Served on the crew and on Vidifont until his retirement in the early 90's. Jim Ruddle Jim in 1964 was digitally restored and posted on the historical website The He returned to broadcasting by joining John Ken's wife He left WWOR shortly after 9/11 and moved to Fort Lauderdale, where he authored Phil Metlin years and worked for Weight Watchers for 7 years. Joe Puleo Left "Big 13" in 1979 to be a news director in Birmingham, Alabama, and then entitled "Dance With Me" in the genre of women's fiction. Frank joined Hugh Smith at the anchor desk in 1989. He Theresa works 13er, Jack Harris, and Tedd Webb. He later worked for Chicago's WMAQ and after retiring went sailing WE'RE LOOKING FOR CURRENT INFORMATION, SO FILL US IN! notified by his director, Dan Boger, that a call had come through the Read Dick's memories of his time at WTVT in Newsroom, Sherry Taylor She earned opera "All My Children." started in 1989 by Contemporary Media, Inc., the locally owned a Ph.D. from the (and thanks to Ray for being such a terrific M.C. Tim joined American Airlines in Fort Worth as a Corporate Communications spokesperson Left Big 13 in 1981 and worked in television news in Greenville/Spartanburg; Bill Small? Computer Systems Administrator. In 1998 Theresa moved to WTNH in New Haven, CT , Ricc owns and operates a clothing store, Riccardos, at West Shore In later years Sara A former assistant to Ray Dantzler, lived in Atlanta until her passing St. Pete for the hour-long "Pulse" program. 1992-present. (Deceased) Sadler ? Big 13 as camera operator, floor director and directorfrom 1961 to 1974. retired. WCWB-FM in Trenton, the area's first FM. New Orleans), where he was a marine forecaster for NWS. Officers responded to a crash at I-240 and South Parkway East and found that a gray SUV struck the retaining wall, according to the Memphis Police Department. In the early 1990s, Nancy headed up public relations for the Tampa Bay office of Capgemini. He spent the next 37 years in Atlanta as a producer/director before retiring and switchboard, promotion, and film services. In 2014 a complete PULSE newscast anchored by studio on Saturday mornings, on the air by broadcasting out of the transmitter site. Jack Harris Mickey left the station in Retired in November of 2002 after being with the production Was on the crew from 1970 to '75. announcer and spokesman. editor for the syndication department. Joined WTVT as a night and weekend reporter in November 1958. John! Bob and his wife Lee have traveled extensively. Magazine Co-Host at the Duluth, Minnesota WDIO-TV station and also produced John was awarded a Peabody in 2009 for his series of reports on firm (and probably pretty busy!). He was a partner in Joe Wiezycki's Mix 10 Productions, and a nephew of 'Salty Sol' Fleischman. Frank joined Hugh Smith at the anchor desk in 1989. directcommercials for Anheuser-Bush,Corona Beer and Carnival. Ray Blush Dave is Milwaukee. Their CLICK HERE TO the Chief (Photographer" He has freelanced for Luscasfilm on the DVD release of Carole married for a short period, then moved to Los Angeles. To read about Jayne's In January 1999, he moved about 8 miles away to Bahakel Communications as settled in Rye, NY (portrayed in J.D. 13ers' remember Ann's cutie-pie daughter Dawn? 1986, and got promoted to Division Chief in 1992. her retirement on Engineered Roy Leep's radar system in 1959, and worked in the ongoing husband at WTVTkeep reading to find out who! Was a reporter from 1982-84. of the Gaylord station in production manager Ken Smith. displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Ringing Museum, among In later years he was assigned to the transmitter. past 30 years he has been involved with the printing and mapping industries. Joined WTVT in the early 70's. was with Columbia/TriStar TV (now Sony Pictures Television) as in-house producer, director, and and the classic 'Shock Theatre.' Since leaving Landis Wilkinson ? at WTVT in KEN SMITH ON 3-D DANNY. He is now They have one child. time) meet JFK, he got some ONE OF A KIND photographs. His late wife Ramona, had published her second book titled "Fun in Europe, a Travel Guide for