"WTOL Loses, Channel 24 Gains General Managers" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Saturday, 1/10/87 Peach Section
WTOL-TV 11, Guy W. Hempel, Cosmos Broadcasting, WNWO-TV 24, Jim King, William Shock, Ira Skater, Toledo Television Investors, Inc., WTVG-TV 13, Marilyn Morrissey, Ed Hunter, Geoffrey Slawson, Student Television Network, Toledo Public Schools, For Kids' Sake, Martin Luther King, Make A Wish, Health Fair, CBS Schoolbreak Specials. Links to 3/30/86 Blade story on STN: part 1 and part 2.
Tom Ensign items in The Blade's Thursday, 1/15/87 Peach Section
WUPW-TV 36, 3-D Movies, "The Mask," Harry Blackstone, Wendy's, Denis Katell, Children's Miracle Network, The CableSystem, John Karl, WTVG-TV 13, Frank Gilhooley, Gene Cook, Toledo Mud Hens, Jim Weber, WHFD-FM, WNWO-TV 24, Solid Gold, Dawn Feaster.
"Channel 11 Names General Manager," in The Blade's 1/20/87 Peach Section
WTOL-TV 11, Cosmos Broadcasting, S. Wheele Rudd, Guy Hemple.
"Death Of Treasurer Raises Issues of Taste, Propriety" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Thursday, 1/29/87 Peach Section
Pennsylvania treasurer, Budd Dwyer suicide, WTOL-TV 11, WTVG-TV 13, WNWO-TV 24, Rick Gevers, Jim Sartain, The Link, Neil Carmean.
"Listeners Keep Mitch, Mary Beth No. 1" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Friday, 2/6/87 Peach Section
Jack Mitchell, Mary Beth Zolik, WSPD-AM, WTOD-AM, WKKO-FM, Clyde Roberts, WOHO-AM, Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Browns, Herb Score, WIOT-FM, Valentine's Day, WGTE-TV 30, Tax Facts 1987,
"Networks, Local Stations Divided Over Condom Ads" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's 2/13/87 Peach Section
WXYZ-TV 7, Nightline, WTVG-TV 13, Buddy Ray, Storer Broadcasting, WTOL-TV 11, S. Wheele Rudd, Cosmos Broadcasting, WNWO-TV 24, Ira Slakter, WUPW-TV 36, Denis Katell.
'Ch. 24 Is Carefully Filling Several Key Staff Positions" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Friday, 2/20/87 Peach Section
WNWO-TV 24, Ira Slakter, Mark Savage, WZZM-TV 13, WDTN-TV 2, WTOL-TV 11, S. Wheele Rudd, Cosmos Broadcasting, WTVG-TV 13, High School Editorial, Cynthia Safford, Rachel Nagy.
Tom Ensign item, in The Blade's Friday, 3/20/87 Peacj Section
WTOL-TV 11, Toledo Eleven For Kids' Sake Health Fair, Franklin Park Mall, Wheel of Fortune.
"Buckeye Begins Conversion Process To Add Channels" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Friday, 3/27/87 Peach Section
Buckeye Cablevision, Buckeye CableSystem, Lifetime, A&E, WBGU-TV 27, The Weather Channel, Tocom system, David Huey, CBET-TV 9 (Misidentified as WCET in this column), WTVG-TV 13, Call for Action, Junior League of Toledo, Jim Rudes, George Zabrecky, WOHO-AM, Terry Sullivan, University of Toledo, WERC-FM, WGTE-TV 30, Class AAA Ohio High School Boys Basketball Tournament, Whitmer High School.
Tom Ensign items in The Blade's Friday, 4/3/87 Peach Section
WGTE-TV 30, Auction, WUPW-TV 36, Limelight, Michael Drew Shaw.
"Fox Network's TV Family Atypical And Very Funny" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Saturday, 4/4/87 Peach Section
Married,,,With Children, Fox Broadcasting, WUPW-TV 36, WKBD-TV 50, Ed O'Neill, Katey Sagal, Christina Applegate, David Faustino, David Garrison, Amanda Bearse,
"WOHO, WWWM-FM Inaugurate Joint Broadcasting" and other items, in The Blade's Friday, 4/10/87 Peach Section)
WOHO-AM, WWWM-FM, Jay Matthews, Fred North, Irwin Young, Chrystal Bostian, Howard Simon, Buddy Carr, Cleveland Indians, Electronic Town Meeting, Bob Metz, "Choosing Our Future," Duane Elgin, Ann Niehaus, Married...With Children, The Tracey Ullman Show, WUPW-TV 36, Larry Blum, HBO, Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler.
"Cabcellation of 'Hill Street' Tugs At The Heartstrings" and other items, in The Blade's Friday, 4/17/87 Peach Section
Hill Street Blues, "It Ain't Over 'til It's Over," NBC, Steven Bochco, Grant Tinker, Mary Tyler Moore, St. Elsewhere, L.A. Law, M*A*S*H, WBGU-TV 27, Sinclair Lewis: The Man From Main Street, Ohio State University award, Dr. Duane Tucker, Denise Kisabeth, Gene Dent, WTOD-AM, WKKO-FM, Jack Mitchell, Mary Beth Zolik, Clyde Roberts, satellite broadcast, WTVG-TV 13, Alzheimer's disease, Whispering Hope, Jason Robards, Bill Harris, Jim Rudes, Dr. John McGreevey, Barney Quilter, Julie Henry, John Vance.
"Arthritis Telethon Slated On Channel 36" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Friday, 4/24/87 Peach Section
WUPW-TV 36, Arthritis Foundation Telethon, Bob Kelly, WCWA-AM, Anne Kelly, Keith Masters, WIOT-FM, Paul Pennypacker, Limelight, Mickey Gilly, Tom Jones, Larry Gatlin, Gatlin Brothers, Robert Goulet, Barbi Benton, WTOL-TV 11, Linda Joyce, Gerry Mazur, WTVG-TV 13, Julie Welniak, For Kids' Sake, St. Ursula Academy, WCWA-AM, London Mitchell, Don Edwards, Background, Ohio United Press International Newsleader awards,
"WTOL Wins Writing Honor At Broadcasters Meeting" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Thursday, 4/30/87 Peach Section
WTOL-TV 11, Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters, Best Broadcasting Writing award, Stuart Watson, Dirk Smith, Roland Smith, Chris Schenkel, Fox Broadcasting, Emmy Awards, WGTE-TV 30.
"WJR, WWJ Get Exclusive Rights To U Of M Sports" Thursday, 4/30/87 AP story in The Blade Peach Section
WJR-AM, WWJ-AM, University of Michigan, Don Canham, WUOM-FM, WPAG-AM, WTRX-AM, WLEN-FM.
Tom Ensign item in The Blade's Friday, 5/8/87 Peach Section
WRQN-FM, Steve Mason, Cindy Pierce, Original Pancake House, Easter Seals.
Electronic Press Box "Why Does Tiny Archbold Radio Do Hens' Games? by Seymour Rothman, in The Blade's Saturday, 5/16/87 Peach Section
WHFD-FM, Toledo Mud Hens, Max E. Smith, Sr., Max E. Smith, Jr., Rick Conti, Larry Christy, University of Toledo, Gene Cook, Jim Webber, Frank Gilhooley, Freedom Train.
"Toledo To Participate In People Meter Ratings Service" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Friday, 6/12/87 Peach Section
Nielsen ratings, AGB Television Research, Bob Hoffman, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, 'ABC: Something's Happening,' 'CBS Spirit, Oh, Yes,' 'Come Home To NBC,' ABC News, CBS Summer Playhouse, WJR-AM, Jimmy Launce, Paul W. Smith, Rally-by-the-River.
"Ch. 24 Getting Its Act Together With Quiet Changes" and other item, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Friday, 6/19/87 Peach Section
WNWO-TV 24, Brett Cornwell, Toledo Television Investors, Inc., Greg Carson, Dancie Moore, Carol Costello, Mark Savage, Suzanne Allen, Susan Roberts, Matthew Fitzgibbons, Linda Blackburn, Dennis Jones, WUPW-TV 36, Little House on the Prairie, The Judge, The Dukes of Hazzard, Our World, Source Shopping Club, WWF, Regional Emmy Awards, WTVG-TV 13, Ted Bacho, Bill Harris, Debra Ondo, WTOL-TV 11, Stuart Watson, Dirk Smith, Steve Hartman, Scott Miskimon, Dennis Witcher, Hotline.
"Toledo Focus Of Telecasts For Columbus Audiences" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Thursday, 7/2/87 Peach Section
The Heart of Ohio, Portside, Toledo Zoo, sesquicentennial, Jamie Farr, Owens-Illinois, Jim Mengel, Dave Kaylor, CBET-TV 9, Buckeye Cablevision, WTOL-TV 11, WTVG-TV 13, Regional Emmys, Bill Harris, "Medical Marvels," Steve Hartman, Scott Miskimon, Dennis Witcher, WGTE-TV 30, Shirley Timonere. Brent Greene, Shawn Brady, WBGU-TV 27, The Fragile Art: The Midwestern Heritage of Glassmaking, Don Payne, OEBIES, Sinclair Lewis: The Man From Main Street, Gene Dent, Denise Kisabeth, News Six, Keith Connors, Dick Stone, Chris Conder, WCWA-AM, WOHO-AM, Don King, Mike Reghi, WWWM-FM.
"Olmstead Leaving Ch. 11 To Seek A Master's Degree" and other item, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Friday, 7/17/87 Peach Section
WTOL-TV 11, Jill Olmstead, Jeff Heitz, Fox Broadcasting, Werewolf, Brad Turell.
"Local Broadcasters See Few Changes Under Scrapping Of Fairness Doctrine" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Friday, 8/14/87 Peach Section
FCC, Buddy Ray, WTVG-TV 13, S. Wheeler Rudd, WTOL-TV 11, Brett Cornwell, WNWO-TV 24, Ronald Reagan, Ernest Hollings, Ed Markey, Larry Blum, WUPW-TV 36, Debra Ondo, Dork Smith, Greg Carson, Dancie Moore, Outlaws, Nancy Lee Staczek, Bud Grant, Designing Women, Cagney & Lacey, Television Information Office statistics,
"Ch. 11 Presents Provoking Documentary on Lake Erie" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Saturday, 8/22/87 peach Section
WTOL-TV 11, Lake Erie: How Far We've Come, Mike Cullison, Jeff Heitz, Who Killed Lake Erie?.
"Toledo's Fischer Up And Coming In L.A." by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Peach Section
Eight is Enough, "The Eight is Enough Reunion," Bill Blinn, Frank Fischer, Westgate Dinner Theater, Fame, Our House, Wilford Brimley, Jerry Thorpe, Family Ties.
"Buckeye To Provide Daily Coverage Of Pope's Visit" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Tuesday, 9/1/87 Peach Section
Buckeye CableSystem, Pope John Paul II, Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN), Nickelodeon.
Tom Ensign item, in The Blade's Friday, 9/4/87 Peach Section
WTVG-TV 13, The Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Jerry Anderson, Jeannine Lauber, Promenande Park.
"Extensive Coverage Slated For Papal Visit" and other item, by Tom Ensign in The Blade's Thursday, 9/10/87 Peach Section
Pope John Paul II, Catholics in America, The Pope in America, WTOL-TV 11, WTVG-TV 13, WJBK-TV 2, WDIV-TV 4, WXYZ-TV 7, CBET-TV 9, WKBD-TV 50, Jeff Heitz, Amy Marsalis, Kevin Cokely, Jerry Anderson, Buckeye CableSystem, EWTN, Limelight, Michael Drew Shaw, WUPW-TV 36.
