Category: WXYZ – Detroit, MI
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Addy, Mark
WXYZ / WRIF: FM programming. WWWW: On air talent
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Leader, Francie
WXYZ: Intern Women to Women – Three-week series on women which earned a public service award.
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Woolfolk, Mike
WEYI / WSMH / WBSF: Anchor, Reporter WXYZ: Journalist. WACH: Anchor, Managing Editor WAPT: Anchor, Reporter, Producer KVBC: Sports Anchor, Reporter WBRZ: Weekend Producer, Assignment Editor, Reporter, Anchor References: Facebook Twitter – @mikewoolfolk Blog
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Amiri, Camille
WJBK: General Assignment Reporter WRTV: Freelance Reporter WXYZ: Freelance Reporter. WXIX: Reporter WANE: General Assignment Reporter WFXL: General Assignment Reporter Recent Sightings: Bumble and Bumble References: LinkedIn Facebook
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Amann, Whitney
WWTV / WWUP: Reporter WLNS: Internship WXYZ: News intern. Whitney joined the 9&10 News team as a reporter in the Traverse City bureau in February 2017. She graduated from University of Michigan – Dearborn with her degree in journalism and screen studies. While in college, Whitney had internships with Detroit Public TV, WXYZ-TV Channel 7…
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Adderley, Larry
WXYZ: Sports reporter. Detroit Tiger announcer (1981-1983). Died April 2020. WWJ: Sports WCZY: Sports WOMC: Sports
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Jay Berry’s Sports Odyssey and Beyond: From Turf To Television & The Black 14 Protest
Available from Amazon.com by Jerome (Jay) Berry From award-winning sports broadcaster Jerome Berry comes an insider account of the Black 14 incident and how he fought for success in a society designed to make him fail. In Jay Berry’s Sports Odyssey and Beyond, Berry tells the story of how he rose from humble beginnings in segregated…
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Detroit Television (Images of America)
Available from Amazon.com by Tim Kiska and Ed Golick It began atop the Penobscot Building on October 23, 1946, when WWDT shot a signal to the convention center, part of a “New Postwar Products Exposition.” WWJ-TV offered scheduled programming in June 1947, and WXYZ-TV and WJBK-TV jumped in a year later. The medium has influenced…
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The Lone Ranger: The Early Years, 1933 to 1937
Available on Amazon.com by Martin Gram and Terry Salomonson This is the book that was decades in the making. When The Lone Ranger premiered on the evening of January 31, 1933, no one involved with the creation of the program suspected that “Hi-Yo, Silver!” would become an expression that would enter America’s lexicon. For more…
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Therrien, Glenn
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WJBK: Senior Sports Producer at TV Fox 2 WXYZ: TV news writer, producer. Recent sightings: Facebook Neal Rubin – What a way for guys to celebrate the gift of friendship
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Schuster, Don
WXYZ: 1975-1976 WDIV: 1979 WJR: WWWW: FM Radio Disc jockey Shared link on Facebook: After a 51-year career, I have decided to retire. It is with mixed emotions, but certainly is driven by positive anticipation of the next phase of my life. My journey took flight in the summer of 1968. It was the summer…
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Wittman, David – ‘Dave’
WKMG: WBZ: WDIV: WWTV: WJBK: WXYZ: TV news reporter. anchor. Married to Carol Coughlin Wittman. References: Facebook Winter Park Scenic Boat Tour – Tour Guide
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Soupy Sales and the Detroit Experience: Manufacturing a Television Personality
By Francis Shore – Available from Amazon.com When Soupy Sales left Detroit in 1960 after seven years on WXYZ TV, he was the highest-paid local television personality and one of the most well-known and loved celebrities in town. His daytime television programs in the early morning and noontime had an enormous and devoted following. The…
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Sales, Soupy – ‘Milton Supman’- ‘Milton Heinz’
WXYZ: Moved from Cleveland’s WJW-TV (Channel8) in 1953 to work at WXYZ. Deceased. Talent, The Soupy Sales Show. References: See also: Clyde Adler DetroitKidShow.com Wkipedia Blogs: Ken Levine World Heritage Encyclopedia
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Drutz, Marla F.
