Movies and TV RIP Wendall Anschutz - Page 5

Deberg_1990 · 01-07-2010, 07:37 AM

http://www.kansascity.com/637/story/1668997.html

Wendall Anschutz, whose serious approach to news and folksy presence on camera made him Kansas City’s most popular news anchor throughout the 1980s, died Thursday morning. He was 71 and had been undergoing treatment for metastatic throat cancer at the University of Kansas Medical Center.

From 1966 to 2001, Anschutz was a reporter and anchor at KCMO-TV, later known as KCTV. He became an anchor in 1969, was kicked back to a reporter’s job when new management came in, then worked his way back behind the desk.

On July 16, 1979, he was paired with a new co-anchor, Anne Peterson, and the two quickly became a sensation, attracting 40 percent of the audience to their newscasts by year’s end. They went on to form one of the TV industry’s most durable on-air partnerships, finally ending when Anschutz opted for retirement in 2001.

In 1989, Anschutz suffered a stroke and, as part of his recovery, began oil painting. Eventually he sold his works to galleries. His most popular paintings featured enormous, tidal-wave-shaped clouds looming over the prairie.

Funeral arrangements are pending, according to a family member

Redrum_69 · 01-08-2010, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by gblowfish

"Uncle Ed" Muscari. Extremely weird agent.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/lebuzzodrome...o-it-again-9ht

since when did Bob Dole start lip syncing Roy Orbison...

Inspector · 01-08-2010, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by gblowfish

How many old school KC TV (News/Sports/WX/Other) personalities do you remember?
Here's some that come to mind:
Fred Broski
John Bilyeu
Dan Henry
John Masterman
Charles Gray
Dick Hocter
Cheryll Jones
Anne Peterson
Torrey Southwick
Ed Muscari
Don Fortune
Frank Boal
Toby Cook
Sue Mason
Dave Helling
Harris Falkner
Claude Dorsey
Drew Dimmell
Christine Craft
Gene Fox
Walt Bodine
Stan Cramer
William "Action" Jackson
Russell Kinsaul
Bob Thill
Bruce Rice
Leon Liebl
Glen Hanson
Gordon Docking
Cynthia Smith
Barry Morris
Denny Trease
Craig Sager

Wow - memories. I crossed paths with a few of these.

Fred Broski owned or at least frequented a bar at 39th and main in the 70's where I sold some supplies. (Wholesale booze)

John Bilyeu also owned a liquor store over on 39th close to State Line and lived directly above me when I lived in an apartment in the mid 70s.

Dick Hoctor also sold appliances and sold us a refrigerator.

I was on Torrey Southwicks show many, many years ago.

Ed Mascari dated a friend of mine - and she was a woman - not a young boy. (Which was what he was really interested in)

Had a weatherman here in the 50's or 60's - last name of "Yearout" that was my cousin's brother-in-law.

Oh boy, here I go feeling kinda old again.

TigerPig · 01-08-2010, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Baby Lee

Not only is Boots Williams Ford gone, but the very earth it stood on is displaced as is 'that swingin' Red Bridge exit.'

Straight dropped off ramp and a roundabout now.

Those are kind of sketchy parts to be in nowadays, aren't they?

Usually there's not a lot of new car dealerships in bad neighborhoods.

Inspector · 01-08-2010, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by RINGLEADER

I remember when he did 41 Treehouse Lane too...until I think he was convicted of exposing himself or molestation or something...but I could be wrong.

Dude was creepy with his banana phone...

I was at one of my girlfriend apartments years ago that was in the same complex as another friend of mine who was dating him at the time. I remember one night looking out the balcony on the 2nd floor - late at night - and seeing Ed leave. As he walked through the courtyard he held up the back of his hand like he used to do on TV - like a backwards wave or something - and was doing that at the aprtments with nobody watching him. It was sort of weird, but he was weird too.

Another time I was singing with a group of people providing the "entertainment" at an art show when Ed showed up (my friend he was dating had some art on display at this show). Ed came up on stage where we were singing, sat down at the piano and just started playing whatever. Totally upstaging us and wasn't even invited to be part of the show. He was definetely a weirdo.

