WXYZ: AM Sales
WXYZ: TV news, Producer. Retired on December 5, 2104, 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
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Harry Greener, ?????, Glenn Bar, Andrea Parquet, Donella Crawford, ?????, Steve Kremer, ?????, Al Upchurch, ?????, Glenn Therrien, ?????, Terry Owens – Photo from Terry Pochert’s retirement collection
WXYZ: It’s always hussle bussle prior to any newscast. Here the six o’clock producer, Bob Clinkingbeard is finalizing the rundown for the newscast along with the writers and executive producers.
WXYZ: Donella Crawford and Herman Mckalpain were nominated for an emmy in 1990 for a Homeless series, 6 Parts on the 11pm news on wxyz-Ch. 7
WXYZ: AM Programming.
“One of the most prominent of the media healers is Dr. Sonya Friedman, a psychologist who has a one-hour talk show on the USA Cable Network and a two-hour radio program on Detroit’s WXYZ. Mrs. Friedman dispenses advice and chit-chat with a personal style, she says, that combines “Joyce Brothers, Ann Landers and Joan Rivers.”
Excerpt from the Ludington Daily News – Thursday, June 16, 1983 – AP Article by Fred Rothenberg
WDIV: 2009-.
WXYZ: TV Program director.
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” or “Sonya,” with Dr. Sonya Friedman, are the high cost of production and today’s viewers demand for immediacy. Nationally syndicated talk shows, she said, became available to local stations and filled in the gap, allowing for focus to shift to local news. Now, she said, there is a return to locally produced shows.”
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