>> YOU KNOW HIM AS STEVE THE
NEWS GUY.
CALMING VOICE YOU TURN TO
DURING TIMES OF CHAOS.
>> TIGERS CHASE THE FIFTH WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP.
YOU MIGHT KNOW HIM AS STEVE THE
SPORTS GUY.
SEASON VETERAN WHO LOVES TO
SHARE HIS OWN TAKE ON THE GAME.
AROUND HERE TO ALL OF US HE’S
JUST GOOD OLD STEVIE G.
>> YOU READY.
>> WE ARE READY.
>> HE MAKE US LAUGH EVEN WHEN
WE DON’T FEEL LIKE IT.
FIRST TO BAKE YOU A FANCY CAKE
ON YOUR BIRTHDAY.
OR PLAN THE POT LUCK FOR US
DURING SUPERBOWL.
WE ALWAYS TURN TO HIM FOR
PERSPECTIVE.
TOP NOTCH JOURNALIST.
STORY TELLER AND ABOVE ALL MOST
IMPORTANTLY A FRIEND.
>> WE ARE GLAD YOU ARE HERE
WITH US.
NEXT HALF HOUR FULL OF
SURPRISES FOR THIS GUY RIGHT
HERE.
DOESN’T LIKE SURPRISES.
HE DIDN’T WANT TO MAKE A NEWS
ABOUT HIM AT ALL.
HE LIKES TO SHINE A SPOTLIGHT
NOT BE IN THE SPOTLIGHT.
WE ARE NOT LISTENING TO HIM
TONIGHT.
>> WHAT ELSE IS NEW.
>> WE LOVE HIM AND WE ARE
HONORING HIM THE WAY HE
DESERVES.
MANY OF YOU AT HOME KNOW THAT
STEVE IS PART OF OUR LOCAL 4
FAMILY FOR 27 YEARS.
BUT HE’S WORKED IN THIS
BUSINESS FOR MORE THAN 4
DECADES.
SO WE ASK OUR OTHER STORY
TELLER TO HELP TELL THE STORY
OF STEVE.
>> IN THE BROADCASTING WORLD
SOME SPECIAL PEOPLE WHO SEEM TO
BE ABLE TO DO JUST ABOUT
ANYTHING.
AND THEN THERE’S STEVE.
SWISS ARMY KNIFE OF DETROIT
TELEVISION.
>> MY TURN TO LEARN HOW TO BE A
ROCKER BUT CLEARLY THIS OUTFIT
WON’T WORK.
HANG ON.
THAT’S MORE LIKE IT.
LET’S ROCK.
>> IF THERE’S ANYTHING STEVE
CAN’T DO OR HANDLE, WE HAVEN’T
FOUND IT.
IT SURE ISN’T FOR A LACK OF
TRYING.
>> WHAT IS YOUR EXPERIENCE.
>> WORST EXPERIENCE.
I NEVER WANTED KIDS.
>> STEVE HAS LIVED A RATHER
EXTRAORDINARY LIFE.
GOD FATHER IS ONE OF THE
GREATEST BASEBALL MARRIES OF
ALL TIME.
THAT SORT OF THING HAPPENS WHEN
YOUR FATHER IS JOE, WORLD
SERIES WINNING CATCHER WHO THEN
ENDED UP IN THE HALL OF FAME AS
BROADCASTER.
HIS MOM EVEN PLAYED THE ORGAN
FOR CARDINAL GAME AT BUSCH
STADIUM PEUGEOT WAS ALSO A
REGULAR ON THE TODAY SHOW.
LET’S BE HONEST, MANAGING A
MICROPHONE IS EASIER THAN
HITTING A CURVE BALL SO NO
SURPRISE TELEVISION MIGHT TAP
YOUNG STEVE ON THE SHOULDER.
>> THIS IS A JOB FOR A PISTON MAN.
MAN.
LET’S RIDE.
>>Reporter: IT WAS A GIVEN TO
DO SPORTS.
WHAT MADE HIM SPECIAL IS THE
SPORTSCASTER WAS MARRYING THE
KNOWLEDGE WITH SPARK HINGE
SENSE OF HUMOR AND GIFT FOR
WRITING.
>> PAYABLE CHAMPIONSHIP IS
ELUSIVE PRIDE.
>> STOPS IN LANSING AND PHOENIX
BUT STEVE KNOWS DETROIT SPORTS
AS FEW OTHERS.
FIRST AT CHANNEL 7.
THEN AT LOCAL 4.
CHUG DUTY AT THE OLD SPORTS
NETWORK.
OLYMPIC OFTEN BRINGS US THE
NEXT OF SPORTS AND WORLD EVENT.
SO IT WAS WHEN STEVE WAS
DISPATCHED TO COVER THE 1996
OLYMPIC GAMES IN ATLANTA.
>> INTERSECTION OF PEACH TREE
WHETHER FOR THE PAST 30 MINUTES
EMERGENCY VEHICLE CRISSCROSS
THE PARK ABOUT A BLOCK AND A
HALF AWAY FROM US HERE BY ALL
EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS EXPLOSION
DETONATED IN THE PARK.
>>Reporter: EXPLOSION IN THE
OLYMPIC PARK MEANT 14 STRAIGHT
HOURS OF COVERAGE.
STEVE RETURNED TO DETROIT HE
RETURNED NOT TO THE SPORTS
OFFICE BUT TO A NEWS DESK.
STEVE PUT IT I KNEW I HAD MOVED
FROM THE TOY DEPARTMENT TO THE
REAL WORLD.
>> WAR RAGE INS AFGHANISTAN.
>>Reporter: YES HE MOVED TO
NEWS.