"Pope On PASS," in The Blade's Tuesday, 9/15/87 Peach Section)
Pope's visit to Detroit, Ford Auditorium, Hart Plaza, Silverdome.
Tom Ensign item about Fox Schedule Changes, in The Blade's Thursday, 10/22/87 Peach Section
Fox Broadcasting, WUPW-TV 36, WKBD-TV 50, Mr. President, Women in Prison Beans Baxter, Beans Baxter, 21 Jump Street, Werewolf, Married...With Children, Tracey Ullaman, Duet.
"Sue Parcell Joins Ch. 11 As Co-Anchor" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Friday, 10/30/87 Peach Section
WTOL-TV 11, Sue Parcell, Jill Olmstead, Jeff Heitz, Chris Kettler, Phil Drechsler, WNWO-TV 24.
"WGTE Special Focusing On Sesquicentennial Events" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Saturday, 12/26/87 Peach Section
WGTE-TV 30, Sesqui!, Shawn Brady, Portside, Donna Owens, Pearl Bailey, SeaGate Centre, Danny Thomas, Jamie Farr, Teresa Brewer.
"Means Of Handling Drug Problems Outlined On TV" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Friday, 1/1/88 Peach Section
WGTE-TV 30, Drug Free Kids - A Parent's Guide, Ken Howard, Jane Alexander, Ned Beatty, Eddie Bell, Bonnie Franklin, Marla Gibbs, Melissa Gilbert, Elliott Gould, WTVG-TV 13, "Ask The Expert," Contact-13's Call for Action, WNWO-TV 24, Lauren Hudson, WDIV-TV 4, WOHO-AM, WWWM-FM, Fred North, Chrystal Bostian, WTOL-TV 11, Oprah Winfrey, Magnum, P.I., Phil Donahue, WBGU-TV 27, Art and Roman Griswold, Art Beat, Marshall "Big Jack" Reynolds, and Marcus Gray, John Henry Newmark, John Gibbs Rockwood, Larry Gold {The Haircuts).
"Home Box Office Loves That Boxing," in The Blade's Thursday, 1/28/88 Peach Section
Knight News Service story. Mike Tyson, Larry Holmes, HBO, Marvin Hagler, Sugar Ray Leonard, boxing, ratings-record.
"Channel 36 Preparing Feast For Baseball Fans" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Friday, 2/19/88 Peach Section
WUPW-TV 36, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians,, Larry Blum, The CableSystem Channel 5-A, PASS.
From Television by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Thursday, 3/10/88 Peach Section
WNWO-TV 24, Easter Seal Telethon, Westgate Dinner Theater, Paul W. Smith, Jean Holden, The Villagers, Eddie Boggs, Doug Carter, Kerry Clark, Cake Walkin' Jass Band, Bob Wurst & Buckeye, Nate Gurley.
"Kansas City Ruling Alters WUPW Censorship Plans" by Tom Ewing, in The Blade's Saturday, 3/12/88 Peach Section
WUPW-TV 36, "Blame it on Rio," "Private Lessons," FCC, Denis Katell.
"CableSystem Inaugurating 'Pay Per Program' Sunday" and other items, in The Blade's Friday, 3/25/88 Peach Section
The CableSystem, Wrestlemania IV, WWF, Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, pay-per-view, Financial News Network (FNN), Black Entertainment Television (BET), Discovery Channel, Nostalgia Channel, WTVG-TV 13, Neil Carmean, Michael Sullivan, Nightline, WNWO-TV 24, Karl Spring, Tom the Squirrel.
"Hotel, TV Station Defend Their Stance On Showing Of R-Rated Movies" and other items, in The Blade's Thursday, 5/5/88 Peach Section
WUPW-TV 36, FCC, Holiday Inn, American Family Association, "Frenzy," Robert Brannon, COMSAT Video Enterprises, Larry Blum, WTVG-TV 13, Jeannine Lauber, WTOL-TV 11, Lake Erie: How Far We've Come, Best Documentary Award, AP Broadcasters of Ohio, Mike Cullison, Jeff Heitz, Pat Sprunk, Jim Kenny, Evan Rosen, Gary Mazur, Linda Joyce, WGTE-TV 30, auction.
"Panda Escort Duty Brings Newsfolk More Than Facts" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Tuesday, 5/24/88 Peach Section
Steve Pollick, WTOL-TV 11, WTVG-TV 13, Diane Larson, Ted Bacho, Sue Parcell, Brian Tiell, Mike Cullison, China. Link: 6/9/88 Blade front page story of the death of Sue Parcell.
"Parcell Was a Professional, a Colleague, and a Friend" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Friday, 6/10/88 Peach Section.
WTOL-TV 11, death of Sue Parcell, China trip, Pandas, Jill Olmstead. Link: 6/9/88 Blade front page story of the death of Sue Parcell.
"Television by Tom Ensign," in The Blade's Friday, 1/7/88 Peach Section
WTOL-TV 11, Regional Emmys, Rodney King, Paul Kwapich, Brian Tell, A Day in the Life of Toledo, Lake Erie: How Far We've Come, Michael Cullison, Pat Sprunk, Jim Kenny, Scott Campbell, Pat Dennis, Joe Ashton, Eleven Listens, WOHO-AM, WWWM-FM, Bill Stewart, Dennis Elliott, Jeff Schwartz.
"Toledo Makes The Big Time With A Mention On A Soap" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Thursday, 7/14/88 Peach Section
Days of Our Lives, Toledo Zoo, Pandas.
"Conventions Not Your Cup Of Tea? TV Choices Abound" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Saturday, 7/16/88 Peach Section
Democratic National Convention, Movies on WUPW-TV 36, WKBD-TV 50, and WXON-TV 20, Regular programming on OBS stations WGTE-TV 30, WBGU-TV 27, & WTVS-TV 56, MLB (Houston vs, Montreal) & CFL (Hamilton vs Winnipeg) on CBET-TV 9, Video Connection, John Day.
"Channel 13 Expanding News To 2-Hour Package" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Thursday, 8/17/88 Peach Section
WTVG-TV 13, 13 News at 5, Jeannine Lauber*, Jerry Anderson, Stan Stachak, George Zabrecky, Michael Reghi, Bill Wagy, Jim Rudes, Dock Treece, USA Today: The Television Show, Steve Friedman, Edie Magnus, Robin young, Kenneth Walker, Bill Macatee, 13 News at 6, NBC Nightly News, Michael Sullivan, WTOL-TV 11, The Cosby Show, WNWO-TV 24, Republicaan National Convention, Elvis Presley movies, Chris Jones, WWWM-FM, Timm Morrison, WMHE-FM, WRQN-FM, Steve Mason. *Jeannine Lauber was replaced with Diane Larson at 5pm.
Local Stations Planning Changes In Fall Schedules" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Thursday, 8/25/88 Peach Section
WTVG-TV 13, 13 News First at 5, USA Today: The Television Show, Diane Larson, Jerry Anderson, The Facts of Life, M*A*S*H, Entertainment Tonight, Cheers, Small Wonder, War of the Worlds, WTOL-TV 11, Oprah Winfrey, Family Ties, The Cosby Show, Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy, The People's Court, Family Medical Center, WNWO-TV 24, Little House on the Prairie, Win, Lose or Draw, Wipe Out, A Current Affair, Family Feud, Body By Jake, Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, Star Search, WUPW-TV 36, Real Ghostbusters, Duck Tales, The Flintstones, Double Dare, Batman, Get Smart, WKRP in Cincinnati, Hogan's Heroes, Gunsmoke, The Rockford Files, The New Dating Game, The All New Newlywed Game, The Gong Show, Hollywood Squares, Starting From Scratch, It's a Living, Mama's Family, She's the Sheriff, Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Freddie's Nightmare, Friday the 13th: The Series, Munsters Today, Charles in Charge, Out of This World, Secret Identity, Superboy, Benny Hill.
Television by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Saturday, 9/3/88 Peach Section
WGTE-TV 30, Fall Festival, WTVG-TV 13, Jerry Lewis Labor Day MDA Telethon, Jerry Anderson, Jeannine Lauber, Diane Larson, Franklin Park Mall, WSPD-AM, WLQR-FM, Terese Roberts.
"Channel 36 Toasting Itself For Three Years Of Success" and other item, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Thursday, 9/15/88 Peach Section
WUPW-TV 36, Larry Blum, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Denis Katell, Fox Broadcasting, R-Rated films, FCC, Morton Downey, Jr., Brian and Cleveland O'Neal III, Saturday Rocks, CBS, Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, Baby Doll, Scott High School, Brunetta O'Neal.
"WGTE Takes a Fine Look at Minor-League Baseball" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Thursday, 9/29/88 Peach Section
WGTE-TV 30, Life in the Minors, Toledo Mud Hens, George Kell, Jeff Reynolds, Stan Clark, Brent Greene.
"Channel 11 Documentary Fascinating, Incomplete" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Saturday, 10/1/88 Peach Section
WTOL-TV 11, Laker, Mike Cullison, Agawa Canyon, Lake Erie:How Far We've Come.
From "Television by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Friday, 10/14/88 Peach Section
WNWO-TV 24, Karl Spring, Kyle Balluck, Lindsay Kristin.
"Chinese City to Dedicate Plaque to Honor Parcell" and other items, in The Blade's Friday, 11/11/88 Peach Section
Sue Parcell, Qinhuangdao Friendship Park, China, Pandas, Toledo Zoo, S. Wheeler Rudd, WTVG-TV 13, Diane Larson, 13 News First at Five, China Odyssey, Crystal Award, Ted Baxho, Tom Waniewski, Tom Zapiecki, Bill Harris, Brian Tiell, Steve Hartman, Mike O'Connell, Rodney King, Chris Kettler, Julie Milkin, Pat Sprunk, Sharon Newsom.
Electronic Pressbox "Bo-Woody 10-Year Rivalry Lives Again on Videotape" by Seymour Rothman, in The Blade's Saturday, 11/12/88 Peach Section
Ohio State University, University of Michigan, Bo Schembechler, Woody Hayes, Family Express Video, The Ten Years War - Bo vs, Woody, Big Ten Championship, Earle Bruce.
"ESPN to Interview Macomber Net Star," in The Blade's Tuesday, 11/15/88 Peach Section
Jimmy Jackson, Macomber High School, Ohio State Buckeyes, Maumee High School.
"Channel 36 To Broadcast 52 Tiger Baseball Games" and other items, in The Blade's Thursday, 12/1/88 Peach Section
WUPW-TV 36, Detroit Tigers, Tiger Baseball Network, Larry Blum, PASS, Cleveland Indians, Morton Downey, Jr., Masonic Auditorium, WGTE-TV 30, WBGU-TV 27, membership drives, WOHO-AM, WWWM-FM, Mark Standriff, USA Today: The Television Show, Phil Griffin.
"Channel 27 Back, But Fund Raiser Hurt," in The Blade's Friday, 12/9/88 Peach Section
WBGU-TV 27, Paula Davis, Northwestern Ohio Educational Teaching Foundation, Bowling Green State University.
From "Television by Tom Ensign," by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Thursday, 12/15/88 Peach Section
WNWo-TV 24, Paul Kiska, University of Toledo, Arsenio Hall, Nightline.
"Channel 11 Bringing Local News, Weather To Early-Morning Time Slot" and other item, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Thursday, 12/29/88 Peach Section
WTOL-TV 11, Toledo 11...This Morning, Wheeler Rudd, Steve Israel, Karen Mason, Art Beat on WBGU-TV 27, Dave Carlson, Dick Berry, WNWO-TV 24, WTVG-TV 13, George Zabrecky, A to Zabrecky, George's Garden.
