"TV Increases Rent Bills Of 300 In Toledo," on the front page of The Blade's Friday, 2/2/51 3rd. News Section
Paul Decker, Toledo Edison Co.,
"No TV Or Radio For Big Fights" (AP story in The Blade's Sunday, 6/3/51 Sports Section)
International Boxing Club, Joe Louis, Lee Savoid, Charles Fusari, Tony Janiro, Willie Gilzenberg, Harry Markson, Rex Layne, Rocky Marciano, Bill Daly.
"TV Viewers Watch Flood - Disater Brought Right Into Homes" (AP story, on the fronr page of The Toledo Blade's Sunday, 7/15/51 edition)
Kansas City, MO, WDAF-TV, Kansas City Star.
"TV Expands Range Across Entire Nation: Truman Address Can Be Seen on 12,740,000 Sets" (Tuesday, 9/4/51 AP story, on page 2 of The Toledo Blade)
American Telephone and Telegraph Co. (AT&T), NBC.
On The Beam: "WTOD Joins Liberty, 3rd Network For City" and other item, in The Blade's Sunday, 11/4/51 Magazine Section)
WTOD-AM, Liberty Broadcasting System, John W. Vandercook, Ted Husing, Gordon McLendon, WKMH-AM, WRFD-AM, WTRT-FM, Ollie Czelusta, Doug Tabner…Marlene Dietrich, Theatre Guild on the Air, WSPD-AM, “A Foreign Affair,” Richard Widmark.
Grid Broadcasts (Friday, 11/9/51 football game listings, in The Toledo Blade Sports Section)
On The Beam: "No 'Turkeys' Due To Spoil AM, TV Holiday Menu," in The Blade's Sunday, 11/18/51 Magazine Section)
Networks plan real Thanksgiving feast for listeners, viewers on Thursday menu. By Robert French. “That I May See,” Jerry Fairbanks, WSPD-TV, Channel 13, Rev. Patrick Peyton, Jeffrey Lynn, Ruth Hussey, Raymond Burr, Richard Hale, Regis Toomey, Nestor Paiva, Mae Clarke, Walter Hampden, Cavalcade of America, WSPD-AM, WNBK-TV, WWJ-TV 4,
On The Beam: "Topflight Television Show Costs $1000,000 An Hour" by Robert French (Sunday, 1/27/52 story in The Blade Magazine Section)
“Little Justification Seen Economically; Turn To Pay-As-You-Go Scheme Forecast.” Milton Berle, Star Theater, Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Phonevision.
"TV-Operating Corporation Being Planned By TIUC" (Thursday, 2/14/52 story, on the front page of The Toledo Blade's 2nd News Section)
Organixation Would Seek Commercial License; Delegates To Vote Tonight. FCC, Toledo Industrial Union Council-CIO, Howard H. Rediger, Channel 11, WSPD-TV, Lowell Goerlich, UAW-CIO.
"Toledo's Favorite Shows Listed," in The Toledo Blade's Sunday, 2/24/52 Magazine Section)
Videodex, Variety, Ed Sullivan’s Toast of the Town, This is Show Business, Red Skelton, I Love Lucy, What’s My Name, Studio One, Star Theater, The Original Amateur Hour, Arthur Godfrey and Friends, TV Theater, Boxing, Stop the Music, Herb Shriner, Toledo Theater Time, Camel News Caravan, Ken Murray, Racket Squad.
On The Beam "Television Still Expanding--And Reaping Headlines" (Sunday, 10/5/52 Toledo Blade Magazine Section)
60 UHF, VHF Permits Issued In 5 Months; Video Officials Defend Industry On Morals. FCC, DuMont, CBC, Johns Hopkins Science Review, Charles R. Denny, J.L. Van Volkenburg, Fibber McGee and Molly, Ann Sothern, CKLW-AM, Eddie Cantor, Red Skelton, C.R. Cook. One Man’s Family, March of Time, Westbrook Van Voorhis, WSPD-TV, General Foods Corp., Bob Hope, Arthur Godfrey.
Three "On The Beam" items, in The Toledo Blade's Sunday, February 1, 1953 Magazine Section
“Nimble Tongues Sometimes Twist,” John Saunders, WSPD-TV, Bob Krieghoff, WTOL-AM, “TU Telestudies,” University of Toledo, Dr. Newton C. Rochte, Dr. Ana Dawson Stephens, Murray W. Stahl, “On Tap for TV,” Action in the Afternoon.
"Marilyn Monroe's Sex Campaign Off, Says Zanuck," Picture in the Toledo Blade's Sunday, 7/12/53 edition - Sec. 5, Page 1
“Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,” Darryl F. Zanuck.
"Break For TV Distance Seekers,: in Section 5 of The Toledo Blade's Sunday, 1/10/53 edition
WJBK-TV, Channel 2, power boost, higher tower, WXYZ-TV, Channel 7, WEWS-TV, Channel 5 (Cleveland).
"Burns and Allen Now Play To Their Biggest Audiences" photo (Sunday, 4/25/54 Section 5)
George Burns, Gracie Allen.
On The Beam: "Toledoans Should Be Concerned Over Future Of UHF Telecasting" in Section 5 of the Sunday, 7/25/54 edition of The Blade
By Ray Oviatt. Greater Toledo Educational Television Foundation (WGTE-TV 30), Woodward Broadcasting Co., Sen. Charles Potter.
On The Beam, "Toledo's First Binaural Broadcast Scheduled For Tonight By WTOL" in Section 5 of The Blade's Sunday, 8/15/54 edition
‘Music Under the Stars’ Concert To Be Given; 2 Sets Required., by Ray Oviatt, WTOL-AM, WTOL-FM, Toledo Zoo Amphitheater, Harold Holmes.
"Educational TV Hopes At Low Ebb," in The Toledo Blade's Thursday, 12/1/55 edition)
Deadline Nears, No Funds Pledged. Greater Toledo Educational Television Foundation, WGTE-TV 30, University of Toledo, FCC, Asa S. Knowles, E. L. Bowsher, Ford Foundation, A. R. Bitter, UHF.
Baseball Broadcast items, in Section 4 of The Toledo Blade's Sunday, 4/15/56 edition.
Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, WJBK-TV 2 (Detroit), WEWS-TV 5 (Cleveland), Chicago White Sox, WTOL-AM, WTOD-AM, WOHO-AM.
"Instructing: TV Films Produced For Classrooms" picture in The Toledo Blade's Sunday, 8/19/56 'Behind the News' Section
THE Educational Television and Radio Center in Ann Arbor, Ford Foundation, “Magic of the Atom,” North American Aviation. This was part of a story titled “Education Coming Through Channels: TU Will Test TV As Tool in Teaching” by Melvin L. Hayes.
"Foundation OK's Deal For School TV Equipment," on the front page of The Toledo Blade's Tuesday, 10/30/56 2nd News Section
Low-Power Setup Authorized To Speed Classroom Program…Greater Toledo Educational Television Foundation, Channel 30, Asa S. Knowles. University of Toledo, FCC, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo Public Library, Toledo Board of Education, Lutheran Day Schools.
Promo pic for Dinah Shore's NBC show, in Section 5 of The Blade's Sunday, 12/16/56 edition
“Dinah Shore Adds Pipe” with a snowman.
Front page of special section, "The Seaway Story," in The Toledo Blade's Saturday, 6/27/59 edition
"FCC Chairman Calls TV Fare 'Vast Wasteland,' Warns Operators Licenses May Not Be Renewed" by George Jenks, in The Wed. 5/10/61 edition of The Blade
Newton N. Minow, FCC, National Association of Broadcasters.
