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ABC in Detroit by Kurt R. Schmeisser
WXYZ, ABC in Detroit, was purchased by the American Broadcasting Company during the year 1946. At the time of this purchase, it was generally believed that the engineers who were then members of the IBEW, would switch to another union. An NLRB election however, proved otherwise and today there are 64 engineers at WXYZ, all…
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WXYZ Thanks Their 25 Year Employees
Vic Adams, Ray Aiken, Dan Angelich, Porter Bourne, Jim Brinn, John Doran, Lou Dumon, Hal Dushane, Don Farmer, Jack Flechsig, West Govier, John Gulevich, Len Hogg, Paul Jantke Jr, Charlie Kocher, Zack Lee, Harry Lenk, Chet Mitchell, John McGraw, Dick McNutt, Dave Orell, Elza Runkle, Kurt Schmeisser, Kenny Weagel, Mason Weaver Jr, Jack Weir, Leo…
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Lincoln Sobek, Alissa
Alissa Lincoln Sobek – WXYZ: Creative Director – Commercial Production WKBD: Design Director WWJ:
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Peelgrane, Peter J.
Peter Peelgrane was the Channel 9-News helicopter pilot until he crashed into Horsetooth Reservoir in 1980.
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FAA Investigating Helicopter Takeoff
FAA investigating Peter J. Peelgrane take off procedure. Arta Boley, News Director at KMGH, comments.
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Movesian, Karin
Karin is primarily a newsroom manager rather than an on-air personality. Her roles have included news director, executive producer and other newsroom leadership positions. WNEM: News Director TV5 in the Flint/Saginaw/Bay City market.KSDK: News Director, the NBC affiliate in St. Louis. She resigned as news director in September 2017.KTNV: She became news director, the ABC…
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Boley, Arta
Arta Boley is a veteran American television news executive and producer. Active primarily throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Boley built a distinguished career managing high-profile broadcast newsrooms in major markets.
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Amburg, Fred “Van”
Fred “Van” Amburg – KGO – San Francisco, CA: San Francisco bay area TV news personality. Anchor. KPIX: Sports Director KFRC: Talk Radio Host KNEW: Talk Radio Host
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Ducey, Joe
Joe Ducey – KNXV: Consumer reporter. WXYZ: TV investigative reporter.
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Purtan, Dick
Dick Purtan – WWOL: Disc jockey WKNR: 1965-67 WXYZ: 1968-78 AM talent and disc jockey on WXYZ-AM. CKLW: 1978-83Disc jockey. WCZY: 1983-96 WOMC: 1996-2010
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Ryan, Tom
Tom Ryan – WOMC: FM Talent. WXYZ: AM talent. Dick Purtan side-kick. WKNR: AM talent. CKLW: AM talent.
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McMahon, Wendy
Wendy McMahon – KABC: Vice President Marketing and Programming WBZ: Creative Services Director WCCO: Creative Services Director KXAN: Creative Services Director WJXT: Promotion Manager
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Nye, Phil
Phil Nye – 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.
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Marra, Bob
Bob Marra – WPIX: Station Manager (previously General Sales Manager) WNYW / WWOR: General Sales Manager
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Biscoe-Bailey, Doris
Doris Biscoe – WXYZ: TV news talent, anchor, and reporter from1972-2000 on Channel Seven, Detroit. Feature reporter at WGPR-FM, 107.5
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McKalpain, Herman
WXYZ: TV engineering. Retired in 2007, but active running a summer basketball camp and judging professional boxing. WGPR: Sportscaster
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Berg, Bob
WXYZ: Editor/producer for “From the Heart”, 1997-2002.
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Cutler, Barry
WXYZ: TV associate producer. Barry Cutler at the WXYZ Downtown Studio – Photo courtesy of Barry Cutler’s Facebook Page Barry Cutler at the WXYZ Downtown Studio – Photo courtesy of Barry Cutler’s Facebook Page References:
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Bigby, Tom
WIFI: Program Director WPHT: Program Director WNEW: Program Director KOST: Program Director WXYT: Radio Programming.
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Bowman, Charles – ‘Chuck’
WXYZ: TV engineering, ENG videographer, TV news editing. Died: August 1, 2026 Obituary Charles Step Funeral Home With deep sadness, the family of Charles Walter Bowman, 84, of Westland, MI, share that he passed away on August 1, 2026. Charles, who was often known as “Charlie” or “Chuck”, was born in Detroit, MI to Gertrude…
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Ginger, Johnny – ‘Galen Grindle’
WXYZ: Curtain Time Theater talent. Died: July 5, 2026 References: Curtain Time with Johnny Ginger and The 3 Stooges There was never a dull moment with Johnny Ginger‘s Curtain Time. A big hit in the Detroit metro area. Johnny Ginger Using 7up’s Fizz-Nik There was always time for fun using the latest “fad”,…
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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
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Kress, Rob
WXYZ: TV news weathercaster. Died: September 28, 2024. “Rob Kress, a cherished meteorologist, devoted family man, and passionate musician, passed away peacefully on September 28, 2024, in Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan. Born on October 4, 1946, in Waterloo, Iowa, Rob’s warmth and kindness touched the lives of everyone he met throughout his remarkable 77 years.…
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Wade, Vince
Vince Wade is a veteran investigative television reporter, documentary producer, and author. Much of his journalism career was spent in Detroit, where he covered crime, corruption, organized crime and police investigations. His biography describes him as a reporter, author and documentarian.
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Gallagher, Bill
WJBK: Reporter Died: July 2026 Ex-Fox 2 journalist known for hard-hitting street reporting dies at 79. Bill Gallagher joined Fox 2 Detroit as a reporter in 1985, when it was known as WJBK-TV, Channel 2. Gallagher traveled to the then-Soviet Union, Italy, Germany and Armenia to cover news in addition to reporting in the Motor…
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Kraft, Walter
Walter Kraft, former News Director of WXYZ-TV in Southfield, Michigan, now Vice President for Communications with Eastern Michigan University.
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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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Rosenbaum, Tom
WXYZ: TV news director.WNCN: WPMI: KBAK: WGME: WVUE: KJCT: WALA: WABC: KTLA: WLS: WDAF: References:
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Kelly, John (nee Kelin)
WXYZ: TV talent. Co-host with Marilyn Turner of Kelly and Company and Good Afternoon Detroit. Avid horseman.
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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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WXYZ Team with Jesse Jackson
Herman and Gary always worked well with the guest wherever they work on projects with WXYZ.
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Anderson, Pete
WXYZ: TV Engineering, Technical Director. Retire after 36 years on January 19, 2019. Pete started out at WRIF with Mark Zahnow and Eddie Durrschmidt. [Thanks to Cathy Alfafara for the updated information. 01/16/2020]
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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: References:
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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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The Three Mustaches at WXYZ
Lee Volchoff, Bruce Hamilton, Nick Wetherby – Photo from Terry Pochert’s retirement collection
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