Category: Personnel
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Price, John – ‘JR’
WXYZ: TV Engineering. 1981 through about 2005. After a several year illness, died June 2011.
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DeRees, Ali
WXYZ: News ProducerWNEM: News ProducerWDIV: Associate Producer References:
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Lewis, Scott (TV)
WXYZ: Investigative Reporter.WJBK: Investigative Reporter. Recent Sightings: Reference
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Krasik, Bonnie
WXYZ: TV production, Health Report producer and Executive Producer. Deceased: March 12, 1956 – October 13, 2023
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Noory, George Ralph
KTRS: Nighthawk hostKSDK: News DirectorKMSP: News DirectorWJBK: Executive News ProducerWCAR: Newscaster References:
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McCanham, Michael J. – ‘Mickie”
WXYZ: TV News Assignment Manager.WDIV: Assignment Desk.WJBK: Assignment Desk.WWJ: News producer/broadcast coordinator WCAR: Producer/reporter
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Eliot, Sonny (nee Marvin Eliot Schlossberg)
Proud veteran and Detroit resident loved by the people of metro Detroit. A real class act.
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Derry, Charles – ‘Chuck’
WXYZ: TV Production. Chuck worked for over 30 years at the station including the summer of 1963 as an engineer then from 1968 through 1998 as a Stage Manager and Director. Chuck taught many young broadcasters and media students at Madonna University until his retirement in 2016. His students now work in Hollywood, NFL and other…
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Haney, Don
WXYZ: TV Host of “Haney’s People.” In Detroit, a show called Haney’s People with Negro Don Haney as host is aired over WXYZ-TV, but, explains a station spokesman: “In the strict sense of the term, Haney’s People is not ‘minority group programing [sic],’ since Don Haney functions as the host of the program and is,…
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Cronover, Rachel
WBZ: ProducerWXYZ: ProducerWJBK: Producer / Writer / Assignment Desk
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Potter, Griff
WPSD: News DirectorWDIV: Executive ProducerKVLY: News DirectorWQAD: News DirectorWKRN: News Producer References:
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Armstrong, Richard “Ace”
Richard “Ace” Armstrong passed away on Sat Nov. 18th at 4:30am at his daughter Christina’s home and what became his residence in 2014 in CT.
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Galli, Brad
WXYZ: Sports director. TV sportscaster and producer. Anchor/Reporter for WXYZ-TV Detroit. Co-anchor of ‘The Now Detroit’ at 4 p.m. References:
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Jeanes, Kevin
Meteorologist
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Wall, Tara
WXYZ: Kelly & Company intern. “Tara took her political reporting chops to Washington DC in 2004 after more than a decade as a television newscaster and talk show host, extensively covering local politics and education reform and working up through local television broadcast affiliates in Detroit, MI (WXYZ-TV), Alpena, Michigan (WBKB-TV; CBS), Lansing, Michigan (WILX-TV;…
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Antoniotti, Steve
WXYZ: Special projects executive producer and WXYZ. President and General Manager at WJBK. News Director at KNBC. Producer at WJBK and WWJ (now WDIV). References:
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Leix, Nick
WXYZ: Stage Manager, Technical Director.
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Ash, Sean
WXYZ: Left WXYZ for Dallas in May 2011 for further training in orthopedics. Served as meteorologist for Channel Seven for three years. WTHR: WISH: References:
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Hebert, Lou
WXYZ: News Director Radio.
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Adams, Tom
Among the broadcasters who this week received a Peabody Award in New York was Lou Hebert, now anchorman and co-producer of the late-evening Ch. 24 news. Hebert, former news director of Detroit radio station WXYZ, shared the honor with Tom Adams for their radio documentary about an unsolved murder last year.
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Alexander, Marcellus
WXYZ / WRIF: FM General Sales Manager, Vice President and General Manager. Then off to KYW-TV in Philadelphia as Station Manager, then off to WJZ-TV and back to KYW-TV. References:
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Lemon, Don
Exploring many other journalist opportunities after leaving CNN. CNN: Anchor. References:
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Adams, Kim
WDJC: Host WXYZ: Meteorologist. WDIV: Meteorologist.
