Thanks to FM107's format change, which brought about a website redesign, yakster Colleen Kruse's bio no longer contains a fib about her marital status.

With the station rebranding itself "MyTalk1071: A little gossip, a lot of laughs," Kruse updated her bio to omit any reference to being married. But just last week, this was part of her station bio: "List all of the 'hats' you wear in your current life: 'Wife, Mom, Daughter, Sister, Long Distance BFF (To Roxanne in NYC), Massage Therapist, Slave to Psycho House Cat, Weightlifter, Kickboxer, Goofball.'"

Depending on your meaning of "Wife," it has been at least three months or nearly three years since being a Mrs. was part of Kruse's vitae. About three months ago, Kruse's divorce from Strib movie critic Colin Covert became final, but the messiness that prompted the divorce came to the fore nearly three years ago.

At the Pay It Forward Fund gala Friday, I asked Kruse whether she had ever told radio listeners that she was not with Covert. "I haven't said anything about anything. And that's all I'm not going to say about it," Kruse said laughing and then adding: "I'm not with anybody and I'm not on the market. I'm in therapy." This time she added her more wacky laugh.

A comedian, Kruse also quipped that with Covert's inclusion among the "Intriguing Singles" in the February issue of Mpls.St.Paul magazine, people will know something's up. Of course, Fox 9 viewers may have heard a passing reference I made to Kruse's divorce sometime during 2009.

Considering how sexually charged "Colleen & the Boys" are when the radio show isn't one extended double entendre, I marveled at her skill avoiding the Covert subject throughout the divorce's denouement. I've heard countless awkward silences since 2008 when Covert, mysteriously stopped making his weekly appearance on Kruse's show because he was headed for divorce. She also had ample opportunities under the station's old slogan, "Living Life Out Loud," to regale us with the juicy stuff. I know details of the marital split because colleagues clued me in a couple of years ago. It's movie worthy on many levels, folks, and the rating would be "R" at the least.

"Colleen is a professional storyteller, and she's brilliant at concealing what she doesn't want you to know," Covert said. "With a person like that, if you believe every single word said, you're in for some stunning surprises. I speak from experience."

Penned by a Packer fan?

Dana Farve. Does the name ring a bell for you?

The name of Deanna Favre, Our First Lady of Football, Oh Please One More Season, got butchered on a bidding sheet for Friday's Pay It Forward Fund's casino night gala at Medina Entertainment Center. While mingling at the event, I kept hearing remarks that didn't make any sense until I happened upon the gift basket from the Deanna Favre Hope Foundation. The bidding sheet contained the unfortunate misspellings of both her names, as you can see at www.startribune.com/video.

Of course, nothing demonstrates your genuine affection for celebrities like spelling their names correctly.

There were no such typos on the bidding sheet that accompanied the framed and autographed Brett Favre photos.

Missing celebs

In related news, there was chatter about the celebrities who didn't show up at the event to host tables as celebrity dealers.

At the end of my video, Rebecca Brown playfully displayed the framed faces of the celebrity dealers who didn't show. On Monday morning, I began contacting the five celebrities who reportedly hadn't bother to phone in their regrets. The three from whom I've heard claim they didn't promise to be there, and Brown is stepping up to accept blame for the mix-up.

"I am sorry for the confusion. I had you down as a dealer. My apologies. We would love to have you next year. Thanks for letting me know," read an e-mail Brown sent to one of them.

Don't over-apologize. We're media people, not innocents. We can handle being talked about, and trust me, the missing celebrity dealers were getting talked about (and not by me at the gala), whether justified or not.

E-mailer Sandi Vierzba may want to check out the video so she can see how well former FM107er Kevyn Burger looks. Vierzba, who misspelled Kevyn, wanted an update on Burger, who agreed to brief me, but we got busy at the event and didn't reconnect.

Various women at the gala called my attention to the fact that former KARE11 anchor Rick Kupchella is looking hot. It may be the rakish stubble, but Hotfellar or Hotchella (I can't decide) appears to be one of those men who's going to age well.

C.J. is at 612.332.TIPS or cj@startribune.com. She can be seen on Fox 9 Thursday mornings.