and restart them. And so, we'll be looking very carefully at what's happening. We'll want to make sure that everybody who comes in as a student is vaccinated. So the vaccine mandate applies to new students who come in the spring. So we want to make sure they're vaccinated and we will be asking them to attest to that. Employees will probably be dealing with the rules that have come down from the White House, in terms of requiring employees and staff to be vaccinated as part of the vaccine mandate there. So we'll want to make sure everybody's in compliance with that. But I'm looking forward to a great spring. I think we've had a very successful fall so far. And I think it's because people have been doing what is necessary to keep us here.”You recently participated in a campus symposium framing an exciting new initiative to integrate ethical consideration more thoroughly into MSU's curriculum, research, and character of the university community. What's striking you about this? What's important here?“It's really critical. And I think as we look at our country and we look at our world right now, ethics become increasingly important. There are so many challenges for behavior that were faced every day. Times when integrity becomes important, because there are so many ways in which one can go down paths of lesser integrity or make easy choices, as opposed to sometimes what's more difficult in principle. So having students educated on this idea of ethics is important, whether they're in our College of Law, College of Business, our College of Arts and Letters, or any of our colleges. And I point out those three because those three deans have been actively involved in putting this program together. But whatever college we're in, we want people to behave ethically and understand what that means and what the responsibilities are of citizenship. This is important for us.“We've been very fortunate to have some donors who share that vision of having ethics more incorporated. We talk in our strategic plan about our students learning experientially coupled with ethics. We think is a way in which we can really have students who are not only ready to face the world, but ready to do it in an ethical way. So we're excited about this. We appreciate the donors who've stepped in to help us do this. That symposium was very exciting. We're working towards forming an institute. And this is going to be, I think, an important role for my office as well as for the provost and those deans. I mentioned faculty who've been very involved in this in putting this all together as an academic enterprise, but one that will also go into our administrative units, as well, as we think about the ethics involved in compliance and things we need to do on campus every day.”This month, we introduced an exciting new component to our connected campus mobility infrastructure, a 22-passenger electric autonomous bus now undergoing rigorous safety and operational testing. It's one of the largest electronic autonomous transit vehicles on United States roads. Not only will the electric bus add to the ways we're reducing MSU's environmental impact and meeting our sustainability goals, but it will also allow MSU researchers to develop a variety of real-world data to advance our already impressive, advanced mobility capabilities. The new bus is expected to enter service sometime next year. It will connect the MSU Auditorium to MSU commuter lot number 89 at Farm Lane and Mount Hope, where you can also find part of the largest solar carport array in North America. The bus must be fun. I'm sure you've had a ride in it. Talk about this program.“What a great way to tie it together to our commitment to sustainability and the solar array that we have in the parking lot. And then of course this wonderful bus that really is autonomous in terms of its ability to get from that parking area to the auditorium site and to navigate on our regular roads. I did have a chance to ride it. It's tremendously amazing to see this thing turn, stop, detect pedestrians, and detect cars in front of it. It's still got a few things to work through. And I saw that when I went on the ride. It's not perfect, but it is making great progress. They're working through it on these roads at nighttime when there's very little density of students and other traffic. They're working to make sure it's going to work perfectly at the time we put it in service. And that's what we expect of it. Of course, there's a driver there who can override the system and take control if necessary, and that's important as well.“It's really a look at the future. I think autonomous vehicles, particularly for this sort of thing, are going to be very important, whether they're this size or larger or smaller. I'm not sure. The market will determine that, but this is a nice size to practice on, if you will, with about a 22-passenger capacity. It's good enough to make a difference in terms of transportation needs, but not so large that it becomes more cumbersome to manage and take care of. It's a great starting point and I really appreciate the opportunity to work with our partners in this and to work with many colleges on campus who have interest in this because the autonomous vehicle issue is complicated. “Now, obviously you need the technology. You need the LIDAR and radar, the infrared that allows you to detect and drive safely, and the artificial intelligence that allows it to learn a route and change how it behaves on the route. Those are critical components, as well. The sensors that are necessary to get data on its performance are critical, too. And that all comes from stars in engineering and computer sciences who do a lot of work there.