Author: Terry Pochert
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Insider Expected to Replace Findlater
JEANNE FINDLATER is expected to be replaced as boss by one of four key people within WXYZ-TV (Channel 7), possibly as early as this week.
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KKRD – Wichita, KS
KKRD (107.3 FM) was a heritage Top-40 radio station in Wichita, Kansas, particularly prominent in the 1980s and 1990s known for high-energy, personality-driven programming. The station frequently competed with KDGS (Power 93.9) before eventually shifting formats and call letters, eventually becoming the modern alternative rock station KTHR (“ALT 107.3”).
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Rosenbaum, Tom
WXYZ: TV news director.WNCN: WPMI: KBAK: WGME: WVUE: KJCT: WALA: WABC: KTLA: WLS: WDAF: References:
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Wade, Vince
WXYZ: News investigative reporter. Recent online reports by Vince Wade: References: Chinese Espionage and the Michigan Election – Vince Wade explains the connection between Michigan’s gubernatorial election and Chinese high-tech espionage. (October 28, 2010)
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Berman, Mike
WXON: TV Station Manager WCXI: Radio General Sales Manager WKBD: TV Sales Manager WWJ: TV Sales Manager WXYZ: Radio, TV Sales Manager.
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WDIV – First 75 Years of Broadcasting
“Big thanks to Eli Zaret and Ro Coppola for a masterful job of telling the story of Channel Four’s first 75 years of broadcasting. The two-hour documentary was just as much a history of Detroit as it was of the original ownership and transition from WWJ-TV to WDIV-TV in the late 70’s.”
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Alt, Larry
WXYZ: Program director. Detroit Free Press, March 8, 1989, Page 22. Larry Alt, the man whose job is being filled at WXYZ-TV, was evidently not aware of the growing influence of women in TV, if we are to believe some of the charges leveled against him in a sex discrimination suit filed last week. The…
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Reconnecting with Ol’ Pals from WXYZ
Reconnecting with Ol’ Pals from WXYZ Pete Anderson Nate Penn Gary Westbrook Geoff Pekarek
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Penn, Nate
Retiring in 2018 after 40 years of service with WXYZ-TV. Nate was a photojournalist in the news department and worked on many production events as well.
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Congress, the Press, and Political Accountability
Congress, the Press, and Political Accountability is the first large-scale examination of how local media outlets cover members of the United States Congress. Douglas Arnold asks: do local newspapers provide the information citizens need in order to hold representatives accountable for their actions in office? In contrast with previous studies, which largely focused on the…
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Smith, Erik
WXYZ: August 2017 Erik Smith inducted into the Michigan Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame. [1] Erik Smith writes on Facebook, August 23, 2017: Once upon a time in 1972 … if you could tell me the price of chuck steak at Wrigley’s Supermarket, I’d give you $50.00! Then I started doing the phone calls…
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Turner, Marilyn (nee Miller)
WXYZ: TV talent. Co-host with John Kelly of Kelly and Company and Good Afternoon Detroit. Passed: May 2024 [wxyz.com] References: Marilyn Turner, a real expert at handling many of the technical issues that come with broadcasting news had a struggle with the mechanical weather board.
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Doerner, Wanda
WXYZ: TV engineering, ENG news editiing Wanda Doerner with one of her Emmy awards for her amazing editing skills – From the Terry Pochert’s retirement collection. Wanda retired on October 31, 2023, after 41 years with the station. Wanda died unexpectedly in April 2026. (PDF) References:
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Swanteck, Mary
Mary Swantek, 22-year-old University of Michigan senior from Bay City, “mans” a 700-pound color camera as she works a life show at WXYZ-TV in Detroit.
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Watching TV
Castleman and Podrazik present a sweeping season-by-season story, capturing the essence of television from its inception to the contemporary era of anytime access and online streaming, including every prime time fall schedule since 1944.
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Belesky-Salem, Brian
WXYZ: Radio engineering. Motor City Radio Reunion (a gathering of Detroit radio professionals) – LiveVideoInc
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Bebout, George
WXYZ: Writer, producer.
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Beemer, J.D.
J.D. Beemer was a second-generation cowboy performer. His father, Brace Beemer, was the most popular of the radio actors who portrayed The Lone Ranger.