"Low-Powered TV Station Slated To Start In March" and other item, in The Blade's Friday, 12/30/88 Peach Section
W48AP, Bob Moore, Ultra Vision, Inc., HBO, University of Toledo, Bowling Green State University (BGSU), Toledo Trivia, Friday Night Fever, Family Network, WTOL-TV 11, Jeff Bell.
"CableSystem Adds Ch. 4, 3 Pay-Per-View Services" and other items, in The Blade's Saturday, 12/31/88 Peach Section
Buckeye Cablevision, WDIV-TV 4, Ellen Jackson, WTVG-TV 13, WUPW-TV 36, Detroit Tigers, Impulse Channels, Request TV, WNWO-TV 24, Sally Jessy Raphael, Geraldo, Little House on the Prairie, Win, Lose or Draw, A Current Affair, Couch Potato, Family Feud, Arsenio Hall.
Tom Ensign item in The Blade's Thursday, 1/5/89 Peach Section
WTOL-TV 11, Marilou Johanek, Rick Gevers.
"New Radio Statiom Ready To Make Debut" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Thursday, 1/12/89 Peach Section
WHFD-FM, Northwest Ohio Broadcasting Co., Max Smith, Digital Audio Tape (DAT), WMTR-FM.
"WRED To Hit Airwaves Monday" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Saturday, 1/21/89 Peach Section
WRED-FM, Red 96, Buddy Carr, Carolyn Carr, WWWM-FM, FCC.
"Columbo's Beloved, Battered Peugeot a Findlay Find" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Friday, 2/3/89 Peach Section
1960 Peugeot 403 Cabriolet, Jim and Connie Delaney, Universal Studios, Peter Falk, WTVG-TV 13, David Hennen, George Zabrecky, WBGU-TV 27, Viewpoint, 25th. anniversary, WVOI-AM, This Far By Faith: The Black Catholic Chapel of the Air, Black Catholic Televangelization Network.
"Downey's Mouth Brings House Down" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Wednesday, 2/15/89 Peach Section
Morton Downey, Jr., Big Mouth, Masonic Auditorium, Hilton Stein, WUPW-TV 36, Illustration of Downey by Kerry Waghorn.
"PBS Ready For 'Festival '89' With Specials, Hands Out" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Thursday, 3/2/89 Peach Section
WGTE-TV 30, WBGU-TV 27, WTVS-TV 56.
Electronic Pressbox "WTVG's Reghi Happiest When Doing Play-By-Play" by Seymour Rothman
WTVG-TV 13, Mike Reghi, University of Toledo, Bowling Green State University, WDIV-TV 4, WLIO-TV 35, WNWO-TV 24, Jim Tichy, Gib Shanley. Bert Blyleven.
"Viewer Complains, And The Result's Scary" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Thursday, 3/9/89 Peach Section
Terry Rakolta of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Married...With Children, WUPW-TV 36, Procter & Gamble, McDonald's, Kimberly-Clark,
"TV48 Taking To Airwaves Monday" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Friday, 3/10/89 Peach Section
W48AP, Home Town TV48, Jeff Bell, Get to Know Us, Robin Wheatley, Home Joy, Jera Stewart, Home Town Cooking, Robert Micheletti, SportSide, Joe Blystone, Sportsbeat Magazine, High Level View, Chuck Schmitt, Picture Kideo, Trivia in Toledo, Jerry Millen, Show & Sell, Prime Time Event, high school sports, Glass City Marquee, Johnny Ginger, Power Line, Mark Iagulli, Faces & Places, Angela Rae, Family Network, Jerry Falwell, Bob Moore, Ultra Vision. Link: W48AP Gallery.
"Buckeye CableSystem Will Carry New TV Station" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Saturday, 4/1/89 Peach Section
W48AP, John Karl, FCC, Bob Moore, Abracadabra, Good News, Teen Town. Other CableSystem items: Cincinnati Reds, CableSystem Channel 5-A, Detroit Tigers, WUPW-TV 36, WDIV-TV 4.
"Channel 36 Brings Sajak Show To Late-Night Toledo" and other item, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Saturday, 4/8/89 Peach Section
Pat Sajak, WUPW-TV 36, WTOL-TV 11, WGPR-TV 62, WJBK-TV 2, Wheel of Fortune, Johnny Carson, Larry Blum, Star Trek, America's Most Wanted, James Bonds.
"Channel 30 Opening Its Warehouse For The Buy-In" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Wednesday, 4/12/89 Peach Section
WGTE-TV 30, Channel 30 Auction, Linda Semer, WIOT-FM, Peter Cavanaugh, Kathmandu, Nepal, "Katmandu" by Bob Seger, Michigan Lottery TV commercial, Ned Skeldon Stadium.
"Timonere Named Channel 30 President" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Thursday, 4/20/89 Peach Section
WGTE-TV 30, WGTE-FM, WGLE-FM, Shirley Timonere, Robert D. Smith, Public Broadcasting Foundation of Northwestern Ohio, Bowling Green State University (BGSU), Richard Anderson, WTOL-TV 11, Ohio News Photographers Association television awards, Brian Tiell, Paul Kwapich, Rodney King, Tom Struckhoff, Pat Sprunk, WTVG-TV 13, WKKO-FM, WTOD-AM, Cleveland Browns, Sight Center of Northwest Ohio, University of Toledo, WUPW-TV 36, Arthritis Foundation Telethon, Mickey Gilly, Larry Van Nuys, Sarah Purcell, Tom T. Hall, Charlie Pride, Frankie Laine, Minnie Pearl, The Platters, Smothers Brothers, Jerry Vale, Roger Williams.
"One Man's Favorite Moments With Lucy" and other item, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Saturday, 4/29/89 Peach Section
Lucille Ball, I Love Lucy, Desi Arnaz, William Frawley, Vivian Vance, WKBD-TV 50, Harpo Marx, John Wayne...Soupy Sales, WWWM-FM, Bill Stewart.
"Ohio Lottery Game Coming To Portside" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Thursday, 5/11/89 Peach Section
Cash Explosion, WTOL-TV 11, Party in the Park, Portside Festival Marketplace, Paul Tapie, Sharon Bicknell, Amy Marsalis, Linda Joyce, awards, Mike O'Connell, Brian Tiell, Kalida Pride, Julie Malkin, Gerry Mazur, Paul Kwapich.
"American Bandstand Tour To Play At Savage Hall," in The Blade's Friday, 5/12/89 Peach Section
Dick Clark's American Bandstand Concert Tour, University of Toledo, Savage Hall, The Spinners, The Guess Who, The Drifters, The Association, Willie Tyler and Lester.
Electronic Pressbox "W48AP Attracting Viewers Through Local Sports Events" by Seymour Rothman, in The Blade's Saturday, 6/24/89 Peach Section
Robert S. Moore, Buckeye Cablevision Channel 29-B, WSPD-TV 13, Bob Evans, High school sports, University of Toledo, Gen. Walter Churchill, Sr.
Electronic Press Box "WTVG Plans To Give Its All In Covering The Farr Classic" by Seymour Rothman, in The Blade's Saturday, 7/1/89 Peach Section
LPGA, Highland Meadows, WTVG-TV 13, Andy Lee, Jamie Farr Toledo Classic, Michael Reghi, Bill Wagy, Ed Domansky, Judd Silverman, John Byner, Peter Marshall, Leslie Nielson, Bruce Weitz, Bill laimbeer, Jr.
"WFOB-AM Transmitting Ch. 11 Evening Newscast" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Saturday, 7/8/89 Peach Section
WTOL-TV 11, WFOB-AM, Rick Gevers, WGTE-TV 30, Nancy Weeks, Jack Troutner, Raymond Gallo, Kenneth Montie, Rock Night, Greg Carson, WNWO-TV 24, Jerry Anderson, WTVG-TV 13, Ken Lisle, Julie Rogier, WGTE-FM, Joe Campbell, Ralph Kisiel, Richard Paton, Donald Czarcinski, Dr. John C. Lewton, University of Toledo, Jamie Black, Russ Wozniak, Morning Edition.
"WRED-FM Shifts To Oldies Format," in The Blade's Friday, 7/13/89 Peach Section
WRED-FM, Buddy Carr.
From Television by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Friday, 8/11/89 Peach Section
WTVG-TV 13, Andy Lee, WUPW-TV 36, Detroit Pistons Network, Larry Blum, WWWM-FM, Jay Richards, WKKO-FM, W48AP, Home Town TV48, Wild Game and Country Cooking, Tim Manion, Jimmy Houston Outdoors, Southern Sportsman.
"WSPD Sees All-News Format As What Toledoans Desire," in The Blade's Saturday, 8/12/89 Peach Section
WSPD-AM, NewsRadio 1370, Mike Lonneke, Dr. Joyce Brothers, Mike Jablonski, Lee Conklin, Paul Ellis, Jack Shea, Lee Kirk, Rush Limbaugh, Dr. Dean Edell, Scott Hytenhove, Bruce Williams, TalkNet.
"Changes at WTOL Relate To Zero-Based Budgeting" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Thursday, 8/17/89 Peach Section
WTOL-TV 11, S. Wheeler Rudd, Cosmos Broadcasting, Rodney King, Chris Kettler, Michael Connell, Melissa Hawk, Meredith McGuire, Steve France, Amy Ashcroft, Melissa Voetsch, Brad Morse, Patches and Pockets, Beve Schwind, Sue Donner, The Cosby Show, Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy, Oprah.
"Broadcast of Neptune Photo Set" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Wednesday, 8/23/89 Peach Section
Voyager 2, WGTE-TV 30, WBGU-TV 27, Neptune All Night, Buckeye CableSystem Community Channel, WTVS-TV 56, NASA, WTVG-TV 13, Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon, MDA. Jerry Anderson, Jeannine Lauber, Diane Larson, North Towne Square, Molly's Restaurant, WTOD-AM, "Country" Dan Dixon, Jack Mitchell, Mary Beth Zolik, WKKO-FM.
"Jeanne Washko Leaving After Tonight's News Show" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Thursday, 8/31/89 Peach Section
WTVG-TV 13, Jeanne Washko, "Wednesday's Child," Stan Stachak, High School Quiz, Defiance High School, Perrysburg High School, WTOL-TV 11, Rick Gevers, Terse Roberts, Tim Wening, Chris Slawinski, Nightwatch, WSPD-AM, WNWO-TV 24, University of Toledo, Mike Thomsen, Michael Baugh, Jim Parker.
"Channel 13 Shuffling Its News Anchors" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Thursday, 9/7/89 Peach Section
WTVG-TV 13, Diane Larson, Jeannine Lauber, Jerry Anderson, Brenda Hines, Mike Sullivan, Ted Bacho, "China Odyssey," WGTE-TV 30, Fall Festival, Jamie Pierman, WBGU-TV 27, Patrick Fitzgerald, BGSU Cable Channel.
Electronic Press Box "ToledoVision 5 Keeping Things Hot For Football Fans" by Chip Towns, in The Blade's Saturday, 9/23/89 Peach Section
ToledoVision 5, Notre Dame Football, Tom Dawson, The Lou Holtz Show, PAC-10, MAC, This Week in the PAC-10, College Football This Week, University of Toledo, Notre Dame Basketball, The Digger Phelps Show.
"Federal Grant To Enhance Ch. 30 Stereo Capabilities" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Monday, 9/25/89 Peach Section
WGTE-TV 30, Marcy Kaptur, National Telecommunication and Information Administration of the Department of Commerce, Joe Campbell, WTVG-TV 13, Diane Larson, "Healthcast," WTOL-TV 11, Orris Tabner, Children's Miracle Network Telethon, WNWO-TV 24, Cris Cottom, Brian O'Neal, Saturday Rocks, CBS Saturday Fun, Cleveland O'Neal, Ottawa Hills High School, Brunetta O'Neal.