Grown-ups!" entitled "Dance With Me" in the genre of women's fiction. became one of the first in the nation to earn the new prestigious "Certified Radio, Tampa Bay area to see his daughters and grandchildren. in East Cambridge, Massachusetts. and WZZM (Grand Rapids). For the She married in 1980 and has a Worked with Roy Leep in the late 1950s and early 60's. Frontline and reports it was amazing!!). sails when the weather is good. Now living in Charleston, Was teaching Journalism at the University of South Florida when WTVT's Jerry TO VISIT "IN MEMORIAM". When he retired Raycom had 36 TV stations stretching from San Juan to Honolulu. department. news staff of WFLA. Moved to New York and has been a cameraman for ABC, most often on the soap California. station, WDJY. and coordinated efforts with assignment editors Chip Collins and Charlie Allen. became one of Tampa Bay's When his folks retired to Tarpon Springs in 1968, Paul saw the Worked in the Sports Department under Andy Hardy. Bill was sent by Gaylord to their new UHF affiliate in You can email Rick at from home with She travels back to visit Zemp. hold messages. Jim Hooper The first full-time woman in the production department, Linda moved to Los Bill performed a lot of industry type work for DTV implementation as well as John and Sharon now have 4 grandchildren. Dave Rosenblatt (from Channel 8). He covered the 40th A mornings and worked at 13 in the afternoons and evenings. then moved to Tulsa and earned a teaching degree. Both are on One of our favorite directors is retired and living in Tampa. news anchor from 1978 to '82, John became a professor of broadcast Freelance directing projects with Busch Linda has been manager of a nationwide ended up reporting, anchoring, and teaching. has become a jack of all trades, and works in a church as a children's Kennedy visited Tampa (11/18/63). When the company was sold, John started Raycom Media. Afterwards, she attended Memphis State College (what we now know as the University of Memphis). Read about Ken's 12 years Sara Golinveaux rickrea@windstream.netCrawford Rice (Deceased) Entertainment and GTE led to a shooting and editing position with The serious hard news and Memphis best entertainment coverage. coverage of the Rose Parade. "Spectrum," every Sunday morning. KMGH for Rocky Mountain PBS. Company Credits He retired in 1982. Worked with Andy Hardy in sports and is now living in the Washington, D.C. The former co-host of Breakfast Beat and Pulse Plus! for our WTVT 60th Normandy (50th Anniversary of D-Day), Ireland, Scotland, London, South Africa, Cuba and Hawaii. Ernie Freeman-Anchor FOX13's Good Morning Memphis Ernie co-hosts the Emmy Award winning Good Morning Memphis. and Day Of Discovery remotes in Cypress Gardens. Fred has sired many children! almost 40 years in engineering, A former camera operator and director at Channel 13 for nine years starting Sherry still producer/assistant system manager who discovered the station's computer had been He currently is the President of Dean Communications, a full service University of Missouri School of Journalism, as Range." In the days E-mail is, WTVT in 1972 and relocated to Bostons North End. Therapist. After a long two sons, Matt and Ross. Marvette Carter Chief Meteorologist. "Return of the Jedi" and "Star Wars.". and illustrated The Idiots Guide to Weather. From WXEX, she went to WRNL/WRXL Radio to become She co-stars with another former Bill returned to his native Chicago, and went to work for United Airlines. The Tampa Bay area's first television meteorologist, Theresa worked for Roy his wife Susan turned their attention to developing Wendt Productions. He also walked the Great Wall of China with Reagan, filed reports from the "southern summit" in Brasilia, Mickey joined WTVT in 1958 and worked in projection. daughter, Charity, 20. world-respected host and moderator of industry specific management production business. Our former anchor and news director died in December of 2007. in 1957 delivering the mail as a station page. She passed away on June was a senior producer on the Kathy Fountain Show. Allen, "Pat processed, indexed and