Author: Terry Pochert

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in Journalism, Personnel, WISC – Madison, WI, WITI – Milwaukee, WI, WXYZ – Detroit, MI

WXYZ: TV executive producer. WISC: Producer WITI: Part-time Editor References: LinkedIn Twitter Facebook Tweets by collclement

TV Land – Detroit by Gordon Castelnero

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Suburban Lifestyles by Margo LaGattuta

Ross Reck: How To Connect Another Person’s Self-Interest With Yours

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There is only one thing that gets people excited about doing anything; it’s their self-interest–what’s in it for them. So, if you want to get people excited about going the extra mile for you over and over again, all you have to do is figure out their self-interest and connect it with yours. This may…

Ross Reck: Advice for Enjoying Life from a Bartender

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Living The Dream On a recent Monday evening, my wife was working late and I was too tired to cook. So, I went to a broiler and tap near my home for my favorite sliders. Since I was alone, I sat at the bar and placed my order with the bartender whose name was Rachel.…

CNBC – Englewood Cliffs, NJ

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in Journalism, New Jersey, New York, Organization

Johnson, Jerry

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in Journalism, KGO – San Francisco, CA, Personnel

KGO: Operations Manager

WYUR – Gilman, IL

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in Illinois, Journalism, Organization

Martelle, Joe

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in Journalism, Personnel, WJR – Detroit, MI, WXYZ – Detroit, MI, WYUR – Gilman, IL

WXYZ: Assistant Program Director WJR: WYUR:

Esbaugh, Tom

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in Journalism, KSFX – San Francisco, CA, Personnel

KSFX: Promotion Director

KSFX – San Francisco, CA

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in California, Journalism, Organization

Deibert, Len

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in General

WMAL: News Director

WMAL – Washington, DC

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in District of Columbia, Journalism, Organization

Lost in the Crowd – by Art Fettig

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Say Something Good Orange Community Players/Annie We just attended the final performance of Annie and I can vouch for the fact that not one person on that stage today left anything behind. Everyone in the cast performed like a dedicated performer and it was such a joy to be in that audience. During a musical…

Stringless Banjo? By Art Fettig

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My double-headed stringless banjo adventure I saw it listed in a senior’s programs booklet. “Share Your Songs”. I drove over to Chapel Hill to their Senior Center and met two young (by my standards but old by most’s,) gentlemen with guitars. The notice said to bring our acoustic instruments. Are finger bongos an “acoustic instrument”?…

Art Fettig: My Double-headed Stringless Banjo Adventure

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Art Fettig’s Monday Morning Memo August 7, 2017 In this Issue o My double-headed stringless banjo adventure o Say Something Good o Points To Ponder o A Little Humor o Quote o To Subscribe My double-headed stringless banjo adventure I saw it listed in a senior’s programs booklet. “Share Your Songs”. I drove over to…

Cuddles Makes A New Friend by Tara Edwards

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in Amazon

Written by WXYZ Reporter, Tara Edwards. Every child needs a cuddle buddy. Follow this exciting series of books that aims to help kids overcome obstacles.

WSMH – Flint, MI

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in Journalism, Michigan, Organization

Cleeland, Pam

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in Journalism, KGO – San Francisco, CA, Personnel, WXYZ – Detroit, MI

WXYZ: AM promotions. Radio & Records, August 19, 1983 During a meeting in New Orleans, Pam Cleeland participated in a forum, “Suggestions Are Offered On Staging ‘The Big Event’ Billboard, July 9, 1983

KSRR – Houston, TX

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Webb, Joe

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in Journalism, Personnel, WKRC – Cincinnati, OH

: Reporter References: Twitter Tweets by joewebbwkrc

KTVT – Dallas/Fort Worth, TX

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WJRT – Flint, MI

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in Journalism, Michigan, Organization

WTAE – Pittsburgh, PA

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in Journalism, Organization, Pennsylvania

Clarke, Bill

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WXYZ: TV News.

Donald Trump Might Have Kept His Own Grandfater from Immigrating

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in News, Politics, Shame

Frederick Trump immigrated into the United States (the first time) at age 16 and started working as a barber. References: Wikipedia New York Daily News, August 3, 2017, Ross Rosenfeld – Trump’s new immigration policy would’ve kept his own grandfather out CNN Politics, November 23, 2016, Angela Dewan and Madleen Schroeder – Trump’s grandfather ‘kicked out of…

Munro, Charles

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WXYZ: TV news. References: Facebook.com

Elnicky-Leigh, Patricia

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in Journalism, Obituary, Personnel, WXYZ – Detroit, MI

WXYZ: Community Affairs. TV News Production Assistant and Writer. Deceased.