**gblowfish** · 01-08-2010, 12:11 PM

BTW: I don't think Walt Bodine is dead, he's just really old:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Bodine

DJJasonp · 01-08-2010, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by kc rush

I always remember the Ray Adams commercials during FFN. Push it in, pull it in and a free diamond necklace with a test drive.

Now that you mention it....Didnt Ray Adams take over the Friday Fright night thing with a show of his own later on???

About the same time as Elvira??

Dayze · 01-08-2010, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by DJJasonp

That is awesome....and of course, before going to the movie....a boots williams ford commercial!

dude...I forgot about Boots Williams.

Dayze · 01-08-2010, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by kc rush

I always remember the Ray Adams commercials during FFN. Push it in, pull it in and a free diamond necklace with a test drive.

JFC>..I forgot about that!

"Push it in, pull it in....just get it here"..

Dayze · 01-08-2010, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Dartgod

Here dog, come on dog.
Me and dog are going down to Dick Smith Ford town...
In RAYYTOWN! Get a good deal...

Get a doggone good deal at Dick Smith Ford Town

ARF! ARF!

...you guys are jogging some memories here. I forgot about that one too.

chiefqueen · 01-08-2010, 12:41 PM

Since the thread has evolved to car commercials, remember these:

Sonny Hill

Olathe Ford commercials with Hap Hazard and his wife "Mishap".

**Baby Lee** · 01-08-2010, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by TigerPig

Those are kind of sketchy parts to be in nowadays, aren't they?

Usually there's not a lot of new car dealerships in bad neighborhoods.

Well, since my sister lives very near there, I probably shouldn't characterize it as that.

Seriously, I wouldn't characterize it as sketchy. The corridor right next to 71 is a little run down, but that's a consequence of the GV triangle makeover and I anticipate it'll rebound in the next decade as Lee's Summit [East] and Metcalf [West] is still a little too far to travel for a shopping mecca.
The west side where Boots used to be is pretty much unchanged, the medical park and a decent, if blue collar, apartment complex. Never heard any complaints about the crime or makeup of that complex.
Doesn't really get 'sketchy' until you make it over to Ruskin area well east of 71, but that's been that way forever.

kc rush · 01-08-2010, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Baby Lee

Well, since my sister lives very near there, I probably shouldn't characterize it as that.

Seriously, I wouldn't characterize it as sketchy. The corridor right next to 71 is a little run down, but that's a consequence of the GV triangle makeover and I anticipate it'll rebound in the next decade as Lee's Summit [East] and Metcalf [West] is still a little too far to travel for a shopping mecca.
The west side where Boots used to be is pretty much unchanged, the medical park and a decent, if blue collar, apartment complex. Never heard any complaints about the crime or makeup of that complex.
Doesn't really get 'sketchy' until you make it over to Ruskin area well east of 71, but that's been that way forever.

My parents live in that area as well. Its not too bad except for all of the IHOP stuff popping up around there everywhere.

kc rush · 01-08-2010, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by chiefqueen

Since the thread has evolved to car commercials, remember these:

Sonny Hill

Olathe Ford commercials with Hap Hazard and his wife "Mishap".

Hap Hazard was Sunflower Dodge

kc rush · 01-08-2010, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by DJJasonp

Now that you mention it....Didnt Ray Adams take over the Friday Fright night thing with a show of his own later on???

About the same time as Elvira??

I think so.

Deberg_1990 · 01-08-2010, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Baby Lee

Seriously, I wouldn't characterize it as sketchy. The corridor right next to 71 is a little run down, but that's a consequence of the GV triangle makeover and I anticipate it'll rebound in the next decade as Lee's Summit [East] and Metcalf [West] is still a little too far to travel for a shopping mecca.
The west side where Boots used to be is pretty much unchanged, the medical park and a decent, if blue collar, apartment complex. Never heard any complaints about the crime or makeup of that complex.
Doesn't really get 'sketchy' until you make it over to Ruskin area well east of 71, but that's been that way forever.

Belton and Raymore are two areas that seem to be growing...

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