Category: WXYZ – Detroit, MI
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Gordon, Hal
WXYZ: Musical director who led the house band Two Joes and a Hank. Later, the Hal Gordon Quartet, the Hal Gordon Octet. References: Detroit Free Press PHOTO DetroitKidsShow.com – Soupy’s On – The Story of Soupy Sales Late Night Variety Show Record-Eagle.com, Joe M. Coffman, December 1, 2016 – The Lively Arts: Soupy Sales, unlikely…
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Ringling-Barnum Music Over WXYZ Air
“When Ringling-Barnum played Detroit, Vern E. Wood, Detroit, former circus musician, arranged for a broadcast of circus music over Station WXYZ by the Detroit Police Department Band, under direction of Sgt. Fred Mittman.
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Zuckerman, Jerome – ‘Jerry’
WXYZ: TV engineering. Died: July 8, 2019, in Farmington Hills, Michigan.
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Hoover, Lytle
WXYZ: Electrical transcription engineer. Directed some episodes of the Soupy Sales Show. WJRT: Director. Directed many of the Theatre of Thrills. References: oldradio.com – Photo: Lytle Hoover with TK-76 obtained on eBay Dec. 2005. pharis-video.com – Photo: Here is my good friend Lytle Hoover with Soupy. Detroit Kid Show EyesOfAGeneration.com – WXYZ, Detroit: Suitcases Full…
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Hoker, Jay
KSRR: General Manager WXYZ and WRIF: Management
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Happy New Year – January 1, 1981
When working at WXYZ-TV, most of us covered various shifts 24/7. After the 11pm newscast, we celebrated the start of a new year with some amazing friends.
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Retirements at WXYZ: Dave Riley, Rich Nevins, Mike Rivard, Mark Zahnow
Colleagues from past and present gathered at WXYZ‘s Broadcast House this afternoon to celebrate the retirement of four longtime station employees. Mark Zahnow, Mike Rivard, Dave Riley and Rich Nevins are not names you would know from watching 7 Action News. Each has worked behind the scenes to make our newscasts great and to keep…
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Hoberman, Bernard G. (Ben)
WXYZ: Worked at WXYZ Radio before heading off to WABC as general manager, then KABC. Died on May 3, 2014. References: variety.com, May 6, 2014 – Ben Hoberman, Talk Radio Pioneer, Father of Biz Figures Thomas & David Hoberman, Died at 91. (PDF)
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Hines, Jack – ‘John Heinritz’
WAGN: [Menominee MI] 1964 WPAG [Ann Arbor MI] 1965 WVIC [E Lansing MI] 1967 WXYZ: [Detroit MI] 1968-1968 KGO: [San Francisco CA] 1970 KFRC [San Francisco] 1972 KNUS [Dallas TX] 1975-1978 KLIF [Dallas] 1989 WMAM [Marinette WI] 1990 WNFL [Green Bay WI] 1990 KRLD [Dallas] 1995 KRNB [Dallas] 2002 WBAP: [Dallas] 2005 Recent Sightings: WBAP…
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Hilliard, Maggie
WXYZ: TV Studio Supervisor and Producer. Responsible for studio staffing for many of the shows since she started working at the station in 1948.
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Hissong, Ken
WXYZ: Assignment Desk Ken posted on Facebook (March 23, 2011), “Believe this or not, Ladd Carleton and I shot the last film story to ever appear on 7. Nye sent me out to do soundbites (producers were members of AFTRA then) because we were so short of “real” reporters.” References: Facebook
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Williams, Yolanda [aka Lonnie Ali]
WXYZ: Talent on Hot Fudge. “Lonnie” is the widow of the late Muhammad Ali, one of the most renowned professional boxers of all time.
