Author: Terry Pochert
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Many Gatherings at WXYZ Cultivated Many Friendships
Bill Bonds (background, left), Mary Collins, Milda Skorupskas, Bob Crozier
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Flowers, Audrey
WXYZ: Creative Services.WOTV:
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Waniewski, Tom
WXYZ: 1992-1996 Associate Producer/Writer. WTVG: Producer References: LinkedIn Twitter Tweets by tomfortoledo
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WXYZ From the Heart – September 18, 2018
Sixty years of broadcasting history at the historic station, WXYZ-TV, Detroit.
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Now That’s A Big Retirement Cake!
A great ride for Terry Pochert. WXYZ, an absolutely incredible place to work.
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Harms, Steve
KMGH: Talent KOAA: Talent WXYZ: TV sports and news. References Facebook
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Gordon, Ted
WXYZ: TV news and sports producer. Social Media: Facebook LinkedIn Recent Sightings: Slingshotvm.com
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Gilchrist, Grace
WXYZ: Station Manager Longest serving V.P& General Manager of WXZ-TV. Joined WXYZ in 1986 as GSM and was made Station Manager in 1989. Became VP/GM in 1995, leaving a legacy of rating & Community leadership.Awarded NAB Service to America Award, Peabodys and the “Gracie” as well as numerous Emmy’s. Named to the Michigan Broadcasting Hall…
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Parquet-Taylor, Andrea
KCBS–KCAL: News Director KTVT and KTXA: Station Manager WXYZ: Writer, producer, news director. July 9, 2018, Broadcasting Cable, Jon Lafayette – CBS Names Parquet-Taylor Station Manager in Dallas, “CBS has named Andrea Parquet-Taylor VP and station manager of its TV stations in the Dallas-Fort Worth market. Parquet-Taylor, who had been VP and news director for the…
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Zahnow, Mark
WXYZ: TV and FM engineering. Born March 12, 1952; Died August 20, 2019. References: Video: WXYZ Newsroom circa 1980s Facebook
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Burch, Dave
WDIV: TV engineering. WXYZ: TV engineering. References: The Times Herald.com – PDF Facebook
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Charles, Diane
WXYZ: TV news producer. References: Facebook Art Van Furniture – Director of Corporation Communications Home Furnishings Business Styleline Magazine – April 2012 (PDF) Flicker.com
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Sloat Leaves Channel 2
Christine Sloat, the new director at WJBK-TV, Channel 2, resigned Monday, citing creative differences with top management at the station.
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Sloat, Chris
WJBK: News Director, Writer, Producer, Special Projects WXYZ: Writer, Producer, Special Projects References: Facebook
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Steve Handlesman Back to Cycling
Feeling good! Armed Forces Challenge Ride gold medal. 90km (about 59 mi) at 20.5mph. Big step back to normalcy after two knee replacements.
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Newsroom Under Construction at WXYZ
Temporary newsroom while new facilities are being constructed and remodeled. The entire newsroom operations including production, editing, writing and anything else seemed to be piled into a single studio for about three months. It was a time where we really got to know each other.
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Happy New Year 1981 – WXYZ Studios
WXYZ: Celebrating the coming of the new near just before midnight on December 31, 1981, after the 11pm news. Yes, those are real typewriters in the foreground. Back Row: John Armand, Steve Kremer, Wanda Doerner, Barb Horner, Dayna Eubanks, John Gross, Sharon Slivko,Kneeling: Terry Pochert, Rick Eyler There is some thought that the image of…
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Broadcast Organizations
Society of Motion Picture and Television EngineersSMPTE – Hollywood ChapterAudio Engineering SocietyAES – Los AngelesSociety of Broadcast EngineersSBE – Chapter 47, Los AngelesLos Angeles Final Cut Pro Users GroupEditor’s LoungeEyes of a Generation
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Edwards, Tara
WXYZ: TV news reporter. WTAE: News reporter. WNEM: News reporter/Anchor. WSMH: News Reporter/Anchor. WJRT: Newsroom Assistant A lawsuit has been filed in US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan against WXYZ-TV and it’s parent company Scripps Media, accusing them of failing to stop sexual harassment. [March 7, 2018] “Attorney Geoffrey Fieger accused WXYZ-TV…
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The Macabees Building
Several version of postcards have been distributed through the 1930s of famous buildings throughout the United States. The Macabees Building was always a favorite since several floors contains the first studios of WXYZ television.. Many of the staff listed in our database were initially located here before the new studios were built in Southfield, Michigan.