Regular Weekly Lineup of the New Season's Evening Television Shows, in The Blade's Sun. 9/8/62 edition)
1962 TV Schedules for ABC, CBS & NBC.
Sunday, 10/27/63 picture of Ernie Anderson as 'Ghoulardi,' in The Blade Entertainment-TV Section
Premiering on Ch. 13 at 4 p.m. Monday...WSPD-TV 13.
"Will New Pay-TV Test Pay Off?" by Charles Maher, in The Blade's Sun. 7/12/64 Entertainment-TV Section
Los Angeles Dodgers, Subscription Television (STV), Sylvester (Pat) Weaver.
"Be Your Own Television Critic," in The Blade's Sun. 11/1/64 Entertainment-TV Section
My favorite new tv show...Season's worst show...your name and address...Broadside, My Living Doll, The Rogues, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, 90 Bristol Court, No Time for Sergeants, Wendy and Me, Many Happy Returns, Slattery's People, World War I, The Man From UNCLE, The Tycoon, Peyton Place, Shindig, Mickey, The Bing Crosby Show, The Cara Williams Show, The Munsters, Daniel Boone, The Addams Family, Bewitched, The Baileys of Balboa, The Entertainers, Vallentine's Day, 12 O'Clock High, Gomer Pyle USMC, The Reporter, Kentucky Jones, Mr. Broadway.
"Toledo TV Station Sold," Fri. 11/6/64 front page story in The Blade.
WTOL-TV 11, G. Richard Shafto, Frazier Reams, Community Broadcasting Co., FCC, Broadcasting Co. of the South, Thomas S. Bretherton, Code of Good Practices Review Board of the National Association of Broadcasters.
"Community Antenna System Scheduled For Home TV" (Wed. 2/3/65) & "Coaxial Cable To Begin Carrying TV To Home Sets in Toledo Tomorrow" (Tue. 3/15/65), in The Blade
2 stories in The Blade about the start of Buckeye Cablevision, Frank H. Backstrom, Joseph Nathanson, The Toledo Blade Co., Cox Cablevision Corp., CATV, Cox Broadcasting, Kaiser Industries. Also: "CATV Firm Picks Manager," Lee Hoarty,
"Channel 70's Fall Plans," in The Blade's Sun. 8/20/67 Entertainment-TV Section
WBGU-TV 70, NET, Dr. Duane Tucker, N.E.T. Journal, N.E.T. Playhouse, Spectrum, Your Dollar's Worth.
"TV Camera Focuses On Polluted Lake Erie" by Robert Gillette, on the front page of The Blade's Sun. 12/10/67 TV Tab
Nat Nattin, WSPD-TV 13, Last Chance for a Great Lake, Clear Water, Ned Skelton, David Drury.
Three Apollo 14 Front Page Headlines in different editions of The Blade's Fri. 2/5/71 edition
"Astronauts Take Moon Walk After Pinpoint Lunar Landing" (Final Home edition). "Shepherd Takes Moon Walk After Perfect Lunar Landing" (Home edition). "Astornauts Walk On Moon 5 Hours, Return To Capsule" (Blue Streak Edition).
Sunday, 7/1/73 picture of Charlie Chaplin, in The Blade's TV Tab
WBGU-TV 57, "The Gold Rush"
"Star-Trekking" by David Shutt, in The Blade's Sun. 2/23/75 Entertainment-Leisure Section
Bowling Green State University (BGSU), WKBD-TV 50, Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry, Leonard Nimoy, Tom Robinson, University of Toledo, Mike Marsden, Sharon Gutman, Blade photo by Mary Duvendack.
"WGTE-FM Plans To Go On Air May 2" by Norman Dresser, in The Blade's Sun. 4/18/76 Entertainment-Leisure Section
WGTE-FM, FCC, WGTE-TV 30, Bicentennial Buy-In, Greater Toledo Educational Television Foundation, NPR, WMHE-FM.
"Black Is Beautiful (And Ch. 62 Proves It)" by William Brower, in The Blade's Sun. 6/6/76 Entertainment-Leisure Section
WGPR-TV 62, WGPR-FM, Dr. William V. Banks, George E. White, Joe Spencer, Crita Spencer, James Bearden, Jerry Blocker, I Spy, The Bill Cosby Show, The Scene, Soul Train.
"And Now, A Pause...For Station Identification (Sun. 4/24/77 TV Tab, in The Blade)
These are the channels listed in The Blade's TV Tab.
"Varied Audience In Tune With Classical Music" by Judy Tarjanyi, on the front page of The Blade's Tue. 5/1/77 2nd News Section
WGTE-FM, Chuck Velker, Roger Greive, Jim Hill, Nathan Woodhull III, Brian Lonsway, Alex (Sandy) Craig, Phil Williams, Bill Engelke.
Sunday, 5/8/77 promotional drawing for 'The Best of Ernie Kovaks,' in The Blade TV Tab
WGTE-TV 30
"TV History Being Catalogued" by Clayton Jones, on the front page of The Blade's Sun. 11/12/78 Entertainment-Leisure Section
Phil Silvers, Maurice Gosfield, Ann Sothern, Don Porter, Garry Moore, Rob Reiner, Jean Stapleton, Carroll O'Connor, Sally Struthers (All in the Family).
"Satellite Hookup A Winner, Cable TV Station Chief Says," on page 2 of The Blade's Thu. 3/20/79 edition
Ted Turner, TBS Superstation, Ohio Cable Television Association, National Association of Broadcasters.
"Jamie Farr: A Fond Farewell to M*A*S*H" by Tom Gearhart, in The Blade's Sun. 2/27/83 Entertainment-Leisure Section
Illustration: David Ogden Stiers, Jamie Farr, Alan Alda, Harry Morgan, William Christopher, Loretta Swit, Mike Farrell. Also: "Toledoans Plan M*A*S*H Bashes": Tony Packo's Cafe, P.M. Magazine. Link: M*A*S*H Finale Ads
"Public TV Stations Reach Agreement" by Jack Lessenberry, on the front page of The Blade's Thu. 5/26/83 edition
WBGU-TV 57, WBGU-TV27, WGTE-TV 30, Ohio Educational Broadcast Network Commission, Robert Smith, Richard Edwards, Bowling Green State University (BGSU), Dr. Duane Tucker. Also: "WGTE-TV Chairman Believes Two Stations Should Merge": James Brown, Dr. Paul Olscamp.
"Festival 84 To Be A Major Public Television Offering" by Tom Gearhart, on the front page of The Blade's Sun., 3/4/84 Entertainment Section
WGTE-TV 30, WBGU-TV 57, WTVS-TV 56, "TV Worth Paying For," Woodie Guthrie, Willie Nelson, Cyd Charise, Tony Martin, Shirley Timonere, Leo Buscaglia,
"The Anchorwomen" (Fri. 5/4/84 ad in The Blade for upcoming Toledo Magazine story)
Jill Olmsted (WTOL-TV 11), Jeannine Lauber (WTVG-TV 13), Diane Larsen (WDHO-TV 24), Mike Steere. Link: Toledo Magazine cover. Link: Jeannine Lauber photo. Link: Diane Larson photo.
"Ch. 30 Goes 'Entertainment' During The Summer Months," in The Blade's Sun. 6/10/84 TV Tab
WGTE-TV 30, The Two O'Clock Movie, WBGU-TV 57, Ingrid Bergman in a 1980 photo.
