The duo also hosted the afternoon program Good Afternoon Detroit for four years. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife, Marilyn, and the entire family. In Wayne County, starts rose from 218 to 337; in Macomb, from 273 to 426; in Washtenaw, from 114 to 172; and in Livingston, from 101 to 178. Among the results from Monday's school elections, voters ousted Oakland Community College trustee Sandra Ritter, one of the trustees who last year voted to fire Chancellor Patsy Fulton Calkins. Youre not wrong. )~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~***GOT QUESTIONS?R DETROIT TV GUYED GOLICKWebmaster of www.DetroitKidShow.comand a vintage Detroit TV show expertIf you have a question youd like Ed to answer, email it to info@detroitmemories.com***. Former colleague and meteorologist Jerry Hodak followed from WJBK in 1977, Hodak said Monday morning. The show was rebranded, 2017 Silver Medal Winner in True Crime Category, Ypsilanti's Frog Island Bridge Murder Podcast, High Flying in Detroit with Leaping Larry Chene, Detroit's Lady of Charm Brings Home the Bacon, George "The Animal" Steele in His Own Words, Detroit's Lindell AC Sports Bar Relish Tray Brawl, Soupy Sales Late Night Detroit Variety Show. Subsequently, Marilyn married Dr. Robert Turner of Kitchener, Ontario. | 5401 Woodward, Detroit, MI 48202. The 12-store Mercury Paint Co. chain was sold to Sherwin-Williams Co. of Cleveland for an undisclosed amount. Madison, Wis., was No. Iwatched the Tigers contend in playoffsand world series events inyears pastaloneat aFt. Lauderdalesports bar. Kmart Corp. (NYSE: KM) will close distribution centers in Alsip, Ill., and Sunnyvale, Texas, in August, laying off about 320 workers. The rest is Detroit television history. A Colorado mother who pleaded guilty to abusing her 7-year-old daughter to death will be sentenced on Wednesday. Kelly Turner faces up to 16 years in prison for the 2017 death of her daughter Olivia Gant, whom the mother claimed suffered from several diseases, including a seizure disorder and a tumor, according to an indictment against her. And Bye Bye Tucker and Don. Channel 7 website says John Kelly and Marilyn Turner live in Florida. Smith was Detroit's only genuine meteorologist and Turner had no experience except reading the weather from a script at her previous job. As Detroits premier local talk show, it became a key component of WXYZ-TVs image in the community. In 1984, they added Good Afternoon Detroit to their daily repertoire. John Kelly was a Detroit television broadcast legend! Marylin Turner Weather Announcer The program was quickly reimagined. Detroit Free Press media columnist Bob Talbert pronounced on October 11, 1994 that Turner and Grandberry "are the most unmatched pair on (Detroit) television." program when it went off the air in 1995 after seventeen years serving Detroit's morning audience. John looks great for 80 and so does Marilyn for being in her mid 70's or so. Marilyn is alive and living in Beverley Hills Michigan. for glimpses of the old streetcars and buses. Legendary TV Personality John Kelly Dies At 88 Tweet. Marilyns first and only living child, Karen Sue, was born here in 1959. * Auto Show memories ** Banks** Bowling Alleys** Car Dealerships** Restaurants, Delis, Bakeries, etc. The first installment of this exciting new series spotlights Motowns most famous married couple, John Kelly and Marilyn Turner. A recent acquaintance has said that there is now a beautiful 'town green' type of space in the center of downtown, and that is very nice. He went on to host the long running morning show "Kelly and Company" with this wife and on-air personality Marilyn Turner. ;). Former TV anchor John Kelly died over the weekend at 88 years old. 1; Rockford, Ill., brought up the rear at No. It was obvious that it wasnt going to be much longer, Kelin said of the July visit. If you haven't picked it up yet, I recommend, "From Soupy To Nuts! ED:I believe you're getting your movie hosts confused. The two hosted Kelly & Company from the mid-1970s until the show A friend of mine who worked at WWJ back then told me thathe would sit in the announcer's booth all day with a bag of bologna sandwiches and say "The time is now 10 o'clock. Marilyn Miller was born and bred in Windsor, Ontario across the river from Detroit. According to a 2019 profile by The New York Times, the singer reveals that she was swollen from beatings, in debt, and didn't even take her wigs, she just up and left.