"Channel 30 Introducing Local Weekly News Magazine" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Friday, 10/6/89 Peach Section
WGTE-TV 30, Friday, Shirley Timonere, Greg Carson, WNWO-TV 24, Amy Ashcroft, Sister Ann Verhesen, Alan Page, Harry Barlos, Murray Stahl, WTVG-TV 13, Ollie Dowell, Today, Plan to Get Out Alive, National Fire Prevention Week, Winston Brown, WTOL-TV 11, WFOB-AM, WLCO-FM.
"WGTE, Sight Center Plan Joint Venture To Help the Print Disabled" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Wednesday, 10/18/89 Peach Section
WGTE-TV 30, Secondary Audio Programming (SAP), Sight Center Area Network, The Pat Sajak Show, WUPW-TV 36, Larry Blum, Johnny Carson, Arsenio Hall, WTOL-TV 11, Toledo 11 Weather Watchers, Charlie Umpenhour, WTVG-TV 13, Neil Hartman.
"Television Deserves Praise For Earthquake Coverage" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Saturday, 10/21/89 Peach Section
1989 San Fransisco Earthquake, Candlestick Park, World Series, ESPN, Mike Sullivan, WTVG-TV 13, Today, CNN, Dan Rather, Ted Koppel.
From Television by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Wednesday, 10/25/89 Peach Section
WTOL-TV 11, Crystal Awards, Women in Communications, Inc., Bruce Leshan, Amy Marsalis, Mike O'Connell, Mike Kosnar, Pat Sprunk, Paul Kwapich, Brian Tiell, Phil Deschler, Chris Ketter, Sharon Newson, Marilou Johanek, WTVG-TV 13, Brian Jagodzinski, Scott Langenderfer, Tom Zapiecki, Tom Waniewski.
"Hope Woodside To Join Ch. 13 As Weekend Anchor" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Wednesday, 11/1/89 Peach Section
WTVG-TV 13, Mike Sullivan, Hope Woodside, Jeanne Washko, WNWO-TV 24, Paul Kiska, Snowbird the Penguin, Myron the Rat, WGTE-TV 30, WBGU-TV 27, Richard Celeste, Issues: Ohio Special Report with Governor Celeste.
"Ch. 30 Introducing 4-Part Series On Ohio Storytellers" and other item, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Wednesday, 11/8/89 Peach Section
WGTE-TV 30, Tales From Ohio, Hughes Moir, University of Toledo, Lorraine Beeker,"Right of Revenge," Steve Flower, "In Defense of the Homeland," Mary Amos, Bowling Green State University (BGSU), "To Love, Honor, and...." Barbara Britsch, "Hound Dog Stories," Brent Greene, Michael Drew Shaw, Tom Gorman, WGTE-FM, WGLE-FM, "Return Garrison Keillor to FM 91," American Radio Company of the Air, Prairie Home Companion.
Items from Television by Tom Ensign in The Blade's Thursday, 11/23/89 Peach Section
WGTE-FM, "Return Garrison Keillor to FM 91," International television and radio journalists in Toledo, International Institute of Greater Toledo, Inc., WTVG-TV 13, Dialogos, W48AP.
"WXTS Back On The Air." in The Blade's Monday, 11/27/89 Peach Section
WXTS-FM, Toledo Public Schools, John Kuschell.
"First Lady of Mayberry Gone But Not Forgotten" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Saturday, 12/9/89 Peach Section
Francis Bavier, Mayberry, (N.C.) Gazette "obituary" for Aunt Bee Taylor, The Andy Griffith Show.
Items from Television by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Wednesday, 12/13/89 Peach Section
Fox Broadcasting, The Simpsons, The Tracey Ullman Show, WUPW-TV 36, WKBD-TV 50, Simpson Roasting on an Open Fire, America's Most Wanted, Married...With Children, Barney Miller, McHale's Navy, WTVG-TV 13, United Negro College Fund, Lou Rawls Parade of Stars, Larry Whatley, Ollie Dowell, Kathryn Mobley, Bill Wagy, Dave Hennen,
"Big 3 Networks Find Fox Force To Be Reckoned With" by Ed Bark & "Nielsen Ratings List" (AP), in The Blade's Thursday, 12/21/89 Peach Section
Knight News Service story. Fox Broadcasting, Married...With Children, Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire, Matt Groening, Nielsen ratings list for Dec. 11-17, 1989.
"Syndicated Exclusivity Rules Changing Cable TV" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Saturday, 12/23/89 Peach Section
Syndex, Dave Huey, Buckeye Cablevision, WTBS, "Grade B contour," WTVG-TV 13, WDIV-TV4, WXYZ-TV 7, WJBK-TV 2.
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"Former Toledoan Sees His Dream Get Closer To A Slot On Network TV" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Thursday, 12/28/89 Peach Section
Jim Orr, Mission Control, Panda Entertainment, DeVilbiss High School, University of Toledo, Bowling Green State University (BGSU), Aaron Spelling, Shelley Duvall, Barry Capece, Think Entertainment, faerie Tale Theater, Houston Space Center, NASA.
"Area PBS Stations To Start Descriptive Service For Blind" and other item, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Friday, 1/5/90 Peach Section
WGTE-TV 30, WBGU-TV 27, American Playhouse, "Sensibility and Sense," Mystery!, Descriptive Video Service (DVS), Seperate Audio Program (SAP), Sight Center of Toledo, WRED-FM, Don King, Saturday Morning Live, WCWA-AM, WOHO-AM, WWWM-FM, Sonny Smith, Buddy Carr.
"CableSystem Expands Access To Impulse Shows" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Wednesday, 1/31/90 Peach Section
The CableSystem, Impulse pay-per-view, Impulse 900, Ellen Jackson, WGTE-TV 30, United Way's Voluntary Action Center Telethon, Marty Stouffer, Wild America, "Bushytails," Wildwood Preserve Metropark, Art Weber.
"TV5 Shifts Gears From Sitcoms to Serious Look at Crack" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Thursday, 2/6/90 Peach Section
Buckeye Cablvision, ToledoVision 5, HBO, Crack USA: County Under Siege, Dr. Julius Gylys, University of Toledo, Thomas Vetter, James Ray, Johnetta Grant, Dr. Nick Piazza, Peggy Hancock.
"Fox Seeks Network Status As Well As Changes in Rules" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Monday, 2/12/90 Peach Section
Fox Broadcasting, FCC, NBC, ABC, CBS, 20th Century Fox Television, Nielsen ratings, WUPW-TV 36, Larry Blum.
"High School Basketball," in The Blade's Wednesday, 3/21/90 Peach Section
Ohio High School Basketball State Playoff Games on radio stations WFRO-AM, WFRO-FM, WRED-FM.
"UT Launching Monthly Show on Cable Channels 5-A, COM" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Thursday, 3/22/90 Peach Section
University of Toledo, The University of Toledo News, ToledoVision 5, Community Channel, UT Digest, Tom Stephens, Dan Saevig, Rebecca Fondessy, Dr. David Tucker, Terry Teagarden, Scott Schultz, Tom Abbott, WGTE-TV 30, Jamie Pierman, Inverness Club, 1990 Jefferson Award for Outstanding Public Service, WTVG-TV 13, C.A. (Al) Maeder, John Novotny, Mina Penn, Colleen Roth, Dr. Herbert Stockard.
Items from Television by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Tuesday, 3/29/90 Peach Section
WGTE-TV 30, auction, WRQN-FM, Steve Mason, Diane Scribner.
Blade Runner "Did Ch. 24 Fire Dancie Moore or Did She Quit?" and other items, by Alan Abrams, in The Blade's Friday, 4/6/90 Peach Section
WNWO-TV 24, WRQN-FM, Michelle Stalnacker, Walleye fishing, Harry Barlos, Maumee River Walleye Derby, Portside, WJR-AM.
"Reassignment to 'Cutin' Job Prompted Dancie to Cut Out" and other items, in The Blade's Wednesday, 4/18/90 Peach Section
WNWO-TV 24, Dancie Moore, George Noleff, Cheryl Masur, Debra Morgan, Camille Edwards, WDIV-TV 4, WTVG-TV 13, John Rood, Julia Sandidge, Mark Beier, Michael Mota, Doug Sinn, Toledo Press Club.
"Ch. 48 Limits Programming To Prime Time To Cut Costs" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Thursday, 4/26/90 Peach Section
W48AP, Bob Moore, Sue Lovett, Jack Ford, WNWO-TV 24, Cris Cottom, Paulette Breen, "83 Hours to Dawn," Robert Urich, Peter Strauss, "Stranger Within," Rick Schroeder, Kate Jackson, WMTR-FM, Toledo Mud Hens, Jim Weber, Frank Gilhooley, WRQN-FM, Earth Day, Diane Scribner, Steve Mason.
"Nick at Nite Plans a Donna-Thon," in The Blade's Saturday, 4/28/90 Peach Section
The Donna Reed Show, Buster Keaton, Cloris Leachman, Mother's Day, How To Be Donna Reed.
"TV5 Giving Toledo a Chance To Show Off Its Funny Bone" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Wednesday, 5/2/90 Peach Section
America's Funniest Home Videos, Toledo's Funniest Home Videos, The CableSystem, ToledoVision 5, Steve Mason, WRQN-FM, Goodwill Games, John keller, Central Catholic High School, Jim Jackson, Macomber High School, ToledoMud Hens, Franklin park Mall, 10K Run for Goodwill.
"Ch. 30 Slates Special Shows For Brief Fund Drive" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Wednesday, 5/9/90 Peach Section
WGTE-TV 30, Toledo Zoo, Dr. David Watts, "Gorillas in the Mist," Dian Fossey, Operation Earth, WTOL-TV 11, Edward R. Murrow Award, Regional Emmys, Bill Stewart, The Jay Eck Show, Scott Campbell, WMTR-FM, WFOB-AM, WLCO-FM, WTVG-TV 13, Call for Action.
"TV Channel 13 To Cut 14 From Staff June 1," in The Blade's Wednesday, 5/16/90 Peach Section
Andy Lee, Brenda Hines, Storer Communications, Inc., Lorimar TelePictures, Inc., Toledo Television, Inc., terry H. Lee, H.W. "Buddy" Ray.
"Buddy Ray Retires as CEO of WTVG; Lee Assumes Post" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Friday, 5/18/90 Peach Section
H.W. "Buddy" Ray, WTVG-TV 13, Brenda Hines, Toledo Television, Inc., Andy Lee, Barbara Vaughn.
Items from Television by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Wednesday, 5/30/90 Peach Section
The CableSystem, Ha!, MTV, The Best of Groucho, Sgt. Bilko, Rhoda, That Girl, TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes, Saturday Night Live, FNN, Impulse PPV, WWWM-FM, Wendy Sheridan, Mark Standriff, WKKO-FM.
"WGTE Tightens Its Fiscal Belt, But The Ship's Not Sinking" and other item, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Thursday, 6/7/90 Peach Section
WGTE-TV 30, WGTE-FM, WGLE-FM, Shirley Timonere, PBS, FCC, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Jim Krone, Gary Hoffman, WUPW-TV 36, Children's Miracle Network Telethon, Mediacal College of Ohio.
"Medical Production Firm Hires Ch. 13 News Director" and other item, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Saturday, 6/9/90 Peach Section)
Michael Sullivan, WTVG-TV 13, edstar Communications, How to Prevent a Heart Attack, Walter Cronkite, HBO, Healthcast, Diane Larson, Discovery Channel, Nostalgia Channel, First News at 5, Jeannine Lauber, Ollie Dowell, Brenda Hines.
