Erik says, "Civil unrest, race riot, in my heart it was a rebellion.". Image: Smith posing with a car. In turn, one week later on February 2, the station launched a new Sunday morning sports program, the 7 Sports Cave.[30]. He used to spend his childhood often playing with his grandparents. [31] Months later, the station introduced two more hours of morning news on WMYD as well. Erica Zucco. She is a television news anchor and reporter in the United States. While disheartening to see the destruction, there are signs of growth at least a little bright spot, a community garden, and Erik says there are a lot of spots like this around the city showing signs of rebirth. Channel 7 laid off Dennis Neubacher, and the helicopter pilot. This story is part of our Detroit 2020 series looking back to move forward 50 years after the riots. Soupy also hosted a very popular late night adult comedy show during that same period in the 1950s called Soupy's On. People whose character gives Detroit it's flavor. She has accumulated good fortune since she secured a job in the media field. On Wednesday, May 13, 2020, WXYZ-TV upgraded its on-air graphics for its general programming and newscasts. I believe Erik Smith should be making mini-documentaries, a la Charlie LeDuff, about the personalities and the characters that he has come across via his career in Detroit news broadcasting. The most popular and successful WXYZ morning talk show was Kelly & Company, which ran from 1978 to 1995 and was hosted by a married couple who were both former members of WXYZ-TV's news staff, John Kelly (who served as news anchor) and Marilyn Turner (who served as a weathercaster). By:. In 2001, he was transferred to the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York, a maximum security prison. In addition, Alicia has earned two Emmy Awards for her excellent reporting. AtDetroit LLC 2000 - 2023 unless otherwise specified. Menu Movies Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight TV Shows [citation needed], WXYZ-TV's investigative unit, the "7 Investigators", gained notoriety in 2002 with chief investigative reporter Steve Wilson and his stories of financial mismanagement at the Kmart Corporation,[27] an undercover investigation that exposed high-pressure sales tactics used by a well-known financial firm, and confrontations with elected officials in Detroit, especially Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. Among the people killed was Bob Brown, an NBC cameraman who was also working as Smiths cameraman at KPIX. Hours later, ABC officials pulled that night's show from the entire network. She was born on May 24, 1988, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America. In 2006, WXYZ-TV also boasted the most veteran general assignment reporters in Detroit television with Cheryl Chodun, Bill Proctor, Mary Conway and Val Clark, each of whom worked at least 20 years at the station. He has also appeared on CNN, NBA TV, CBC Newsworld among others. Your source for Local information & breaking news across southeast Michigan plus 4Warn Weather providing you with accurate forecasts so you can plan your day. Channel 7 was also the third of ABC's five original owned-and-operated television stations to sign on, after WABC-TV in New York City and WLS-TV in Chicago, and before KGO-TV in San Francisco and KABC-TV in Los Angeles. "We've had 50 years - 50 years!," Erik says. Smith said that he sodomized Robie with a stick in order to ensure his death. Her husband is the co-owner of MacMichigan, an IT company specializing in Apple hardware and software. Local 4 News every morning. Ian Darke. [15][16] Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 7. For those on the front lines, it was frightening. On August 16, 1994, Smith was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to the maximum term then available for juvenile murderers: a minimum of nine years to life in prison. Read the latest programming news from CBC, and find information including series synopses, press releases, hi-res images, video clips and bios. Smith has been denied parole ten times since 2002, most recently in January 2020. By Gus Burns | fburns@mlive.com A former WXYZ-TV, Channel 7 News. The blight on street after street still lingers. NBC's Janet Shamlian reports. 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Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 40 years old? Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Kelley Smith. I've tried to think as much as possible about what Derrick will never experience: his 16th birthday, Christmas, anytime, owning his own house, graduating, going to college, getting married, his first child. Eric Smith was released from prison in February after spending 28 years behind bars for the 1993 murder of a 4-year-old boy. SportsCenter Anchor & Play-by-Play Commentator. WXYZ-TV disc jockey Ed McKenzie also brought his talents to television with The Ed McKenzie Saturday Party, which featured live musical performances from such artists as Chuck Berry and Louis Armstrong. While in jail, Smith wrote an apology letter to Robie's family; he read it on public television: "I know my actions have caused a terrible loss in the Robie family, and for that, I am truly sorry. Eric is a member of the American Meteorological Society and earned the AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist seal of approval in 2015. . The parents of Derrick Robie, Doreen and Dale, have openly opposed the release. President Clinton would address questions from audience members at WXYZ-TV's studios as well as audiences at other television stations via satellite. Alicia has won Emmy Awards three times. He previously worked freelance video production and writing jobs in Michigan, Georgia and Massachusetts. News Anchor Reporter Commercial Announcer Presenter Host Project Manager Project Managers. She currently serves as the weekday co-anchor of WXYZ/7 Action News This Morning ( ABC Affiliate). WXYZ-TV presently broadcasts .