"College Football Deregulation Leaves Only Viewers Happy" ny Seymour Rothman, on The Blade's Sun. 8/26/84 Entertainment Section front page
Also includes a Pro Football TV Schedule and a CBS College Football Schedule.
Photo of Jon Provost and Lassie in The Blade's Sun. 9/9/84 TV Tab
Promo for Lassie on Nickelodeon.
"OK, All Together---Who Was That Masked Man?", Sun. 2/24/84 AP story and wirephoto on The Blade's front page.
Clayton Moore, The Lone Ranger, Wrather Corp., Jay Silverheels, John Hart.
"Bugs Bunny Rescued By Audience Demand," in The Blade's Sun. 4/7/88 Entertainment Section
Chuck Jones, Roadrunner, Museum of Modern Art, George Lucas, Walt Disney, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas.
"A Bold Proposal For Rock and Roll Radio" by Richard Paton, in The Blade's Sun. 6/2/85 Entertainment Section
WDST-FM in Woodstock, NY, Timm Morrison, WMHE-FM, Michael Hughes, WIOT-FM.
William Boyd in a Sunday, 6/16/85 photo in The Blade's TV Tab
William Boyd, astride Topper, rides again as Hopalong Cassidy on the Disney Channel.
"STN A Television Network For High Schoolers Only" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Sun. 3/30/86 Entertainment Section (1st. of 2 images)
Donna Sharp (Rogers High School), Shari Eble (Woodward High School), Toledo Public Schools, WTVG-TV 13, Su Yeager,
"STN, A Television Network For High Schoolers Only" Students Run Their Own Local TV Network, in The Blade's Sun. 3/30/86 Entertainment Section (2nd of 2 images)
Marsha Schroeder, Mary Kay Stanford, Urban Demonstration Project, WTVG-TV 13, Dial-A-Teacher,
"8 Applications Filed To Operate New TV Station" by David Shutt, on The Blade's Mon. 5/5/86 2nd. news section front page
FCC, Channel 40, Edward O. Lamb, Paul T. Lambert, Wade Mitchell, Michael Thurman, Arthur Malendoski, Paula Baptist, Mark Lipp, Dominion Broadcasting, Inc., Larry Whatley, Ronald Mighell, Jerry Toth, Priscilla Schwier, Frederick W. Schwier, Larry Rice, Blondell Dixon, Jerry L. Jones, James L. Felton, Lee D. Andrews. Dominion would later operate the station as WLMB-TV 40.
"Then and now" pictures of Jerry Mathers and Tony Dow, in The Blade's Sun. 10/26/86 TV Tab
Leave it to Beaver, The New Leave it to Beaver, WTBS.
"Cable TV Expands Its Horizons" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Sun. 1/4/87 Entertainment Section
Buckeye Cablevision, Tocom, General Instrument Corp., John Karl, Lifetime Television, CBET-TV 9, WBGU-TV 27, James W. Dryden.
"Storer Agrees To Sell WTVG," in The Blade's Wed. 4/29/87 Business Section
Toledo Television, Inc., Storer Communications, Inc., Terry H. Lee, H.W. "Buddy" Ray, FCC.
"'Car 54' Back In Service On Nick At Nite Lineup" by Andrew Edelstein, in The Blade's Sun. 7/5/87 TV Tab
Car 54, Where Are You, Joe E. Ross, Fred Gwynne, Al Lewis, The Donna Reed Show, Mister Ed, The Ann Sothern Show, Burt Ward, Lloyd Lindsay Young, Nickelodeon, Double Dare, Beat the Clock, Rated K for Kids, Kid's Court.
"Special Programming" box in The Blade's Sunday, 9/6/87 TV Tab
The Jerry Lewis Labor Day MDA Telethon, Pope John Paul II, Buckeye Cablevision, WGTE-TV 30's Fall Festival membership drive.
"Radio Stations at TU, Toledo Schools Seeking To Share Same Spot On Dial" by Roberta de Boer, in The Blade's Fri. 10/23/87 edition
Toledo Public Schools, University of Toledo, Terry Teagarden, John Kuschell, Scott High School, FCC, WAMP-FM, WXTS-FM, WXUT-FM, WERC-FM, 88.3 FM, Capucine Dickerson.
"Sale of WTVG-TV," in The Blade's Thu. 11/5/87 Business Pages
Storer Communications, Inc., Toledo Television, Inc., WTVG-TV 13, Terry H. Lee, SCI Holdings, Inc.
"'Morning Update.' Food Fair, 10K-Run, Outdoor Show Blade Offerings In 1998," in The Blade's Sun. 2/14/88 Toledo Scope Section B
The Blade Instantnews, Buckeye Cablevision, Kay Eberth, National Weather Service, Ed Roberts, Ohio Outdoor Show, Seagate Centre, Food Fair Show, Masonic Auditorium.
"Voices Missed," letter to the editor, in The Blade's Thu. 2/11/88 Pages of Opinion
Bill Spencer (Uncle Bill), Terry Shaw, Mike Smythe.
Promotional picture for Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In on Nick-at-Nite, in The Blade's Sun. 4/10/88 TV Tab
Dan Rowan, Dick Martin.
"WMHE Sold For $19 Million," in The Blade's Fri. 4/29/88 Business Pages
Osborn Communications, WMHE-FM, Frank D. Osborn, Noble Broadcast Group, FCC, Muzak, Wired Music Service of Toledo, William A. Hillebrand, Hillebrand Electronics, Ruth H. Ray, Fairmont Communications Corp.
"Channel 11's Sue Parcell Found Dead" by Carl Ryan and Mark Zaborney, on The Blade's Thu. 6/9/88 front page
WTOL-TV 11, Sue Parcell, Rick Gevers, Dr. James Patrick, Mike Cullison, Jeff Heitz, Steve Pollick, Howard Bernstein, Brian Tiell, Frank Seely, Joyce Peiffer, William Dennler, Meredith McGuire, Jerry Anderson, Sally Lohmann, Root Outdoor Advertising.
Promotional picture for Bonanza on CBN, in The Blade's Sunday, 9/18/88 TV Tab
Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Dan Blocker.
"CableSystem Perfecting 'Pay-Per-View' Selection Via Silent Order System" by Homer Brickey, in The Blade's Monday, 9/26/88 Business Pages
Impulse, Paul Shryock, Max Luce, Computerworld, General Instrument Corp., TOCOM, Automatic Number Identification (ANI).
Norman Dresser Obituary, in The Blade's Tue. 10/4/88 edition
Frank Sinatra.
"Tiny Radio Station Goes For Pure Sound of DAT" by Homer Brickey, in The Blade's Mon. 2/20/89 Business Pages
Max Smith, WMTR-FM, Digital Audi Tape, Gerrett Conover, Radio Systems, Inc., Toledo Mud Hens, Bowling Green State University (BGSU) basketball, WHFD-FM, Radio World, Judith Gross.
"Radio Station Jumps The Gun On Playing Of Madonna Song" by Tom Ford, in The Blade's Tue. 3/7/89 2nd News Section
WRQN-FM, Warner Brothers Music, "Like a Prayer," Steve Mason, The Cosby Show, Pepsi-Cola, MTV, Michael Shore, David Altschul, Bob Merlis,
"Newest Christian Radio Station Moving Toward Self-Sufficiency," in The Blade's Sat. 4/1/89 Religion Pages
Wayne Stoffel photo by Jack Ackerman, WOTL-FM, Family Radio, Family Stations, Inc.,
"TV Producer Named to City Information Job," in The Blade's Wed. 5/10/89 edition
Bill Harris, WTVG-TV 13, Philip Hawkey, Rapture Ministries, Inc., Donna Owens.