“At the same time, though, there are a lot of social issues as well. How do you utilize this best? What are the parts in terms of city planning? Where are the places where it makes the most sense to use it? And liability issues. Who's liable for this vehicle if it's running? Is it the manufacturer? Is it the person who's operating it? Who's liable if there are accidents involving it? Getting our legal scholars involved in this area and understanding this is important as well. So it's exciting, but it also raises some questions that I think people need to answer and understand. It's wonderful to be at the cutting edge of this.”Talking with President Stanley on MSU Today. And sir, you attended the recent Grand Awards gala that annually honors Spartans whose contributions to their communities, companies, and the university have been especially impactful. It's kind of like student success leads to alumni success, doesn't it? Almost a circle of life kind of thing.“Again, Russ, you've really hit the nail on the head. You've phrased it really well. It's really nice for us to think about this in terms of these amazing students we graduate. But that's just the beginning, obviously. And then the potential ahead of them and the lives they live turn out to reflect on MSU in very positive ways. It was a remarkable evening for me to have a chance to listen to these incredibly accomplished alums. And some were not alums but have given back so much to Michigan State University. It was great to hear their stories and what they've done and what they've accomplished. And again, their modesty notwithstanding, these are some amazing people who've done some incredible things. And I'm not going to single any one person out because it wouldn't be fair to the others I heard. But it was just an array of talent and accomplishment and a wonderful evening where we had a chance to celebrate them and their accomplishments and to think about, again, what great things our students are going to do in the future.”You again recently witnessed how much MSU faculty and staff love and support MSU at the annual Thanks for Giving lunch. 5,259 faculty, staff, and retiree donors collectively contributed $21 million to the university and students in the last fiscal year. These truly impressive figures put MSU second in the Big Ten and seventh among the 66 members of the prestigious Association of American Universities in employee and retiree giving. “It's incredible. The people who work at MSU really give so much beyond the hours they put in every day in the office. They really are committed to this institution and what it stands for. Nothing speaks more to a donor, in my view, than people who work at the institution, who are paid by the institution, who then want to give back to the institution. Because here you are working every day giving your all, and then you still are giving part of that treasure you've earned back to the institution because you care about it and what it's doing.“When I talk to donors, they're always very impressed when I cite these numbers. Because again, it means they're investing in something that the people who work at MSU are willing to invest in as well. So I'm very grateful to what the faculty and staff have given. I thank them for their contributions to the university and I hope they continue to support those elements at the university they believe make a difference. So, whether it's student success, scholarships, faculty doing their amazing work, infrastructure to build support for many - whatever the gift is - it makes a direct difference in someone's life. And we very much appreciate it.”Tuesday, November 30th is Giving Tuesday. Should anyone want to give to this great place, givingto.msu.edu is the place. And sir as we wrap up do you have some holiday thoughts for Spartans, or do you care to share how the Stanley family will enjoy the next few weeks?“The Stanleys will be meeting at the location of one of my daughters. We will have everybody in the family together except for my oldest daughter, who will be celebrating with her fiancé's family. But everybody else will be there together. And we're looking forward to a very restful and relaxing Thanksgiving and a chance to get together again and see each other. It's been a while since we had the whole group together. And it's such an important holiday in terms of getting together. And I hope everyone has a chance to experience it and experience it safely.”As you look ahead to 2022, what are you thinking about?“Well, FRIB opening is going to be extraordinary. And I think the chance to get this user facility, which is already in demand by hundreds of scientists around the world, actually running and doing experiments is going to be, I think, transformative. I also look forward to continuing our work in student success. We've made some progress in this. Now that we have the strategic plan, we will begin to implement that plan and begin the hard work of taking these exciting ideas we have and turn them into faculty recruitment programs. There will be work in DEI that will change the composition of our faculty and staff and students. There is hard work ahead for us, but I see much more opportunity to implement coming in 2022.”That's Michigan State University president, Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D. All he's working on for us is available at president.msu.edu. And you can follow along on Instagram @msupresstanley. MSU Today airs Sunday mornings at 9:00 on WKAR News/Talk and streams at WKAR.org. Find, rate, and subscribe to “MSU Today with Russ White” on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your shows.

