WXYZ "Stand Up and Tell Em' You're from Detroit" Promo 1985

[wxyzdan]

The list of talent on that previoud list is a little off. There is no Guy in this one and this predates Turner. Also Lewis comes first and Eubanks is last.

[lilhick1983]

i got detroit tated on my arm yes i rep my city

[preagle60657]

I went to college in Michigan. I still think it's one of the prettiest, strongest places in our country.

Tell 'em you're from Detroit!

[gopconservative78]

@preagle60657 than your an idiot. I left Michigan, thank god the state and Detroit is a shithole and needs to be burned to the ground

[preagle60657]

@gopconservative78 ad hominem... wow...such an INTELLIGENT argument. Then again, from your screen name, I'm not surprised, I guess. Study your history, learn about the ARSENAL OF DEMOCRACY. Good day, sir/ma'am.

[preagle60657]

@gopconservative78 Oh and it's THEN, not THAN. And generally God is capitalized. As is State.

[rochelle1961]

Sounds like some racist idiot drank the hater-aide!

[MrDarrellratliff]

im from ypsilanti tho.

[glades20]

As much as our state sucks these days, I still can't suppress the Michigan pride running through my veins. No matter where I go from here, Michigan will always be my true home. I love you, Michigan!

[zymaymyn]

I remember WUHQ 41 (now WOTV) having something like this a year or so later. "Tell them West Michigan is there!"

[kvasicek100]

Here's the order of who is who in this video (at least, who I know) 0:08 Doris Biscoe 0:09 Guy Gordon 0:12 Rob Kress 0:17 Dayna Eubanks 0:25 Steve Garagiola 0:33 John Kelly/Marilyn Turner 0:36 Jay Berry 0:40 Bill Bonds 0:45 Jerry Hodak 0:47 Mary Conway 0:51 Frank Turner 0:53 Rich Fisher 0:56 Diana Lewis

[jsbach15]

@kvasicek100 You're correct. Nice of you to label. Thanks!

[jsbach15]

Does anyone remember the name of the blonde bushy haired man (around .13, just where the horse racing scene shows the rail with three people behind it) who reported the news (sports, or weather?) on the local news stations probably back in the late 70s to early 80s. I just realized he was a reporter, but I can't remember his name!

[kvasicek100]

@jsbach15 His name is Rob Kress - he did the weather until the early 90's.

[jsbach15]

@kvasicek100 That's right! THANKS! I remember now :-D

[rando714]

Is Detroit still a city?

[tyrese3745]

@rando714 Of course!! 

[treemanwalt]

see that red head on 0.48, THAT"S MY MOM { that is true i swear!}

[jsbach15]

@treemanwalt How sweet! Yeah, Mom!

[evenkeeled]

The Boblo Boat! Man I can't count the times I went to boblo it was too many. Even got left on the Island once by my inept parents. Can you imagine leaving your kids on the island because it's the last boat and they couldn't come up with a better plan?

[venusdetroit]

So many memories! As a little girl, I must have taken this ad very seriously because I've got some serious hometown pride. No town like Motown indeed!

[jsbach15]

@venusdetroit Me too!

[jvlivs2]

Earl Klugh-yes, THE Earl Klugh @ 0:49.

[theenforcer1977]

I love Detroit

[newscaster13]

past the 0:09 mark

Interesting to mention "We're with You" in the promo, seeing that ABC (WXYZ's longtime affiliate, and former parent company) had that promo campaign slogan during the 1984-85 season.

[JyObadele]

I miss the Boblo boats.

[pluslou]

@gomektampa this video was made before "White flight."

[jzcrandall]

I thought this commercial was unique to Detroit, but then I found a video from WSTM in Syracuse, and they used the exact same jingle

[TheZachalope]

@jzcrandall Detroit was the first to have it though.

[jzcrandall]

@TheZachalope That certainly makes sense. This is the only version in which the music and lyrics don't sound off.

[mhz313]

what about the 1 where the lady sings it in the club or bar

[publicatdamagnificen]

I was born and raised in Detroit. I now live in Denver, Co and I'm starting to get homesick. The thing that I miss the most about Detroit was watching Hockey Night in Canada and hanging out in Windsor.

[Aussiekid237]

This reminds me of TVQ0 (Brisbane) and SAS10 now 7 (Adelaide) in Australia

[THEMAVERlCK]

The best part of wakin' up

Is Folgers in your cup

[oddz313det]

Detroits the sshh shush your mouth im just talking bout the d.bill bonds and coleman young were to very unique characters,this is fun to see.

