Who the HECK is Ron Cameron????

[Momo]

Ron did do some TV back in the day, winning, with Bob Page, the (cable) ACE Award for best local sports show (when cable was in its infancy):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo0GVRja2go&t=797s

Thanks for posting the video. I actually did not know what Cameron looked like up.
Yeah, I suppose I could of Googled it by now, but you know how that goes.

That was Ron 35+ years ago, in what he called his "hunk" days. Here, from 2011, is a more updated look:

https://patch.com/michigan/westbloomfie ... -lake-road

[MotorCityRadioFreak]

"Who???" would probably be the response if you mentioned Al Ackerman or Ray Lane too. It was a long time ago. As another poster mentioned, Ron worked at WCAR. Not the one on 1090 in Livonia. The original WCAR on 1130. They had a fully staffed newsroom, and sports staff. Ron was one of them.

I am being honest when I say this. I know who Ray Lane was. Think I would even recognize him if I seen him (has he passed?). I remember Ackerman too. Wasn't Lane on 2 and Ackerman on 4?

I had never heard of Ron Cameron before the thread here on Buzzboard. But to be fair, sounds like Cameron was on the radio, while Lane and Ackerman were on TV.

I am going to do something tomorrow. I'm attending a Super Bowl party with I'm guessing 40 to 50 people. I'm going to ask everyone there if they know who Al Ackerman, Ron Cameron and Ray Lane are.

I'm taking a poll. Hopefully Rate This does not file a grievance. It's been awhile since Turkeytop has posted a "You Be The Judge* missive.

Ray Lane was a helluva rink side reporter at Red Wings games.

[Bobbert]

One thing in Ron Cameron's favor is that he interviews people who many hosts on 97.1 have probably never heard of.

In a three-month period from December 2016 to March 2017, he interviewed the following people who are no longer living:

• Bump Elliott (UM football coach in 1960s)

• Tommy Lasorda (LA Dodgers manager)

• Ed Coil (Pistons GM in 1960s and 1970s)

• Bob Wolff (long-time sports announcer)

• Hal Naragon (1954 Cleveland Indians player and 1968 Detroit Tigers coach)

• Bryan Watson (NHL player in 1960s and 1970s)

• Bob Miller (MLB player, UD baseball coach)

[MWmetalhead]

Ray Lane was a great sportscaster.

I've watched some of Ackerman's work on YouTube. He was a bit of a lightning rod, to say the least. Had just a wee bit of an ego as well.