tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943321092483498805.post7230976366162065366..comments2024-01-02T03:25:05.523-05:00Comments on Cleveland Classic Media: Serving the City of Canton...WJAN-TV 17Tim Loneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15208281099970788558noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943321092483498805.post-1320004029274902842013-03-11T15:25:39.443-04:002013-03-11T15:25:39.443-04:00My father was the sales manager at WJAN 17 from 19...My father was the sales manager at WJAN 17 from 1968 until just after the purchase by PTL. During these times my father, Herbert Burke, was quite innovative with the creation of a crack sales staff like Lester Thomas, Bill Pryor, Bill "Butterball" Wyatt and Ben Werk. I grew up knowing these people intimately and later professionally er while working as a camera man. Working with other celebrities including Jay Andrews (Milton the Milk Man), George Cavender (The Cool Ghoul). I have many long and fond memories of working for the Jansen Brothers along with these fine people that I have previously mentioned, and of course working with my father, Herbert Burke Sr. I may be reached at anytime to assist in setting the records straight on Canton's First successful television station.<br />Herbert J. Burke<br />330-453-7992Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05121847734805268764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943321092483498805.post-81236152507574354172009-03-11T00:21:00.000-04:002009-03-11T00:21:00.000-04:00My late dad was a Canton native and he once told m...My late dad was a Canton native and he once told me that The Canton Repository tried to get a license back in the 1950s but lost out to a party who didn't have the money to go on the air. At the time the Rep owned WHBC AM and FM so we could have had WHBC TV. I don't know if this Tri-Cities Telecasting was that party that beat out the rep or not. On the subject of cable TV, I had and aunt and uncle who lived for many years on Windsor Avenue in Canton and they told me that they got cable when it first started and kept it for less than a week before my uncle went out back and disconnected the cable and then made the company come to the house and take it out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943321092483498805.post-26307367260611460812007-09-28T02:26:00.000-04:002007-09-28T02:26:00.000-04:00The only two personalities I remember from WJAN we...The only two personalities I remember from WJAN were Milton The Milkman and The Cool Ghoul.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com