Promotional photo of Jerry Seinfeld, in The Blade's Sunday, 7/2/89 TV Tab
The Seinfeld Chronicles (Seinfeld).
"Radio's 'Live From The Met' Turns 50" by Boris Nelson, in The Blade's Sun, 11/6/89 Entertainment Section
Peter Allen photo, Texaco, Live From the Metropolitan Opera, Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network, Lee deForest, Enrico Caruso, Edward Downes, Boris Goldovsky, Milton Cross, Peter Allen, WGTE-FM.
"Union Urges Public Boycott of WTOL-TV" by Jack Baessler, in The Blade's Wed. 2/14/90 Business Section
WTOL-TV 11, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Ken Brown, Cosmos Broadcasting Co., S. Wheeler Rudd, Larry Tscherme, Liberty Corp., WJBK-TV 2, Steve Wolock, Jesse Jackson, National Labor Relations Board.
"Toledo Teacher Taking Her Act To Disney TV" by Doug Iverson, in The Blade's Fri. 5/4/90 2nd News Section
Sylvia Washburn photo by Lee Merkle. Marshall Elementary School, The Disney Channel Salutes the American Teacher.
"The Struggle For Independents" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Sun. 5/6/90 Entertainment Section
W48AP, Channel 48 Home Town TV, Bob Moore, The Family Network, Jerry Millen, Trivia in Toledo, Joanne Bryant, Ultra Vision, Inc., Talkback 48, Blade photo by Lloyd Ransom.
Promotional picture in The Blade's Sunday, 5/6/90 TV Tab
1940-1990, Happy Birthday, Bugs: 50 Looney Years.
"NLRB Complaint Targets WTOL-TV" by Jack Baessler, in The Blade's Sat. 6/2/90 Business Section
National Labor Relations Board, WTOL-TV 11, In ternational Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 245, Ed Miller, Joe Alotta, FCC, Mark Carissimi.
"Stupid DJ Tricks" by Margaret Farnham, on the front page of The Blade's Sunday, 6/3/80 Entertainment Section (1st of 2 images)
WRQN-FM, 93Q Morning Zoo, Steve Mason (Steve Macionski), Diane Scribner, Breakfast Club, Arbitron, Doug Harris, Clyde Roberts, WKKO-FM, K-100, Jack Mitchell, Mary Beth Zolik, Howard Stern, Dan O'Day,
"Stupid DJ Tricks" by Margaret Farnham, in The Blade's Sunday, 6/3/90 Entertainment Section (2nd of 2 images)
Steve Mason, Mark Standriff, WWWM-FM, University of Toledo, WIOT-FM, Jeff Lamb, Mark Benson, Dawnbusters, Lyn Casye.
"Radio 'Rain Man' Spoof Not Funny, Say Local Advocates For Disabled" by Gary T. Pakulski, on the front page of The Blade's Friday, 11/2/90 edition)
WIOT-FM, Jeff Lamb, Dustin Hoffman, Neil Carmean, United Health Services, Peter C. Cavanaugh, Jim Steel, Mark Benson, Dawnbusters.
"Cable Comedy Merges" by Kenneth R. Clark, in The Blade's Sunday, 12/30/90 TV Week
Home Box Office (HBO), MTV, Comedy Channel, Comedy TV, Ha!, Michael Fuchs, Ed Bennett, VH-1, Dick Beers, (Comedy Central),
"WTOL-TV, Engineers Report Progress in Contract Negotiations" by Jack Baessler, in The Blade's Thursday, 6/10/91 Business Section
WTOL-TV 11, Dave Bacon, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 245, Tim McCarthy, Ken Brown, Don Kennedy, National Labor Relations Board, Joe Allotta.
"Christian Radio Station Doubles Its Power," in The Blade's Saturday, 3/2/91 Religion Section
WPOS-FM, Ray Turkington.
Today: Jim Rudes, TV Pioneer in Toledo, Signs Off (Tue. 4/30/91 front page teaser in The Blade)
Link to "The Final Signoff" Peach Section story.
"Petition Asks FCC To Block Sale Of WSPD, WLQR" by Doug Iverson, in The Blade Business Section
FCC, Booth American Co., WTOD-AM, WKKO-FM, WSPD-AM, WLQR-FM, Stratford Research, Commonwealth Communications Services, Inc., Lewis W. Dickey, Sr., Midwestern Broadcasting Co., WOHO-AM, WWWM-FM, Thomas Embrescia, WUPW-TV 36, John Dickey, Patricia L. Dickey, David W. Dickey, Ronald C. O'Brien, Jeffrey Schwartz.
"New Owners to Take Over Channel 13" by Tom Ensign, on the front page of The Blade's Thursday, 10/10/91 News Section 2
WTVG-TV 13, Terry H. Lee, T.A. Associates, Andy Lee, George Lilly, SJL Broadcast Management Corp.
"Friends, Kin Laud Famous Son" by John Lis, on the front page of The Blade's Saturday, 10/19/91 News Section 2
Jamie Farr, Miriam Simon Nichols, Nadeen Salem, Greater Toledo Association of Arab Americans, Max Klinger, M*A*S*H, John McHugh, Marcy Kaptur, James Telb.
"Retired TV Reporter Finishes One Vote Shy on First Count" by Sam Roe, in The Blade's News Section 2
Jim Rudes, WTVG-TV 13, Maumee City Council, Gary Byers. (After the recount, he lost by an even larger margin).
"WJR Team: Tough Transistion" by Duane Schooley, in The Blade's Friday, 11/22/91 Sports Section
WJR-AM, Detroit Tigers, Rick Rizzs, Bob Rathbun, Ernie Harwell, Paul Carey, Phil Boyce, Associated Press Photo of Rizzs and Rathbun.
"Harwell Accepts Broadcasting Job with CBS Radio," Fri. 1/17/92 AP story in The Blade Sports Section
Ernie Harwell, Detroit Tigers, Frank Murphy, Johnny Bench, Steve Bushy, Jim Hunter, Gene Elston, Gary Cohen, Paul Carey.
"Palka Moves to Channel 24" by Tom Ensign, on page 26 of The Blade's Friday, 1/17/92 edition
WNWO-TV 24, Laura Palka, WTVG-TV 13, Marcia Silverman, WDIV-TV 4, Rebecca Fondessy, Start High School, University of Toledo, ToledoVision 5, Mike Palmer, Bert Deveaux, Ray Jackson, 13 Reports, Minority Report, Uncle Ben, Weekend Magazine, High School Quiz, WTOL-TV 11, Melissa Morelli-Barone.
"More Bang Than a Buck" by Margaret Farnham, in The Blade's Friday, 1/31/92 Living Section
United Way, WGTE-TV 30, Chris Kolansinski, Barb Thomas, Marge Glauser (Blade photo by Don Simmons), Voluntary Action Center, "West Side Story," Junior League of Toledo.
"Sportscasting's Fine Wine-Orris Tabner Ages Gracefully" by John Bergener, in The Blade's Sunday, 3/15/93 Sports Section
Eddie Melvin, University of Toledo, Jim Tichy, Bill Wagy, WTOL-TV 11, Rick Gevers, Doyt Perry, DougTabner, Libbey High School, Mickey Mantle, Pat Dennis, Dan Cummins, Gary Sensenstein. Also: "Viewers Remember All the On-Air Flubs."