WDIV: July, 2008-2021. TV Vice President and General Manager. WXYZ: TV Program director. WJBK: WJW: Marla Drutz Retires from WDIV now Grand Marshall of the Thanksgiving Day Parade Quoted from Downtown Birmingham/Bloomfield by Kevin Elliot on September 3, 2013, “Drutz said two reasons for the reduction of locally produced shows, such as “Kelly and Company”…
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Sharpe, Taylor
WXYZ: Video Editor, Technical Director “After graduating from two of Specs Howards programs, Taylor Sharpe gives some life lessons from the field of video editing. Where do you work and what do you do there? I work for Channel 7 News WXYZ as an Overnight Video Editor for the Monday-Friday morning show. References: LinkedIn
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Randall, Johnny – ‘David Manheimer, Dave Mann’
WXYZ: WXYZ-AM early afternoon disc jockey. Circa, 1965-1975. WAAM and WTAC: Disc Jockey WYSI: Disc Jockey WDTM: Announcer “David Manheimer started working in Detroit radio at the age of 15. He was hired by classical station WDTM because he could properly pronounce the names of the composers. He quickly moved to WYSI in Ypsilanti, then,…
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Silverman, Randy
KQED: Maintenance/Installation WXYZ: TV engineering. WXYZ: Randy Silverman at Integrated Communications Systems Social Media: Facebook LinkedIn Recent Sightings: Integrated Communications Systems, San Jose, California
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Melrose, Edythe Fern
WXYZ: Host of The Lady of Charm later called House O’ Charm. Also hosted “House of Fashion” on Saturday mornings. WXYZ-AM Host. Edythe passed away at 77 in 1976. Her last residence was at 22640 Statler St, Saint Clair Shores, Michigan 48081. WJAY: Station Manager from 1933 through 1941. References: Fornology.com, January 16, 2021 –…
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WXYZ Alumni Met at Roy Hobbs Baseball
“Special for my WXYZ-TV Channel 7 friends!! Playing baseball this week with our colleague Glenn Therrien in the Roy Hobbs World Series in Ft. Myers, FLA. A great week with a bunch of great guys. Special thanks to Gary Gavlinski for the great job managing! Made it through the first round of playoffs with a…
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Diana Lewis Retirement
References: The Detroit Free Press, Rochelle Riley, July 26, 2012 – Local News to Lose Class Act (PDF)
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Hodak, Jerry
WXYZ: Meteorologist. Retired September 23, 2010. WKMG: On-air Staff References: Wikipedia – Jerry Hodak Wikpedia – WKMG
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Bill Proctor: Michigan Journalism’s Hall of Fame
Bob Giles writes, “So great tonight [October 9, 2021] to honor Bill Proctor’s 2020 induction into the Michigan Journalism’s Hall of Fame. He was inducted last year, without a formal dinner event. That changed tonight where he was honored along with the 2021 class of inductees. His dinner guest was an example of the success…
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Hampton, Jim – ‘Jimmy’
WLS: Director of Production WABX: On-air Personality WJBK: On-air Radio Personality WXYZ radio talent. 20 years old when he started to work for WXYZ-AM in 1966. Recordings: Reelradio.com – 1 Reelradio.com – 2 Recent Sightings Greenhouse Marketing Group
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Retirements: George Cwiek and Bob Malik
Bill Bruff writes on Facebook, October 2, 2021, “Congratulations to George Cwiek and Bob Malik on their long career at Channel 7. Both are retiring this week. You’ll both enjoy what is for most of us retirees the peace of knowing you were both an integral part of the history of the greatest place to…
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Benesh, Frank
Died: December 2018 WXYZ: TV news director [1968 – ] WJRT: News Director [1958-1968] WNEM: News Director [ – 1958] References: Memorial Service Flyer (PDF) – from Vivian Hoze
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LaVelle, Rhonda Errer
WXYZ: News Director. Previously Executive Producer at WDIV; News Director at KPRC. WKBD: WNEM: WMYD: References: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Rhonda LaVelle joins WXYZ, WMYD as news director – June 6, 2016 (PDF) Tweets by rhondaerrer
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Tillman, Anthony J. – ‘Tony’
WXYZ: Director. Stage Manager. Recent Sightings Broadcast Technician Warner Brothers, Los Angeles, CA References LinkedIn
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Herman, Rob
WXYZ: Technical Director WEYI: Senior Newscast Director References: Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Vimeo
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WXYZ Reunion Group Photos
WXYZ: Group photographs from September 20-21, 2013. Photograph by Andrzej Milosz/WXYZ-TV. Reunion Recap
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Williams, Jessie
WSYM: News Director WTMJ: Executive Producer WXYZ: Producer. WLNS: Producer References: Facebook
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Louie, David
KGO: TV News. WXYZ: TV News. September 24, 2021 – David Louie receives the Col. Barney Oldfield Distinguished Service Award from the Radio Television Digital News Foundation. David writes on Facebook, “I’ve been privileged to serve and support the educational and scholarship/fellowship programs of the Foundation ever since I received the very first scholarship in…
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Wade, Vince
WXYZ: News investigative reporter. Recent online reports by Vince Wade: The End is Near for White Rule Stuff Democrats Don’t Talk About China Wants to Rule the World The Irishman Didn’t Kill Jimmy Hoffa My Name Is Vince Wade References: The Detroit News, Oralandar Brand-Williams, February 24, 2021 – Richard Wershe Jr.’s longtime lawyer, Ralph…
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Ken Hissong with Soup Sales
Picture courtesy of Ken Hissong. Picture taken while Ken was working for a Public Relations firm in 1999 while doing a promotion for Great Lakes Crossing. Thanks Ken!
