Metro Detroit has a long, rich history of television and television personalities. Legends from Soupy Sales to Bill Bonds get another shot of your attention through a new exhibit at the Detroit Historical Museum.
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The love affair between metro Detroit and its vintage TV stars is a devoted one. Even in the YouTube era, the men and women who used to rule the cathode-ray tube are still the kings and queens of our hearts.
That's one reason the exhibit opening today at the Detroit Historical Museum feels so right.
"Detroit's Classic TV Personalities" pays tribute to a cross-section of broadcasting legends through the years -- entertainer Soupy Sales, the late movie host Bill Kennedy, local anchors Bill Bonds, Emery King and Amyre Makupson, and a duo that switched over from news to talk, John Kelly and Marilyn Turner.
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