Author: Terry Pochert
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A Tribute To My Friend, Dell Warner by Barbara Kenig
Unique, robust, outgoing, energetic, inspiring, a bit sad, simply beautiful (from the inside out)…these are just a few adjectives to describe a remarkable woman I am so privileged to call my friend…Ms. Dell Warner. (BACKGROUND): I met Dell while I was volunteering giving free manicures at the Teitel JewishApartments in Oak Park, an assisted living…
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Kenig, Barbara
WXYZ: Intern. References: AtDetroit.net – Remembering Dell Warner (PDF) LinkedIn.com: In The Public Eye
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How To Become A Broadcasting Star: Your Step By Step Guide
Being on air is not a career that begins with an online application and a written resume. It helps to have a blueprint to build any career. This book is the broadcasting blueprint. Whether you are interested in technology, business, entertainment, news or sports there is an opportunity for you in broadcasting. If you are…
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Kelin, John
WXYZ: TV News Production Assistant, Writer, Producer. Recent Sightings: Mary Ferrell Foundation Praise from a Future Generation: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy and the First Generation Critics of the Warren Report by John Kelin Finely written and meticulously documented, this book describes how—very early on—a small group of ordinary citizens began extraordinary efforts to…
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Trafelet, John D.
WXYZ: TV News Assignment Desk. References: Michigan Gaming Control Board, Compliance Officer. Joined staff in 1998
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PR Newswire – Michael J. McCanham
Press Release from June 29, 1993. SOUTHFIELD, Mich., June 29 /PRNewswire/ — Michael J. McCanham has been named assignment manager for WXYZ-TV/Channel 7. McCanham’s appointment was effective Monday, June 28. The announcement was made by WXYZ-TV/Channel 7 News Director Walter Kraft. Most recently, McCanham was assignment editor for WDIV TV/Channel 4 in Detroit. Previously, McCanham worked as assignment editor for WJBK TV/Channel 2 and…
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WXYZ Assignment Desk circa 1980s
WXYZ: Always busy, always monitoring the police feeds, scanning the newspaper and receiving phone tips.
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Kuszynski, Bob
WXYZ: TV news assignment editor. Retiring after 45 years in the news business. Thirty-five years at WXYZ and ten years in radio. During retirement, Bob plays drums with the “Big Band Theory” jazz band. Social Media: WXYZ, February 28, 2017 – After 35 years, beloved Channel 7 assignment editor retires – Bob Kuszynski spent 45 years in…
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Flechsig, Jack
WXYZ: TV Graphics and Art Director. Born 1922, died January 2011 [Corrected from 1988, See comment] From the Brother Rice High School Student Parent Handbook 2013-14, “The school logo is the Warrior Head. The school nickname is the Warriors. The late Mr. Sheldon Brodley, a football coach and long time friend of Brother Rice, was responsible for our…
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Live to the Network
Author: Jeffrey Diamond Spinning toward a devastating confrontation with his boss, the mercurial anchorman of The Weekly Reporter, Ethan Benson stumbles upon a story about the tabloid murders of three runaway girls that have dominated the headlines in New York City. At first, the assignment appears to be just another lurid crime story that Ethan…
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Diamond, Jeffrey L.
ABC Network: Writer, Producer NBC Network: Producer References: Twitter Facebook
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Johnson, Jeremy
WXYZ: TV News Videographer, Photojournalist. Social Media: Instagram Twitter Facebook
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Johnson, Denise
WXYZ: Traffic Manager / Coordinator / Log Editor WWJ: Traffic Coordinator WDWB: now WMYD: Traffic Coordinator WKBD: Traffic / Sales Serivce Coordinator References: LinkedIn
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Ryan, Shay H.