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Allman, Lenore (nee Jewell)
WXYZ: Actor on the radio show The Green Hornet on WXYZ Radio. References:
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Mosseri, Elie
Independent video editor. In his career spanning several decades, Elie has worked in film and television production, editing a variety of projects and programs. Working for companies including Allied Film and Video, Ford, Kmart Corp. and WKBD-TV, Elie has worked with the best and brightest in the television and industrial production community.
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Johnson, Jim “JJ”
WOMC: Radio personalityWXYZ – WRIF: FM programming, personality. Retired newsman from WLS radio. aka “JJ in the Morning”WCSX: Radio personalityWLLC: Radio personalityWWWW: Radio personality. References:
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Pytlowany, Paul
Senior Videographer, CBS Television Stations WWJ-TV and WKBD-TV. Paul has worked in television n production for thirty years, covering news, shooting feature-length programs and producing creative works. He has earned numerous Emmy awards for his work.
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Alan-Lee, Jeff
WXYZ: Television Series “Jerry in The Circus” A Young Actor Prepares by Jeff Alan-Lee In A Young Actor Prepares, Jeff Alan-Lee masterfully delivers kids’ and teens’ acting classes presented as plays in script form. The classes are based on actual semesters at the Young Actor’s Studio in Los Angeles and provide step-by-step approaches to help…
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Hall Lindsay, Cheryl
WXYZ: Frequent quest of the Kelly & Company Show. Cheryl represented Saks Fifth Avenue.
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Victor, Sally
WXYZ: Frequent quest of the Kelly & Company Show. Represented The Somerset Collection.
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Fairchild, Dennis
Astrologer and guest of the Kelly & Company Show.
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Ochs, Jim
WBFH: Radio Personality WXYZ: TV programming. Voice guy for The Dick Purtan Show. Commercial voice overs. Good Afternoon Detroit. Lost battle with lung cancer on December 14, 2020. References:
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Previ, Raymond
WXYZ: Engineering, Broadcast educator and consultant. WJBK: Master Control Technical Director References:
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MacKinnon, Tom
Chef of the MacKinnon’s Restaurant in Northville, Michigan. The restaurant, now closed, was a mainstay in the Detroit area. As a guest of the show, he often brought his unique selections of menus to the studio.
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Ragheb, Amy (nee Myrick)
Phtojournalist
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Wolchek, Scott
WJBK: Reporter WNEM: Multimedia Journalist WILX: Multimedia Journalist
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Riley, David – ‘Dave’
WXYZ: TV engineering, Technical Director – Dave was involved with “Good Afternoon Detroit” during its entire run from October 1982 through June 1986.
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Adell, Kevin
WADL: CEO of TV-38 and The Word Network.
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Wholey, Dennis
The publisher of many of Dennis’ books says, “As a recovering alcoholic, Dennis Wholey knows firsthand what it takes to break an addiction.
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Niemczyk, Steve
I worked with a great staff in the Engineering shop. Greg Karrer was a good friend of mine at WXYZ TV. I moved over to WDIV. 1990 I moved out west to KCAL TV. We merged with KCBS TV and now I am still working for Parmount/Viacom who bought KCAL/KCBS TV and all of CBS…
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Catallo, Heather L.
WXYZ: TV news. Anchor, investigative reporter during the 1990s. References: Tweets by HeatherCatallo
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Gross, John
KSTP: Reporter and Photojournalist. Died, January 15, 2023, at age 76. WXYZ: TV sports reporter. “Gross, John L. Our dearly loved husband and father, age 76, passed away on January 15, 2023. Preceded in death by his parents and two sisters. Survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Nancy; daughters, Catherine (Kevin) Kovac, Carrie…
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Bell-Hansen, Rita (nee Connolly)
WXYZ: Host of ‘Prize Movie’. Prize Movie ran every weekday morning for 21 years starting in 1960. During the breaks, Rita would receive phone calls from viewers who tried to guess song titles. Rita was born in 1925 and passed on December 9, 2003. She was married to Jerome Frederick Hansen who was a Sgt.…
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Ford, Ken (aka Kenneth Ford Moriarity)
Kenneth Ford Moriarity, 92, of West Bloomfield, passed away on April 25, 2023, in Fort Gratiot. Ken became a well-known public figure in the community as a TV News Anchor for Channel 2 and Channel 7 networks and did freelance work for CNN. Ken did voice-overs for his company “Impactonhold”. Ken was also the voice…
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Henderson, David
WTVJ: Assistant News Director WSVN: News Producer
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