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The Hot Fudge Show – aka Hot Fudge
WXYZ: Children’s show produced at WXYZ in Detroit during the 1970s. Aired throughout the country including WFLD and WLS. Listen to samples of the songs from the show on AllMusic.com [Top Row] Larry Santos, Ron Coden, Yolanda Williams,[Middle] Bob Elnicky[Bottom] Marilyn O’Connor (Miller), Robert Taylor References:
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Herman, Jennifer
WXYZ: TV News Producer. WWJ: News Producer WJRT: News Producer WWTV: News Producer Social Media: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook
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WXYZ Newsroom circa 1980s
WXYZ: An amazing group of people making WXYZ News number one in the market during the 1980s. Nelson Burg, Fran Victor, Marv Rockford, Audio: Greg Karrer, Val Clark, Cheryl Chodun, Bill Miller, Jeff Rundell, Bill Becker, Garrett Glaser, Terry Frisco, Mark Zahnow, Denny Shleifer, Andrea Parquet-Taylor, Garry Kelly, Dean Erskin, Al Volker, Jim Powers, Pat…
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Kochenderfer, Tim
WXYZ: Senior Executive Producer WWJ: References: LinkedIn Playscripts Twitter Facebook
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Kinchen, Dave
Leaving broadcasting for a career in city government. WTXF: Reporter WXYZ: Assignment Desk Intern References: Facebook
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Edwards, Douglas
CBS Network: News anchor from 1948 through 1988 and anchored the nightly news from 1948 through 1962. By the time he joined CBS in 1942, he already had 10 years of broadcast experience. Among the many people he interviewed were Winston Churchill, Eleanor Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy. He was one of the first television…
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Heller, Peter
WXYZ: TV sports. References: Author of In This Corner . . . !: Forty-two World Champions Tell Their Stories – Here is Jake LaMotta discussing his career as a hoodlum; Floyd Patterson on growing up in the ghetto; Gunboat Smith on the Jack Johnson era; Jack Dempsey on the Willard fight and the Tunney ”long…
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Berry, Paul
WJLA: Senior anchor. WXYZ: Anchor and reporter. Recent sightings: Paul Berry & Associates, LLC Home & Family Finance Radio References: Wikipedia The History Makers – Paul Berry
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Birdseye, Henry
KSTP: Editor KMGH: Editor WXYZ: TV News Feature Reporter. Recent Sightings: Henry now owns the Birdseye Electrical Pictures, LLC, and enjoys doing post production at his own home. Take a peek at what he is experimenting with. References: Facebook LinkedIn Photo by Henry Birdseye (Facebook)
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Heatley, Harold
WXYZ: Michigan Radio Network engineer. WWJ: Radio technician WSAM: Radio technician
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Pierce, Kristin
WHAS: Anchor WWL: Anchor / Reporter WXYZ / WMYD: Reporter WDIV: Associate Producer WTVG: References: LinkedIn Twitter Tweets by KPierceTV
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Heath (nee Kufel), Melissa
WXYZ: TV news writer, production assistant, assignment editor. References: Facebook
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Haynes, Trudy
KYW: News Reporter WXYZ: The nation’s first African American TV weather reporter. 1963-1965. References: Facebook Wikipedia Twitter
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Kozenchick, William
WXYZ: Soundman References Detroit Free Press, November 5, 1965, Page 3 – Involved in accident when pedestrian threw water bottle from overpass while crew was driving on the Lodge Freeway.
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Morris, Barney
KABC: News anchor and reporter. Died. 2003. KTLA: WXYZ: Anchor and reporter. 1964-1969 References: Detroit Free Press, November 5, 1965, Page 3 – Involved in accident when pedestrian threw water bottle from overpass while crew was driving on the Lodge Freeway. LA Times, March 15, 2003 – Barney Morris, 66; News Anchor at Stations in…
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Hayes, Mark
WXYZ: Reporter/Anchor. 1998-2002 KXAS: WAGA: KMGH: WLWT: WBAL: References: LinkedIn WLWT – Facebook
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Hayes, Dick (aka Jack)
WXYZ: Radio Disc Jockey. Last name sometimes appears has “Haase”. CHUM: KOL: WNBC: WHND: References: Other names used: Jeff Boeing Retire from Great Media Detroit
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Harper, John
WXYZ: AM programming, program director. References: Motor City Radio Flashbacks, CKLW Makes Upward Surge for Radio Ratings, August 10, 1985
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Hardy, Christina
WDIV: Executive Assistant WXYZ: Public Affairs and Community Relations. References: LinkedIn
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Kelly & Company – Inside Video Footage
We are fortunate to have had a producer, Brad Hurtado, shoot some inside footage of the Kelly & Company staff while preparing the show. Many hard working people behind the scenes made the wonderful Detroit home-grown show possible. We were blessed to work with two wonderful stars of the show – Marilyn Turner and John…
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Hardt, Robert
WABC: News anchor/reporter WXYZ: Radio News anchor/reporter/editor WKHM: References: Music Radio 77 LinkedIn
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Bob Giles Wins Award
Bob Giles receives on of the 2019 Automotive Heritage Awards for a video he did last year on the restoration of a 1960 Cadillac Elderado Brougham by Pininfarina. Congratulations Bob! Well deserved.