November 16, 2021 ~ 760 WJR Senior News Analyst Lloyd Jackson talks to Paul W. about the missing persons case surrounding Brendan Santo, who disappeared from Michigan State University's campus Halloween weekend.

November 16, 2021 ~ Lloyd Jackson, WJR Senior News Analyst, talks with Guy Gordon about the continuing search for Brendan Santo.

As the search for teenager Brendan Santo moves into another week, Michigan State University's President has ordered 300 more security cameras be installed on campus.  WWJ's Mike Campbell has your Saturday news briefs.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the news today: MSUPD expands partnerships assisting with Brendan Santo investigation. The University Activities Board, CRU co-host Día de Los Muertos celebration at MSU Union. The Founding Fathers are coming to East Lansing: 'Hamilton' at the Wharton Center.

Terry Bradshaw: shock analyst, Aaron Rodgers lies about lying, Joe Biden farted, Travis Scott's Astroworld concert deaths, Donald Trump on Alec Baldwin, Bill Maher v. Gen Z, and lots of Drew Crime.CFB Recap: Jim Harbaugh bores everyone to victory over Indiana. MSU falls to the Purdue 'Spoilermakers'. Virginia Tech sucks at football. OSU won and will beat Michigan. UNC beat Wake Forest.NFL: The Las Vegas Raiders have ANOTHER player in trouble. Aaron Rodgers explained his 'research' on Pat McAfee's show. Aaron is losing his health endorsements. Terry Bradshaw is now the shock commentator on Fox NFL Sunday. Every person in Patrick Mahomes' life needs to go away. OBJ just wants to win.SNL has a new Donald Trump and it's way better than Alec Baldwin's impression. Meanwhile, the real Donald Trump breaks his silence on Alec Baldwin by suggesting he loaded the gun that killed Halyna Hutchins on a random podcast. Hilarious Baldwin checks in to let everyone know that she and Alec have a great life.Marc has a boner for the Ford F-100 Eluminator.Chaos at Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival. It's not his first rodeo encouraging the crowd into bad behavior. Kylie Jenner want people to know that Mr. Scott is a victim too. People have died at concerts in the past as well.Dave Portnoy is on the Twitter offensive. Drew has more words to say about the Business Insider story from last Thursday.Marilyn Manson is an all-star groomer.Joe Biden farted and Camilla Parker-Bowels cannot stop talking about it. He may have pooped his pants as well.Britney Watch 2021: Britney Spears took her sons to the boring Van Gogh exhibit. Some people are saying the kids want to go home and play Fortnite. Lynne Spears doesn't want to pay her attorneys... that's Britney's job.Drew Crime: 20/20 covered the Happy Face Killer. His name should be the Turd Murderer. Dateline featured Carlos Hallowell, the most ungrateful human in history.Impeachment: American Crime Story is good and you should watch it. Bill Clinton is NOT dead.Bill Maher tees off on Zoomers.Brendan Santo is still missing in East Lansing.Drew hates fraternities.Too many people are showing up to Drew's house. Lyla's incessive turds are ruining Drew's relationships with his neighbors. BranDon's yard is completely filled with deer shit. Marc = Ratman.Kenny Aronoff has drummed for EVERYBODY. We're trying to lock him in.Elon Musk is looking to Twitter polls for financial advice.Social media is dumb but we're on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (Drew and Mike Show, Marc Fellhauer, Trudi Daniels and BranDon).

WWJ's Jackie Paige has your Sunday news briefs, including an update on the search for 18-year old Brendan Santo who disappeared on the MSU campus more than a week ago.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sebastian Bach rocks with us, Atlanta Braves World Series Champs, Aaron Rodgers v. COVID, Deshaun Watson v. NDAs, 2021 Election results, Maz checks in, marathon pooper, and Lyla's streak ends after a day.Lyla's Joe DiMaggio Streak: Some people are saying it's at 1 day. Some people are saying it's 5 days.Britney Watch 2021: Turns out her mom Lynne is the mastermind, not Jamie. Sam Asghari is a badass action hero as he co-stars with Kevin Dillon and Mel Gibson.He's not rocking or f***king... so Sebastian Bach is talking with us. See him on his Bach on the Road tour at Harpos Friday, November 19th with Kaleido.Lyla's Joe DiMaggio Streak Update: Back to 0.Key fob hackers are thing.Sports: The Atlanta Braves have won the 2021 World Series. Henry Ruggs III has been released by the Las Vegas Raiders. Aaron Rodgers has COVID-19 after he lied to the entire world.Ford is implementing a COVID vaccine mandate for salaried workers.Election Results: Republicans flip Virginia. Minneapolis actually WANTS police. Mike Duggan wins again. ML Elrick loses. Deshaun Watson could not settle the lawsuits per the Miami Dolphins demands so he's staying in Houston.Alec Baldwin just can't stop talking or posting. STOP IT!Pete Davidson is totally nailing Kim Kardashian because he's not putting her on a pedestal. We dial up the pizzeria where he took her on a date.Will Smith wanted to nail Rizzo from Grease... recently.No plea deal for Tory Lanez. His NFT business is a big scam.The Theranos trial is still going on and we learn that they also liked to fake memos.Where is Brendan Santo? He's been missing in East Lansing since October 29th.Tom Mazawey joins the show to brag about his Nostradamus-like predictions, give his take on Henry Ruggs III, defend OJ Simpson (again), explain David Carr's idiotic tweets, the Deshaun Watson debacle, the Aaron Rodgers debacle and much more.This chick wants you to know she loves to run with a steamy load in her pants.The Suitcase Killer (and her murderous baby) were popped by the FBI when they landed in the US after a 27-hour travel day. Ha ha!Social media is dumb but we're on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (Drew and Mike Show, Marc Fellhauer, Trudi Daniels and BranDon).

In the news today: Brendan Santo has been reported missing since Oct.29th. If you have any information, contact MSUPD. MSU's endowment is one of the least understood out of every financial asset. We discuss what this has to do with donations for the university and the CIF. Finally, Michigan State hockey went against Ohio State, splitting the weekend series.