"Balding, But All Business-Substance Counts for TV-24's Tichy" by John Bergener, in The Blade's Monday, 3/16/92 Sports Section
Jim Tichy, Toledo's Sports Dome, Bill Wagy, Toledo Storm, University of Toledo, Pete Van Wieren, WDHO-TV 24, WNWO-TV 24.
"Wiry & Wired-Spirited Presentation Sets Channel 13's Wagy Apart" by John Bergener, in The Blade's Tuesday, 3/17/92 Sports Section
Bill Wagy, WTVG-TV 13, Larry Clark, Jerry Anderson, Pat Dennis, Michael Reghi, Orris Tabner, Jim Tichy.
"Pennypacker to Host Radio Show" by Alan Abrams, in The Blade's Saturday, 4/25/92 News Section 2
Paula Pennypacker, Terrell Metheny, WSPD-AM, Limelight Tonight, WUPW-TV 36, Terry Teagarden, WXUT-FM, Rush Limbaugh, Alan Colmes, WLQR-FM, Stratford Research, Lew Dickey, Jr., Booth Broadcastingm WKKO-FM, WTOD-AM, Lew Dickey, Sr., WOHO-AM, WWWM-FM, FCC.
"Ford, as TV Host, Takes Viewers Behind Scenes" by James Drew, in The Blade's Monday, 4/20/92 News Section 2
Jack Ford, Minority Monitor, Buckeye Cablevision, Community Channel, Minority Business Association, Thomas Hoover, Jesse Mitchell, Rev. Floyd Rose, Deon Williams.
"Sports Fans Targeted by Children's Network" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Friday, 5/29/92 Living Section
Children's Miracle Network Telethon, WUPW-TV 36, Marie Osmond, Merlin Olsen, Marilyn McCoo, Mary Hart, Orris Tabner, Rebecca Fondessey, Jack Mitchell, Bill Harris, Marriott Sports Dream, George Foreman, Bo Jackson.
"Whitman Ford Making Most of a Car Tune" by Mary-Beth McLaughlin, in The Blade's Mon. 6/15/92 Business Section
Car 54, Where Are You?, Bob Shaw, Clark Buckenmyer Shaw Marketing Communications, Inc., Nick-at-Nite, Randy Baker, Bill Clark, Blaise Newman, J. Walter Thompson.
"Toledo's 'A Solid Market,' Likely Station Buyer Says" by Tom Ensign (and Homer Brickey), on The Blade's Tuesday 6/23/92 front page
WTOL-TV 11, Fred Walker, Broad Street Companies, Cosmos Broadcasting Corp., Liberty Corp., FCC, Hayne Hipp, Westinghouse Broadcasting, Metromedia, S. Wheeler Rudd, Community Broadcasting Co., WTOL-FM, WCWA-AM, WCWA-FM, Reams Broadcasting Corp., Paul Marsh, Kemper Securities, Inc.
"WGTE's Radio Crew Works More For Love Than Money" by Willa J. Conrad, in The Blade's Sunday, 8/16/92 Entertainment-Arts Section (1st of 2 images)
WGTE-FM, Bill Engelke, Ross Hocker, Bill Gill, Fritz Byers, Jazz Spectrum, NPR, Morning Edition, Joseph Campbell, Karl Haas. Blade photos by Luke Black and Don Simmons.
"WGTE's Radio Crew Works More For Love Than Money" by Willa J. Conrad, in The Blade's Sunday, 8/16/92 Entertainment-Arts Section (2nd of 2 images)
Ross Hocker, Bill Engelke, Mike Harrah, Bill Gill, WGTE-FM, Fritz Byers, Jazz Spectrum, The Saturday Show, Herb Zornow, Craig Weide, University of Toledo, Ralph Nader, Howard Stern.
"Sale of WTOL-TV Remains on Hold," in The Blade's Friday, 10/30/62 Business Section
WTOL-TV 11, Broad Street Companies, Fred Walker, Cosmos Broadcasting, Liberty Corp.
"Sale of WSPD Falls Through" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Friday, 11/13/92 Business Section
WSPD-AM, WLQR-FM, Lew Dickey, Jr., David Dickey, John Dickey, Michael Dickey, Stratford Research, Commonwealth Communications Services, Inc., FCC, Booth Broadcasting, WWWM-AM & FM, Ron Kempff. Also: "WUPW Reportedly Sold to Lear-Owned Firm": WUPW-TV 36, Norman Lear, Act III, Tom Embrescia, Toledo Television Limited.
"'Meditations' Is Removed from WTOL-TV's Schedule" by Judy Tarjanyi, in The Blade's Saturday, 12/12/92 Religion Section
WTOL-TV 11, WTVG-TV 13, WNWO-TV 24, Wheeler Rudd, Ecumenical Communications Commission of Northwest Ohio, Three Cheers for Life, Acorn Alley, Margaret Hoepfl.
"Disagreement Leaves Macy Off The Air" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Wed. 4/7/83 News Section 2
Dave Macy, WSPD-AM, Rev. Floyd Rose, Ron Kempff, Rush Limbaugh, Bob Seybold.
"WUPW-TV Purchased by Communications Firm Based in Atlanta" by Mary-Beth McLaughlin, in The Blade's Thu. 7/15/93 Business Section
WUPW-TV 36, Larry Blum, Bert Ellis, Tom Embrescia, Ellis Communications, Inc., Toledo Television Limited Partnership, FCC, Bowling Green State University (BGSU), U. Bertram Ellis, Jr., Act III Broadcasting, Norman Lear, Detroit Tigers, Detroit Pistons.
"A Local TV Headache" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Sunday, 7/18/93 Behind the News Section
Dave Huey, Buckeye CableSystem, WTOL-TV 11, WTVG-TV 13, WNWO-TV 24, WUPW-TV 36, retransmission consent, WJBK-TV 2, WDIV-TV 4, WXYZ-TV 7, WKBD-TV 50, CBET-TV 9, Mel Stebbins, David Zamichow, Brett Cornwell.
TV Schedule in The Blade's Sunday, 8/8/93 "75th PGA Championship Section"
"Ernie's Long Gone-Last Broadcast From Tiger Stadium," Knight News Service story in The Blade's Thu. 9/23/93 Sports Section
Ernie Harwell, Detroit Tigers, Chad Kreuter, Alan Trammel, Eric Davis, Mike Ilitch, WJR-AM, Danny Bautista, Baseball Hall of Fame, National Sportscasters Hall of Fame.
"Channels 11, 13 Expand News,Ratchetting Up Competition" by Tom Ensign, on The Blade's Saturday, 3/26/94 front page
WTOL-TV 11, WTVG-TV 13, Jerry Anderson, Alan Audet, Patrick Greenlaw, Diane Larson, Stan Stachak, Rebecca Fondessey, WNWO-TV 24, Evan Eldrige, Ron Kempff, WSPD-AM, Mel Stebbins, Cosmos Broadcasting, First Friday, WGTE-TV 30, Donahue, Designing Women, Cheers, The Golden Girls, WNWO-TV 24, Brett Cornwell,
"Cable TV Tunes Up For Encore of Rate Reductions in Mid-July," on The Blade's Tuesday, 6/14/94 front page
FCC, Bedford Cablevision, Jim Feeney, Buckeye Cablevision, David Huey, Sci-Fi Channel, WGN, Flix, SelectChannels.