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Ybarra, Rosalinda (nee Barndollar)
WXYZ: TV programming and news library and archivist. References: Facebook Linkedin
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Bar, Glenn
WXYZ: TV news producer. WSDP: Student operated radio station. The station said farewell to WXYZ Executive Producer Glenn Bar, who is retiring from Channel 7 after 31 years at the station. Glenn has covered it all and seen it all since starting as an intern in 1985. References: LinkedIn WXYZ.com, September 29, 2017 – Revered WXYZ…
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Westbrook, Gary
Turner Broadcasting: Broadcast/IT Systems Engineering Supervisor. Retired from Turner Broadcasting Entertainment Networks Dec. 2017. WXYZ: Engineering, videographer. Recent Sightings: Turner Broadcasting References: LinkedIn
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Nye, Phil
WXYZ: TV news director. Died March 20, 2014. Other employment: WSAZ-TV in West Virginia, WNXT Radio, WKNR Radio, WXYZ (1972 & 1976), WABC, Burnham Broadcasting. Previously known as Howard Phillips. Phil Nye passed on March 20, 2014 http://t.co/paI33tMI0z @WXYZAlumniStaff @MediaAlumni #WXYZ — NewsQuill (@Newsquill) March 21, 2014 Phil Nye – Terry Pochert Collection – Photo…
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Clinkingbeard, Bob
WXYZ: TV news. News Director at WFMY. AdWeek.com, September 22, 2015, “Bob Clinkingbeard has been named news director at TEGNA-owned Tampa-St. Petersburg, Fla. CBS affiliate WTSP. Clinkingbeard comes from TEGNA’s Greensboro, N.C. station WFMY where he was news director.” References: LinkedIn Facebook AdWeek, September 22, 2015 (PDF)
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Anchored: A Journalist’s Search for Truth
Mort Crim has reported on major conflicts around the world for more than four decades and was a major inspiration for Will Ferrell’s performance in the movie Anchorman. Crim’s memoir takes readers behind the camera to show what life was like when the local anchorman was as revered as the professional athlete, and just as…
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Mort Crim Affair?
Now 85, Crim has a 352-page autobiography, “Anchored: A Journalist’s Search for Truth,” which talks about everything from growing up in Illinois to his TV career and a newsroom affair in Philadelpia in the 1970s with co-anchor Jessica Savitch. He left that station and joined Detroit’s NBC affiliate in 1978. He stepped down as anchor…
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Floyd, Jeffrey
WXYZ: TV news. Died April 15, 2020. Jeffry Michael Floyd ( October 29, 1951 – April 15, 2020 ) Jeffry Michael Floyd, a resident of Northville Township, passed away on April 15, 2020 at the age of 68. Jeffry was the beloved husband of Jo-Allison and loving father of Matthew P., Colin M. and Kelsey…
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Ackerman, Al
Sportscaster. Died at 90 years old on June 8, 2016. Jeff Floyd, who worked closely with Al during Jeff’s career at WXYZ-TV says, “Please honor his last request… No Memorial Service… “Take Your Kids To A Ball Game.”” In The News: Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation – Hall of Fame Induction Honoree References: Detroit Free…
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Ross, Cheryl Ann
WXYZ: TV producer for the production department. WDIV: WJBK: References: Facebook Glover Ross Productions
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The Detroit Riots: 1967 Peabody Digest
Video recording located at the University of Georgia main library [OCLC 40400091] “WXYZ-TV‘s coverage of the week-long Detroit riots of July, 1967 represented the most comprehensive single job of news reporting in the station’s history.”–1967 Peabody Digest. Captions identify footage from July 23 and 24. Sunset, night and sunrise segments indicate the passage of subsequent…
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Doneth, Joe
WXYZ: TV news, film. Died March 4, 2021. Clip from Broadcasting: Programming and Production January 1976. References: Facebook
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Little, Ron
WXYZ: TV engineering, film and ENG videographer. References: Facebook – Patricia Little (Ron’s wife)
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Glaser, Garrett
WXYZ: Producer, Writer, Reporter, Consulting Curriculum Vitae (PDF) Recent Sightings: Wikipedia – Garrett Glaser Glaser Media Social Media: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn PDF Resume
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Stewart-James, Galean
WPTV: Assistant New Director WDAM: News Director
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Jesus Makes Salsa by the Seashore: And Other Fresh-Approach Bible Studies
One of my most enjoyable and enlightening experiences was going to lunch with Troy Dungan. Not just any lunch, but the weekly Wednesday Bible study lunches where media folks from the Dallas Morning News and Troy’s WFAA-TV station would gather to hear Troy’s take on a Bible passage. His knowledge on the Scripture and his…
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Lubin, Jerry
Died February 4, 2021, from CVODI-19 complications. WLLZ: WWWW: WXYZ-FM, WRIF: WABX: References: The Oakland Press, Gary Graff, February 5, 2021 – Jerry Lubin, Detroit radio “Air Ace,” dies at 80 (PDF)
