Category: Personnel

Greener, Harry
TV news editor and videographer.

Harry Greener in one of the WXYZ Edit Room
- Dwight Major with Harry and Eileen Greener
  Dwight Major with Harry and Eileen Greener – From the Terry Pochert retirement collection
- 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.
  
  Left: Harry Greener and Eileen Greener; Right: Joe Connolly, Eileen Greener; Wanda Doerner; Harry Greener; Terry Pochert
September 13, 2017
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)
- A Great News Team – Circa 1980s at WXYZ
  Bill Bonds, John Kelly, Marilyn Turner and Al Ackerman
September 13, 2017
Bonds, Bill
WXYZ: Anchor, reporter

Bumper Sticker from a PR campaign – Circa 1980s
- One of the WXYZ News Sets from the 1980s
  Terry Frisco, Bill Bonds, Robbie Timmons – Photo courtesy of Jim Madaus – Slightly blurry photo but one of the few photos we have of this particular news set.
- A Great News Team – Circa 1980s at WXYZ
  Bill Bonds, John Kelly, Marilyn Turner and Al Ackerman
- Bill Bonds Death – Bob Berg Reaction
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  Bob Berg, Coleman Young’s Press Secretary, reacts to the death of Bill Bonds and talks about the mutual respect Bill Bonds and Coleman Young had with each other.
- WXYZ Promo – Tell ’em you are from Detroit
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  Bill Bonds, Doris Biscoe-Bailey, Rob Kress, Diana Lewis, Steve Gargiola, John Kelly, Marilyn Turner, Jay Berry, Jerry Hodak, Rich Fisher, Dayna Eubanks
September 13, 2017
Kelly, John (nee Kelin)
WXYZ: TV talent. Co-host with Marilyn Turner of Kelly and Company and Good Afternoon Detroit.

John Kelly died, September 18, 2016. He was 88 years old. WXYZ.com

Funeral Arrangements PDF (The Detroit News)

@wxyzdetroit my heart goes out to the #WXYZfamily over the passing of #JohnKelly. I grew up #girlfromthehood watching #Channel7 and John. 🙇🙏

— Jennifer V. Aiken (@LadyJ5569) September 18, 2016

References:
- Pintrest
- The Detroit News, September 23, 2016 (PDF) – Funeral Arrangements
- The Detroit News, September 19, 2016 (PDF) – Family: Former TV anchor Kelly’s life a ‘celebration’
- Detroit Free Press, September 18, 2016 – John Kelly, former Detroit TV anchor, talk host , dead at 88
- WXYZ.com – Report of Death
- WXYZ.com The Best of Kelly * Company
- Detroit Historical Society
- A Great News Team – Circa 1980s at WXYZ
  Bill Bonds, John Kelly, Marilyn Turner and Al Ackerman
- Good Bye Lois
  John Kelly, Lori Weiss, Mason Weaver, Lisa Fisco, Don Ritter, Brad Hertado, Marilyn Turner, Art Runyon, ?????
- Behind The Scene of WXYZ’s Kelly and Company
  WXYZ: This newspaper article gives a glimpse of what it was like to be behind the scenes of Kelly & Company.
  
  John Kelly, Marilyn Turner, Nancy Lenzen, Dianne Atkinson Hudson, Randy Barone, Howard Makkonen, Calvin Houts, Lisa Klein, Chuck Derry, Mason Weaver
  Eddie Dorfman
  
  References:
  
  Canton Observer – August 23, 1979 (PDF)
- Good Afternoon Detroit Second Anniversary Show – 1984
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  John Kelly, Marilyn Turner, Jim Ochs, Jeanne Findlater, Jim Johnson, Sylvia Glover, Colleen Burcar, Dayna Eubanks
- GAD – Good Afternoon Detroit Anniversary Show 1984
  Help us name the people we are missing from the caption.
  
  Back Row: Dex Sieger, Chris Stepien, Pete, Jim Ochs, ?????, Junie Bond, Tom Cleeves, Randy Silverman, Harriet Rotter, Jillayne Pautsch, Gene Taylor, ?????, Synka Curtis, John Kelly, Glenn Pearson, Gail Parker, Shirley Eder, Geoff Brock, Doug Kole, Bob Dear, Sioux DeOrlow Goodman, Tom McKinnon, Yanni
  
  Middle Row: Cathy Alfafara, Jackie (Astrologer), Angela Addison, Nate Penn, ?????, Laurie Leinonen, Cheryl Ross, Suzanne Timma, Don Carter, Claire Carmichael, Marilyn Turner, Barbara Koster, Keith Booth, Kathy Linwood, Lisa Fisco, Colleen Burcar, Debbie Avery Canter, Lynda Hirsch, ?????, TJ Elliot
  
  Front Row: Dayna Eubanks, Jim Johnson, Al Segar, Sid Day, Tony Tillman, Dave Riley, Vic Hill, Del Warner
  
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- WXYZ Promo – Tell ’em you are from Detroit
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  Bill Bonds, Doris Biscoe-Bailey, Rob Kress, Diana Lewis, Steve Gargiola, John Kelly, Marilyn Turner, Jay Berry, Jerry Hodak, Rich Fisher, Dayna Eubanks
September 13, 2017
Hill, Doug
WJLA: Weather

WUSA: Weather

WXYZ: TV news and weather.

WDIV: Weather

WWBT: Weather

References:
1. WJLA, May 10, 2017 – ABC7’s Chief Meteorologist Doug Hill announces plans for retirement (PDF)
September 13, 2017