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From Soupy to Nuts! A History of Detroit Television
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From Soupy to Nuts! A History of Detroit Television
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by Tim Kiska
Sales Rank : 498489
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Paperback: 232 pages
Publisher: Momentum Books, LLC April 30, 2005
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1879094703
ISBN-13: 978-1879094703
Product Dimensions:
8.8 x 7.9 x 0.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
Product Review
"A recommended specialty pick for broadcasting and Detroit-specific collections." -- Midwest Book Review
"A terrific reference guide to the people and personalities who put their stamp on Detroit television" -- Mike Duffy, Detroit Free Press
"From the time I picked it up it was noting but laughs. One day I intend to read it." -- Soupy Sales
"Here’s all you ever wanted to know about your Detroit TV favorites – From Bonds to Bozo." -- Dick Purtan, WOMC-FM
"This is a quality piece of literature and history that deserves a spot on your bookshelf." -- Melanie Gilbert, Little Salamander Press
Product Description
Back in the 1940s – before coaxial cable from the East Coast reached Detroit – television was as local as Vernors, Sanders Hot Fudge and Hudson’s. There was room for clowns, bowlers, philosophers, journalists, adventurers, movie mavens, wrestlers and magicians.
The people who put these shows on were drunks, geniuses, thugs, heroes, artists, craftsmen, hustlers and poets. Some were all of these things at times. A few were all these things before lunch.
As the medium grew, thousands of Detroiters visited Channel 4 to see Milky the Clown, danced on Channel 62’s The Scene or tuned in to watch bombastic anchorman Bill Bonds. With the evaporation of distinct local television, a piece of Detroit’s character disappeared.
From Soupy to Nuts! is a snapshot of Detroit TV history – from Sonny Eliot, Bozo the Clown, Bill Kennedy, Lou Gordon and Gil Maddox to Al Ackerman, Sir Graves Ghastly, Dick the Bruiser and Mr. Belvedere.
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