Kelly, Garry

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in Journalism, Personnel, WAFF – Huntsville, AL, WTVF – Nashville, TN, WXYZ – Detroit, MI

WXYZ: TV news, writer, producer. Recent Sightings: News Director at ABC 33/44 – April 22, 2014 – Winner of six regional Edward R. Murrow awards, including the station’s sixth regional award for “Overall Excellence.” Social Media: Facebook

WNCN – Raleigh-Durham, NC

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in Journalism, North Carolina, Organization

KHOU – Houston, TX

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KNCN – Sinton, TX

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Shleifer, Denny

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WXYZ: Assignment Editor / TV News Producer Social Media: LinkedIn Facebook

Rundell, Jeff

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WXYZ: TV news writer.

Clark, Stephen

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WXYZ: Interactive news anchor, reporter, photographer, editor, writer beginning July 2002 ff. Last day at Channel Seven, February 28, 2018. References: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook.com Recent News: Snake is Found in the Newsroom Twitter Tweets by stephenclark

Rockford, Marv

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in Journalism, KCNC – Denver, CO, KMGH – Denver, CO, KUSA – Denver, CO, Personnel, WXYZ – Detroit, MI

KCNC: 1983-95 – Vice President, News Director, General Manager. KUSA: News operations manager. WXYZ: TV news assignment desk. KMGH: Producer KGUN: Reporter, producer, editor, photographer. References: Rockford out, DeHaven in at Channel 4

Clark, Ron

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WXYZ:

Clark, Daniel

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WXYZ: Local Sales Manager, Account Executive References: Facebook LinkedIn

Ross Reck: Listening Builds Loyalty

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in General

The key to creating loyal customers is simply listening. If you listen long enough and hard enough, the customer will tell you exactly what it’s going to take to maintain his or her loyalty. All you need to do then is act on this information and you are home free. As simple as this sounds,…

Ross Reck: Winning Over A New Person

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The quickest way of winning over a new person is to send them a clear message that you are for real. One way of doing this is to promise to do something for them and then exceed their expectations with how you follow through on your promise. For example, if you promise to get this…

Claggs, Estella

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WXYZ: TV news writer.

Ross Reck: Showing An Interest Can Work Wonders

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My oldest child is a son named Philip. If we have spent time together and feel good about each other, and I ask Philip to mow the lawn, chances are he will agree. On the other hand, if I have been gone for a week and we haven’t seen each other, much less done anything…

Ross Reck: Be Sensitive To Other People’s Ideas

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Ask a Few Questions Always keep in mind that when people present an idea, their ego is embedded in it. If you put down their idea, you bruise their ego and make them feel bad. Now that person is working against you instead of with you. So, the next time someone presents an idea to…

Maricopa’s Dangerous Roads

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in City of Maricopa, AZ

Among the many roads in the City of Maricopa, some seem more dangerous than others. The speed along Maricopa Casa Grande Highway can vary up to 50 mph, but thousands of people everyday violate the laws. Below is one incident from August 1, 2017. Traffic ax MCG Highway West of Maricopa Groves Parkway W/B lanes…

Art Fettig: Renewal

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Art Fettig’s Monday Morning Memo July 13, 2009 In This Issue o Renewal o Say Something Good o Visit Our Website o Points To Ponder o A Little Humor o Quote of the Week o To Subscribe Renewal “Sometimes our candle goes out, but is blown into flame by an encounter with another human being.”…

Christopherson, Matt

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in Journalism, Personnel, WKBD – Detroit, MI, WWJ – Detroit, MI

WWJ & WKBD: Producer

Trump Aide, Sebastian Gorka, Tied to Nazi Germany

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in News, Politics

Think Progress, “Notably, no one was sure what exactly Gorka’s role in the White House was. At any rate, a lot of people wanted him to stop doing it, because Gorka had been linked to a Nazi-allied group in Hungary, and he was advising the president of the United States.” [3] “As members of the…

Ross Reck: Dishonesty Will Always Cost You

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Several years ago on Memorial Day weekend, my family and I went to a local dealership to look at new cars. This started out as one of the most pleasant buying experiences that has ever happened to us. Instead of trying to sell us a car, the sales person actually let us buy one! He…

Ross Reck: Look At Your Relationships as Investments

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in General

Relationships are investments that have an awesome return. The reason is that personal relationships, as they develop, naturally lead to trust. When people trust you, they get excited about going the extra mile for you because they know you’re going to reciprocate in some meaningful way–whether it be a “thank you,” a pat on the…

WCBS – New York, NY

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in Journalism, New York, Organization

Clack, Alan

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in CBS Network, WCBS – New York, NY