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Clark, Stephen
WXYZ: Interactive news anchor, reporter, photographer, editor, writer beginning July 2002 ff. Last day at Channel Seven, February 28, 2018. References: Recent News: Tweets by stephenclark
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Turner, Frank
WXYZ: TV news anchor and reporter, 1994-1998 and 2000-2007. Now with WNEM-TV5. Frank Turner’s Podcasting – Cave Radio Broadcasting (Facebook Page) References: Frank Turner at WNEM-TV, Fling-Saginaw, Michigan Frank Turner, Author Neal Rubin: The long-timers at at Harper House know him, but some of the newcomers to the drug treatment center don’t, at least not at…
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Sieger, Alan
WXYZ: Staging.Deceased: August 30, 1947 – October 21, 2023 “Allan Richard Sieger, age 76, passed away on October 21, 2023. He was born in Detroit, Michigan on August 30, 1947 to his late parents Lucille and Dexter Sieger Sr. Allan is survived by his beloved wife of 47 years, Mary Phyllis (Mary Phyl); siblings: Dexter C.…
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Campbell, Mike [Director]
WXYZ: Director 06/27/2025 WXYZ-TV director Mike Campbell retiring after 21 years at Broadcast House. [WXYZ.com, June 27, 2025 – Mike Campbell is Retiring]
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April 10, 1970 – F4 Jet Crash Claims Nine Lives
As a member of a small group of broadcasters that served in Thailand with the American Forces Thailand Network (AFTN), we remember those who lost their lives on April 10, 1970, at Udorn RTAFB, Thailand, when a F-4 Jet crashed into the broadcast center.
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Republican Convention – July 15, 1980
WXYZ-TV Detroit Bill Bonds, Ven Marshall, Steve Handelsman, Jim Herrington, Diana Lewis
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Herrington, Jim
WXYZ: TV news reporter, host of Spotlight on the News. (1965-1993). College classmate of William Fyffe “Bill”, graduates of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. References:
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Handelsman, Steve
NBC Network: Reporter WXYZ: Reporter (1978-1984). January 5, 2017, Steve Handelsman, “Retiring from NBC. 33 years. Ready for new challenges …and to chill. But I will so miss my peeps in all the crazy places.” Food and Friends References: Follow Connert Media, Inc.’s board WXYZ Alumni and Staff on Pinterest.
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Kast, Brett
WXYZ: Reporter, Meteorologist Brett Kast is a reporter at WXYZ-TV, the ABC affiliate in Detroit, Michigan. He has covered a variety of stories, including breaking news, community events, and investigative pieces. Before joining WXYZ, he worked at other news stations, gaining experience in broadcast journalism. Brett is known for his engaging reporting style and dedication…
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Meloni, Rod
Voluntary retirement offer after almost 30 years at the station. His last day was July 1, 2024.
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Bill Bonds with Wanda Doerner
“It was the year I won my first Emmy – First Place for Editing in the UPI TV Awards and placed as a finalist in the New York International Film Festival for Editing. Nothing beats a brag photo with Bill Bonds to celebrate those victories.” – Wanda Doener
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Droze, Rachel
WHAS – Political ReporterWOI-DT – Investigative ReporterWICS – Multimedia JournalistWLUC – JournalistWXYZ – Stage Manager References:
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Hoffman, John
WTVT: News Director WTOG: Retired 2024 References:
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Espy, Augie
WXYZ: TV / Radio Engineering.ABC Network: Engineering aka Augusto Raphael Volmar Vincente Esby II
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The Today Show: Transforming Morning Television
In the early 1950s, when television networks did not broadcast regular programming before 11 a.m., radio and newspapers were the most popular and reliable ways for Americans to get their morning news.
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Doback, Michael – ‘Mike’
WXYZ: Engineering, Chief EngineerScripps Howard: Vice President and Director of Engineering. References:
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The Dave LewAllen Podcast – Episode 24 – Bill Proctor, on the injustice of wrongful convictions
Bill Proctor is best known for his many years as a news and investigative reporter for WXYZ-TV in Detroit.
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Biscoe-Bailey, Doris
WXYZ: TV news talent, anchor, and reporter from1972-2000 on Channel Seven, Detroit. Feature reporter at WGPR-FM, 107.5 Died: June 7, 2024 Doris doing one of thousands of interviews while at WXYZ-TV, Detroit. Photo used with Doris’ permission. Read more about blacks who helped to define radio [TV] in Detroit by reading Ken Coleman’s book, “Soul…
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Fisher, Rich
WXYZ: TV news. Died, March 24, 2017, after fighting cancer for many months.[1] Lynch and Clawson Funeral Home, “Rich Fisher died peacefully March 24, 2017. He was 67 years old. Rich was born March 31, 1949, in Detroit, to James and Patricia Fisher. He is survived by his children, Bill Fisher, Richard Fisher, Stephanie (Bryan)…
