Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi is taking on another job later this month: hosting a new Sunday night radio show called "Crime Busters" on WIBC-FM (93.1).

About 2,000 mystery fans and professionals will descend on Indianapolis in October 2009 for Bouchercon, the world mystery convention. It's the granddaddy of all such conventions, a place where, every year since 1970, writers, readers, publishers, agents and publicists have come together to dissect their literary passion for murder and mayhem.

WIBC-AM fans will be moving to the FM dial earlier than they expected when the new all-talk format kicks in Dec. 26.

Indianapolis bargain hunters will be down an outlet with the closing of the Better Than New Shop on Dec. 16.

Planning for Bren Simon's sur- prise birthday party in California last weekend started in May. If someone was going to wow Bren, a consummate hostess, it would take time to get things perfect.

Now, this could be a tailgate party to remember: The Indianapolis Colts Women's Organization will host a Tailgating with the Colts event at Shula's Steakhouse in the Westin Hotel during Monday night's NFL game.

The North Central Alumni Association is hoping to have a mini-reunion at a reception after Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds' "Playlist" tour concert at the Madame Walker Theatre Center at 8 p.m. Saturday.

Singer Patti LaBelle never made it downstairs to say hello to the guests at a reception at the Conrad Hotel before her Nov. 16 concert.

The two-hour "Deal or No Deal" extravaganza Wednesday night on WTHR (Channel 13) features Indianapolis social worker DaKenya McDuffy vying for a million bucks.

More than 150 friends and fans of Indiana Black Expo president Joyce Rogers stopped by 300 East Restaurant and Lounge on Nov. 9 to say goodbye and good luck as she moves on to her new job as vice president of development at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana.