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From West Coast to the Great Lakes State
After WDIV-TV's Devin Scillian does his last newscast this Friday, Dec. 13, Ty Steele, who has been appearing on Local 4 for a few...
An Exit Interview With Devin Scillian
It’s been almost 30 years since Local 4’s Devin Scillian exited Oklahoma City where he was a news anchor at an NBC affiliate to...
Geeking Out: Paul Feig Discusses his Career and Ties to Michigan
The name Paul Feig may not ring a bell with most people, but the producer/director/writer from Mount Clemens has been working steadily in Hollywood...
An Interview with Tim Robinson
Editor's note: When Hour Detroit published its interview with comedian Tim Robinson in our September issue, he told us when we chatted in a...
Recent WDIV Retirees Discuss The Future
Sometimes it's beneficial — even necessary — to rely on your “second family” at work. Bernie Smilovitz knows.WDIV’s nighttime sports anchor for nearly 40...
Culture Convo: Back to the Movies, or What’s Left of Them
I love skipping work to go to the movies — ditching responsibility, grabbing some brunch on a weekday when the crowds are slim at...
Documenting Detroit’s City of Chefs
Keith Famie is really putting this 84-year-old man through his paces. It’s like an acuity test for seniors.When the gentleman begins to answer one...
50 Years of Film
A half-century ago, Elliot Wilhelm, then the news director at radio station WCHD, had for some time pestered the Detroit Institute of Arts about...
Made in Michigan: CNN’s Ryan Kadro
Today, his name is attached to six Emmys. But when Ryan Kadro graduated from Seaholm High School in 1993, he had no aspirations to...
Independent Filmmaker Roger Corman Dies at 98
American film director Roger Corman died surrounded by family in his Santa Monica home on Thursday, May 9, according to a statement posted on...
HGTV’s Cristy Lee Opens a Design Studio in Metro Detroit
Cristy Lee may be known best for her television career — but recently, she added “metro Detroit business owner” to her resume. MotorCity Built,...
New Series with Diarra Kilpatrick and John Salley Premieres Thursday, March 21
Have you ever been ghosted? It's okay; most of us have (unless you're the one always doing the ghosting). But have you gone so...
This Upcoming Documentary Highlights Detroit’s Chefs
You may have dined at one of Farmington Hills-born Keith Famie’s renowned metro Detroit restaurants in the ’80s or ’90s (Chez Raphael, Les Auteurs,...
Detroit at the Oscars
March 10 marked the 96th Academy Awards. To celebrate, we’re looking back at a handful of metro Detroit and metro Detroiter appearances at the...
Assembled in Hollywood: Producer Roger Corman
For Roger Corman, it was only natural to bring assembly-line practices to Hollywood as he became king of the B pictures. By 1954, when...