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}42+12 hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with seven hours each weekday, four hours on Saturdays and 3+12 hours on Sundays); in addition, the station produces two half-hour sports programs that air on Sundays, the weekly sports highlight program 7 Sports Cave (which airs weekly at 11 a.m.) and the Detroit Lions highlight program Ford Lions Report Live (which only airs during the NFL season). Before Fox 6 News, she worked as a co-anchor and reporter for WPHL-TV in Pennslyvania. The new set features new high definition cameras and monitors and a redesigned weather center under the new forecast branding "7 First Alert Weather". In the November 2006 ratings period, shortly after the switch to HD, all of WXYZ-TV's newscasts placed first in their respective timeslots except at 11 p.m., which lagged behind WDIV-TV. After the riots, Erik says promises of rebuilding were made, but "All of a sudden, after that riot, things changed. The station first signed on the air on October 9, 1948, with 10 hours of programming as the second television station in both Detroit and Michigan, over a year behind WWJ-TV (channel 4, now WDIV-TV) and 15 days ahead of WJBK-TV (channel 2). WJRT-TV was one of two stations retained (along with WCMZ-TV) as it was considered to have significant viewership in the Holly area. Only on WMUR News 9. Three hot issues. Former Macomb County prosecutor Eric Smith pleads guilty to obstruction of justice, and signed a plea agreement admitting to obstruction of justice, create a fake consulting contract to justify stolen campaign funds. Channel 7 called him "Detroit's Most Honored Newsman" - Here's a great way to stay in touch after 42 years of his morning wake up calls! On February 23, 2015, WXYZ-TV expanded into Downtown Detroit with a new street-side studio inside the Chase Tower; this new studio serves as the location for 7 Action News at Noon anchored by Joanne Purtan, and other WXYZ/WMYD programs. The hearing was called after Wilson uncovered and revealed photos of the mayor in nearby Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Who is Eric Smith? Both stations' city-grade signals reached portions of the Detroit area (WTVG to the south, and WJRT-TV to the north; ABC has since sold both stations). JOURNALISTS, USA JOURNALISTS' BIOS Smith, who was granted parole following his 11th hearing in October, was released Tuesday from the Woodbourne Correctional Facility, according to the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. She is a woman of average stature. 06, 2018, 10:10 p.m. NEW! The newscast replaced an outsourced newscast with local reporters anchored by staff at former WMYD sister station WPTA in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Anchor of Action News This Morning from 4:30 - 7:00 a.m. Monday - Friday on WXYZ -- the ABC Affiliate in . He is currently single. The station first signed on the air on October 9, 1948, with 10 hours of programming[1] as the second television station in both Detroit and Michigan, over a year behind WWJ-TV (channel 4, now WDIV-TV) and 15 days ahead of WJBK-TV (channel 2). Former Macomb prosecutor Eric Smith released early from federal prison Officials allow home confinement due to COVID risk Macomb County Prosecutor Eric Smith leaves the Theodore Levin U.S.. Later in 1966, The Morning Show debuted as a morning variety program with host Bob Hynes. On June 16, 2014, WXYZ-TV introduced a new 10 p.m. newscast for its new sister station, WMYD, under the name of 7 Action News at 10 on TV 20 Detroit. The station is also the official broadcaster of the Christmas parade in Rochester, Michigan. Use items that would be commonly installed in a commercial environment at the prosecutors office, Weber said. Ricky the Clown was hosted by professional clown and magician Irv Romig and The Johnny Ginger Show was hosted by local comic Johnny Ginger. Meet the anchors, reporters and meteorologists of KING5 in Seattle, Washington . In the 1990s, WXYZ-TV continued to expand its morning newscast, Action News This Morning to the eventual start time of 5 a.m. My employer KPIX refused to pay for the trip. He suggested that if the Detroit Pistons defeated the Los Angeles Lakers, "they're gonna burn the city of Detroit down and it's not worth it." Please, DetroitYES! He confessed that he took his rage out on Robie, so he killed him. [10] This deal, which displaced Fox from WKBD-TV (channel 50), prompted CBS to attempt to lure WXYZ-TV, as well as sister station WEWS-TV in Cleveland to drop its ABC affiliation in favor of switching to CBS; WDIV was not an option for the network, as that station had a long-term affiliation contract with NBC at the time. In 2000, Della was hired by News 12 New Jersey in Edison, NJ. "I can't make it real for anybody who wasn't there if you can imagine hell.". On August 8, 1993, Eric Smith confessed to his mother that he murdered Derrick. 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