Somewhere, Marvin Zindler is rolling over in what is no doubt a very lavish coffin. While this article in the Chron todaylooks into the health inspections at sports venues makes no particular mention of slime or its proximity relative to the ice machine, you can be sure that Marvin would've known and would've shouted it from the rooftops. Or at least from somewhere near Dave Ward's elbow. The stadiums reviewed under the auspices of the...
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In honor of the upcoming Dia de los Muertos (in November, yes) the Lawndale Art Center is giving out retablo tins for area artists to decorate for a silent auction benefiting Lawndale programs. Retablos are small traditional Mexican paintings of saints and religious imagery, although we've seen punk rock, KISS and Paul Frank retablos in our day as well. Wannabe retablo artists need only pick swing by Lawndale (4912 Main St.) and grab one for...
More than 1,000 people gathered at Congregation Beth Israel yesterday morning to bid farewell to Marvin Zindler, the legendary TV personality who died Monday. The theme of the funeral — attended by a variety of TV news colleagues, religious leaders and others — was the years of work Zindler put in on behalf of people who needed his help. That's how KTRK anchor Dave Ward remembered him: "On television, as you know, he was flamboyant...
Houstonist took it on the chin with another late night out on the town. Don't ask. What happens out there stays out there. We missed our alarm. We showed up late for work. The office coffee pot was broken so we headed to Starbucks to get a jump start. Our caffeinated bliss was tainted after we learned about the nine cent price increase that is now in effect. While we agree with Lewis Black...
Houstonist landed her after departing from a small media market town where the most colorful television news personality was the local weatherman with the bad toupee - think Brick from Anchorman. Naturally we were blown away by the loud delivery, blue sunglasses and long earlobes that were Marvin Zindler. His ear splitting delivery of his tag line - "MAR-vin ZINDLER, EYE-witness NEWS!" - emblazoned the phrase in the memories of Houstonians despite hearing it only...
A veritable Houston legend and one of our favorite local celebrities, KTRK's muckraking Marvin Zindler died today at 85 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He announced on air earlier this summer that he was suffering from cancer, but, characteristically, he didn't let it slow him down. In his last days, Zindler was still hard at work, filing reports and doing newscasts from his hospital bed. It's hard to say what exactly Zindler is "best-known"...
85-year-old Houston icon Marvin Zindler announced yesterday on KTRK that he is suffering from pancreatic cancer. Marvin had endeared himself to us long before we read about the fur-lined handcuffs he carried around for arresting ladies when he was a police officer, and this news was upsetting for lots of people - including us. Yesterday, he spoke to ABC 13 viewers with his doctor about his previous health battles and the one he's about to face. As you might imagine, his speech began with, "Well, folks..."
We'll admit that we're not exactly business-savvy, and we'd rather read the comics, or even Ken Hoffman, than the business section. But today, Mary Flood's column about car crash lawyers and advertising caught our eye. We were surprised to learn that Jim Adler, also known as "The Texas Hammer," has even established a presence on Myspace. And what an elaborate Myspace it is! Mary Flood's column said that his page played the theme from Rocky,...
Good morning, Houston. We were going to begin the day talking about how American Idol contestant Sanjaya Malakar finally got voted off the show last night, but then we ran across this item: Wednesday was the 30th birthday of KTRK's Live at Five afternoon newscast. Big deal, you say? Why yes, it is — because, thanks to Channel 13, you can watch the very first episode of the show, from April 18, 1977. Dave...
Week after week, KTRK's Marvin Zindler is out there righting wrongs for people who have come head-to-head with The Man — and lose. But few of his recent crusades have caught our attention like one reported yesterday, in which Zindler helped a woman who severely overpaid her electric bill. We're not just talking a couple hundred dollars here: Norma Mento paid TXU $13,500 on her $135 bill. Wow.
We know Houstonist is your window into the lives of famous Houstonians. We also know that you've been wondering what the upper crust of Houston is doing to celebrate Valentine's Day, and we firmly believe that if you don't know the answer to a question, you should make one up. So here's what we imagine some of our favorite Houston celebrities are doing to celebrate February 14th, love triangles and all. In an effort to...
Here's one of those things you don't hear about every day: KTRK's Marvin Zindler reports that Metro police arrested a woman for eating animal crackers aboard a Metro bus. Seriously — the citation she received said so. It happened a while back to Li Li Chao, a 68-year-old Chinese woman who recently became a U.S. citizen. Her son, Jimmy Zhou, said two plainclothes Metro cops busted Chao for eating the cookies: "They took her off...
It's too late to vote in last week's election. But if you're still jonesing to vote, you can cast your ballot in the "Dancing with ABC13" contest. If you missed it, last week five Channel 13 anchors (Marvin Zindler included) took to the dance floor in their own version of "Dancing with the Stars." The newscasters spent three and a half weeks training with dancing professionals for the competition. The videos are posted on the...
Hey, Houstonist readers: Today, thanks to the GothamistLLC tech team, you get a little more control of things around here with two new features, Contribute and Favorites. Here's the skinny: Contribute lets you share info with your fellow readers — and us — in three ways: links, photos and tips. To play, tag your favorite links "for:houstonist" in del.icio.us, tag your favorite photos "houstonist" in flickr or visit the Houstonist Contribute page and drop an...
Furthering his plan to live forever — and look a certain age while doing it — beloved local TV relic Marvin Zindler has undergone a 16th cosmetic surgery. Yes, you heard right: 16th. Zindler, 85, underwent the procedure Monday morning at St. Luke's Hospital.
Our favorite Marvin Zindler reported a consumer complaint story about how Time Warner Cable has introduced a one dollar surcharge for customers who pay their bill at one of Time Warner's stores. This was met with some reproach by low income clients who said they feel the pinch of the extra weight on their bills. Zindler is known for airing consumer complaints (mostly against corporations), and coming out the winner, no matter what or...
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