CBS Network: General Sales Manger WCBS: General Sales Manager

Simensky, Scott

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in Journalism, WABC – New York, NY, WXYZ – Detroit, MI

WABC: General Sales Manager

WTVF – Nashville, TN

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in Journalism, Organization, Tennessee

WMAR – Baltimore, MD

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in Journalism, Maryland, Organization

WRAZ – Raleigh, NC

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in Journalism, North Carolina, Organization

WRAL – Raleigh, NC

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in Journalism, North Carolina, Organization

President Obama Never Forgot Our Troops

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in Fame, Politics

Devil’s Bargain: Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, and the Storming of the Presidency by Joshua Green

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in Amazon, Politics

From the reporter who was there at the very beginning comes the revealing inside story of the partnership between Steve Bannon and Donald Trump—the key to understanding the rise of the alt-right, the fall of Hillary Clinton, and the hidden forces that drove the greatest upset in American political history. Based on dozens of interviews…

Conscience of a Conservative: A Rejection of Destructive Politics and a Return to Principle by Jeff Flake

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in Amazon, Politics

In a bold act of conscience, Republican Senator Jeff Flake takes his party to task for embracing nationalism, populism, xenophobia, and the anomalous Trump presidency. The book is an urgent call for a return to bedrock conservative principle and a cry to once again put country before party. Dear Reader, I am a conservative. I…

Jeff Flake Willing to Criticize Donald Trump

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in Fame, News, Politics

References: NBC News, August 1, 2017, Chuck Todd and Carrie Dann – Jeff Flake Takes On Trump and Puts His Political Future on the Line TIME, July 31, 2017, Katie Reilly – Republican Senator Jeff Flake Accuses GOP of ‘Unnerving Silence’ Under President Trump

Film Offices Within the State of Arizona

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in Arizona, News

So you want to shoot a major motion picture or industrial in the State of Arizona. With well over 300 days of beatiful sunny weather, Arizona has been the site of many major motion pictures. Try contacting the following offices for further information. City of Phoenix Film Office Flagstaff Film Office Lake Havasu Film Office Navajo…

City of Maricopa Unemployment Historical Data

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in Arizona, City of Maricopa, AZ, News

Unemployment in the City of Maricopa continues to grow according to the Arizona Department of Commerce. References: Arizona Workforce Informer – Employment Statistics Bureau of Labor Statistics – Click Arizona in the right column. InMaricopa.com

Alert: Mike Pence Voting Against Veterans

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in News, Politics

Mike Pence will make the republican ticket the most anti-troop, anti-veteran one in American history. Pence consistently voted against funding veterans health care 2001: Pence effectively voted against increasing funding for VA medical care programs 2003: Pence voted against providing $1.3 billion for veterans health care 2005: Pence voted against an amendment increasing veterans health…

Christian, Harold

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WXYZ: Vice President in charge of Merchandising and Research, circa 1958.

Eyler, Rick

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WXYZ: TV, Assignment Desk. Just one of the ads Rick Placed in Broadcasting for additional help at the station. Rick Eyler – Broadcasting, January 12, 1981

There Was A Time by George Burlbaugh

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in Amazon, Journalism

My involvement with television and television news began more than a half century ago, almost by accident. Out of High School, I installed tv antennas, went to Korea in communication intelligence and ended up a tv news director and network news producer. This is a look back at some of the things I remember best.

Cheely, George

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in Journalism, NBC – Washington Bureau, Personnel, WXYZ – Detroit, MI

WXYZ: From the book, “There Was A Time” by George Burlbaugh, “George Cheely was our desk supervisor. He had been with CBS, left to take over as news director at WXYZ in Detroit and came to the NBC Washington Bureau after that. … He drove a 1960 Chevy II which was given to him as…

Chojnowski, Steve

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WXYZ: Engineering

Kravinsky, Mike

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in ABC Network, Journalism, Personnel

ABC Network: TV producer, Editor, Technical Director. References: The Washington Post, January 14, 2015, Patricia Sullivan – Local Arlington filmmaker Mike Kravinsky hopes ‘Desirable’ hits home for millennials LinkedIn Forbes, April 16, 2013, Kerry Hannon – How’s This For A Second Verse? Lights, Camera, Action

100% Employee Engagement Guaranteed! Newly Revised [Kindle & Paperback Editions]

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in Books, Books, Published, Reck, Ross; Dr. – Books

Now Available from Amazon.com for $15.99 Imagine a workplace where every employee is engaged with their work … where every employee shows up each day excited about giving every bit of energy, creativity and passion to performing their job. These employees don’t need to be motivated because they already are and they channel their motivation…

