Weekly RoundUp 8-21-2007 (1 Viewer)

[Mike Frezon]

I also use to listen to Joe Gallagher (and Marge) on WHEN while I was at SU. Probably the only college kid who listened to ANY AM radio! Joe is now in Albany still doing P/T on air work at WGY.

And, Gary, I remember the start-up of WAQX.

I interned at WTVH Channel 5 while I was there. I bet Ric's got a channel 5 story or two. I worked mostly with Jim Holland & Joe Sottille on the 11pm newscasts. Ron Curtis and Kai Maxwell were the main daytime anchors.

 

[pitchman]

Okay, Mike, now this is getting freaky!

Before relocating the family to Columbia, MO, my last job in Syracuse was at WTVH!

I served as director of client services under general manager, Gary Wordlaw. For several years prior to that, I was manager of advertising for a large retail food concern and I did weekly broadcast production at TV5. Since we maintained an office in the WTVH building, I got to know Ron over the years and I must say he was always a gentleman and a class act. I was saddened to hear of his passing. Lastly, and even more amazingly, a very good friend of mine at the time, dated Kai when she worked at TV5.

Pass the popcorn, Tony!

 

[Ric Easton]

Sorry no channel 5 stories from me (first tv job was in Columbus, GA)... except that I worked with Jim Holland & Joe Sottille here in Albany in the late 80's! Holland was the News Director and Sottille was the weather guy before he got axed with a bunch of others during a blood bath when the station got bought out by a new company!

Ahh, memories!

Hadn't heard that Ron Curtis died. How long ago was that?

 

[pitchman]

Ron died from cancer in December, 2001, less than a year after he retired from TV5. Here is his Syracuse Press Club "Wall of Distinction" bio.