WFTS: Meteorologist WXYZ: TV meteorologist. Married to reporter Glenn Zimmerman. WSAV: WXVT: WNBC: References: LinkedIn
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Jewell, James – ‘Jim’
WXYZ: Radio actor, producer and director at WXYZ radio. References: Wikipedia.org The Last Radio Ranger
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Jarkey, Harry
WXYZ: Hosted “Our Friend Harry” which aired from 1957 through 1959. WXYZ‘s morning show which aired Monday through Friday from 9:30a – 11:25a. Designed with mom and the kinds in mind. The program also featured Marv Welch, a longtime favorite of Detroit’s younger set. Also included on the show were Jean Loach, Dick Femmel (news),…
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Jacobus, Pete
WXYZ: TV news director. References: Facebook.com Recent Sightings NewsBlues.com – WPTY (now WATN) 24 ABC, Memphis, TN
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Chris Huebner Estate: Need Help With Identifications
The following photo is from Chris Huebner‘s estate collection which was donated to the Broadcasting Vault. If you can help identify some of the folks in this photograph along with when and where, it would greatly be appreciated. You can use the comment area at the bottom of this page or use our Contact Us…
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Jacobs, Paul
KHYI: General Manager KZEW: General Sales Manager WRIF: FM sales. References: Recent Sightings: Jacobs Media
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Jackson, Curtis
Spectrum News: Anchor/Reporter.WXYZ: Anchor/Reporter.WKRC: Reporter.WEWS: Reporter. References:
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Brock, Geoffrey – ‘Geoff’
WXYZ: Staging Geoff Brock – Belle isle Grand Prix, 1992 References: Facebook
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Charmichael, Claire
WXYZ: Producer, Writer. Cathy Alfafara remembers this photo while on an “all girls” crew (plus Sioux Goodman, Jillayne Pautsch and Cathy Alfafara). They covered several stories including the Miss Michigan Pageant and a kite para-sailing story by Lake Michigan (probably the dunes). “It was funny as Claire had on a tube top and it looks…
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Johnson IV, Louis
WXYZ: TV engineering, Technical Director Social Networks: LinkedIn Facebook.com Recent Sightings: Baker College, Freemont, MI AuXecutive
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Chryon / Character Generation and “Lower Third Supes”
Back in the early 1980s, rather than some graphics being triggered directly from the computer generator scripts, it was a manual process to type the characters and change the “supes” manually upon direction from the director. Here’s is the position that help make this possible during the early 1980s at WXYZ-TV. References: Chyron Corporation, Wikipedia…
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Walter Kraft and Bill Bonds
Covering political conventions was always a thrill for the staff of WXYZ.
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Jantke, Paul; Jr.
WXYZ: TV Engineering Died at age 84 on April 14, 1999. Beloved husband of Irene (Fiori). Son of the late Paul Sr. and Kathrine. Brother of Kathrine Weber. Visitation Thursday after 5 p.m and Friday after 1 p.m. at A.H. Peters Funeral Home 20705 Mack at Vernier Grosse Pointe Woods. Instate Saturday 9 a.m. till…
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Gordon, Hal
WXYZ: Musical director who led the house band Two Joes and a Hank. Later, the Hal Gordon Quartet, the Hal Gordon Octet. References: Detroit Free Press PHOTO DetroitKidsShow.com – Soupy’s On – The Story of Soupy Sales Late Night Variety Show Record-Eagle.com, Joe M. Coffman, December 1, 2016 – The Lively Arts: Soupy Sales, unlikely…
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Ringling-Barnum Music Over WXYZ Air
“When Ringling-Barnum played Detroit, Vern E. Wood, Detroit, former circus musician, arranged for a broadcast of circus music over Station WXYZ by the Detroit Police Department Band, under direction of Sgt. Fred Mittman.
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Zuckerman, Jerome – ‘Jerry’
WXYZ: TV engineering. Died: July 8, 2019, in Farmington Hills, Michigan.
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Hoover, Lytle
WXYZ: Electrical transcription engineer. Directed some episodes of the Soupy Sales Show. WJRT: Director. Directed many of the Theatre of Thrills. References: oldradio.com – Photo: Lytle Hoover with TK-76 obtained on eBay Dec. 2005. pharis-video.com – Photo: Here is my good friend Lytle Hoover with Soupy. Detroit Kid Show EyesOfAGeneration.com – WXYZ, Detroit: Suitcases Full…
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Making a Difference in Seminole County
By Bill Ernst and the publisher of Seminole magazine. (c) 2004 – Reprint with permission. (PDF) If WKMG’s Mike Holfeld looks confident unraveling a mystery or reporting the latest scam, it may be because he’s doing precisely what he has always wanted to do. “I’ve known since I was five years old that I wanted…
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Hoker, Jay
KSRR: General Manager WXYZ and WRIF: Management
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Happy New Year – January 1, 1981
When working at WXYZ-TV, most of us covered various shifts 24/7. After the 11pm newscast, we celebrated the start of a new year with some amazing friends.
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Retirements at WXYZ: Dave Riley, Rich Nevins, Mike Rivard, Mark Zahnow
Colleagues from past and present gathered at WXYZ‘s Broadcast House this afternoon to celebrate the retirement of four longtime station employees. Mark Zahnow, Mike Rivard, Dave Riley and Rich Nevins are not names you would know from watching 7 Action News. Each has worked behind the scenes to make our newscasts great and to keep…
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