Author: Terry Pochert
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Not Dancing in the Dark – Art Fettig Newsletter – June 22, 2009
Art Fettig’s Monday Morning Memo June 22, 2009 800-441-7676 or 919-732-6994 artfettig@aol.com In This Issue o Not Dancing in the Dark o Say Something Good o Visit Our Website o Points To Ponder o A Little Humor o Quote of the Week o To Subscribe Not Dancing in the Dark Shin: device for finding furniture…
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City Grapples with Problem of Absentee Landlords
CITY GRAPPLES WITH PROBLEM OF ABSENTEE LANDLORDS A third of the violent crime at apartment complexes in Charlotte, North Carolina, occurs in a handful of facilities owned by hard-to-reach, out-of-state “absentee” landlords. The Charlotte police say this makes their work difficult. As a result, Charlotte’s city council is drafting an ordinance to create a landlord…
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Ordinance Holds Owners Responsible For Reporting Missing Guns
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, has a new municipal ordinance “requiring prompt notification to authorities of lost or stolen firearms, and imposing penalties.” The new ordinance would require gun owners to report the loss or theft of any registered firearms within 72 hours of their discovery. The ordinance was passed unanimously by the Lancaster City Council. City officials…
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Make A Circle by Art Fettig
Art Fettig’s Monday Morning Memo June 15, 2009 800-441-7676 or 919-732-6994 artfettig@aol.com In This Issue o Make a Circle o Say Something Good o Visit Our Website o Points To Ponder o A Little Humor o Quote of the Week o To Subscribe Make a Circle One of my favorite illustrations for a speech was…
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Make a Circle
One of my favorite illustrations for a speech was asking the audience to make a circle with their thumb and their index finger. Hold it right up there. Now, all together, bring the circle down to your chin. (I would make the circle with my right hand to demonstrate and then bring the circle down…
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Hermon Goring – Points to Ponder by Art Fettig
Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked. and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country. Hermon Goring
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Father’s Day Thoughts by Art Fettig
Father’s Day. Another old custom created by the greeting card industry. Just the same, it is nice to be remembered with a phone call or an e-mail and there isn’t a big investment involved. May God bless America and keep out troops from harm.
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Emerson – Don’t Waste Life…
Don’t waste life in doubts and fears; spend yourself on the work before you, well assured that the right performance of this hour’s duties will be the best preparation for the hours and ages that will follow it. Ralph Waldo Emerson
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History Lesson by Art Fettig
Art Fettig’s Monday Morning Memo April 13, 2009 800-441-7676 or 919-732-6994 artfettig@aol.com In This Issue o History Lesson o Say Something Good o Visit Our Website o Points To Ponder o A Little Humor o Quote of the Week o To Subscribe History Lesson The US Standard railroad gauge (distance between rails) is 4 feet,…
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Richard E. Byrd
Few men during their lifetime comes anywhere near exhausting the resources dwelling within them. There are deep wells of strength that are never used. Richard E. Byrd
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Humungus Bonus
Humiliated, the American Corporation laid off the rower for poor performance and gave the top executives a humungus bonus for discovering the problem.
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Judy Reeves
Writers by nature, and artists in general, cannot be people pleasers. It’s not our job to please. It’s our job to tell the truth. Judy Reeves
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Springtime in Hillsborough
I am certain that you have your own favorite place to celebrate a warm spring day. When the trees are blossoming it can be a truly awesome sight. We’ve had a few flowers bloom here already and the taste of spring is in the air. Tough Winter I always think of spring as the time…
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Monday Morning Memo – April 6, 2009
Art Fettig’s Monday Morning Memo April 6 , 2009 800-441-7676 or 919-732-6994 artfettig@aol.com In This Issue o Dim Down the Light o Say Something Good o Visit Our Website o Points To Ponder o A Little Humor o Quote of the Week o To Subscribe Dim Down the Light Well, I suppose that you have…
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Dim Down the Light by Art Fettig
Well, I suppose that you have all now heard by now that Guiding Light the CBS soap opera that’s been in existence for 72 years — since 1937 on the radio and 1952 on the television — will air its final episode post-Summer. The Associated Press cites declining daytime ratings and budget as the reason…
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Playback – Art Fettig Newsletter – March 30, 2009
Art Fettig’s Monday Morning Memo March 30, 2009 In This Issue o Playback o Say Something Good o Visit Our Website o Points To Ponder o A Little Humor o Quote of the Week o To Subscribe Playback I was watching the Sweet Eight games this weekend and occasionally when a player scored a field…
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Art Fettig’s Newsletter – Don’t Wait Too Long
Art Fettig’s Monday Morning Memo March 23, 2009 800-441-7676 or 919-732-6994 artfettig@aol.com In This Issue o Don’t Wait Too Long o Say Something Good o Visit Our Website o Points To Ponder o A Little Humor o Quote of the Week o To Subscrib Don’t Wait Too Long I wrote a song with the above…
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Basketball by Art Fettig
Tyler Hansbrough Yes, it is that week end again when all the talk around here is the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament. I’m sure that wherever you live there is some such critter. At the NCAA Selection Show tomorrow some 65 teams will be picked from around the nation for the NCCA battles. What is so…
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Art Fettig Nugget: Among My Souvenirs
Fifty Eagles Years ago, singer Connie Francis had a hit song with the above title and it was a sad song about a broken heart. Today as I sit at my computer I can swing around in my fine chair and see over fifty eagles on display and they bring me such happy memories. My…
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Among My Souvenirs by Art Fettig
Art Fettig’s Monday Morning Memo March 16, 2009 800-441-7676 or 919-732-6994 artfettig@aol.com In This Issue o Among My Souvenirs o Say Something Good o Visit Our Website o Points To Ponder o A Little Humor o Quote of the Week o To Subscribe Among My Souvenirs Years ago, singer Connie Franncis had a hit song…
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Climbing an Icy Hill by Art Fettig
Art Fettig’s Monday Morning Memo March 9, 2009 800-441-7676 or 919-732-6994 artfettig@aol.com In This Issue o Climbing An Icy Hill o Say Something Good o Visit Our Website o Points To Ponder o A Little Humor o Quote of the Week o To Subscribe Climbing an Icy Hill Sunday we drove over to a beautiful…
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Ross Reck – When Your Window Of Opportunity Opens–Go For It!
