Category: WRIF – Detroit, MI

  • Burton, Jane

    WXYZ/WRIF: Disc Jockey

    • Grosse Pointe News Mentions Walter Luttrell and Jane Burton

      Broadcasting personnel were always pulled from local broadcast stations to help with various civic groups throughout the Detroit metro area.  In this case, it was “The New Girl In Town – Strength for the Eighties”.

      … The luncheon also premiered a multi-projector slide presentation entitled “The New Girl In Town – Strength for the Eighties.”  It was produced by Jack Kausch, of Birmingham and features the voices of Walter Luttrell of television station WXYZ and Jane Burton of radio station WRIF. …

      Grosse Pointe News - October 9, 1980

      Walter Luttrell - Jane Burton
      Walter Luttrell and Jane Burton featured in presentation – Grosse Pointe News, October 9, 1980

      Grosse Pointe News - October 9, 1980References:

      1. The Grosse Pointe News – Thursday, October 9, 1980 (PDF)




  • Grosse Pointe News Mentions Walter Luttrell and Jane Burton

    Broadcasting personnel were always pulled from local broadcast stations to help with various civic groups throughout the Detroit metro area.  In this case, it was “The New Girl In Town – Strength for the Eighties”.

    … The luncheon also premiered a multi-projector slide presentation entitled “The New Girl In Town – Strength for the Eighties.”  It was produced by Jack Kausch, of Birmingham and features the voices of Walter Luttrell of television station WXYZ and Jane Burton of radio station WRIF. …

    Grosse Pointe News - October 9, 1980

    Walter Luttrell - Jane Burton
    Walter Luttrell and Jane Burton featured in presentation – Grosse Pointe News, October 9, 1980

    Grosse Pointe News - October 9, 1980References:

    1. The Grosse Pointe News – Thursday, October 9, 1980 (PDF)

  • Elliott, Patricia

    WRIF




  • Hare, John

    John Hare

    ABC Network: ABC owned radio Group President

    KSCS: FM, 1996 President and General Manager along with managerial responsibilities for several Detroit stations.

    WBAP: AM, 1986 President and General Manager

    KTKS: FM, 1984 Vice President and General Sales Manager

    WRIF: FM, 1980 Vice President and General Sales Manager

    WRQX: FM, General Sales Manager

    KXYZ: AM/FM, 1969 – Account Executive

    Ferris State University Alumni Success Stories, “John Hare (B’68) is president of ABC Radio, a division of the Walt Disney Company, which does just under a billion dollars in annual revenues. He is responsible for the ABC Radio Network, which serves more than 4,600 affiliated stations and reaches 125 million persons weekly, and also for the division’s 72 local radio stations, which reach 15 million listeners in 43 markets on a weekly basis. He talked to Crimson & Gold about his beginnings, the media business and his favorite radio program.”

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  • Love Finds You In Charm – Date Disaster

    Congratulations to the Meg Whitman. She plays a lead role, an Amish girl in this television movie. Her proud parents are David Whitman and Carol Coughlin Whitman. Dave was an anchor WXYZ back in the 70’s . Carol was the news director at WRIF FM .

    Meg WhitmanMeg Whitman, daughter of David Whitman and Carol Coughlin Whitman

    References:

    1. imdb.com – Love Finds You in Charm (2015)