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Al White Dies

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Mark_Giardina

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It took the Democrat & Chronicle a few days before reporting on the death of former Channel 13 reporter Al White. Meanwhile 13 did a nice story on Al, who started with the station the same year I started working in Rochester radio. White's investigative reporting made him one of Rochester's most recognized TV personalities. After a few years with 13, Al left for New York City to work there. He eventually left broadcasting (who hasn't?) and became a private detective before his untimely death.When I think about the number of people that started in the business the same time I did that are either no longer in broadcasting, or dead, it makes me really sad.
 
As I recall, Al came to town with a guy named Steve Sammons in the late 60s or early 70s. They had a recording studio over on Lyell Ave. and used to do some sort of recording projects for the military. Sammons moved on to WHAM radio, Al to television. They either bought the studio from, or sold the studio to Joe Jones--I can't remember which. Having the same last name, we used to kid each other about being "brothers" when we ran into each other around town.Joe Jones, you might recall, was a singer who had had a hit record called "You Talk Too Much" in the early 60s. When we moved to Charlotte, NC about ten years ago, Al was the investigative reporter for the CBS station here in town for a time and then moved on.
 
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