"News Director Noleff Out in Cuts at Channel 24" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Friday, 6/15/90 Peach Section
George Noleff, WNWO-TV 24, Greg Carson, Brett Cornwell, Mike Przybylski, Chris Jones, Don Edwards, Guil Herrick, Camille Edwards, WTVG-TV 13, Paul Kiska, Kyle Balluck, Jim Tichy, Colleen Roth, Jefferson Awards, WGTE-FM, Radio Research Consortium, Morning Edition, All Things Considered, WRED-FM, Buddy Carr, Bill Stewart.
"Threatening Weather Starts a Process of Information" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Friday, 6/22/90 Peach Section
National Severe Storms Forecast Center, National Weather Service at Toledo Express Airport, Watches, Warnings.
"WOSE-FM Changes Call Letters, Format, Location" by John Lis, in The Blade's Monday, 6/22/90 Peach Section
WXKR-FM, James Lorenzen, WLQR-FM, Midwestern Broadcasting, WOHO-AM, WWWM-FM, Venice Broadcasting Co., Bill Stewart, WRED-FM, Casey hamer, Tracy Thompson, Dean Scott, WRQN-FM, WKKO-FM, D.C. Bash (Dave Campbell), Jim Snyder, University of Toledo.
"WOHO Audience Hearing Nothing But WWWM Format," in The Blade's Tuesday, 6/26/90 Peach Section
WOHO-AM, WWWM-FM, Midwestern Broadcasting, Jeff Scgwartz, Mark Roberts, WTOD-AM, WKKO-GM.
"Former Ch. 24 News Director Takes Baltimore Job" and other items, in The Blade's Thursday, 7/5/90 Peach Section
WNWO-TV 24, George Noleff, WTOL-TV 11, Julie Malkin, Chris Jones, Mike Przybylski, Bert Deveau, Mike Sullivan, WTVG-TV 13, Rick Gevers, David Rau, Andy Lee, WGTE-TV 30, Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, "Extending 'The Neighborhood' to Child Care," Jamie Pierman, University of Toledo, Lourdes College, Mary Richter, Richard Anderson, WGTE Board of Trustees, The Andersons, Patricia Appold, Darryl Costin, James Findley, Daniel Marcus, C. Allen McConnell, Stanford Odesky, James F. White, Robert Brotje, Caroline Jobst, Ronald Skeddle, Paul Smart, William Sullivan, Georgia Welles.
"Poor Ratings Cause WTVG's Decision To Cancel Its Early Evening News Show in August" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Friday, 7/6/90 Peach Section
WTVG-TV 13, 13 News First at Five, Andy Lee, Phil Donahue, Sally Jessy Raphael, WNWO-TV 24, Cheers, David Letterman, Diane Larsen, Jerry Anderson, Jeannine Lauber, Brenda Hines, Marcia Schroeder, Mike Sullivan, USA Today: The Television Show, NBC Nightly News, WTOL-TV 11, Family Ties, Geraldo Rivera, Highway to Heaven, George Noleff.
Blade Runner "Story Changes, But The Injury Remains Painful" by Alan Abrams
WTOL-TV 11, Pat Sprunk, Rick Gevers, LPGA, Dick Berry.
"Marsalis Leaving WTOL" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Friday, 7/20/90 Peach Section
Amy Marsalis, WTOL-TV 11, Bowling Green State University (BGSU).
"Buckeye Adds Film Classics, Shifts Nostalgia Channel" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Wednesday, 8/3/90 Peach Section
Buckeye Cablevision, American Movie Classics (AMC), Bob Dorian, WTVG-TV 13's "Golden Opportunity Fair," Franklin Park Mall.
"Channel 11 Is Remodeling Its Early Morning Show To Give It A Hard-News Edge" and other item, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Monday, 8/6/90 Peach Section
WTOL-TV 11, Toledo 11...This Morning, Karen Mason, Dave Carlson, Toledo 11 News...This Morning, Rick Gevers, Melissa Voetsch, Jim Parker, Steve Israel, Trump Card, Third Degree, Family Ties. Oprah Winfrey, The Golden Girls, The Cosby Show, Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy!
"Ch. 30 Offering Lite Packages To Reduce Irritation" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Thursday, 8/9/90 Peach Section
"Pledge Lite: For a Refreshing Change." Marilyn Monroes film festival, Paul Simon, Merv Griffin, Andy Williams, John Wayne, "The Alamo," "Topkapi."
"Ch. 13 Plucks News Director From Ch. 11 Production Staff" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Tuesday, 8/14/90 Peach Section
WTVG-TV 13, WTOL-TV 11, Patrick Dennis, Andy Lee, Michael Sullivan, Rick Gevers, WXYZ-TV 7.
"Ch. 30 Documentary Offers Insights To Homeless Problem" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Wednesday, 10/3/90 Peach Section
WGTE-TV 30, No House to Hold: The Homeless Story, WNWO-TV 24, Lucas County, Ken Leslie, Toledo's Homeless Awareness Project, Sister Ann VerHesen, Donna Warner, Terry Glazer, Charlie Grice, Friday becomes Thursday Night, Greg Carson, Amy Ashcroft, WTVG-TV 13, Kathy Yorio Wyatt, 30th Anniversary, William F. Buckley, Jr., "Reflections on Current Contentions," SeaGate Centre, James L. Brown, Ann Stranahan, Rev. John A. Thomas, Byron L. West, Public Broadcasting Foundation of Northwest Ohio.
Blade Runner "Taking the Lead, Part 2" by Alan Abrams, in The Blade's Friday, 10/5/90 Peach Section
WIOT-FM, Dawnbusters, Jeff Lamb, Mark Benson, Cara Sabin, WVKS-FM, WRQN-FM,
"Local Show Offers An Outlet For Performers Who See Stars" and other item, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Thursday, 10/18/90 Peach Section
WUPW-TV 36, WNWO-TV 24, Spotlight Entertainment, Tom Hofbauer, Cotton Club, Marty Miller, L&M Productions, Greg Carson, Thursday Night.
"Low-Power Music Channel Sneaks Onto Toledo Airwaves" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Friday, 10/26/90 Peach Section
W05BZ, Video Jukebox Network, music videos, Assal Broadcasting Co., FCC, Lawrence Rogow, Venture Technologies Group, Bill Stacy, Ultra Vision Inc., W48AP.
Blade Runner "Job Offer Could Put Station in Pickle" by Alan Abrams, in The Blade's Monday, 12/24/90 Peach Section
WIOT-FM, Ernie Harwell, Detroit Tigers, WJR-AM, Reams Broadcasting Corporation, Peter C. Cavanaugh, FM 104, Toledo Mud Hens, WCWA-AM, Bob Kelly, Dennis Staples.
Blade Runner "Disk Jock Puts Rock Station On Turntable" & "He'll Be Rockin' Disney World" by Alan Abrams, in The Blade's Thursday, 1/10/81 Peach Section
WVKS-FM (KISS-FM), Mark Olson, Andy Stewart, Mike Wheeler, Jim Biggins, Shannon Bauer, Trisha Biggins, Dave Fuller, Kim Carson, WIOT-FM, Jim Steel, Lyn Cayse, Sandy Myers, Michael Young, Dawnbusters, Jeff Lamb, Mark Benson, Cara Sabin.
"Clear Signals Ahead Is Ch. 24 Hope" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Friday, 2/22/91 Peach Section
WNWO-TV 24, antenna problems, Brett Cornwell, S&G Communications, Buckeye Cablevision.
"Buckeye Offering Basic Canle, Moving Stations" by Roberta de Boer, in The Blade's Monday, 3/18/91 Peach Section
The CableSystem, CATV Basic.
1 item from 'Focus on TV' by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Saturday, 4/13/91 Peach Section
WTOL-TV 11, Ohio News Photographers Association News Tape Contest, Paul Kwapich, Bryce York, Phil Dreschler, Michael Baugh, Steve France.
"Singin' in the Tube," in The Blade's Tuesday, 4/16/91 Peach Section
Promotional pic for Alvin and the Chipmunks, WKBD-TV 50, ToledoVision 5.
"Reghi Making Move To Sports Channel" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Friday, 4/19/91 Peach Section
Mike Reghi, WTVG-TV 13, Sports Channel, Bill Wagy, WLIO-TV 35, WNWO-TV 24.
"The Final Signoff" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Tuesday, 4/30/91 Peach Section
Jim Rudes, Frank Venner, Lloyd Thaxton, Jay Elliott, John Saunders, BGSU, WSPD-TV 13, WTVG-TV 13, Weather in the Weather, Gordon Ward, The Venner/Ward Report, Contact 13's Call for Action.
Blade Runner "Sister Radio Stations Could Be Owned By Four Brothers" by Alan Abrams, in The Blade's Friday, 5/31/91 Peach Section
WSPD-AM, WLQR-FM, FCC, Commonwealth Communications Services, Inc., Stratford Research, Lew Dickey, Sr., Midwestern Broadcasting Co., WOHO-AM, WWWM-FM, Jim Brown, Lew Dickey, Jr., David Dickey, John Dickey, Michael Dickey, Dickey Broadcasting Co., WMHE-FM.
Blade Runner "Applause Deserved For Local Radio 1st" by Alan Abrams, in The Blade's Wednesday, 6/26/91 Peach Section
WRQN-FM (93Q), Ken Benson, Program Director of the Year, Billboard, awards.
"Lauber Slates Return to Channel 13" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Wednesday, 6/26/91 Peach Section
Jeannine Lauber, WTVG-TV 13, Jim Nowak, Jim Rudes, Call for Action, Jim Harpen, Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD), WTOL-TV 11, Amy Marsalis, Dick Berry, Janis Lane, Rick Gevers, WGTE-TV 30, WGTE-FM, Public Broadcasting Foundation of Northwest Ohio, Thomas J. Fairhurst, Richard P. Anderson, WNWO-TV 24, awards, Julia Sandidge, Brian Yuen, "Street Fight Murder," Debra Dubicki.
"Buckeye, UT Jointly Drop Learning Channel" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Wednesday, 7/3/91 Peach Section
The Learning Channel, University of Toledo, Buckeye Cablevision, Ellen Jackson, The Travel Channel, WTOL-TV 11, Rick Gevers, Lu Ann Canipe, WUPW-TV 36, Married...With Children, Stunt Masters.
"WGTE Packs Schedule With Funding Enticements" and other item, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Thursday, 8/15/91 Peach Section
WGTE-TV 30, pledge drive, Of Moose and Men: The Rocky and Bullwinkle Story, WNWO-TV 24, Julia Sandidge, Chris Jones.
"The Winds of Change are Affecting Programming on Local TV Stations" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Tuesday, 9/10/91 Peach Section
WTOL-TV 11, WTVG-TV 13, WNWO-TV 24, WUPW-TV 36, ToledoVision 5, The New WKRP in Cincinnati, Lightfield Lewis, The People's Court, George Michaels Sports Machine.
"Buckeye Catering To Courtroom Junkies" and other item, in The Blade's Tuesday, 10/1/91 Peach Section
The CableSystem, Court TV, Pamela Start, Christian Brando, Ellen Jackson, In Court Today, Prime Time Trial Story, Fred Graham, Cynthia McFadden, Greg Jarrett, Jack Ford, WGTE-TV 30, Thursday Night, Mike Harrah.
"New Co-Host Named For 'Thursday Night'" and other Ch. 30 item, in The Blade's Thursday, 10/3/91 Peach Section
WGTE-TV 30, Thursday Night, Rhonda Sewell, Greg Carson, Amy Ashcroft, Mike Harrah, Kathy Wyatt, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?.
