tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943321092483498805.post600406981804805449..comments2024-01-02T03:25:05.523-05:00Comments on Cleveland Classic Media: Most Obscure Cleveland TV Talk Show-Part OneTim Loneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15208281099970788558noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943321092483498805.post-82447881248266078642013-10-27T03:49:03.251-04:002013-10-27T03:49:03.251-04:00A seeming hidden fact about the Mike Douglas show,...A seeming hidden fact about the Mike Douglas show, is that it started at "The Copa" theater nightclub on Euclid Ave. It was right next to the T.V. station and they broke holes in the wall for the cables! One of the cable pullers was Roger Ailles, now President of Fox News! After he left , the Copa started the Dale Young Show! Both shows started for noon shoppers downtown to take a break. Barbara Streisand did hav a beehive hairdo, but did not play the Copa. However Bobby Darren, lola Filanna, Les Paul and Mary Ford, Joey Dee and the Starlighters brought in the Twist (note-Jimi Jameson played guitar would later become Jimi Hendrix) I know I was there and served him lunch for a week! Nick and Eleanor LoConti began both shows and have never been credited! There's a lot more to the story. Mike Douglas got fed and housing for his family when a job fell out and he was left stranded in Cleveland. Wonder if any of the old tapes survived. They had a habit of reusing old tapes!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17246226366501722924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943321092483498805.post-4666549997156173382010-09-06T02:29:18.280-04:002010-09-06T02:29:18.280-04:00Hello I was wanting to let Amy Rinker know that I ...Hello I was wanting to let Amy Rinker know that I had stumbled across an old photo of Glenn Rinker and Sam Benedict together when the opening of WKST station in New Castle took place. This is a very old photo of them together but I have got to say I wish I was raised in their days because they were very good looking men.Jessica23https://www.blogger.com/profile/00858606051428054573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943321092483498805.post-83966241964962150222009-07-27T21:38:43.212-04:002009-07-27T21:38:43.212-04:00Hello,
My name is Virginia Freeman Simmer. I have ...Hello,<br />My name is Virginia Freeman Simmer. I have been doing a search on a girl in high school, Miami Palmetto Senior High. Her name is Amy Rinker. I understand she is now married to Joe Payne. She and I were best friends back in high school and I lost touch of her some many years ago. Her and I graduated in 1980. She use to tell me she was seeing this guy, a truck driver that she liked. I don't know if Joe is the one she was talking about, but she was very fond of this guy. I remember her father Glenn Rinker. I met him one time at her house. At that time, her father had remarried. I hope you can help me find her. From what I understand, she is now living in Tennessee and now she is battling Cancer. Please let me know. Sincerely Virginia Freeman Simmer class 1980Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16814353749666139259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943321092483498805.post-15248528653782295092008-05-15T12:49:00.000-04:002008-05-15T12:49:00.000-04:00WbHist:That would be quite possible, if not probab...WbHist:<BR/>That would be quite possible, if not probable..The timeline would seem about right depending on when Cole left WPIX-TV..<BR/><BR/>May 15, 2008 12:48 PMTim Loneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15208281099970788558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943321092483498805.post-15638259763584062422008-05-15T12:48:00.000-04:002008-05-15T12:48:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Tim Loneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15208281099970788558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943321092483498805.post-60395446560527084882008-05-15T11:56:00.000-04:002008-05-15T11:56:00.000-04:00You mentioned Clay Cole as being a host of WKYC's ...You mentioned Clay Cole as being a host of WKYC's daytime talk show at the time of its end in 1968. I presume this is the same Clay Cole who, from 1963 to 1967, hosted a music show on WPIX (Ch. 11) in New York?wbhisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270661237413315760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943321092483498805.post-84397021900139211832007-12-01T23:49:00.000-05:002007-12-01T23:49:00.000-05:00Joe: Nice to hear from you. Barbara Streisand...Joe:<BR/> Nice to hear from you. Barbara Streisand was an early guest on Mike Douglas. I dont recall her ever wearing a "Beehive" Hairstyle like the singer in the pictures. The third picture on the right side (The Cooking segment)The person standing beside Glenn Rinker I am just about certain is Tom Haley, who hosted dozens of shows on WKYC Channel 3 and its predecessors from 1948-1997..He was also a newsman and a staff announcer.<BR/><BR/>Tim (Then known as Tom) worked at KYW-TV 3 in 1960, Then moved over to WJW Channel 8 from 1961-63..Mostly with Movie Host Ernie Anderson (Ghoulardi)..After being discovered by Rose Marie, Tim went to Hollywood to appear on the Steve Allen Show, then his big break was on McHale's Navy..<BR/><BR/>Hope this helps you a little..Tim Loneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15208281099970788558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943321092483498805.post-19242235514290618412007-12-01T19:51:00.000-05:002007-12-01T19:51:00.000-05:00Tim,I just got around to looking at the entire blo...Tim,<BR/>I just got around to looking at the entire blog regarding 3 On the Town. You have given me more information than I had. I wanted you to take a good look at the pictures I have and see if you can recognize any of the other people. I know that Mike Douglas and Jerry Lewis are among the guests. Do you think that Barbara Strisand could be the singer?<BR/>Joe Payne<BR/>http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/%7Esmokymtnman/rinker/wkyc/wkyc.htmlsmokymtnman10https://www.blogger.com/profile/02581972739193890022noreply@blogger.com