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Who remembers when Troy Duncan got here and replaced Jack Van Roy?

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I was just a kid when Troy Duncan replaced Jack Van Roy. Seems like I can remember a few letters to the editor in the other Dallas Newspaper giving Channel 8 a piece of their mind for the change. Also remember Mike Shipero (spelling wrong?) trying to address the change on his "Let me Speak to the Manager" show. It did not go well and lead to another round of letters. Of course in time we all (at least most of us) have grown to love Troy. Hope he gets to leave when he is ready to leave.
 
> I was just a kid when Troy Duncan replaced Jack Van Roy.
> Seems like I can remember a few letters to the editor in the
> other Dallas Newspaper giving Channel 8 a piece of their
> mind for the change. Also remember Mike Shipero (spelling
> wrong?) trying to address the change on his "Let me Speak to
> the Manager" show. It did not go well and lead to another
> round of letters. Of course in time we all (at least most of
> us) have grown to love Troy. Hope he gets to leave when he
> is ready to leave.


Troy made his debut mid-summer or Fall, 1976, admidst cries of "Jack forver, Troy never." As audiences do, Troy took it on the chin for "running Jack out of a job," when obviously it was a managemebnt decision, since Van Roy in 1976 was at about the stage Troy is now--at the end of a long stay and about at the point of saying goodbye. Troy suddenly was in, Jack was out, and the war of words was on. Management may still recall the unrest and has handled the arrival of Pete Delkus in a much more subtle fashion. If he indeed proves to be Troy's successor the transition should prove to be a bit softer than was the case 29 years ago when Troy walked on camera..

Troy has done well. Now, if Pete can just elude any further ad libs about catching his (base) balls.......................
 
Jack soon went to KDFW to do weather with another former ch.8 weather guy Warren Culbertson. Ch. 4 then started to install a revolving door for weather men for several years. Jack in the 80's did weather for a very brief time on Ch.33 when they first did news. It didn't last long. Finally Jack eneded up selling Organs (music) in Mesquite until his death several months ago. By the way Jack and Troy were and remained friends.


The current situation: Enough already of Troy welcoming Pete. IT'S OVERKILL. It's embarassing to hear Macie gush and smuggly announced "they now live within 1/10 th of a mile" from each other in a fashionable Plano neighborhood. Enough of the pictures of him Pitching "BRIEFLY" for Minnesota(he unfortunately blew out his elbow). He has avery nice looking wife and 2 cute kids..BUT ENOUGH ALREADY! Apparently Kathy Hill reads this forum
 
> Jack soon went to KDFW to do weather with another former
> ch.8 weather guy Warren Culbertson. Ch. 4 then started to
> install a revolving door for weather men for several years.
> Jack in the 80's did weather for a very brief time on Ch.33
> when they first did news. It didn't last long. Finally Jack
> eneded up selling Organs (music) in Mesquite until his
> death several months ago. By the way Jack and Troy were and
> remained friends.
>
>
> The current situation: Enough already of Troy welcoming
> Pete. IT'S OVERKILL. It's embarassing to hear Macie gush and
> smuggly announced "they now live within 1/10 th of a mile"
> from each other in a fashionable Plano neighborhood. Enough
> of the pictures of him Pitching "BRIEFLY" for Minnesota(he
> unfortunately blew out his elbow). He has avery nice looking
> wife and 2 cute kids..BUT ENOUGH ALREADY! Apparently Kathy
> Hill reads this forum
>
I concur on the "Gushing". Its nice he's from another market and he played pro ball,abeit brief. Lets get to the business at hand, which is weather. As long as he,troy and steve mac get along, it'll work out.

and KCH, since you view our thoughts, some advice: Bring Jolene Devito back. The woman was the only bright spot in your lineup at WFAA. Gloria is headed past her prime and she needs an heir apparant. Thats, unless, you fed Jolene to Macie The Giant ;) All kidding aside, shes a talent that deserves a real shot.
 
> > >
> Troy made his debut mid-summer or Fall, 1976, admidst cries
> of "Jack forver, Troy never." As audiences do, Troy took it
> on the chin for "running Jack out of a job," when obviously
> it was a managemebnt decision, since Van Roy in 1976 was at
> about the stage Troy is now--at the end of a long stay and
> about at the point of saying goodbye. Troy suddenly was in,
> Jack was out, and the war of words was on. Management may
> still recall the unrest and has handled the arrival of Pete
> Delkus in a much more subtle fashion. If he indeed proves
> to be Troy's successor the transition should prove to be a
> bit softer than was the case 29 years ago when Troy walked
> on camera..
>
> Troy has done well. Now, if Pete can just elude any further
> ad libs about catching his (base)
> balls.......................
>
I remember the exact date I saw News 8 for the first time:
Friday, September 3, 1976, and Troy was doing the weather
that night, while Warren Culbertson was on Channel 4 and
Harold Taft on Channel 5.
 