"Mayor's Radio Day Plugs Boating in Toledo" by Michael D. Sallah, in The Blade's Tue. 8/30/94 Section 2
Carty Finkbeiner, J.P. McCarthy, WJR-AM, The Morning Show, Portside Festival Marketplace, International Park, Owens-Corning, COSI, Toledo Mud Hens.
"New TV Week Book Has Complete data," on The Blade's Sunday, 9/25/94 front page
Candice Bergan (Murphy Brown), David Caruso (NYPD Blue). Link: cover.
"Radio Daze" by John Bergener, in The Blade's Sunday, 10/2/94 Sports Section (1st of 2 images)
Blade photo of Ike Griffin by Chris Walker. John Wagner, Frank Beckman, Mike Trivisonno, Bill Belichick, Geoff Sindelar, Micjael Reghi, University of Toledo, Chris Collinsworth, WSPD-AM, WJR-AM, WDFN-AM, WKNR-AM, WWWE-AM, WLW-AM. Link: Part 2
"Radio Daze" by John Berenger, in The Blade's Sunday, 10/2/94 Sports Section (2nd of 2 images)
WDFN-AM, Ike Griffin, Willie Clay, Bob Yates, Geoff Sindelar, Pete Franklin, Andy Geiger, Mike Trivisonno, John Wagner, Jim Glass, Mike Hargrove, Michael Reghi, WDFN-AM. WKNR-AM, WSPD-AM, WFAN-AM, WWWE-AM, Link: Part 1.
"Sale to Switch WTVG to ABC" by Tahree Lane, on The Blade's Tuesday, 10/4/94 front page
WTVG-TV 13, Capital Cities/ABC, WJRT-TV 12 (Flint), FCC, David L. Zamichow, WNWO-TV 24, Marcy Neagoy, Mike Przybylski, MC Partners of Boston, SJL Broadcast Management Corp., George Lilly, Tom Bryson,
"Rivalry Will Be On TV" bu Dave Hackenberg, in The Blade's Thursday, 10/13/94 Sports Section
University of Toledo, Bowling Green State University (BGSU), football, Mike Karabin, Lee Conklin, Chuck Ealey, Kevin Meger, Glass Bowl.
Frank Venner doing "Weather-In-The-Weather" from an article in the 11/6/94 edition of The Blade
"Cable Fees May Rise With More Channels" from Blade Staff/Wire Services/Tahree Lane, on The Blade's Friday, 11/11/94 front page
FCC, Brad Medford, Buckeye Cablevision, Brian Young, Continental Cablevision of Ohio, Susan Breckenridge, Time Warner Cable.
"Tigers Unplug Radio Team," Sat. 12/7/94 AP story in The Blade Sports Section
Detroit Tigers, WJR-AM, Rick Tizzs, Bob Rathbun, Frank Beckman, Ernie Harwell, Bo Schembechler, Mile Ilitch.
"UT, WSPD To End 30-Year Affiliation" by Dave Hackenberger, in The Blade's Thursday, 1/19/95 Sports Section
Pete Cavanaugh, WSPD-AM, University of Toledo, Jerry Keil, Mike Karabin, Michael Reghi, Lee Conklin.
"Garage Fire Pulls Plug On Cable TV To East Side" by Al McKay, in The Blade's Monday, 1/30/95 edition
Chip Carstensen, Buckeye Cablevision, Super Bowl XXIX, Guadalupe Ruiz, St. Charles Hospital.
"Christian TV Pulls Plug on 'Offensive' Limbaugh" by Jennifer Feehan, on The Blade's Thursday, 2/9/95 front page
Rush Limbaugh, WTLW-TV 44 Lima, Robert Placie.
"Friday Highlights," in The Blade's Sunday, 3/24/95 TV Week
VR.5 (David McCallum), Sister, Sister, Step by Step, Human Language, The X-Files, "Legend of the Dinosaurs," NCAA Basketball Tournament, Homicide: Life on the Street.
"WTVG Targeted By TV/Radio Artists Union" by Gary T. Pakulski, in The Blade's Thu. 4/6/95 Business SEction
WTVG-TV 13, Patric and Diane Marilou, AFTRA, Joan Kalhorn, Terry Koozer, NLRB, Patrick Greenlaw, Diane Larson, Marilou Johanek, David Zamichow, WJRT-TV 12, FCC, M.C. Partners of Boston.
"WSPD Fires Jerry Keil While He's On Vacation" by Christopher Borrelli, in The Blade's Tuesday, 5/16/95 News Section 2
WSPD-AM, WLQR-FM, Noble Broadcasting, WVKS-FM, Toledo Broadcasting Corp., Jim Dennison, Pete Cavanaugh, Chuck Buckenmyer, Jerry Toth, Tracy Mueller, Mark Barker, Randy Stasiak, Pam Anderson, Laurie Adair, Glenn Frische, Don King, WCWA-AM, WTOL-TV 11, Orris Tabner, Toledo Broadcasting, Pam Shipley, Bill Rossini, Andrew Stuart, John Lynch, WTAL-AM.
"Keil's Firing Ends a Toledo Tradition" by John Bergener, in The Blade's Tue. 5/16/95 Sports Section
Jerry Keil, Stan Joplin, WSPD-AM, University of Toledo,
Thursday, 7/6/95 Photo in The Blade's 'High Tops' Section
16-year-old Katie Holmes. This was part of the Julie A. Njaim story, "Is This a Model Career?" Two years later she would be starring in Dawson's Creek.
"WXKR-FM Fires Two-Thirds Of Its Morning Team" by Christopher Borrelli, in The Blade's Fri. 7/7/95 Living-Weekend Section
WXKR-FM, Dennis Lemon, Jeff Lamb, Mark Benson, Julie Fox, WIOT-FM, Kevin Matthews, Brian Gump, Amigos restaurant, Al Papier, TAS Electronics, Pete Cavanaugh, WSPD-AM, Fred LeFebvre, Denny Schaffer, WVKS-FM,
"Toledoan Stalked Radio DJ, Police Say" by Debra Baker, in The Blade's Fri. 7/14/95 News Section 2
CIMX-FM, 89X, Lawrence Gose, Carol McKeon, Kelly Brown, Wayne Stafford.
"Public TV Documentary Retells Electric Auto-Lite Strike Story" by Gary T. Pakulski, in The Blade's Tue. 7/25/95 Business Plus Section
Arthur Jipson, Tony Howard, WBGU-TV 27.
"Disney to Buy ABC in Deal With a Value of $19 Billion," Tuesday, 7/25/95 front page headline in The Blade
"TV Sermons Axed By New Station Owner" by Rebekah Scott, in The Blade's Saturday, 9/2/95 Religion Section
WTVG-TV 13, Powerful Living, Worship for Shut-ins, Capital Cities/ABC, William Webb, Tony Scott.
"2 Volleyballers Learn Naked Truth" by Barbara Horwitz, in The Blade's Sat. 9/2/95 edition
International Park, Peggy Hart, David Echelberger, WVKS-FM (KISS-FM), Fred Lefebvre, Capt. Ron Spann.
"2 Local TV Channels to Link Up With New Networks on Oct. 28" by Christopher Borrelli, on The Blade's Tuesday, 10/17/95 front page
WTVG-TV 13 (NBC to ABC), WNWO-TV 24 (ABC to NBC), WTOL-TV 11 (Still CBS), Brett Cornwell, David Zamichow, Capital Cities/ABC.