Ross Reck: People Remember Acts of Kindness

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I grew up in southwestern Michigan where a lot of farms grow blueberries. My cousin Chris grew up there too and then moved to central Illinois where no farms grow blueberries. Every year during blueberry season Chris would go back to Michigan to visit her parents and she would bring blueberries back to central Illinois…

Say Something Good – Church Choirs by Art Fettig

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Church choirs. Here at our church we are blessed with a terrific choir. Each Christmas time they present a special concert and this year I have been asked to introduce one of the numbers. The other evening I attended their choir practice and for the first time I witnessed all of the hard work that…

Chung, Lai Ha

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WXYZ: Accounting

Chun, Jee-in

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in Journalism, Personnel, WDIV – Detroit, MI, WJBK – Detroit, MI, WXYZ – Detroit, MI

WXYZ: News producer. References: LinkedIn

AZ Ruling on Gay Marriage Ban Expected Soon

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in Arizona, Marriage Equality, Pochert, Terry

[Story originally appeared August 4, 2014] Jason Barry from CBS 5 in Phoenix, Arizona, writes, “A major ruling on same-sex marriage in Arizona is expected any day now. A lawsuit challenging the state’s gay marriage ban is making its way through federal court. Terry Pochert and Joe Connolly, of Maricopa, are one of seven couples…

Charchan, Kimberlee

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News producer and writer. Social Networks: LinkedIn.com

Chandler, Adrien

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WXYZ: Courier and production assistant during the summers. Social Media: Facebook

WXYZ – The Lone Ranger / The Green Hornet / Sgt. Preston of the Yukon

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WXYZ: The Lone Ranger/The Green Hornet/Sgt. Preston of the Yukon – Now a collector’s item, this hard to get audio CDs contains three hours of audio recordings of the original The Lone Ranger, The Green Hornet and Sgt. Preston of the Yukon. Originally distributed by Radio Spirits, many third party suppliers through Amazon.com have these…

McClellan, Keith

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WXYZ: TV sales, local sales manager.

Sweenie, Phil

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WXYZ: TV Sales, National Sales Manager. References: Facebook

Cella, William – ‘Bill’

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WXYZ: TV sales. Tell us about your local sales days at WXYZ.[1] I was hired to work at WXYZ when I was working for a small rep firm. I met with Lee Gannon, who was the General Sales Manager at the time. Phil Sweenie was National Sales Manager and I reported to Keith McClellan, the…

Earl Wilson and ????? Photograph

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WXYZ: Earl Wison and ????? – Photo Credit: Terry Pochert / 1986 Archive Collection

Einhorn, Lawrence

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WXYZ: Executive producer in charge of production.

Marcaccio, Arno

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WXYZ: TV director, Executive producer.

O’Dea, Jim

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WXYZ: Lighting director.

O’Toole, Tommy

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WXYZ: Sound.

Milestone in D minor

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WXYZ: ‘Milestone in D Minor‘ (September 9, 1968) is a half-hour documentary, in color, about James Frazier, the first Negro to conduct an entire concert with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Throughout the program, Frazier, in his own words, traces the disappointments and achievements of his musical career.”–1968 Peabody Digest. Includes footage of Frazier at the…

Cell, Jerry

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WXYZ: Sound

WXVT – Greenville, MS

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in Journalism, Mississippi, Organization

WHDF – Huntsville, AL

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in Alabama, Journalism, Organization

WNAB – Nashville, TN

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in Journalism, Organization, Tennessee

WATE – Knoxville, TN

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in Journalism, Organization, Tennessee

WTSP – Tampa, FL

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in Florida, Journalism, Organization

KITV – Honolulu, HI

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in Hawaii, Journalism, Organization

WCPO – Cincinnati, OH

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in Journalism, Ohio, Organization

KMBC – Kansas City, MO

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in Journalism, Missouri, Organization

Cazavan, Larry

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in Journalism, KITV – Honolulu, HI, KMBC – Kansas City, MO, Obituary, Personnel, WATE – Knoxville, TN, WCPO – Cincinnati, OH, WHDF – Huntsville, AL, WISH – Indianapolis, IN, WNAB – Nashville, TN, WTSP – Tampa, FL, WXVT – Greenville, MS, WXYZ – Detroit, MI

WXYZ: 1972-1975 Program Director; 1973 Executive Producer on The Hot Fudge Show WXVT: Larry died from cancer at the age of 67. Director Station WCPO-television, Cincinnati, 1967, Station KMBC-television, Kansas City, Missouri, 1967—1970, program director, 1970—1971. Assistant program director Station World’s Largest Store -television, Chicago, 1972. Program director Station WXYZ-television, Detroit, 1972—1975, Station WISH-television, Indianapolis,…

Courage – A Poem by Art Fettig

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