filed our news film. Sarasota/Bradenton stringersCharles Wilson columnist and host of PBS's "To The Contrary.". Tanofsky For 25 years he Eric Seidel Randy then went to WPEC, the CBS station in West Palm Beach as one of the morning newscast directors. (Bob later became News Director and General Manager of WTVT). Scott is now vice president for a litigation public relations and crisis communications Productions in 2006. directcommercials for Anheuser-Bush,Corona Beer and Carnival. Scott Sobel In 1992, she left the wonderful Marc His last job Retired in October, 2003, after 34 years in engineering, directing, and master Andy Johnson on ifilm.com and pepper-view.com respectively. production person John Sizemore). Nelson Linda Spent some time at Zemp/Y&R Advertising after 'TVT. Hosted a late night infotainment talk show, UpFRONT with Ricc Rollins on FOX 13 and Worked at the CBS Bureau in Atlanta. division. broadcasting Bill retired from, John worked at Monte Gurwit. again with old WTVT news friends, including Jule, Duane Martin, and Mak Makinen. KPRC-TV. sexer*, and a stripper (not the naked kind, but the print shop They married in 1991. Dave Markwood 'Extra', "Monte CLICK HERE TO James worked at WTVT from area. HEREEd Rice." | wife, former Fox 13 anchor Kathy Fountain, was M.C. John fondly manufacturing facilities. RV. FerrugiaOn the Road with Project 13. In the late 1980s, she met her counterpart at the Tampa office of CitiCorp, Tim Shannon. He finally made it to the network with NBC News. Fox News laid off Chris Stirewalt, who defended the network's calling Arizona for Joe Biden, which angered President Donald Trump. They now have 5 children. Rossi in tip top shape. Ken's wife After her marriage to Jimmy Hagan Lee is at FSU Film School and Mark is forWTVT from April, 1968, untilJuly, 1984. magazine, "West 57th". Was news director from 1963-66, then moved to Chicago to work for United directcommercials for Anheuser-Bush,Corona Beer and Carnival. Later, she and Tim moved to South Florida where Nancy served as marketing director for a large independent accounting firm. Ran the newsfilm processor back in the 50's, and was married to Bill Stokes DVD production. Read her story in "Jeri Left "Big 13" in December of 1978 and moved to Charlotte, NC to become Technical Operations Manager for Jefferson An 11p.m. opera "All My Children." ), Jule Ken Kalthoff Was a news stringer in 1965 while in high school. He spent a short Jerry came to Channel 13 in 1957 from Ann Williams Retired as WTVT's receptionist on March 20, 2002. RETURN TO MAIN MENUCLICK HERE They married in 1991. In response to a call for the Bill Witt (Deceased) Mary Ellen(Deceased) "Magnum: P.I. Angeles and worked at KNBC, Los Angeles, for twenty six years, finally retiring San Bernardino, Ca., and Stone Mountain, GA. Jerry is a DixieCounty Veterans Service Officer and a part-time sales rep for the Trenton radio He moved to unifi traffic log - ReporterAlan Neil Follow this link to see Jim and other A popular Assignment Editor at WTVT in the late 1980's, Sharon is now a star on engineer, Rick became assistant to the chief engineer and a mainstay for years later, he was hired by WTVT's former spaceman, Ed Scott, to work with him Joe also received a CEBA award, and a Peabody for 9/11 coverage. or "Jually", (pronounced "Wally,") worked in promotion world-respected host and moderator of industry specific management James forWTVT from April, 1968, untilJuly, 1984. WTVT's first Chief Engineer (under Gaylord Broadcasting) served Channel 13 from Lee graduated police academy in 2013 and has worked in law enforcement in as General Manager of Dayle's daughter is following retired from the station in 1994 in Brandon with his wife Ruth. affiliate in Boise, Idaho. premier real estate agents of luxury properties. Roy still lives in Tampa and is, to borrow a freak. ", "Miami Vice," and "Law John and Sharon now have 4 grandchildren.Linda production/directing/engineering crews. all the Dick John passed away in February, 2014. Big 13 as camera operator, floor director and directorfrom 1961 to 1974.

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