"4-1/2-Ton Block of Cheddar to Star in Downtown's Holiday Parade" by Clyde Hughes, in The Blade's Wed. 11/22/95 News Section 2
1995 Food Town Holiday Parade, Tiedke's, Julie Champa, CitiFest, SeaGate Center, Franklin Park Mall, Distinguished Clown Corps., Marcy Kaptur, Drew Carey, Jon Paul Steuer of Grace Under Fire, WTVG-TV 13.
"Entertainment News from the Blade Wire Services," in The Blade's Sunday, 12/3/95 TV Week
A Charlie Brown Christmas and other Christmas programming in the coming week.
"Radio Daze" by Christopher Borrelli, in The Blade's Sunday, 12/10/95 Arts & Entertainment Section
WIOT-FM, Jeff Lamb, Mark Benson, The Dawnbusters, Howard Stern, WXKR-FM, WVKS-FM, Denny Schaffer, Bill Parshall, Jim Lorenzen, WJZE-FM, Bob Heath, Kevin Karlsen, Pete McKenzie, Carty Finkbeiner, Dennis Lemon, Casey Kasem, Nancy Dymond, Pete Cavanaugh, Kevin Matthews,
"Ina a Radio Daze" by Dan Saevig, in The Blade's Monday, 2/5/96 Sports Section
Mark Kelly, Toledo Storm, East Coast Hockey League (ECHL), WRQN-FM, Barry Soskin, Jeff Gibbons, GFerg Puhalski.
"Tabner, A Toledo Original, Signs Off" by John Bergener, in The Blade's Friday, 2/9/96 Sports Section
Blade photo by Chris Walker. Orris Tabner, A.J. Foyt, Joe DiMaggio, WTOL-TV 11, Randy Smith, Frank Gilhooley, Libbey High School, University of Toledo, Mel Triplett, George Machoukas, WTOD-AM, Doug Taberner, Oscar Huff, Clem Gendron, Denny McLain, Jack Nicklaus, Dan Cummins, Gary Sensenstein, Mike Thomsen, Pinbusters.
"Cleveland Chain Plans to Acquire Channel 24" by Jon Chavez, in The Blade's Saturday, 4/6/96 Business Section
WNWO-TV 24, Malrite Communications Group, Inc., Toledo Televison Investors, David Maltz, FCC, Ralph E. Becker, Television of Toledo, Inc.
"Not Just Any Old Bozo," in The Blade's Wednesday, 4/24/96 Living Section
Larry Harmon, Bozo the Clown, Zenobia Shrine Circus, Seagate Centre, Pinto Colvig, Capitol Records, Al Jolson.
WGTE's Timonere Recipient of Award," in The Blade's Thu. 7/4/96 "Neighbors East" Section
WGTE-TV 30, Shirley Timonere, James Fellows, Central Educational Network.
"M*A*S*H Pals Meet at Waterville Gallery" by Sally Vallongo, in The Blade's Sat. 7/6/96 News Section 2
Gary Burghoff, Febwick Gallery in Waterville, Jane Zbinden, Jamie Farr, The Editors, WNWO-TV 24, Tom Walton, Larry Gelbart. Link: 7/1/96 Fewnwick Gallery Ad
"United Way Starts Fund-Raising Drive," in The Blade's Thursday, 10/3/96 "Neighbors-Michigan" Section
Blade photo of Paul W. Smith by Don Strayer. WVMO-FM, WJR-AM, David Taylor, Monroe Public Schools, C, DeWayne Duskin, Detroit Edison, Meijer's, Target, Standard Federal.
"Getting Look at Network's Working" Rachel Rice C-SPAN Bus photos in The Blade's Thu. 1/9/97 "Neighbors-South" Section
Maumee High School, Monique Llanos, Debbie Richerson, Jim Windnagle.
Ernie Anderson Obituary by Christopher Borrelli, in The Blade's Saturday 2/8/97 edition
Ghoulardi, WSPD-TV 13, Tom Sprague, Frank Venner, America's Funniest Home Videos.
"Christian TV Station Wins Battle to Broadcast in Toledo" by Rebekah Scott, in The Blade's Saturday, 6/14/97 Religion Section
Dominion Broadcasting, WLMB-TV 40, Jamey Schmitz, Billy Graham Crusades, 700 Club, FamilyNet.
"Buckeye Cable Begins Core of Fiber-Optic Net" by Homer Brickey, in The Blade's Wed. 7/23/97 Business Section
BNuckeye CableSystem, Allan Block, Buckeye Cablevision, Inc., Joseph D. Jensen, Carty Finkbeiner.
"PASS Doomed by Fox TV Moves," in The Blade's Friday, 8/29/97 Sports Section
Fox Sports Detroit, Pro-Am Sports System, Detroit Tigers, Detroit Pistons, Detroit Red Wings, Ellen Jackson, Buckeye Cablevision, John Fetzer, Tom Monaghan, Post-Newsweek Stations, WDIV-TV 4.
"2nd Cable-TV Firm Offers to Provide Service to Bedford" by Vanessa Gezari, in The Blade's Wed. 9/2/98 News Section 2
Bedford Township, Dave Huey, Buckeye CableSystem, Frontier Cable, Med Barr.
"TV Ratings Worst Since '68 Games," Tuesday, 2/24/98 AP story in The Blade Sports Section
XVIII Winter Olympics, Nagano, Japan.
"'Daily Show' Satire Slaps City, Finkbeiner" by Christopher Borrelli, in The Blade's Tuesday, 3/17/98 News Section 2
Comedy Central, Amy Atkins, Jason Hamilton, Greg Stoffel, "The Toledo Conspiracy."
"'Star Trek' Collection Beams Up in BGSU Library" by Tony Bassett, in The Blade's Tuesday, 3/19/98 News Section 2
Blade photo of Dr. Alison Scott by Paul Hurschmann. Bowling Green State University (BGSU), Marie Wakefield,
"Report Says Toledo Set U.S. Pace For Gains in Radio Ads" by Christopher Borrelli, in The Blade's Thursday, 3/19/98 Business Section
Clyde Roberts, WKKO-FM, K-100, WRQN-FM, Andy Stuart, Jacor Communications, Cumulus Media, Ellen Fruchtman, Fruchtman Marketing.
"Buckeye Cable Officially Sarts Expanded Service" by Jim Sielicki, in The Blade's Wed. 4/22/98 Business Section
James Stereman, Ellen Jackson, Buckeye CableSystem, SuperChannels, Bravo, Food Network, Great American Country, ESPNews, Game Show Network, Turner Classic Movies, HBO, Cinemax, Showtime.
Buckeye's Tiger Talks With Fox Not getting Many Results" by James A. Welty, in The Blade's Tue. 6/2/98 Sports Section
Buckeye CableSystem, Fox Sports Detroit, Detroit Tigers, Ellen Jackson, Dave Huey, Detroit Red Wings, Frontiervision, Monroe Cable, Fox Sports Ohio, Tyler Barnes, Fox Sports Net, WKBD-TV 50, ToledoVision 5.
"Buckeye, Fox Sign Deal to Carry Tigers," in The Blade's Saturday, 6/6/98 Sports Section
Buckeye CableSystem, Fox Sports Detroit, Detroit Tigers, Fox Sports World, Ellen Jackson.