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Younglove, Jerry
WXYZ: News video tape editor. Jerry left WXYZ to become a world class dog owner and trainer with his wife Barbara at their company Jaybar Retrievers.
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Learn to Read – Leas Raebel and Dennis Carnevale
Learn to Read consisted of 30 programming segments which were syndicated throughout the United States on PBS by Scripps Howard Broadcasting and produced by WXYZ-TV in Detroit. Hosted segments used talent from WXYZ and the surrounding area. The following segment featured Les Raebel and Dennis Carnevale.
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Just Friends and Family at WXYZ
There were many times that the crews gathered at the “Farm House”. The Farm House was one of the original buildings on the land which WXYZ-TV now occupies in Southfield, Michigan. The Farm House has now been converted into a dining area and a few meeting rooms on the second story. It once also provide…
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Thomas, Michael
WDIV: Production Manager WXYZ: Creative Services Producer/Writer/Editor References: LinkedIn
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Mike Holfeld and Tammy Sortor in the WXYZ Newsroom
Always time for a quick photo snap with Mike Holfeld, anchor and reporter, along with Tammy Sortor, news producer.
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Outrageous TV Anchor Bill Bonds Is a Popular ‘Metaphor for Detroit’
The Wall Street Journal, Wednesday, June 19, 1991, Neal Templin: Detroit TV Anchor Is Quite Outragious And Quite Popular – Bill Bonds I No Tom Brokaw, And He’s Proud of It; A ‘Metaphore’ for the City DETROIT – A few years ago, the lead anchor man for television station WXYZ here reported that some homosexuals…
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NewsGod: A Bill Bonds Diary by Susan Stewart
Does anybody remember this amazing article by Susan Stewart regarding Bill Bonds from WXYZ Television? WXYZ was the major market star during the period when Bill Bonds anchored their news. And the story goes on in the article. Susan Stewart writes: First, let me say that I want to be objective about this. But I…
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Terry Pochert with a Convergence ESC-1B
Amazing how technology has changed. Just image editing with dual joysticks driving 3/4″ U-matic tapes. Notice the rotary dial phone sitting on the Sony monitors. Of course, the old standard Circle Seven cup holding the pencils and pens.
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Sam Seay and John Gildersleeves Ready To Hit the Road On Assignment
Crews are always ready to hit the road at a minutes notice. Here’s Sam Seay and John Gildersleeve ready and raring to go.
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Halliday, Jean
WXYZ: AM News I’m an independent journalist who has covered automotive marketing since 1994- the longest consecutive tenure on the beat than any other US reporter. From 1996 to early 2010 I was the Detroit Bureau Chief of Advertising Age, a post I had held earlier at Adweek. I have worked as a journalist in…
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Williamson, Jennifer
WXYZ-TV: Floor Director – Floor director for evening newscasts. Created traffic maps, full screen graphics, and assisted with other various productions as needed. WWJ-TV: Technical Engineer – Floor director, studio camera operator, and still store graphics operator for evening news. WEYI-TV: Technical Engineer – Floor director, studio camera operator, lighting, set design, dubbing. Trained in audio and chyron.…
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Mike, Jerry and Jim – The “Gar” Award
Recognition by the city of Detroit for bringing an alligator gar fish to the Belle Isle Aquarium to replace one that had been killed by vandals I around 1983. The previous gar was there for something like 30 + years. Known as “The Great Motown Gar Hunt”.
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Vince Wade Memorializes Mike Kalush
When I heard the news that my longtime friend Mike Kalush had passed, two things happened. My mind was flooded with Kalush memories and I began to wonder how I could honor his memory. Duh. One way to celebrate a life fully lived is to tell a few stories. But which ones? There are so…
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Smith, Matthew Dennis
WXYZ: Topica Promotions Producer WFTX: Promotions Producer / Coordinator WSYM: Commercial Producer References: Facebook