[nickchirco]

I'm from Detroit also and yes the economy has picked up slightly but the crime rate is still way too high

[kobraf150]

@flowglower that would have been more relevant in 1985 actually. I'm from Detroit and it (well downtown at least) has improved very much recently. We may have had a couple of shitty mayors but despite the bad economy and a rough past Detroit looks a little better now. I'm still on Grand River and Southfield and don't plan on moving anytime soon.

[penske13]

great jingle. it wasn't unique to the detroit metro are though. i've heard this in charleston and west palm beach.

[jtorres230]

It is sad on how many of these places in the Detroit area closed down :(

[IanGorton]

0:37 Is that Carl Weathers?

[mhz313]

nope tv ancor frank turner

[treeman2007]

BORN AND RAISED IN DETROIT

[treeman2007]

No you homo...never been there

[penske13]

your tag says it all. enjoy the last election bud? how sad that you have to run your fucking yapper about a news clip and inject hate into it.

[drambuierocks]

name one freedom you lost under republicans

[drambuierocks]

I'm from Motown!

[candycanekid99]

i'm from detroit :]

[Chiropam]

I'm from Detroit!!

[gopconservative78]

Detroit should be bombed into the ground by the military

[uofmrules1]

No Faux Nonsense should be!

[keepthapinit]

Too bad that your mother didn't abort you from the start...

I bet that your dad smacks you everytime he sees you, and calls you by your nickname (Busted condom)...

[JohnnyFeng]

This memory makes me emotional. I love you Detroit!

[Chiropam]

Me too :-)

[1L6E6VHF]

I wonder who did this first?

Detroit of Brisbane, QLD Australia (see NrTfxlurJZg)

[Crazymike1975]

Im proud to be from Detroit, plus no matter what situations happen, it can happen anywhere.

[gopconservative78]

Baghdad is safer than that Nigger infested Detroit

[wkruk1979]

i come to expect to hear that from the kkconcervatives

[keepthapinit]

Just kill yourself...The world would be better with one less bacteria parasite scum like you...

[mdumas43073]

I remember this, but I always preferred the earlier civic-booster promo from the '70s:

"Welcome to your city

Count the good things and you'll find

That your Detroit

Is one of a kind..."

[chitaku]

save my city!!!!!

[blueeagle48180]

I remember this song. Remember Kelly & Company. I think that that was them at 0:33

[uofmrules1]

OMG Does anybody have the opening to that show?

[mmichaelc]

At :39 there's the Bob-Lo Boat Ste Claire! When life was good.

[americanidol434]

omg! this is like the Brisbane Commerical! WXYZ!

[Favshortie519]

That is a scary video but it is great to see the Boblo Boat!

[401W]

We need these commercials again!

[Patriarch00]

yeah..I'd like to but I'm afraid I'd get "looks."

[madmax252]

Thanks for posting! Does anybody remember the promos from the late 80's/early 90's featuring the choir and the lyrics had "stand up together, one community...I'll stand up for you and you for me"? I liked that version and I'd love to see it again.

[vfreeck]

Yep.

Also, I'm surprised downtown Detroit was still that bustling by the mid-80s.

[chrisman737]

Yes, Detroit was bustling -- it had a revival in the 1980's (after the dreadful late 1960's and early 1970's). Then it went down again after that. Then it had another revival with Comerica Park and Ford Field. Now it is going down again.

[someguy23475]

Detroit hasn't been bustling since the 1960s. Even with the stadiums, the city is still a dump. Just venture into the neighborhoods.

[chrisman737]

Err...perhaps you haven't seen the northwest side? With all the big brick homes? Not a dump by a long shot. (That's inside the city itself, NOT the suburbs).

[someguy23475]

You mean near Telegraph or so? It's OK, better than the majority of the city. Detroit might have two or three nice neighborhoods in the entire city, which you have to admit is downright pathetic.

[chrisman737]

Yes, I totally agree with on that one. I have to admit that is downright pathetic.

[ghettogolddd]

does anyone from detroit remember the promo from the nineties with a woman in a red dress singing in a nightclub. She sings "Tell em you're from Detroit"?????

[tiedyebandanachick]

I think that was Gladys Knight.

[faithful4]

What happened to Dana Eubanks? I think she and Bill Bonds didn't get along, but then again, did anyone, except Diana Lewis?

[ClaviusBase]

Detroit is definitely plagued by problems, no one will argue with that (Biggest at the moment is that bastard we call a Mayor). But it's my hometown and I love it.

Detroit has always had it's share of problems but it's bounced back time and again.