I sat next to an account manager for Coca Cola on a plane ride to Phoenix who shared an interesting story with me. She had been trying for many years to get the soft drink syrup account for one of the larger convenience store chains in Phoenix. The problem, however, was that the competition had…
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Getting Customers To Sell For You by Ross Reck
Getting Customers To Sell For You I have my cars fixed by an establishment called Don’s Repair. Although this place was a little out of the way for me, Don’s prices were good and when Don fixed something, it stayed fixed. So I started referring some of my friends to Don. They were also impressed…
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Maintaining Relationships: High-Touch, Not High-Tech by Ross Reck
While electronic communication makes it possible for us to exchange information rapidly, it falls short when it comes to the caring and feeding of personal relationships. Relationships occur between two people and people need periodic personal touches from the other person if the relationship to remain vibrant. So get out from behind your computer screen…
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Don’t Close Sales, Open Relationships
I had a financial planner call on me several years ago. His first comment as he walked into my office was, “I’m not here to sell you anything.” I remember thinking to myself at the time, “What a refreshing approach.” The gentleman went on to say that what he really wanted to do was to…
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Capitalize On Your Moments Of Truth by Ross Reck
Standing Ovation A moment of truth is an opportunity to come through when the people around you don’t expect you to. I was on a Hertz Rental Car bus in Chicago one time when a pregnant woman traveling with three kids and six suitcases was about to get off. Instead of merely unloading her suitcases…
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Customers Prefer Special Treatment Over Low Price
Some relatives of mine, Dick and Lucille, own and manage a hardware store in a small town in Michigan. The hardware store they own is part of a chain of hardware stores that specializes in serving small communities. When Dick and Lucille moved to this community twenty years ago, they became part of it. They…
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Negative Comments Hurt Everyone
Nothing good ever comes out of negative comments. They make you, the sender, look bad to the people observing your behavior. They also make the receiver feel bad. If you regularly dish out negative comments, don’t expect any of these people to give you their best efforts the next time you ask them for a favor. [1]…
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Campbell, Erskine
WXYZ: Continuity writer and sound-effects for the Lone Ranger radio show. References: Wikipedia
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Ryan, Tom
WXYZ: AM talent. Dick Purtan side-kick. References: Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association Facebook
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Conway, Mary Ellen
WXYZ: Reporter that worked with the station for a few months in the early 1980s.. Not to be confused with Mary Conway a senior reporter with the station.
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Dahl, Ronnie
WXYZ: 1982- Reporter. References: LinkedIn YouTube Channel Twitter Facebook Tweets by ronniedahl
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Chiappetta, Jerry
WXYZ: Hosted various editions of Michigan Outdoors. References: Wild Harvest Videos Chiappetta Productions, Inc. Why Don’t Dogs Wear Shoes? Why Don’t Dogs Wear Shoes? is a series of humorous stories “inspired by my grandkids,” says the author, a grandfather of ten. Jerry Chiappetta takes an offbeat look at the Phases of Life —…
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Cohen, Steve
WXYZ: TV news Executive Producer. References: Steve wrote several articles about WXYZ on the The 247 Newsroom which is now dark. LiveShot, Journalistic heroism in Philadelphia by Tom Kranz (Google Books) – Amazon.com
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Chenault, Blake
WXYZ: News WOIO: Reporter References: Twitter Tweets by BlakeChenault19
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Bufalini, Martin – ‘Marty’
WXYZ: AM news. Historian and involvement in the radio version of “The Lone Ranger”. Wrote an original radio play script for the classic movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life”. References: Facebook C and G News – K. Michelle Moran writes in an article title, “Child actress from ‘The Lone Ranger’ to participate in upcoming talk” October…
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Brickwedde, Bob – ‘Bob Henry’
Host of Nash Theater Hour (Thursday nights) where he used the state name of Bob Henry. He also hosted western movies featuring Deadeye and Black Bart on Saturdays as “Sheriff Bob”.
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Brennan, Meghan
Award-winning digital reporter and producer for 7 Action News and WXYZ.com. Social Media: Facebook LinkedIn Twitter CV Tweets by MeghanBrennan
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The Lone Ranger by Gaylord Dubois/Fran Striker
This is the first book in The Lone Ranger series. In our experience, there is no statement of edition or printing on Grosset & Dunlap publications. It is, however, possible to eliminate obvious later printings by checking the list of other books published in the series. A later printing would probably list titles that were…
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Striker, Fran
Writer for the The Long Ranger for WXYZ. Born August 19, 1903 and died September 4, 1962. Died in a two-car collision. Fran Striker was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1988. References: Wikipedia National Radio Hall of Fame Chicago Tribune, February 19, 1986, John Corr – Lone Ranger Author Taking Us On 1…
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Trendle, George W.
Owner of WXYZ Radio and Creator/Producer of the Lone Range and Green Hornet. Died May 10, 1972. References: Wikipedia.org
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Braddock, John
WXYZ: Cameraman Looking for more detailed information about John. Please leave your thoughts in the comment area below.