"Actor Farr's Name is Given to One of His Former Haunts" by Betsy Hiel, in The Blade's Monday, 7/6/98 News Section 2
Riverside Park renamed Jamie Farr Park, M*A*S*H, Toledo Mud Hens, Tony Packo's, LPGA, Jamie Farr Kroger Classic, Carty Finkbeiner, John Garcia, Jamie Farr Community Building, Sharon Evick, Woodward High School, Michael Prephan, Danny Thomas Park.
"Pastors Lament Loss of Access to WDMN-AM" by Judy Tarjanyi, in The Blade's Sat. 8/22/98 Religion Section
Cornerstone Church, Michael Pitts, Herman King, WPOS-FM, WJYM-AM, Rick Waldron, Pat McKinstry, William James, John Newby, Cassandra Butler.
"Love of Subject Adds Spirit To TV Program" by Clyde Hughes, in The Blade's Monday, 2/8/99 News Section 2
Blade photo of Sonya Thomas by Dave Zapotosky. The Color of Success, University of Toledo, Al Mannes, WTVG-TV 13, Buckeye CableSystem, Bernice King, Martin Luther King III, Macomber High School, Bowling Green State University (BGSU), Alvin Thomas.
"Executive Ran WDHO-TV," Arthur M. Dorfner Obituary by Jane Schmucker, in The Blade's Thu. 3/4/99 edition
D.H. Overmyer Telecasting Co., Romper Room, For and About Women, Jim Steele, Jeery Lewis MDA Telethon, The Village Players.
"Just Right For Radio" by John Gugger, in The Blade's Sunday, 4/4/99 Sports Section
Ernie Harwell, Detroit Tigers.
"Viacom To Acquire CBS for $37 Billion" by Lawrie Mifflin, on The Blade's Wednesday, 9/8/99 front page
Sumner Redstone, Mel Karmazin, Fred Moran, Leslie Moonves.
"Blade Sues WSPD for Theft of News" by Sam Roe, on The Blade's Wednesday, 9/29/99 front page
WSPD-AM, Mark Standriff, Jacor Communications, Judge Ronald Bowman, Vanessa Gezari,
"WSPD Denies 'Intentionally' Stealing News" by Michael D. Sallah, in The Blade's Thursday, 9/30/99 front page
WSPD-AM, Andy Stewart, Mark Standriff, Jacor Communications, Fritz Byers, Jack Hauthaway, Judge Ronald Bowman, WTOL-TV 11, Jerry Anderson, WJR-AM, Paul W. Smith, Clear Channel Communications, Jacor Communications, FCC.
"Switch To Lions Bad Timing For Fox 36" by Donald Emmons, in The Blade's Tuesday, 12/4/99 Sports Section
WUPW-TV 36, Detroit Lions, Randy Pratt, Greg Aiello, Dan Bell.
"2000 - We're Still Here," The Blade's first front page of 2000 (Saturday, 1/1/2000)
Happy New Year, everyone. Enhanced satellite photo from Corbis.
Sunday, 10/30/77 Toledo Magazine photos, in The Blade (1st of two images)
Tom O'Reilly photos of Chester "Chet" Zablocki, Toledo's "Polka Prince" (1st 2 of 4)...Link: Other 2 pics.
2 More Sunday, 10/30/77 Toledo Magazine photos, in The Blade.
Chet and Helen Zablocki. Recent photo by Tom O'Reilly. Link: First 2 pics.
Sunday, 5/6/84 Toledo Magazine cover for "The Anchorwomen," Jill Olmsted, Jeannine Lauber, and Diane Larsen (1st of 3 images)
WTOL-TV 11, WTVG-TV 13, WDHO-TV 24 anchors. Link: 5/4/84 ad in The Blade for "The Anchorwomen." Link: Jeannine Lauber photo. Link: Diane Larson photo.
Lee Merkle phot of Diane Larson and Dan Bettison, in The Blade's Sunday, 5/6/84 Toledo Magazine (2nd of 3 images)
Link: 5/4/84 ad in The Blade for "The Anchorwomen." Link: Toledo Magazine cover. Link: Jeannine Lauber photo.
Jack Ackerman photo of Jeannine Lauber, in The Blade's Sundau, 5/6/84 Toledo Magazine (3rd of 3 images)
Link: 5/4/84 ad in The Blade for "The Anchorwomen." Link: Toledo Magazine cover. Link: Diane Larson photo.
"Air Play" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Sunday, 8/10/86 Toledo Magazine
Blade photo of Dr. Jerry Graham, Tom Ensign and Fred North by Bruce Sinner. Matthew Fitzgibbons, WOHO-AM, Fred North, Irwin Young, John Connolly, Homer Brickey, Terry Sullivan.
Sunday, 12/24/50 Toledo Blade Pictorial "Merry Christmas" cover
"Good Morning, Toledo" Sunday, 12/4/88 Toledo Magazine cover of Mitch & Mary Beth and Kelly & Staples, in The Blade.
Jack Mitchell, Mary Beth Zolik (WKKO-FM/WTOD-AM), Bob Kelly, Dennis Staples (WCWA-AM).
Sunday, 12/21/75 Holiday Specials TV Tab cover, in The Blade
Sunday, 12/21/80 Holiday Specials TV Tab cover, in The Blade
Sunday, 12/3/89 TV Tab cover, in The Blade
Staci Keanan, My Two Dads, Jackie Sagorsky, Toledo Holiday Parade. Franklin Park Mall, Blade photos by Lee Merkle.
Sunday, 12/29/91 TV Week cover with Dick Clark, in The Blade
New Year's Rockin' Eve and four other "Picks of the Week."
Sunday, 8/12/93 TV Week cover, in The Blade
Bruce Campbell of The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr., and four other "Picks of the Week."
Sunday, 9/25/94 TV Week cover with david Caruso and Candice Bergen, in The Blade
Link: Blade ad for new TV Week.
Sunday, 9/25/94 TV Week page, in The Blade
Sunday evening listings page.
Sunday, 10/30/94 Halloween TV Week cover, in The Blade
The Simpsons Halloween hotror marathon illustration by Matt Groening, "The Addams Family."
"Halloween Marathon of 'The Simpsons'" by Tom Ensign, in The Blade's Sunday, 10/30/94 TV Week
The Simpsons, "Treehouse of Horror V," "Treehouse of Horror II," "Treehouse of Horrow III," "Treehouse of Horror IV." and other Halloween specials.
Sunday, 2/12/95 TV Week cover, in The Blade
The X-Files, David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson.
Sunday, 7/9/95 TV Week cover for "Zoo Today," in The Blade
Elephant keeper Don RedFox. WTOL-TV 11,
"A TV View of Toledo's Zoo" by Christopher Borrelli, in The Blade's TV Week
Toledo Zoo, Zoo Today, Sharon Armstrong, WTOL-TV 11, Erich Hunker, At the Zoo, Doug Porter, Don RedFox, Ron Matanick, Char Petiniot,
Sunday, 7/16/95 TV Week cover for Sci-Fi Channel's Godzilla Week, in The Blade
Sunday, 7/30/95 TV Week cover for Michael Moore's TV Nation, in The Blade
Sunday, 8/6/95 TV Week cover for Cartoon Network's Space Ghost Coast to Coast, in The Blade
Sunday, 9/17/95 TV Week cover for The Simpsons' Who Shot Mr. Burns, in The Blade
Sunday, 12/31/95 TV Week cover for Dick Clark's News Year's Rockin' Eve '96, in The Blade
Sunday, 12/19/99 TV Week cover for "It's a Wonderful Life," in The Blade
James Stewart, Donna Reed.