Blade Runner "'Busters' Team Has Broken Up" & "Life in the Opposite Lane" by Alan Abrams, in The Blade's Monday, 10/21/91 Peach Section
WIOT-FM, Dawnbusters, Cara Sabin, Jeff Lamb, Mark Benson, Lou Hebert, Steven J. Athanas, WXKR-FM, Reams Broadcasting, "Newsbitch," Peter C. Cavanaugh, BGSU, Len and Joyce Sabin, Bill Stewart, WHND-AM, Honey Radio, WCSX-FM, Bob Kelly, Dennis Staples, WCWA-AM, WWWM-FM, WRED-FM, WSPD-AM,
"Same Old Song, All Day Long - At Least For Now" by Alan Abrams, in The Blade's Monday, 11/4/91 Peach Section
WRQN-FM, WWWM-FM, WXKR-FM, "Louie, Louie," The Kingsmen, Kidd Cunningham, Rick St. Clair, Steve Mason, Diane Scribner, ABS Communications, Inc., WIOT-FM, Mark Roberts, WVKS-FM (KISS-FM), Fred LeFebvre, Kroger.
"WBGU Devoting An Hour To Information On AIDS" by John Nichols, in The Blade's Monday, 11/4/91 Peach Section
National Commission on AIDS, WBGU-TV 27, Journal '91, Tim Smith, Curt Wheeler, Dr. William Schlotterer.
"Toledo The Star On Two Television Shows" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Wednesday, 11/6/91 Peach Section
Homefront, "Toledo." Tammy Lauren, Kyle Chandler. Sammi Davis-Voss, WGTE-TV 30, Great Lakes Watch on Washington, Scott High School, SHAPE, "Upgrading Education," Joe Kretovics, University of Toledo, WTVG-TV 13, Patrick Dennis, Scott Wieditz, Hope Woodside, Buckeye Cablevision, Space Shuttle Atlantis, NASA Select, Terrence Henricks, Mario Runco, Susan Kay Friess, Sylvania High School, Frederick Friess.
Item by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Thursday, 11/7/91 Peach Section
Rush Limbaugh, Multimedia Entertainment, WSPD-AM.
Blade Runner "Hit Tunes Tower Over Town" by Alan Abrams, in The Blade's Friday, 11/8/91 Peach Section
WTWR-FM, Duane Shannon, Tower 98.
Blade Runner "Oldies Shift Hits Sour Note" by Alan Abrams, in The Blade's Wednesday, 11/13/91 Peach Section
WRQN-FM, 93Q, Lucas County Common Pleas Court, Ken Benson, Captain Morgan (J.J. Riley), Joseph Solomon, Jeffrey Goldstein, Bob Lafferty, Kidd Cunningham, Reams Broadcasting, WIOT-FM, WCWA-AM, "Louie, Louie," Ron Sobczak, Peter C. Cavanaugh, Bob Kelly, Dennis Staples.
Blade Runner "Toledo Legend Returns To Radio After 13 Years" by Alan Abrams, in The Blade's Wednesday, 11/27/91 Peach Section
Bob Martz, WTOD-AM, WCWA-AM, WOHO-AM, WRQN-FM, Team Audio, Robert F. Martz Productions, Michael Drew Shaw.
Blade Runner "Lauber Victim of Budget Ax" by Alan Abrams, in The Blade's Friday, 12/20/91 Peach Section
Jeannine Lauber, WTVG-TV 13, David L. Zamichow, Jerry Anderson, Diane Larson, Bill Harris, Pat Dennis.
Blade Runner "Anchors Aweigh at TV 13" by Alan Abrams, in The Blade's Monday, 12/23/91 Peach Section
WTVG-TV 13, Larry Whatley, Scott Wieditz, Today, Laura Palka, Patrick Dennis, Jeannine Lauber, Bill Harris, BGSU, WTOL-TV 11, WNWO-TV 24, Janis Lane, 13 Focus, L:arnell Harris.
"Channel 13 Looks To A Brighter '92" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Wednesday, 1/15/92 Peach Section
Blade photo of David L. Zamichow by Don Strayer. WTVG-TV 13, TA Associates, Jeannine Lauber, Laura Palka, Larry Whatley, Bill Harris, WTOL-TV 11, Toledo 11 News This Morning, Pat Dennis, Scott Wieditz, Dave Hennen, Cheers, ALF, Joan Rivers, Phil Donahue, Entertainment Tonight, Current Affair, Sally Jessy Raphael, Maury Povich.
"Station Apologizes For Blunder" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Tuesday, 1/21/92 Peach Section
WUPW-TV 36, Gilligan's Island, Larry Blum, erotic movie audio, The Dennis Miller Show, Andy Summers, WNWO-TV 24, Weather Watchers, Mike Palmer, Rebecca Fondessy, Point of View.
"WCWA Adds Harwell Games to Schedule" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Friday, 1/24/92 Peach Section
Ernie Harwell, CBS Baseball Game of the Week, WCWA-AM, Nancy Dymond, Ron Sobczak, Detroit Tigers, WJR-AM, Johnny Bench, Steve Busby, Jim Hunter, Gene Elston, Gary Cohen, NFL, NCAA Regional Basketball Finals, WTVG-TV 13, City League Basketball Tournament, Bill Wagy, Jeff Blanzy, Hope Woodside.
"Buckeye Adds Playboy Channel But Limits Access Time, Methods" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Thursday, 1/30/92 Peach Section
Buckeye Cablevision, The CableSystem, Ellen Jackson, Impulse.
"Olympic Battle For TV Viewers" by Roberta de Boer, on the front page of The Blade's Friday, 2/14/92 Peach Section
1992 Winter Olympics, CBS, WTOL-TV 11, CBC, CBET-TV 9, Tom Cline, Tam O'Shanter Sports Complex, Dave Moorehead, TNT, Mark Parkman, Linda Caden, Paula Zahn, Tim McCarver, Kathleen Sullivan, Frank Gifford.
"TV13 Puts Politics On Parade" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Friday, 2/14/92 Peach Section
WTVG-TV 13, Patrick Dennis, Toledo Up Front, Jerry Anderson, Mike Beazley, Nelson Grace, Steve DeBolt, Donna Owens.
"Drive Seeks Support For Public Television" and other item, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Friday, 3/6/92 Peach Section
WGTE-TV 30, WBGU-TV 27, March membership campaign, News Six, Prom Gala, Lourdes College, Barbara Baumgartner, I'll Fly Away, Jeremy London, Ashlee Levitch.
"Atlantis Coverage on Buckeye," in The Blade's Thursday, 3/26/92 Peach Section
The CableSystem, Space Shuttle Atlantis, NASA.
"It's Auction Time on WGTE" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Friday, 4/3/92 Peach Section
WGTE-TV 30, The TV 30 Auction, Cleveland Browns.
Hot Radio by Alan Abrams, in The Blade's Saturday, 4/11/92 Peach Section
WRQN-FM, Oldies 93.5, Michael Drew Shaw, Bob Martz, Eric Hauenstein, Team Audio, J.J. Quest (John Alkire), Jay Donovan, Chris Thomas, Brian Apple, WKKO-FM (K-100), Mary Beth Zolik-Smith, Jack Mitchell, Clyde Roberts.
WGTE Offers Shoppers' Delight" by Tom Ensign. in The Blade's Friday, 4/17/92 Peach Section
WGTE-TV 30, After Auction Sale, Joe Campbell, Tom Selleck.
Hot Radio by Alan Abrams, in The Blade's Saturday, 4/18/92 Peach Section
WSPD-AM, WLQR-FM, Dickey Brothers, Lew Dickey, Jr., Stratford Research, FCC, Lew Dickey, Sr., WOHO-AM, WWWM-FM, David Dickey, John Dickey, Michael Dickey, Jerry Agar, Terrell Metheny, John McKnight, Mark Roberts, Kim Carson, WVKS-FM (KISS-FM), Don Studneski, Curt Kruse.
Hot Radio by Alan Abrams, in The Blade's Saturday, 4/25/92 Peach Section
WSPD-AM, Dave Macy, WRQN-FM, Steve Mason, Mason in the Morning, John Hall, Dennis Miller, Reggie Jackson, Bill Walton, Carty Finkbeiner, Nolan Ryan, Bob Costas, Paula Zahn, Julius Irving, Joe Paterno, Craig T. Nelson, Pat Summerall, Kristy Yamaguchi, Mark Harmon, Dick Vitale, Charlie Gibson, Ernie Harwell, Diane Scribner, Bob Lafferty, The Talk of Toledo, Jim Valiton, WTOD-AM.
"Machines Get Jobs at Channel 13" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Friday, 5/1/92 Peach Section
WTVG-TV 13, Robots, David Zamichow, Jeannine Lauber, Laura Palka, Pat Dennis, WTOL-TV 11, closed captioning, WNWO-TV 24, Art Edgerton, On The Issue, American Discovery, Don Edwards Kroger, Mike Palmer.
"Ch. 24 to Explore Gang Violence" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Friday, 5/22/92 Peach Section
WNWO-TV 24, Kids Hurting Kids, East Toledo Family Center, WGTE-TV 30, Evelyn Brooks, Dr. Larry Hame, Shane Abrams, Larry Cardwell, Sheila Kendricks, Barbara Lane, WTOL-TV 11, AP Awards, Lu Ann Canipe, Bryce York, Steve France, Paul Kwapich, Tim Wening, WBGU-TV 27, Marcia Adams: Heartland Cooking, CEN Awards, 10K River Run, Toledo 11 News Nightwatch, Camp Courageous.
Hot Radio by Alan Abrams, in The Blade's Saturday, 5/30/92 Peach Section
Booth American Co., WKKO-FM (K-100), WTOD-AM, ABS Communications, WRQN-FM (Oldies 93.5), Joint operating agreement, WRED-FM, Northwest Ohio Media Marketing, Clyde Roberts, John Alkire (J.J. Quest).
"Channel 30 Getting Into The Weather Biz" and other item, in The Blade's Monday, 6/1/92 Peach Section
WGTE-TV 30, Public TV Weather, Southern Educational Communications Association, Ohio Educational Broadcasting Network Commission, OEBIES.
"Ch. 11 Manager Foresees Few Problems With CBS Fee Plans" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Tuesday, 6/2/92 Peach Section
WTOL-TV 11, S. Wheeler Rudd, affiliate compensation.
"News Director Leaving WTVG" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Thursday, 6/4/92 Peach Section
WTVG-TV 13, Pat Dennis, David Zamichow, Alan Audet, WTOL-TV 11, Rick Gevers.
"Anniversary Surprise Greets Dean of Radio/TV Newsmen" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Thursday, 6/11/92 Peach Section
Don Edwards, WNWO-TV 24, WTOL-TV 11, WSPD-AM, WCWA-AM, WOHO-AM, 1962 Maumee Chemical fire.
Hot Radio by Alan Abrams, in The Blade's Saturday, 6/20/92 Peach Section
WSPD-AM, Dave Macy, Macy in the Morning, WTOD-AM, WKKO-FM, WPOS-FM, WVOI-AM, WCWA-AM, WXKR-FM, WWWM-FM, WVKS-FM (KISS-FM), WLQR-FM, WIOT-FM, WTWR-FM (Tower 98), WOHO-AM, WRQN-FM, Ted (The Bear) Richards, Paula Pennypacker, PMS Magazine.
