tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943321092483498805.post1571918022096422997..comments2024-01-02T03:25:05.523-05:00Comments on Cleveland Classic Media: Lawson Deming-50 years in BroadcastingTim Loneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15208281099970788558noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943321092483498805.post-55268025360199349732011-09-26T14:49:10.259-04:002011-09-26T14:49:10.259-04:00During at least some of his years as Sir Graves Gh...During at least some of his years as Sir Graves Ghastly on WJBK-TV, Deming did do some announcing work at WJW/WJKW-TV, as some of Ray Glasser's ('videoholic') clips on YouTube attest (that is, in the mid-to-late 1970's period). To my ears, Deming's voice bore some resemblance to that of Pat Connell, a New York CBS staff announcer who, in 1961, was the first African-American to be so hired (thus preceding Fred Facey at NBC by some six years).wbhisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270661237413315760noreply@blogger.com