Gene Fogel \’s illustrious career at WJR began in 1971. Over the years he has won a prestigious Peabody Award for uncovering corruption in Detroit Federal Bankruptcy Court, and aired a series of reports on faulty bite mark evidence which lead to the freeing of two men who had been serving life prison terms in a brutal rape case. In 2005, Fogel was the recipient of a \” Lifetime Achievement Award \” from the Associated Press. In 2007, he was inducted into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame. He also teaches broadcasting at Oakland University.
Gene Fogel \’s illustrious career at WJR began in 1971. Over the years he has won a prestigious Peabody Award for uncovering corruption in Detroit Federal Bankruptcy Court, and aired a series of reports on faulty bite mark evidence which lead to the freeing of two men who had been serving life prison terms in a brutal rape case. In 2005, Fogel was the recipient of a \” Lifetime Achievement Award \” from the Associated Press. In 2007, he was inducted into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame. He also teaches broadcasting at Oakland University.