As promised… Today I want to let you know about something really exciting happening this Thursday night, September 15th!

About a year ago… the fine folks at Detroit Public TV came to me with a proposal: They wanted to produce a documentary about… wait for it… Yours Truly. Or more specifically… my 45 year radio career here in Detroit. To be honest, I wasn’t sure anyone would be that interested, but I was nonetheless flattered and agreed.

I spent about three hours one afternoon being interviewed on camera in my living room… but other than that, I left the “storytelling” to the filmmakers. They talked to my daughters, friends, and members of the morning show… tracked down archival footage, curated a remarkable collection of old photos, and went through hundreds of hours of reel-to-reel tapes of my old shows for this two hour long documentary.

And I think you’ll recognize the Narrator’s voice… Yes, that’s Big Al… In fact, just click on the arrow in the middle of the pic of my face (lol) to hear an interview he did with JJ Johnson and my daughter, JoAnne on Oldies 104.3 WOMC yesterday morning for more about the special!!!

NOTE: In the interest of full-disclosure… I haven’t seen the whole thing yet. They offered to show me a “Rough Cut” last week… but I figured it would be fun to watch it along with everyone else on Thursday night!

Speaking of which… Here are the details:

Detroit Remember When: A Tribute to Dick Purtan

Thursday, Sept, 15 9-11pm

Detroit PBS Channel 56 on Broadcast… and Streaming locally at dptv.org

I hope you’ll join me in this look back at my life and the show - both on and off the mic, up and down the radio dial through the years. But remember… I haven’t seen it yet! So DON’T TELL ME HOW IT ENDS!!

Have a great day… and don’t forget to tune-in Thursday night from 9 to 11 on your local PBS Television Station!

-Dick