Hot Radio by Alan Abrams, in The Blade's Saturday, 6/27/92 Peach Section
Dave Macy, Char Fetzer, Diane Gibson, Jeremy "Jee" Rippey, Chris Babcock II, John Pavlica, Jr., WJR-AM, WCWA-AM, WRED-FM, WSPD-AM, WOHO-AM, Ted "The Bear" Richards, Buddy Carr, Bill Manders, Mike Morrin, Craig Edwards, Michael Drew Shaw, Bob Martz, Jerry Agar, WRQN-FM, Steve mason, Diane Scribner, Ted Richards, WXKR-FM, Bob Kelly, WKKO-FM, WIOT-FM, WWWM-FM, Dawnbusters, A.J. Vaughn.
"Toledo To Miss Canada Broadcast of Olympics" and other item, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Thursday, 7/2/92 Peach Section)
CBET-TV 9, 1992 Summer Olympic Games, Buckeye Cablevision, CTV, Susan Cutejar, WNWO-TV 24, Studs, The Brady Bunch, Laverne and Shirley, Love Connection, Now It Can be Told, Mike Palmer, Geraldo Rivera.
"Stranded," promotional picture for "Bare Essentials" on CBS, in The Blade's Tuesday, 7/7/92 Peach Section
Lisa Hartman, Gregory Harrison.
"Toledo, Lima Operations Consolidated by WGTE" by William Ferguson, in The Blade's Wednesday, 7/15/92 Peach Section
WGTE-TV 30, WGTE-FM, WGLE-FM, Shirley Timonere, Public Broadcasting Foundation of Northwest Ohio, Joseph Campbell III, Mary Richter, Johnetta McCullough.
Blade Runner "They're Winging in from San Diego" by Alan Abrams, in The Blade's Friday, 7/17/92 Peach Section
Steve Mason, Diane Scribner, Detroit Tigers Oldtimers game, WRQN-FM, ToledoVision 5, The CableSystem, Glen Cerny, Tracy Rinehart, WIOT-FM, Dawnbusters, Mark Benson, Jeff Lamb, Dave Rozema, Mark Fidyrich, Gates Brown, Reggie Sanders, MDA, Detroit Tigers Alumni Association.
Hot Radio by Alan Abrams, in The Blade's Saturday, 7/25/92 Peach Section
Reams Broadcasting Corp., WCWA-AM, Doc Rock (Dr. Michael B. Kelly), University of Toledo, Bob Martz, Michael Drew Shaw, WTOD-AM, Country Auction, Radio Auction, Nancy E. Dymond, WIOT-FM, WSPD-AM, Dave Macy.
Blade Runner "Like We Told You Doubters" by Alan Abrams, in The Blade's Friday, 8/14/92 Peach Section
WTVG-TV 13, Bill Allen*, Gregg Lindemulder. *Actually, Bob Allen.
Hot Radio "Mason & Scribner May Be Back" by Alan Abrams, in The Blade's Saturday, 8/15/92 Peach Section
Steve Mason, Diane Scribner, WRQN-FM, WSPD-AM, WLQR-FM, Lew Dickey, Jr., Ted (The Bear) Richards, Terrell Metheny, Greg Tye, Paula Pennypacker, WGTE-TV 30, Dave Macy, WCWA-AM, Don King, Bob Martz, Michael Drew Shaw, Radio Auction, Nancy E. Dymond, WIOT-FM, CKLW-AM, WLQR-FM, Dickey Brothers, CIMX-FM, CKWW-AM, CRTC, Music of Your Life, Dave Shafer.
"Olympics an Expensive Success" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Monday, 8/17/92 Peach Section
1992 Summer Olympics, NBC, Triplecast, Cablevision, Nielsen ratings, Lauren Leff, Ellen Jackson, Buckeye CableSystem.
Blade Runner "Push Came To Shove" by Alan Abrams, in The Blade's Friday, 8/21/92 Peach Section
WTVG-TV 13, WTOL-TV 11, North Towne Square Mall, Jack Shea, Bill Spencer, Hope Woodside,
Blade Runner "So Much For Our Impeccable Sources" by Alan Abrams, in The Blade's Wednesday, 8/26/92 Peach Section
Bob Allen WTVG-TV 13.
ABC Experiments With Shifting Some College Football to Pay-Per-View Mode" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Wednesday, 8/26/92 Peach Section
WNWO-TV 24, Buckeye Cablevision, Brett Cornwell.
Hot Radio by Alan Abrams, in The Blade's Saturday, 8/29/92 Peach Section
Mark Roberts, WWWM-FM (3WM), WWWM-AM (Magic 1470 AM), WVOI-AM, Tammy Forte, Capital Cities-ABC, Harry Lyles, Lew Dickey, Jr., David Dickey, John Dickey, Michael Dickey, John Pavlica, Jr., Cleveland Browns, Ohio State Football, WTOL-TV 11 News, WFOB-AM, Crystal Award.
"Unexpected Financial Woes Burden Ch. 27" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Saturday, 8/29/92 Peach Section
WBGU-TV 27, Patricia Kochler, Pat Fitzgerald, transmitter problem.
"Local TV Stations Unveil Ambitious New Schedules" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Tuesday, 9/8/92 Peach Section
WUPW-TV 36, Roseanne, Rush Limbaugh, Montel Williams, WNWO-TV 24, The Wonder Years, Vicki Lawrence, WTOL-TV 11, Rawhide, Designing Women, WTVG-TV 13, Jerry Springer, ToledoVision 5, Buckeye CableSystem, cartoons, A Different World, Best of The People's Court, Showtime at the Apollo, Ed Sullivan, Night Flight.
Hot Radio by Alan Abrams, in The Blade's Saturday, 9/12/92 Peach Section
WIOT-FM, Michael Young, UGLY Bartender Contest, WMTR-FM, WSPD-AM, Dave Macy, Sandy Isenberg, Elizabeth Kall (Liz Wilder), Dawnbusters, Dickey Brothers, Ron Kempff, Terrell Metheny, D.L. Stewart, WLQR-FM, Rick Herrold, Jerry Agar, WTWR-FM, John Zadikian, WWJ-AM, WNIC-FM, WDET-FM, WJOI-FM, WRQN-FM, J.J. "Jay Donovan" Riley, John Alkire.
"Bring Out the Candles For Ch. 24's Veteran" and other item, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Thursday, 9/17/92 Peach Section
WNWO-TV 24, Jim Tichy, 20th. Anniversary, "Toledo's Sports Dome," BGSU, Brian Kahle, Pete Van Wieren, Toledo Goaldiggers, Turner Cup, Ted Garvin, Chris Murnen on America's Funniest Home Videos, Joel Edwards on Flying Blind, Clay High School.
"WBGU Gets a Shot In The Budget Arm" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Friday, 9/25/92 Peach Section
WBGU-TV 27, National Telecommunications and Information Agency, "$19 For The Transmitter."
"FM 91 Alters Its Programming" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Thursday, 10/1/92 Peach Section
WGTE-FM, WGLE-FM, Paula Davis, NPR, Weekend Edition, Morning Edition, Whad'ya Know?, Michael Feldman, Performance Today, Operalog, Car Talk, Branford Marsalis, Jazzset, Jazz Spectrum 91, Jazz After Hours, A Note to You, Classical Music with Herb Zornow, American Radio Company, Thistle & Shamrock, Soundscapes, New Sounds, Jodie Spears, WIOT-FM, Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Rock the Vote, Kimberly Phillips on Crossroads, Sylvania Northview High School.
Blade Runner "Woodside Leaving Ch. 13" by Alan Abrams, in The Blade's Friday, 10/9/92 Peach Section
WTVG-TV 13, Hope Woodside, Chicagoland Television News (CLTV), Chicago Tribune.
"Ch. 11 Gets Into The Opinion Business" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Friday, 10/9/92 Peach Section
WTOL-TV 11, Digital Horizons, PulseLine, electronic polling service, Steve Israel.
Hot Radio "FCC Clears The Way For Sale Of Stations" by Alan Abrams, in The Blade's Saturday, 10/10/92 Peach Section
WSPD-AM, WLQR-FM, Stratford Research, Lew Dickey, Jr., David Dickey, John Dickey, Michael Dickey, FCC, Booth Broadcasting, WTOD-AM, WKKO-FM.
Blade Runner "Fondessy Stays At Ch. 24" by Alan Abrams, in The Blade's Wednesday, 10/14/92 Peach Section
Rebecca Fondessy, WNWO-TV 24, WTVG-TV 13, Hope Woodside.
"Ch. 27 Hits Its Repair-Fund Goal" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Wednesday, 10/21/92 Peach Section
WBGU-TV 27, Tim Smith, MidAm Bank, WTOL-TV 11, John Glenn, Mike DeWine, debate, Steve Israel, WGTE-TV 30, "Read to Succeed," Reading Rainbow, LA-Z-BOY Chair Foundation, WNWO-TV 24, Live with Regis & Kathy Lee, Cobo Hall, Vicki Lawrence, Family Feud, Lion Store, M*A*S*H.
Blade Runner "Toledoan's Voice On Detroit's Air Waves" by Alan Abrams, in The Blade's Friday, 10/23/92 Peach Section
WJR-AM, Pat Vitale, Start High School, WWJ-AM, Ken Herrera, BGSU, WSPD-AM, WCXI-AM, WWWW-FM, Dolly Vitale.
"WTVG Gets New Anchor, News Shuffle" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Monday, 11/9/92 Peach Section
WTVG-TV 13, Hope Woodside, Alan Audet, Susan Ross, Scott Wieditz, David Zamichow, Pat Dennis, Mylien Hoang, Tricia Taylor, Life Choices with Erie Chapman, WTOL-TV 11, Mike Kosnar, Rick Gevers, I'll Fly Away, WDIV-TV 4, Perry Mason movies.
"Sylvania Girl Competes For 'Funniest' Title" and other item, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Saturday, 11/14/92 Peach Section
Susannah Hillard on America's Funniest People, Franklin Park Mall, "Itsy-Bitsy Spider," WNWO-TV 24, Tino Ramos, Jose Cardenas, Promenade Park, James Brown, Riverside Hospital, Thomas E. Linn.
"Ch. 30 Focuses on Health Care Woes" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Wednesday, 11/18/92 Peach Section
WGTE-TV 30, Neal Carmean, United Health Services, Our Health Care Crisis, WTVG-TV 13, Dr. John Ross, Dr. John Devany, Dr. Richard Ruppert, Brian Winters, BGSU, Mary Jo Abrahamson, Jim Stengle, Chris MacDonald, Murphy Brown, 1993 Food Town Holiday Parade, Charles Kimbrough, Dan Quayle, CitiFest, Live with Regis & Kathie Lee, Mike Palmer, WNWO-TV 24, Cobo Hall, Lion Store.
"Country Special," promotional photo in The Blade's Monday, 11/30/92 Peach Section
Charlie Daniels, The Nashville Network (TNN), Cheyenne Frontier Days with Charlie Daniels and Friends.
"Public TV Ho-Ho-Hoping To Sign Up New Members" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Friday, 12/4/92 Peach Section
WGTE-TV 30, WBGU-TV 27, Christmas, Liza Minnelli Live: From Radio City Music Hall, WUPW-TV 36, Larry Blum, Act III Communications, Norman Lear, Toledo Television Limited Partnership, WLEC-AM, Leroy Sizemore.
"Rush Limbaugh Moves, Arsenio Hall Exits" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Monday, 1/4/93 Peach Section
WUPW-TV 36, WNWO-TV 24, WSPD-AM, Larry Blum, Chris Jones, Multimedia, In the Heat of the Night, Studs, Mr. Belvedere, The New Leave it to Beaver, Cops. Includes photos of Rush Limbaugh and Arsenio Hall.
