Personnel
Tobzilla at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons WRIF: Program Director. Inducted into the Rock Radio Hall of Fame in the “Legends …- WXYZ / WRIF: FM programming. WWWW: On air talent Mark Addy joins WRIF…
Marcellus Alexander WXYZ / WRIF: FM General Sales Manager, Vice President and General Manager. Then off to KYW-TV in Philadelphia as Station Manager, …
WXYZ: TV Engineering, Technical Director. Retire after 36 years on January 19, 2019. Pete started out at WRIF with Mark Zahnow and Eddie Durrschmidt. [Thanks to Cathy Alfafara for the updated information. 01/16/2020]
WRIF: FM Programming, personality. Jim Johnson and George Baier got together to become JJ and the Morning Crew- WRIF sales.…
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- WCSX: FM HostWJR: Talk Radio HostWLLZ: DeejayWXYZ / WRIF: FM Programming and DeejayWABX: DeejayWWWW: Deejay Deceased: December 20, 2023 References: …
- FM Promotions. Worked with the late Lowell Newton.…
WXYZ / WRIF: FM Programming.…- WXYZ: WRIF-FM, Jan 1976 through April 1979, News Director. Married to David Whitman. References: Facebook…
- WXYZ / WRIF: FM Sales WWJ: Account executive Broadcasting – August 25, 1980…
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ABC Network: ABC owned radio Group President KSCS: FM, 1996 President and General Manager along with managerial responsibilities for several Detroit …- WRIF: Programming…
- KSRR: General Manager WXYZ and WRIF: Management…
Paul Jacobs KHYI: General Manager KZEW: General Sales Manager WRIF: FM sales. References: Recent Sightings: Jacobs Media…
WOMC: Radio personalityWXYZ – WRIF: FM programming, personality. Retired newsman from WLS radio. aka “JJ in the Morning”WCSX: Radio …
WXYZ / WRIF: FM programming, personality. References: Facebook…- Died February 4, 2021, from CVODI-19 complications. WLLZ: WWWW: WXYZ-FM, WRIF: WABX: References: The Oakland Press, Gary Graff, February 5, 2021 …
WRIF: FM Sales. WXYZ:…- WXYZ: WRIF Sales…
- WRIF: DJ WXYZ: FM programming, talent.…
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- WRIF: Engineering WXYZ: FM engineering. References: LinkedIn Recent Sightings: Sprint…
- WXYZ / WRIF: 1978-1980. Rita Joyner is Rayna’s aunt.…
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WXYT: Sports radio broadcaster. Died August 1, 2020, from colon cancer. Jamie was only 48 years old. Married to Christy McDonald. WDFN: WRIF: Sports …- WXYZ: FM research. WRIF: FM research. References: TV Week (PDF)…
- WCSX: On air personality. WXYZ / WRIF: FM programming, personality.…
- WXYZ: FM Sales. WRIF:…
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- WRIF / WXYZ: FM Sales. Sonya Vartabedian…
- WXYZ: WRIF-FM secretary to the Vice President.…
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Eli Zaret – WDIV: Station General Manager
References:
- Google Podcasts – History of WRIF – Since 1971, Detroit, rock & roll and WRIF have been inseparable. As we lead up to the half century celebration, we dive into the history of the iconic radio station and people who made it the true home of rock & roll.
Recommended Reading
WYXIE Wonderland: An Unauthorized 50-Year Diary of WXYZ Detroit by Dick Osgood and Martin Grams Jr.
WYXIE WONDERLAND by Dick Osgood is possibly the first comprehensive exploration into the inner workings of a broadcasting enterprise. Fifty years of national radio and television history, from 1925 to 1975, are reflected in the fundamental and accidental specifics of a single station — WXYZ, Detroit — AM, FM and TV.
WXYZ was more than just the birthplace of The Lone Ranger, The Green Hornet, and Sgt. Preston of the Yukon. It was the starting point of investigative journalist Mike Wallace, comedian Soupy Sales, actors John Hodiak and Danny Thomas. This extraordinary book traces the beginnings of five networks; the rise and decline of radio network programming. It sees the radio actor replaced by the disc jockey. WYXIE Wonderland explains how the scandal of radio payola grew out of the discovery of rigged TV quiz programs. It tells of a sound created in Texas that revolutionized radio, and how the Top 40 format emerged from a bar in Omaha.
WXYZ influenced American culture — and sometimes it was American culture.
“Whether you are a fan of The Lone Ranger or old-time radio in general, this is one of the dozen essentials for your bookshelf.” — Martin Grams, Jr., Pop culture historian, from the introduction.
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