WNEM All-time Dream Team

[FormerNews5Dude]

Anchor: Sam Merrill
Anchor: Allison Payne
Anchor: Denise Carroll
Anchor: Fanchon Stinger

Meteorologist: Mark Torregrossa
Meteorologist: Jim Peyton
Meteorologist: Charlie Waters

Sports: Art Neil
Sports: "Zip" Rzeppa
Sports: Todd Arner

Reporter: Jay Brandow
Reporter: Paul Newton
Reporter: Jim Kiertzner
Reporter: Marian Strozier
Reporter: Mel Serow
Reporter: Liz Gelardi
Reporter: Rachel Bianco

Additions? Subtractions?

[Realist]

Let’s see:

Anchors - delete Fanchon Stinger, add either Art VanDyke or Rick Lockridge

Meteorologist - add Mike Hoffman

Sports - add Marc Wesley

Reporters - don’t remember Paul Newton. Liz and Rachel, I remember the names but that’s about it. Add Brian Wood and Roberta Wray.

[FormerNews5Dude]

Wesley and Hoffman! Yes!

[paul8539]

How about

Tom Eynon
Jim Rush
Chet Rogoza

[Bdl]

Where's Susan Shaw?

Would also delete Stinger.

[Trophyhead]

Some others who reached heights via Channel 5's WNEM days...varied levels of notability...

Pat Harvey was there around 1980 for her first job, went to CNN in its infancy and is now on CBS' Los Angeles affiliate and pitches in on "The Talk."

Seeing him now in our thread starter's 2nd spot, Zip Rzeppa was on the Sports team with Marc Wesley (nothing better than the slate for Sports sponsor Blatz Beer and Marc winking when he read this copy) and went on to Cincinnati, Boston and St. Louis, where he is a Media HOFer.

There was a guy named Peterson in the late 70s who could wear News or Sports hats equally well. Whether he stayed before the cameras in any fashion elsewhere, I cannot say.

[FormerNews5Dude]

Where's Susan Shaw?

Would also delete Stinger.

Adding Susan Shaw and Terry Camp!

[FormerNews5Dude]

Ah, so many all-stars named in this WNEM lawsuit!

https://casetext.com/case/national-assn ... edith-corp

Why would you bring this up, I mean other than the fact that you're an asshole?

[matt1]

How about reporter Barb Handley??

[matt1]

What about Rick Sykes (who reported on "I like French Fries") back in 1978??

[FormerNews5Dude]

Little tip for you, I do whatever I want whenever I want and don't ask your approval to do so.

And then you proved you're a giant asshole? Here's a tip for you: If you can't come up with a relevant addition to a post, move on from said post.

[Luke]

Rod Meloni, Jim Kiertzner,

[matt1]

As Art Neil said in 1996 "Rod Meloni blowout of the night!"

[DAC]

Peyton and Waters were not meteorologists. They were just guys who read the weather, while John McMurray was the meteorologist providing the forecasts.

[Bdl]

Peyton and Waters were not meteorologists. They were just guys who read the weather, while John McMurray was the meteorologist providing the forecasts.

Must have been the thing to do.

Eric Ghila was never a meteorologist, just a “weather forecaster.” But who needs to be a meteorologist anyway?

It's Eric Jylha. And he's a great guy.

The queen of spelling and correction goofs. Again. Now go back and edit so no one notices it.