Category: Personnel
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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
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Soboleski (nee Hodak), Jayne
WJRT: News Director, Assistant News Director. WRAL: Executive Producer WXYZ: TV News Director. WKBD: News Producer WLNS: News Producer WPBN / WTOM: General Assignment Reporter References: LinkedIn
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Zieve, Morton – ‘Mort’
WXYZ: Director. At the time, one of the youngest TV director’s in the Detroit market. Wrote and produced “Auntie Dee” along with Soupy Sale’s nightime show. Died August 8, 2005. Started in the 1950s directing and producting various shows for the station. After he left the station, Mort worked in advertising with Big Boy Restaurants…
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McNew, Lee
WXYZ: Reporter, Station’s first news anchor, 1960-1964. Announcer for Lady of Charm program, parody performer on the Soupy Sales’ Show.
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Wisniach, Stan “Stosh”
WXYZ: bandleader for WXYZ-TV’s “Club Polka”, died on January 12 at the age of 83. Stosh was discovered in the early 1950s by WXYZ’s head of programming John Pival at the Tip-Top Inn on Detroit’s southwest side. The popular Polka show aired live on Friday nights and was hosted by Warren Michael Kelly. Stosh also…
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Lee, John
WXYZ: Television studio manager, program manager. Creator and developer of the Wixie’s Wonderland with Marv Welch. References: Detroit Kid Show
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Lawrence, Chris
WXYZ: Reporter. WRC: Reporter. References: NBC Washington WRC-TV (PDF) CNN
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Kramer, Ron
WXYZ: University of Michigan football start and broadcaster. References: Ron Kramer – Wikipedia Dave LewAllen blog post – (JPG, Website)
