EPISODE 5 OF “DETROIT VS. DETROITERS” WITH TV HISTORTIAN TIM KISKA IS NOW AVAILABLE

Detroit television historian Tim Kiska joins Mike Geeter and Seth Resler to talk about the fifth episode of Comedy Central’s show, Detroiters. They discuss Soupy Sales, U of M, and the evolving television landscape.
Here’s what they discussed:
-Tim is the author of From Soupy to Nuts! A History of Detroit Television and the co-author of Detroit Television.
-Within Michigan, there is a big rivalry between the University of Michigan and Michigan State. There is also a rivalry between University of Michigan and Ohio State University.
-Dearborn has a very large Arab-American population.
-The Hustle is a popular dance in Detroit.
-The Detroit News owned WWJ was the first TV station in the air in Detroit.
-Soupy Sales was a popular TV host in Detroit from 1953 to 1960. He saved ABC.
-Clyde Adler was the puppeteer behind White Fang and other characters for Soupy.
-Mike loved to watch The Ghoul Show and Godzilla Week.
-Mike once appeared on the TV show Kelly and Company.
-Trivia:
Q: The daughter of which famous author married Ossip Gabrilowitsch, the conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra?
A: Clara Clemmons, daughter of Mark Twain.
-Recommendations:
Food: Evie’s Tamales.
Drink: The Mercury Bar.
Entertainment: Comerica Park.
DETROIT VS. DETROITERS PODCAST – TIM KISKA