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-keoni.
Hollywood

ERRATA:

Former KITV-4 weekend sports anchor ROB FUKUZAKI – who was discovered by a visiting producer from LA and recruited for ABC Network O&O (Owned & Operated station) KABC-7, wrote me today,...

Hello Mel!
Thank you for your generous words, and your time in reading my history. I agree with you – I think it was a fascinating time of broadcasting and I wanted future generations to be able to...

One More KITV "First:"

- KITV News is probably the first to show a person urinating (for a long time)… During a huge storm or hurricane and power outage which brought unusual flooding into Ala...

PART 5 of 5
FINALLY, THE END OF THE STORY


So now, finally, you've been patient and read this far – If you're not in the business I am privileged to be in, you have a good idea of the...

PART 4 of 5

I ran into KITV-4 reporter Kathy Collins one day at KIKI-AM 83 radio, where she was meeting with another island legend, Kamasami Kong (Robert 'Bob' Zix, who was on my TV series and is...

PART 3 of 5
JOE MOORE’S BOLD MOVE TO LAST-PLACE KHON-2 (NBC) WAS PERFECTLY TIMED

NBC as a national network was the butt of jokes (see Fred Silverman: "Loud as as Peacock" on YouTube). Johnny...

PART 2 of 5:
KITV’s PREPARES TO BRING IN SOMEONE NEW TO COMMAND THE NEWS


Others on this wonderful blog of memories noted the amazing marketing the station did with mysterious "HAWKINS" promos …...

TV'S REAL LIFE "TED BAXTER" (Mary Tyler Moore Show's buffoon anchorman played by actor Ted Knight)
(And Joe Moore, Emme Tomimbang, Bob Sevey, Leslie Wilcox, Bob Jones and a lot of other memories)
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I have written a lengthy post about what he said – and searching my Aircheck library for that recording.

-Keoni Hiroshi Tyler
Hollywood

Part 4 of 4

Corporations own local stations today (sad!). Gone are the days of broadcasters like Cec Heftel who LOVED this business, this Industry, and his local community. As someone in the...

Part 3 of 4

Joe Moore's bold move to KHON-2 couldn't have been better timed. NBC as a national network was the butt of jokes (see Fred Silverman: "Loud as as Peacock" on YouTube). Johnny Carson...

PART 2:


KITV's JACK HAWKINS on "Newscenter 4" ... Others in this thread noted the amazing marketing the station did with mysterious "HAWKINS" – that was it – just a name, then back to "The Love...

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RE: TV'S REAL LIFE "TED BAXTER" (Mary Tyler Moore Show's buffoon anchorman)

PART 1
(This has to be chopped into parts because it is long)

The incomparable BURL BURLINGAME – you are...