"'Dawnbusters' Jump From WIOT To WXKR" by Tom Ensign, in the Blade's Tuesday, 1/26/93 Peach Section
WIOT-FM, WXKR-FM, Jeff Lamb, Mark Benson, Bob Kelly, Dennis Staples, Jim Lorenzen.
"Ch. 13 Brings In A Specialist To Spotlight Area Goings-On" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Thursday, 1/28/93 Peach Section
WTVG-TV 13, Nancy Birnbaum, Entertainment Tonight, P.M. Magazine, Vickie Lawrence, Jane Whitney, David Zamichow, Ollie Dowell, Lee Conklin, The CableSystem Community Channel, Funk Video, WNWO-TV 24, JoaQuin Williams (Nubian Scholar), Raphael Clarke (Kid Crusade), Lokal/Yokal, Kicking Ballistics, WGTE-TV 30, Thursday, Rhonda Sewell, Mike Harrah, Jodie Spears, Lee Conklin, Bill Fredette.
"Kelly, Staples Find New Radio Home" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Monday, 2/1/93 Peach Section
WXKR-FM, WRQN-FM, Bob Kelly, Dennis Staples, Ted Richards, Dawnbusters, Jeff Lamb, Mark Benson, Jack Mitchell, Mary Beth Zolik, WKKO-FM, WTOD-AM, John Alkire, WCWA-AM, "Mary Worth," WWWM-AM, Casey McMichaels, WNWO-TV 24, Arsenio Hall, ToledoVision 5, The CableSystem, Hard Copy.
"WIOT Sues Former Dawnbusters" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Thursday, 2/19/93 Peach Section
WIOT-FM, WXKR-FM, Jeff Lamb, Mark Benson, Dawnbusters, The Jeff and Mark Show, Nancy Dymond, Jim Lorenzen, CKLW-AM, Music of Your Life, CKLW-FM, Chum, Ltd., CIMX-FM, CKWW-AM, WSPD-AM, Town Talk, Food Town, Rich Hoffer.
"Good-by 'Garfield,' Hello News" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Tuesday, 3/2/93 Peach Section
WTOL-TV 11, Toledo 11 News AM Saturday, Rick Gevers, Melissa Voetsch, Dave Carlson, Gary Sensenstein, Lu Ann Canipe, Gregg Lindemulder, Agri Country, Headline News, WTVG-TV 13, Ollie Dowell, Alan Audet, Lee Conklin.
"Lima TV Station Asked To Prove It Likes Kids" by Gary T. Pakulski, in The Blade's Monday, 3/8/93 Peach Section
FCC, WTLW-TV 44, Children's Television Act of 1990, Barbara Kreisman, Jeff Millslagle, Straight Talk For Teens.
"Tulsa Pair Hired For 'Dawnbusters'" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Friday, 3/26/93 Peach Section
WIOT-FM, Nancy Dymond, Kevin Karlsen, Pete McKenzie, Jeff Lamb, Mark Benson, WXKR-FM, WNWO-TV 24, Jim Tichy, PBA, Susannah Hillard on America's Funniest People, "Itsy-Bitsy Spider."
"Channel 11 GM Leaving For Corporate Position" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Tuesday, 4/13/93 Peach Section
WTOL-TV 11, S. Wheeler Rudd, Cosmos Broadcasting Corp., Melbourne A. Stebbins.
Item by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Thursday, 4/29/93 Peach Section
WBGU-TV 27, News Six, Shanda Eisel, Hilltop Elementary School.
"WWWM Gives Macy A Disc Jockey's Job" and other item, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Friday, 5/7/93 Peach Section
WWWM-FM, Dave Macy, WSPD-AM, Sharon Avaritt, Mark Roberts, John McKnight, WGTE-TV 30, The CableSystem, Toledo City Council meetings, Community Channel.
"Anderson Questions His Future At Ch. 13" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Friday, 6/4/93 Peach Section
WTVG-TV 13, Dave Zamichow, WTOL-TV 11, Rick Gevers, C.J. Beutein, Cosmos Broadcasting Corp., WNWO-TV 24, Vivian Vedel.
"WTVG Announces Shakeup In Sports, Other Changes" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Friday, 6/11/93 Peach Section
WTVG-TV 13, Bill Wagy, Jeff Blanzy, Mike Reghi, Alan Audet, Bill Spencer, Elizabeth Gray, Greg Lindemulder, WTOL-TV 11, Guam Television, Roger Gluckin, John Rood, NBA, SAP, Spanish.
"Parker Says He Was 'Nastily Dismissed' From WTOL-TV Job" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Tuesday, 6/15/93 Peach Section
WTOL-TV 11, Jim Parker, Mel Stebbins, S, Wheeler Rudd, Toledo 11 News This Morning, Northwestern Ohio Society of Professional Journalists, WKKO-FM.
"WSPD Switching To CBS Affiliation" and other radio items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Saturday, 7/3/93 Peach Section
WSPD-AM, Ron Kempff, Charles Osgood, TalkNet, NCAA Basketball Playoffs, World Series, WLQR-FM, WVKS-FM, FCC, WXKR-FM, Dennis Lemon, Jim Lorenzen, WOSE-FM, Rush Limbaugh, Pat Buchanan, WCWA-AM, Crossfire, CNN.
"WRED Goes To 'Hot' Country Format" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Wednesday, 7/7/93 Peach Section
WRED-FM, WTOD-AM, WKKO-FM, Jack Mitchell, Mary Beth Zolik, Clyde Roberts.
"Ch. 13 Ends 13-Year Tenure Of Anderson" and other item, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Thursday, 7/29/93 Peach Section
Jerry Anderson, WTVG-TV 13, David Zamichow, The CableSystem, Cable Act of 1992, retransmission consent, WTOL-TV 11, WNWO-TV 24, WUPW-TV 36, David G. Huey, Mel Stebbins.
"Anderson Fans, Take Heart; Jerry's Moving To WSPD" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Thursday, 8/12/93 Peach Section
WTVG-TV 13, Jerry Anderson, WSPD-AM, Ron Kempff, Paula Pennypacker, Maggie Moore, Rush Limbaugh, Bill Stewart, Storer Broadcasting, Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon, David Zamichow.
"Ch. 13 Adds To Its News Staff," in The Blade's Friday, 8/20/93 Peach Section
WTVG-TV 13, Jerry Anderson, Alan Audet, Renee Dolin, Debra Dubicki, Scott McGrew, Elizabeth Gray, Lee Conklin, Dave Hennen, CNN.
"Contemporary Jazz Gets Its Own Radio Station" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Saturday, 9/4/93 Peach Section
WJZE-FM, Jazzy 97, Jim Lorenzon, WXKR-FM, Rasp Broadcast Enterprises, Inc., Oak Harbor Community Broadcasting, FCC, Steven J, Athanas, The Homewreckers, Jackie Soules.
"Channel 13 Hires CNN Anchor To Replace Anderson" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Friday, 9/10/93 Peach Section
WTVG-TV 13, Patrick Greenlaw, Jerry Anderson, Diane Larson, David Zamichow, CNN, WSPD-AM.
"Exit Poll Gives WTOL A Clear Victory In TV Election Coverage" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Thursday, 9/16/93 Peach Section
WTOL-TV 11, Carty Finkbeiner, Mike Ferner, Augustine and Zeller Group, C.J. Beutein, WTVG-TV 13, Donna Owens, Doug DeGood, Alan Audet, Buckeye Cablevision, ToledoVision 5.
"Ch. 24 Hangs Tough On Its Decision To Drop 'NYPD Blue'" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Tuesday, 9/21/93 Peach Section
Brett Cornwell, WNWO-TV 24, NYPD Blue, WKYZ-TV 7, WEWS-TV 5, Steven Bochco.
"Local Stations Shuffle Programs" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Thursday, 9/23/93 Peach Section
WTOL-TV 11, Beatrice Berry, Les Brown, WTVG-TV 13, Ricki Lake, WNWO-TV 24, Family Matters, Empty Nest, Family Feud, Motor Week, WUPW-TV 36, cartoons, Coach, Acapulco HEAT, ToledoVision 5 (TV5), The CableSystem, Jane Whitney, 1st and Ten.
"Buckeye Signs First Local Station" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Tuesday, 10/5/93 Peach Section
WTVG-TV 13, Buckeye Cablevision, Cable Act of 1992, retransmission rights, CNN Headline News, WTOL-TV 11, WNWO-TV 24, WUPW-TV 36.
"Ch. 36 Wants 'NYPD Blue'" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Thursday, 10/14/93 Peach Section
WNWO-TV 24, WUPW-TV 36, Larry Blum.
2 items from TV by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Thursday, 10/21/93 Peach Section
Nielsen, Arbitron, ratings, WTOL-TV 11, WTVG-TV 13, WNWO-TV 24, WUPW-TV 36, WGTE-FM, Radio Data System, Dan Niedzwiecki, Emergency Broadcast System (EBS).
"Tired Of The Weather, Fondessy Quits WNWO" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Saturday, 10/30/93 Peach Section
WNWO-TV 24, Rebecca Fondessy, Bret Cornwell, University of Toledo.
"Local TV Stations Plan Full Night Of Election Coverage" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Monday, 11/1/93 Peach Section
WTOL-TV 11, C. J. Beutein, WTVG-TV 13, Stan Odesky, ToledoVision 5, Buckeye Cablevision, Donna Owens, Jim Ruvolo, WNWO-TV 24, Tino Ramos, Carty Finkbeiner, Mike Ferner.
"Area Residents on 'Rescue 911'" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Saturday, 11/13/93 Peach Section
Wyatt Yoder, Connie Yoder, Scott Yoder, David Treachout, Bill Montrie, Jim Harrison, Larry Huffman, Ephron Linzey, MCO, Dr. Robert Bielski, Raymond Henzler, Jamie Farr Classic, LPGA, "200th Life Saved," Highland Meadows Golf Course, Tara Fleming, Jason Hamilton.
"TV Stars Decorate Holiday Parade" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Saturday, 11/27/93 Peach Section
Mad About You, Leila Kenzle, WTVG-TV 13, Diane Larson, Patrick Greenlaw, Stan Stachak, Susan Ross, Lee Conklin.
Surprise! It's a News Blackout" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Friday, 12/3/93 Peach Section
Buckeye Cablevision, WDIV-TV 4, Ellen Jackson, Bob Klinkingbeard, Cartoon Network, Turner Broadcasting, The Travel Channel, NASA, WUPW-TV 36, Ellis Communications.
"Ch. 24 Hires a Weatherman" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Tuesday, 12/7/93 Peach Section
WNWO-TV 24, Rebecca Fondessy, John Hickey, Brett Cornwell, WGTE-TV 30, Y?, Tom Henricks, Pike-Delta-York School, JoAnn Fredette, Shirley Timonere, Ready to Learn Service.
"With WGTE In The Lead, PBS Returns To Its Roots" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Friday, 12/10/93 Peach Section
WGTE-TV 30, Ready to Learn Service, Robert Ottenhoff, Shirley Timonere, Toledo Area Parent, A&E, Discovery Channel.
"NFL Pact A Cause For Glee At Ch. 36" and other items, by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Wednesday, 12/22/93 Peach Section
NFL, WUPW-TV 36, Larry Blum, Detroit Pistons, Detroit Tigers, Mel Stebbins, WTOL-TV 11, Tony Malara, NYPD Blue, WNWO-TV 24, Buckeye Cablevision, WTVG-TV 13, Cable Act of 1992, retransmission rights.
"'NYPD Blue' Finds A Home On Ch. 36; Anderson Becomes 'First Friday' Host" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Friday, 12/31/93 Peach Section
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