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Turner, Frank
WXYZ: TV news anchor and reporter, 1994-1998 and 2000-2007. Now with WNEM-TV5. Frank Turner’s Podcasting – Cave Radio Broadcasting (Facebook Page) References: Frank Turner at WNEM-TV, Fling-Saginaw, Michigan Frank Turner, Author Neal Rubin: The long-timers at at Harper House know him, but some of the newcomers to the drug treatment center don’t, at least not at…
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Fowler (nee Larsen), Nancy
WXYZ: TV news writer. Local Emmy award for Outstanding Late News, WXYZ-TV Detroit and Education Writers Association award for ‘Making the Grade’ news series, WXYZ-TV Detroit Recent Sightings: St. Louis Beacon References: NancyMFlowler.com Facebook LinkedIn
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LoCicero, Tom
WXYZ: TV programming. Writer/Producer. WDIV: References: TVLoCicero.com Facebook LinkedIn
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Brandstatter, Jim
WXYZ: Sports broadcaster. Married to Robbie timmons, another WXYZ alumni. This is an inside look at the magical chemistry between Dan Dierdorf and Jim Brandstatter in the UM Football IMG Radio booth! Both were on the 1969 & 70 Bo Schembechler teams and have been re-teamed for the radio broadcasts over the IMG Michigan Sports…
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Brown, Dan
WXYZ: Director of Broadcast Operations. References: LinkedIn Recent Sightings: Palace Sports & Entertainment
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Heng, Sandy
WXYZ: TV news reporter. WSYX: Reporter References: LinkedIn University of Michigan News, May 3, 2002 – Journalism Fellows named for next academic year (PDF)
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Hayes, Ricky Sylvester “Rick”
WXYZ: TV Engineering, Master Control Operator [August 9, 1959 – August 17, 2021] References: WXYZ.com (PDF) Obituary (PDF) LinkedIn
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Mannino, Raymond – “Ray”
WXYZ: TV engineering, ENG news editing. Retired: May, 2013. [June 16, 1948 – August 12, 2021] References: Obituary (PDF)
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Al Volker – Short satire clip upon Jim Herrington’s Retirement
Jim Herrington was a long time political reporter for television station WXYZ-TV in Detroit, Michigan. Jim was respected by all the employees including the writers and producers. Al Volker, one of the finest producer at the station during that era, always chided Jim Herrington for his thriftiness.
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James Blanchard – Jim Herrington Retirement from WXYZ-TV
James Blanchard, former governor of Michigan, wishing Jim Herrington the best on his retirement from WXYZ-TV, Detroit, Michigan. Jim Herrington was the premier political reporter for the station during his entire career and was respected by both political parties. James Johnston Blanchard (born August 8, 1942) is an American politician, attorney, and former diplomat from…
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Sander Levin – Jim Herrington Retirement
Jim Herrington retired from WXYZ-TV, Detroit. Jim was an institution at the station covering everything from general reporting to politics. American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2019, representing Michigan’s 9th congressional district (numbered as the 17th District from 1983 to 1993 and as the 12th District from…
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Volker, Al
WXYZ: TV news writer and producer. Died on January 6, 2014, at his home in Hoover, Alabama. Al worked at WXYZ-TV from January 1976 through November 1979. He attended the University of Miami, Class of 1966. He attended high schools both Morgantown, WV and Coral Gables, FL. Memorial services were private by his family. References:…
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Crawford, Donella
WXYZ: TV news, Producer. Retired on December 5, 2014, after more than 40 years of work at WXYZ in many roles of Producer. Donella Crawford’s last story as producer before retirement. Donella Crawford – Yes, that’s a typewriter with White Out References: Facebook LinkedIn