[markusmon1978]

Hi Im from Australia

We had the same them song with out Detriot but Brisbane,  The TV Station was called TVQ-) now its TVQ-10 (Brisbane 10) and it was in the early 1980's, Thanks for posting, Its cool

[MartinVillafuerte85]

The slogan was used from early 1986 until 1988. However, that version of the jingle was more electropop and improved into the original Frank Gari "Turn to 3" jingle.

[markusmon1978]

But it still sounds great either way. It was a great jingle

[pugsley2005]

The TVO Brisbane (Australia) version of this Detroit theme song is posted for your viewing.

[MartinVillafuerte85]

América TV Canal 4 en Lima, Perú usó entre octubre de 1987 y enero de 1990 el mismo jingle e imagen promocional, pero con el lema cambiado: "¡América es la televisión que tú quieres!". No tuve una videograbadora antes de fines de 1994.

[MartinVillafuerte85]

Nótese que en la versión gringa del jingle Frank Gari canta en todas las promos. En el caso de América TV en Perú, el jingle comenzaba con la letra "no cambies de canal, cambiamos la programación" y terminaba con "¡América es la televisión que tú quieres!", pero era cantado por Yola Polastri.

[gopconservative94]

If you want to get mugged to go to Detroit

[bangemkeys]

mugged dees nuts you bitch!

[gopconservative94]

I don't speak jive

[keepthapinit]

Jive??? You're slow I see...

Jive hasn't been heard since the 70's...lmao!!!

[uofmrules1]

If you want to keep losing freedoms, vote Republican.

[drambuierocks]

NAME ONE FREEDOM YOU LOST

[uofmrules1]

How many guns did Clinton take from you?

[drambuierocks]

I ask you to name one right the republicans took from you , how many guns did Bush take from you?

[megamanfan3]

So that's where WPXI got their Pittsburgh campaign that was used from 2004 to 2006.

[uofmrules1]

Do you have a link to this? I've always wondered if they had other versions of it.

[WWJNewsradio950]

This is awesome -- takes me back to my childhood. Also, I DO love Detroit. There is nothing misleading about the video. Someone isn't getting shot or mugged 24-7, seriously. There are many great things about the city.

[WishesNetwork]

Agreed.

[Jasonian77]

When was Rich Fisher with Channel 7?

[AgentXXII]

Bah! Quit apologizing for Detroit. :)

We're loud, angry, and lot of fun if we like you.

[BillLuc1982]

Who was holding the Ch. 7 microphone at around :26? I'm not from Detroit but he looks familiar.

[YouDummy]

As WishesNetwork mentioned, that's Steve Garagiola.

[nicka727]

That was Steve Garagiola. Now he's working at WDIV channel 4 news since around 1993.

[cwf1701]

and his father was best known for hosting game shows and baseball play by play (yes his father is Joe).

[kandg29]

OMG!!!I remember this.

[shaunfalco]

GOD this brings back memories of growing up in Detroit!!! I miss those days (though I don't miss the crackhouses, etc.)

[hdotcarter]

this is so crazy...I remember that from a long time ago...

[MotorCity1370]

The trolleys were retired after Washington Blvd. was redone for the Super Bowl.

Mary Conway is also seen in the promo, on the other end of the bench from Hodak.

[VISABUN12]

what a bunch of crap..i must say this video did paint a pretty picture of detroit..if only it were true..one can only dream though...

[sunshineboi0783]

What are those trolleys? Are they the old people mover?

[uofmrules1]

Uh no. Detroit was famous for having trolleys as well, but it is no longer run.

[nicka727]

At the end of this clip, who's band is it in the club where theguy playing the guitar?

[jilly9]

Earl Klugh, looks like.

[brithgob]

Let's see who I can identify here... Doris Biscoe, Rob Kress, Steve Garagiola, Jay Berry, John Kelly and Marilyn Turner, Bill Bonds (of course), Jerry Hodak, Rich Fisher, and Dayna Eubanks. And I just realized that Hodak is the only one still there. :(

[crotchety2000]

I also saw Diana Lewis, Dave LewAllen and was that Cheryl Chodun really getting into it? They're all still on WXYZ according to their site.

[brithgob]

You're right, I missed Diana Lewis. Are you sure that's Cheryl Chodun? Her bio says she's only been a reporter with Channel 7 since 1988.

[DBen1992]

I did my college internship at Channel 7 in the Summer of 1996. Diana Lewis was one of the nicest people you could meet. Jay Berry was also very nice along wuth Dave LewAllen.

[WishesNetwork]

Steve Garagiola was previously with channel 7?

[brithgob]

From 1980 to 1989.