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Best wishes to WJR's News Director, Dick Haefner, who is retiring at the end of this week!

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Best wishes to WJR's News Director, Dick Haefner, who is retiring at the end of this week!

Post by MWmetalhead » Mon Dec 07, 2020 6:17 pm

Excellent write-up of his distinguished career can be found here:

https://radioinsight.com/headlines/2023 ... r-retires/


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Re: Best wishes to WJR's News Director, Dick Haefner, who is retiring at the end of this week!

Post by lidoshuffle » Mon Dec 07, 2020 7:41 pm

On Friday, Mr. Haefner's last day, will we hear at 5:40am "It's the Paul W. Smith Show, substituting for Paul....(lol)

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Re: Best wishes to WJR's News Director, Dick Haefner, who is retiring at the end of this week!

Post by MotorCityRadioFreak » Tue Dec 08, 2020 12:15 am

I am just old enough to remember the last of the glory days from the top of the Fisher Building. The mother of one of my classmates worked on JP McCarthy's show when she was younger.

I was the kid who flipped on the radio after school at a young age and listened to the day games @4:05 when the Tigers played on the west coast.
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Re: Best wishes to WJR's News Director, Dick Haefner, who is retiring at the end of this week!

Post by Bryce » Thu Dec 10, 2020 8:39 pm

Tune in 10:30 AM tomorrow (Friday) morning. There will be a tribute to Mr. Haefener.
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Re: Best wishes to WJR's News Director, Dick Haefner, who is retiring at the end of this week!

Post by Matt » Fri Dec 11, 2020 8:41 pm

No disrespect intended, but is his last name pronounced half-in-er?
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Re: Best wishes to WJR's News Director, Dick Haefner, who is retiring at the end of this week!

Post by MWmetalhead » Fri Dec 11, 2020 9:14 pm

Yeah, if you say it slowly. :)
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Re: Best wishes to WJR's News Director, Dick Haefner, who is retiring at the end of this week!

Post by RayQix » Mon Dec 14, 2020 7:26 am

He has one of those voices that you remember so well, that at least I can remember how he sounds, not just that he’s on the radio.

Good luck on your next adventure..... thanks for being part of ours.


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