BUT WHEN YOU CAN’T FIND STEVE
YOU MIGHT CHECK THAT TOY STORE.
>> HOW DO YOU GET DOWNTOWN NOW
WE NEED SOMETHING CREATIVE.
SECRET ROUTE THAT REALLY WORKS
BUT NOT EVERYBODY IS TAKING IT
ALREADY.
>>Reporter: WE LEARNED THAT
STEVE HAS REMARKABLE KNACK FOR
EXPLAINING THINGS.
COMPLICATED, DRY THINGS TO MOST
BUT NOT TO STEVE.
>> ICING THE PUCK.
IN HOCKEY THIS IS NOT EXACTLY
WHAT THEY MEAN.
LET ME EXPLAIN.
YOU HAVE A RED LICENSE 2 BLUE
LINES AND A LITTLE RED LINE AT
EACH END WHERE THE GOAL SITS.
RED PLAYER HIT THE PUCK FROM
THE OWN ZONE PAST OPPOSING GOAL
LINE THAT’S ICING.
FACE OFF COMES BACK IN FRONT OF
THE RED TEAM GOAL THAT WAS A
BAD PLAY LITTLE FELLA.
>>Reporter: BUSINESS.
ARTS.
SOCIAL ISSUE.
WHATEVER IT IS SEND STEVE.
HE HAS BEEN A CONSTANT
COMFORTING AND AUTHORITY
PRESENCE AT THE ARRANGE OR DESK
WHETHER WEEKDAY MORNINGS OR
POST FOOTBALL SUNDAY NIGHTS.
WHICH TURNS OUT CAN ALSO BE
WEEKDAY MORNINGS. >> THAT’S EASY.
>> THAT’S EASY.
>>Reporter: STEVE ISN’T
PERFECT.
IT MUST BE SAID HIS ALLEGIANCE
TO CERTAIN UNIVERSITY HIS ALMA
MATER IN SOUTH BEND, INDIANA
ABSOLUTELY INSUFFICIENT
RACQUETBALL BUT HIS OWN
UNDERSTANDING OF FANDOM AND
SPORTS FANATIC HELPED HIM
CREATE MASTER PIECE LIKE THESE.
>> I’LL GIVE YOU. THAT YOU ARE
OVER POWERING AND OFFENSIVE.
LIKE PAD BREATH.
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING. MY TURN.
MY TURN.
>>Reporter: STEVE EVIL TWIN
STORIES ARE THE STUFF OF WDIV
LEGEND.
PERFECTLY FRAMING THE
EXUBERANCE OF EACH SIDE AND
TECH CHICAGO GNAWLESS.
>> I GOT ONE.
I HEARD THIS WHOLE THING IS BIG
SCAM TO GET US TO BUY NEW TV
SETS.
AFTER FEBRUARY 17 MY OLD TV
WILL WORK JUST FINE.
AREN’T YOU THAT TV GUY?
IGNORE HIM.
>>Reporter: NO ONE DONE MORE
TO TRY TO LIFT WHATEVER CURSE
REMAINS IN EFFECT AGAINST THE
DETROIT LIONS.
>> THIS AFTERNOON.
>>Reporter: MAN OF MANY GIFTS
IS GIFTED IN THE KITCHEN.
AUTHOR OF THE I ONLY NEED ONE
COOK BOOK.
WHOSE THE COMMON SENSE AT WORK.
COOKING EVEN LANDED HIM ON THE
RACHEL RATIO.
HE’S ALSO AUTHOR 2 BOOK ON THE
TELEVISION NEWS DESK.
NOVEL CALLED THE GENTLEMEN
CLUB.
HE IS REHADN’T HISTORICALLY UP
BEAT AND COAX HIM INTO HELPING
HER WITH EXHAUSTING INSTAGRAM
HABIT BUT ONE OTHER THING SAID
ABOUT STEVE.
ALL OF US AT LOCAL 4 UNDERSTAND
WHERE HIS COMPASS IS
CALIBRATED.
HE’S IF EVERY LEFT ANY DOUBT
THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
IN HIS LIFE IS HIS FAMILY.
HIS WIFE CARROLL AND THEIR 2
CHILDREN AND NOW GRANDCHILDREN.
WHAT WILL LONG BE REMEMBERED AT
5:50 WEST LAFAYETTE WAS COST
COUNTRY RV TRIP STEVE MADE
EARLY IN THE PANDEMIC TO BRING
THE GANG BACK HOME.
HOME TO SAFETY.
HOME TO THE GUY WHO JUST DOES
IT ALL.
>> THE OTHER ISSUE WITH THE
DEPARTURE OF STEVE IS CORY IS
LOSING HER FAVORITE ANCHOR MAN
AT CHANNEL 4.
>> I DON’T KNOW WHAT I WILL DO.
SO TRUE.
>> I MIGHT HAVE A SUGGESTION.
>> I TOLD YOU NOT TO DO THIS
STUFF DIDN’T I TELL YOU NOT TO
DO THIS.
>> I SEE YOU WIPING AWAY A
TEAR.
THESE ARE HAPPY MEMORY.
>> DID I DO ALL THAT GOOFY
STUFF.
>> WE HAVE THE TAPE TO PROVE
IT.
ONLY HAPPY SURPRISES.
>> YOU ARE AWESOME.
>> NICE TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE.
WE HAVE A LOT MORE FUN MEMORY
TO COME.
IN FACT JAMIE WILL JOIN US WITH
A LACK AT WHERE THINGS STARTED
FOR STEVE IN SPORTS.
ALSO TAKING US BACK DECADES
WITH SOME ONE STEVE MAY