Category: Personnel
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Minton, Dick
WXYZ: News Reporter, Writer, Show Producer. WKBN:
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Midgley, Stan
WXYZ: Photographer and guest of George Pierrot travel show. Aired primarily on WWJ-TV and WXYZ-TV.
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Meyerand, Mike
WXYZ: TV news writer and producer, 1981-1986. References: Facebook Recent Sightings Broadcast Communications at General Motors
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McKenzie, Ed
WXYZ: Hosted The Ed McKenzie Saturday Party. Late afternoon WXYZ-AM disc jockey. Also hosted “Hollywood Theater” and “After Hours.” References: Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
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McIntyre, Tommy
WXYZ: Talent and radio host. Part of the WXYZ radio news team in the 1960s. WXYT: WWJ:
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McCulloch, John
WXYZ: Talent and talk show host. Also co-hosts a home improvement show on WJR with Murray Gula. WJR: Talent
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McCuen, Ashley
WXYZ: Stage Manager. References: Facebook LinkedIn Recent Sightings: Lifetouch Preschool Portraits
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McCrary, Rachel
WNEM: News Reporter WXYZ: Traffic reporter, stage manager. WJR: Reporter Social Media: Twitter LinkedIn
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Janukaitis, Reimont “Rei J”
WXYZ: TV Sports Producer. References: Longtime WXYZ sports producer Rei Janukaitis dies at 65 – MP4
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Wilson, Steve
WXYZ: Investigative reporter. The Free Press writes: [1] The most combative journalist in Detroit walked away from his latest confrontation with the mayor Tuesday disheveled and seething. He’d just been cursed, shoved, grabbed, kicked and punched. His dress shirt was untucked, his hair was a mess. Sweat dripped down his forehead. It was inevitable, really,…
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Leyden, Tom J.
WFXT: Sportscaster. Moved to Fox 25, Boston, in late 2015. WXYZ: Sportscaster. WFMZ: References: WXYZ (PDF)- Tom Leyden bids farewell to Detroit – April 3, 2015 LinkedIn Twitter Facebook
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McCann, Larry
WXYZ: Staff Announcer and interview show host where he interviewed such guests as Elvis Presley. References: Sergeant Preston of the Yukon – November 14, 1946
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Boley, Arta
KBTV: KMGH: Executive News Producer, News Director. WXYZ: TV News Executive Producer. Broadcasting, October 25, 1976 Denver News Executive Arta Boley when she was with KMGH.- Broadcasting, November 5, 1984 References: C-Span, September 20, 1984 – News Directors Roundtable – Denver television news directors talked about covering local and national news stories.
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McCanham, Mickey
WXYZ: TV news assignment manager. References: “On Assignment” Radio and Television News Directors Association Social Media: Facebook.com
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Mayer, Michael
WXYZ: FM Programming. WCSX: WMGC:
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Martin, Harry – ‘Happy Hare’
WXYZ: AM. Circa, 1968. Died January 5, 2009. He was 81 years old when he died from liver cancer.
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Malone Wright, Karen
WXYZ: Creative services. References: UPI Archives (PDF) Recent Sightings: Odyssey – Creative Communications Consulting
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Allison, Bob
WNZK: Radio host. WWJ: Radio host starting in 1950. Died, 2020. References: The Detroit News, Tony Paul, March 26, 2020 – Bob Allison, Detroit radio staple, ‘Bowling for Dollars’ host, dies at 87 (PDF, JPG) The Oakland Press, Stacey Sherman, February 5, 2016 – “Neighbor” Bob Allison celebrates 54 years hosting Detroit radio show (PDF)
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Yank, Bruno V.
WXYZ: TV engineering. Born December 1916; Died April 4, 2007 at age 90. WWII veteran and was one of the original TV engineers at the start of WXYZ-TV in 1948. Buried in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Southfield, Michigan.
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MacDonell, Bruce
NBC Network: Foreign Reporter WRC: TV News Director KDKA: TV News Director KFWB: Radio News Director WINS: Radio News Director WXYZ: TV programming, writer for Soupy Sales and numerous documentaries. Born 1938, died 1999. CKLW: Writer References: In memory: PDF
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Yapur-Russell, Rosemarie
WXYZ: Traffic. Media Continuity Manager. WKBD: WWJ: Recent Sightings: The Sussman Agency References: Facebook LinkedIn
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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 Herman McAlpain – Circa 1980s. It’s not unusual for a camerman to also act as a reporter. Here is a great picture from Herman Herman’s collection of him interviewing Michael Jordan References: https://www.facebook.com/steve.handelsman.9/posts/3223688087646156
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Lowell, Jon
WXYZ: Reporter and writer. WJR: (July 15, 1938- ) Born in Chicago. Graduated from Michigan State University in 1960. Worked as reporter for Michigan papers Three Rivers Daily Commercial (1960-62), Muskegon Chronicle (1962-65), and Detroit News (1965-68). Spent thirteen years as Detroit-based correspondent for Newsweek (1969-82) covering such stories as the Kent State shootings, the…
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Losin, Zenon W. – ‘Zen’
WXYZ: Engineering Maintenance. Died August 17, 2007. References: D.S. Temrowski & Sons – PDF, JPG
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Lockhart, Dave
WXYZ: AM overnight disc jockey. WOMC: Disc jockey. References: Motor City Radio Flashbacks
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Lo, Jasmine
WTOV: WXYZ: News intern. Recent sightings: WTOV-TV
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Lloyd, Ted – Sagebrush Shorty
WXYZ: TV Entertainer and Children’s Show Host. References: DetroitKidsShow.com
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Sebastian, Joel
WXYZ: Co-host of Club 1270 with Lee Alan. Late afternoon WXYZ-AM disc jockey. Died mid-1980x. References: ReelRadio.com
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Little, Gene
WXYZ: Michigan Outdoors photograher and film cameraman. Father of Ron Little, film and ENG videographer. References: Outdoor Writers Association of America (PDF) TV Land Detroit (Google Books)
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Haege, Glenn
WXYZ – AM. Circa, 1983-1994. References: WJR-AM, 760 – Detroit, Michigan – Ameria’s Master Handyman Michigan Association of Broadcasters (PDF)
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Lipson, Bob
WXYZ: Director References: CTC Sports, Huntington Woods, Michigan – Produced and Directed “Michigan Replay” . LinkedIn
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Noble, Mark K.
WXYZ: In-Studio camera, control room audio, video tape operator, and video tape editor for daily newscast, public affairs, and special event television programming. Social Media LinkedIn Recent Sightings Black Enterprise, February 1987 – Degrees of Success – Who says you must be a college graduate to get ahead? Southwest Airlines AirTran Airways Jazzman Productions