Apparently....

...no one has noticed that it is not Troy "Duncan", but Troy "Dungan" that I believe we are discussing here.

And how about that Ralph Chapman retiring tomorrow?

Wow...
 
Re: Apparently....

> ...no one has noticed that it is not Troy "Duncan", but Troy
> "Dungan" that I believe we are discussing here.
>
> And how about that Ralph Chapman retiring tomorrow?
>
> Wow...

I plead guilty, to typoing it Duncan in my post instead of Dungan. Mea culpa on that one. BTW Chapman's real first name is Ralph and he is retiring tomorrow, so you are right on both counts. Collect your gold star for the day.
>
 
Re: Apparently....

> ...no one has noticed that it is not Troy "Duncan", but Troy
> "Dungan" that I believe we are discussing here.
>
> And how about that Ralph Chapman retiring tomorrow?
>
> Wow...
>

I am guilty and should have caught myself.
 
> Jack soon went to KDFW to do weather with another former
> ch.8 weather guy Warren Culbertson. Ch. 4 then started to
> install a revolving door for weather men for several years.
> Jack in the 80's did weather for a very brief time on Ch.33
> when they first did news. It didn't last long. Finally Jack
> eneded up selling Organs (music) in Mesquite until his
> death several months ago. By the way Jack and Troy were and
> remained friends.
>
>
> The current situation: Enough already of Troy welcoming
> Pete. IT'S OVERKILL. It's embarassing to hear Macie gush and
> smuggly announced "they now live within 1/10 th of a mile"
> from each other in a fashionable Plano neighborhood. Enough
> of the pictures of him Pitching "BRIEFLY" for Minnesota(he
> unfortunately blew out his elbow). He has avery nice looking
> wife and 2 cute kids..BUT ENOUGH ALREADY! Apparently Kathy
> Hill reads this forum


You're the highlight of Kathy's life Eddie. C'mon, you two should just come out of the closet and own up to the relationship y'all have been having over the years. BTW, when should we expect Eddie Jr?
 
> You're the highlight of Kathy's life Eddie. C'mon, you two
> should just come out of the closet and own up to the
> relationship y'all have been having over the years. BTW,
> when should we expect Eddie Jr?
>
Aww you're just jealous. She wants to divorce you. I understand one of her claims was not only incompatiability with you but she wanted someone with an IQ higher than a coffee table. Tough luck old man, perhaps Baylor Medical can help you in that department.
 
Re: Who remembers when Troy Dungan got here and replaced Jack Van Roy?

> Troy made his debut mid-summer or Fall, 1976, admidst cries
> of "Jack forver, Troy never." As audiences do, Troy took it
> on the chin for "running Jack out of a job," when obviously
> it was a managemebnt decision, since Van Roy in 1976 was at
> about the stage Troy is now--at the end of a long stay and
> about at the point of saying goodbye.

It's DUNGAN, dammit!!! :) Nearly 30 years in the same market (not counting his teenage days as junior weathercaster on the "Early Birds" morning show at WFAA-AM in the 1940s and 50s) and most people STILL call him "Duncan." Sheesh.

Troy started in February, 1976. Jack was from the old school of anchors that were hired for their ABILITIES, not their looks. Jack was red-haired, stocky, crusty and severely freckled, but he knew his stuff and did admirably against the dean of local weather, Harold Taft. But people then were VERY loyal to their newscast of choice, and Channel 8 was making serious inroads on Channel 5's turf by the time Troy got there. But remember, too, that 8 had moved Tracy and Iola into key anchor positions, and had already pushed Bob Gooding off to weekends and Don Harris had just left for NBC. Marty Haag and company knew that good looks and happy talk were the wave of the future of TV news (the on-air product, at least), and he'd better arm the newscasts with people who could interact, ad-lib, and act like good buddies. I'm sure Jack was probably a good guy off-camera, but he was all-business on camera (like Harold) and didn't fit in trying to ad-lib jokes and respond to cute-sie introductions.

Meanwhile, back to the weather...Jack Van Roy never regained his Channel 8 stature. He was out of the biz for nearly 2 years when Channel 5 picked him up for noon news weather duty on 11/6/77 through about 1980. He had been selling for Lowrey Organs at Town East Mall in the meantime, and stayed there while at Channel 5 as well. Jack replaced Ron Godbey at Ch 5, but only because Ron quit to pursue a career in politics (he just stepped down as NM State Representative in 2004; strangely enough, Jack had replaced another future congressman, Dale Milford, at Channel 8 in 1970.) Jack was already 50 yrs old at that point in 1977, which was considered rigor mortis in anchor years back then (remember that Judy Jordan was pushed out of lead anchor position at Channel 4 at age 40, despite 16 years at the station...replaced by 25-yr old Clarice Tinsley. But it's ok that Clarice is 52 now and still going strong!)

Jack died about 2 years ago at age 76, I believe. He's buried in Rowlett.
 
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