Background
McCarthy, Joseph Priestley was born on March 22, 1938 in New York City. Son of John Priestley and Martha (Barber) McCarthy.
McCarthy, Joseph Priestley was born on March 22, 1938 in New York City. Son of John Priestley and Martha (Barber) McCarthy.
Student, DeLasalle Collegiate, Detroit. Bachelor, University Detroit. Doctor of Communication Arts (honorary), Center Michigan University, 1982.
Announcer, weatherman, host, Station KFAR-Radio-television, Fairbanks, Alaska.
disc jockey, Station WTAC, Flint, Michigan
talk show host, Station WJR, Detroit, since 1960;
talk show host, Station KGO, San Francisco, 1963-1965;
host television interview show, Station WDIV-television, Detroit, 1978;
host television interview show, Station WJBK-television, Detroit, 1982-1985. Board directors Beaumont Hospital, Michigan National Bank, Detroit. Board of Governors Golf Association Michigan.
Commissioner Great Lakes Sports Commission, 1987.
Chairman American Cancer Society, 1975, J.P. McCarthy/Police Athletic League Golf Tournament, 1976-1981. Co-captain Police Athletic League Great Detroit Riverboat Race, since 1981. Trustee Henry Ford Museum/Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan, since 1982.
Co-host Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon, 1983, 84, 85.
Married Judith Ann Buttorf. Children: John, Susan, Diane, Kathleen, Kevin, Jamie.