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WNEM All-time Dream Team

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FormerNews5Dude
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WNEM All-time Dream Team

Post by FormerNews5Dude » Thu Aug 06, 2020 6:13 pm

Anchor: Sam Merrill
Anchor: Allison Payne
Anchor: Denise Carroll
Anchor: Fanchon Stinger

Meteorologist: Mark Torregrossa
Meteorologist: Jim Peyton
Meteorologist: Charlie Waters

Sports: Art Neil
Sports: "Zip" Rzeppa
Sports: Todd Arner

Reporter: Jay Brandow
Reporter: Paul Newton
Reporter: Jim Kiertzner
Reporter: Marian Strozier
Reporter: Mel Serow
Reporter: Liz Gelardi
Reporter: Rachel Bianco

Additions? Subtractions?



Realist
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Re: WNEM All-time Dream Team

Post by Realist » Thu Aug 06, 2020 6:27 pm

Let’s see:

Anchors - delete Fanchon Stinger, add either Art VanDyke or Rick Lockridge

Meteorologist - add Mike Hoffman

Sports - add Marc Wesley

Reporters - don’t remember Paul Newton. Liz and Rachel, I remember the names but that’s about it. Add Brian Wood and Roberta Wray.



FormerNews5Dude
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Re: WNEM All-time Dream Team

Post by FormerNews5Dude » Thu Aug 06, 2020 6:35 pm

Wesley and Hoffman! Yes!



paul8539
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Re: WNEM All-time Dream Team

Post by paul8539 » Thu Aug 06, 2020 11:14 pm

How about

Tom Eynon
Jim Rush
Chet Rogoza



Bdl
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Re: WNEM All-time Dream Team

Post by Bdl » Fri Aug 07, 2020 8:40 am

Where's Susan Shaw?

Would also delete Stinger.



Trophyhead
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Re: WNEM All-time Dream Team

Post by Trophyhead » Fri Aug 07, 2020 10:04 am

Some others who reached heights via Channel 5's WNEM days...varied levels of notability...

Pat Harvey was there around 1980 for her first job, went to CNN in its infancy and is now on CBS' Los Angeles affiliate and pitches in on "The Talk."

Seeing him now in our thread starter's 2nd spot, Zip Rzeppa was on the Sports team with Marc Wesley (nothing better than the slate for Sports sponsor Blatz Beer and Marc winking when he read this copy) and went on to Cincinnati, Boston and St. Louis, where he is a Media HOFer.

There was a guy named Peterson in the late 70s who could wear News or Sports hats equally well. Whether he stayed before the cameras in any fashion elsewhere, I cannot say.



FormerNews5Dude
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Re: WNEM All-time Dream Team

Post by FormerNews5Dude » Fri Aug 07, 2020 10:53 am

Bdl wrote:
Fri Aug 07, 2020 8:40 am
Where's Susan Shaw?

Would also delete Stinger.
Adding Susan Shaw and Terry Camp!



FormerNews5Dude
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Re: WNEM All-time Dream Team

Post by FormerNews5Dude » Fri Aug 07, 2020 10:56 am

lovinlife101 wrote:
Fri Aug 07, 2020 9:54 am
Ah, so many all-stars named in this WNEM lawsuit!

https://casetext.com/case/national-assn ... edith-corp
Why would you bring this up, I mean other than the fact that you're an asshole?



matt1
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Re: WNEM All-time Dream Team

Post by matt1 » Fri Aug 07, 2020 12:25 pm

How about reporter Barb Handley??



matt1
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Re: WNEM All-time Dream Team

Post by matt1 » Fri Aug 07, 2020 12:26 pm

What about Rick Sykes (who reported on "I like French Fries") back in 1978??



FormerNews5Dude
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Re: WNEM All-time Dream Team

Post by FormerNews5Dude » Fri Aug 07, 2020 4:08 pm

Little tip for you, I do whatever I want whenever I want and don't ask your approval to do so.
And then you proved you're a giant asshole? Here's a tip for you: If you can't come up with a relevant addition to a post, move on from said post.



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Luke
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Re: WNEM All-time Dream Team

Post by Luke » Sat Aug 08, 2020 9:14 pm

Rod Meloni, Jim Kiertzner,



matt1
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Re: WNEM All-time Dream Team

Post by matt1 » Sat Aug 08, 2020 10:16 pm

As Art Neil said in 1996 "Rod Meloni blowout of the night!"



DAC
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Re: WNEM All-time Dream Team

Post by DAC » Mon Aug 17, 2020 1:14 am

Peyton and Waters were not meteorologists. They were just guys who read the weather, while John McMurray was the meteorologist providing the forecasts.



Bdl
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Re: WNEM All-time Dream Team

Post by Bdl » Mon Aug 17, 2020 8:42 am

lovinlife101 wrote:
Mon Aug 17, 2020 6:48 am
DAC wrote:
Mon Aug 17, 2020 1:14 am
Peyton and Waters were not meteorologists. They were just guys who read the weather, while John McMurray was the meteorologist providing the forecasts.
Must have been the thing to do.

Eric Ghila was never a meteorologist, just a “weather forecaster.” But who needs to be a meteorologist anyway?
It's Eric Jylha. And he's a great guy.

The queen of spelling and correction goofs. Again. Now go back and edit so no one notices it.



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