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Frequently Asked Questions


Last Update: 1/14 12:49 pm
- How can I contact Channel 7?
- How can I contact the ABC network?
- What should I do if I have a possible news story?
- How can I contact a specific reporter or anchor?
- Where can I go to respond to a story?
- Can a WXYZ anchor or reporter come to my function?
- Where are they now? (Reporters and anchors)
- How do I obtain video from WXYZ News or ABC News?
- What do I need to watch video on the web?
- How can I locate a past story?
- What is Captcha?
- How can I receive e-mail news and weather updates?
- Where can I browse WXYZ job opportunities?
- I have a consumer complaint. How can WXYZ help?
- How can I ask a lawyer a question?
- How can I intern with Channel 7?


How can I contact Channel 7?

You can contact WXYZ-TV/Channel 7 by:

Snail Mail:
WXYZ-TV
20777 West 10 Mile Road
Southfield, MI 48037

E-mail:
Breaking news and press releases can be sent to: wxyzdesk@wxyz.com 
Call Bill for Action: click here or call7@wxyz.com
Chuck Stokes' editorials: cstokes@wxyz.com

Phone: Click for a complete listing of phone numbers.

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How can I contact the ABC Network?

Send your questions, comments or concerns to the ABC network:

ABC Television
77 West 66th Street
New York, NY 10023

Click to e-mail your comments about ABC shows or ABC News.

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What should I do if I have a possible news story?

If you see breaking news or have any other story ideas, call 248-827-9407. Someone is always there to answer your call.

Verizon Wireless cellular customers can reach us airtime-free by dialing #WXYZ.

If you have a consumer-related news story, call 248-827-3362.

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How can I contact a specific reporter or anchor?

To reach a reporter or anchor by telephone, call 248-827-7777 or send a fax to 248-827-9444 and be sure to include their name on it.

Report email addesses can be found on their bio pages

You can also correspond via snail mail by writing to:
(Reporter Name)
WXYZ News
20777 West 10 Mile Road
Southfield, MI 48037

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Where can I go to respond to a story?

If you would like to respond to one of Chuck Stokes' editorials, send an email to cstokes@wxyz.com.

If you would like to respond to an investigation, send an email to wilson@wxyz.com.

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Can a WXYZ anchor or reporter visit my school or function?

For more information about anchor and reporter visits, please contact Public Relations by emailing a request to wxyzdesk@wxyz.com.

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Where are they now?

  • Mary Kay Kleist is weekend meteorologist at WBBM-TV in Chicago.
  • Chad Myers is a meteorologist at CNN in Atlanta.
  • Mark Hayes is morning anchor at WAGA-TV in Atlanta.
  • Chris Lawrence reports for CBS News, and is occasionally seen on Action News at 10 on UPN50.
  • John Kelly and Marilyn Turner live in Florida.
  • Doris Biscoe owns her own company.
  • Bill Bonds is seen regularly on local television as a spokesman for Gardner-White Furniture.
  • Sandy Heng is attending a fellowship at the University of Michigan and travels around the world reporting on the auto racing circuit.
  • Rob Kress became ill in the summer of 1994. Since that time he has been home and recovering. You can contact Rob by writing to:
    Rob Kress
    c/o WXYZ-TV
    20777 West 10 Mile Road
    Southfield, MI 48037
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How do I obtain video from WXYZ News or ABC News?

WXYZ is unable to provide tapes of our newscasts, but you can contact the following company to purchase a copy of a newscast:

  • TV News Clips: 800-799-8881
If you are looking for ABC News transcripts or videocassettes, call 1-800-CALL-ABC.

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How can I watch video on the Web?

We stream all of our video files with Windows Media Player. It is a popular and standard file format and the Windows Media Player software is available at no cost to you. It may even be on your computer already.

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How can I locate a past story?

You can try searching for the information by using our site search. You'll find a search box on the left side of this page, just below the menu. Not all news stories are posted on wxyz.com and subsequently will not show up in the site search.

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What is Captcha?

CAPTCHA is a program that protects websites against bots by generating and grading tests that humans can pass but current computer programs cannot. All you have to do is type the words that appear in the box. For more information visit http://www.captcha.net/

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Can I receive e-mail news and weather updates?

To sign up for our free Action Mail service, click here! We will notify you of breaking news and send daily news headlines.

To receive a personal forecast, you can sign up for My Doppler 7 by clicking here.

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Where can I go to browse WXYZ job opportunities?

All of the current job openings for WXYZ are posted on our corporate office's website at http://www.scripps.com.

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I have a consumer complaint. How can WXYZ help?

E-mail your concerns or complaints to call7@wxyz.com. You can also Call Bill For Action at 248-827-3362 Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 11am to 1pm.

We help as many people as we can, but you may get a busy signal. Please keep trying as we are on the phone helping others. On Thursday, we staff the hotline with lawyers who will answer your legal questions for free.


How can I ask a lawyer a question?

Thursdays we staff the Call Bill For Action hotline with lawyers who will answer your legal questions for free. Call 248-827-3362 from 11am to 1pm.

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How can I intern with Channel 7?

Click for information on Channel 7's internship program.

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WXYZ-TV, Channel 7, is Detroit’s #1 rated television station and home to some of the most popular shows on TV. Channel 7 is honored to be chosen as this year’s “TV Station Of The Year” by the Michigan Association Of Broadcasters.

In addition, in 2008, WXYZ-TV was the recipient of the following prestigious awards:

• Best Website, Best Newscast and Best Spot News by the Michigan AP Broadcasters Association

• Emmy Awards for: Best Newscast, Daytime and Evening Broadcast, Breaking News and Weather by the Michigan chapter of NATAS (National Association Of Television Arts And Sciences).

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