Category: Journalism
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Major, Dwight
WXYZ: TV engineering, news eng editing.
Dwight Major – Original Photo in the Terry Pochert collection
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Greener, Harry
TV news editor and videographer.
- Dwight Major with Harry and Eileen Greener
- A Busy Newsroom at WXYZ – Circa 1980s
Harry Greener, ?????, Glenn Bar, Andrea Parquet, Donella Crawford, ?????, Steve Kremer, ?????, Al Upchurch, ?????, Glenn Therrien, ?????, Terry Owens – Photo from Terry Pochert’s retirement collection
- The Photo Booth at the 2013 Reunion
On September 13, 2013, hundreds of WXYZ Staff and Alumni gathered together to celebrate the long history of the station. At the reunion was a photo booth. Here is just one of thousands of photos.
- Dwight Major with Harry and Eileen Greener
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Ackerman, Al
Sportscaster. Died at 90 years old on June 8, 2016.
Jeff Floyd, who worked closely with Al during Jeff’s career at WXYZ-TV says, “Please honor his last request… No Memorial Service… “Take Your Kids To A Ball Game.””
In The News:
- Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation – Hall of Fame Induction Honoree
References:
- Detroit Free Press – Al Ackerman Dies – June 8, 2016 (PDF)
- The Axing of Al Ackerman
References:
- The Michigan Daily – September 12, 1972
- Our Name Has Sarcastic Roots, Thanks to ‘Acid Al’ Ackerman – April 16, 2014 (PDF)