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Mike Whorf
Michael "Mike" Whorf (born April 21, 1932) is an American radio personality based in Detroit, Michigan. He was an announcer and program host on WJR from 1964 to 2003. Whorf was producer and host of the George Foster Peabody Award-winning documentary/narrative program ''Kaleidoscope'',〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=KALEIDOSCOPE 1968 )〕 a combination of storytelling, interview, historic recordings and music on a particular topic. ==Early years and family history== Whorf was born in Brookline, Massachusetts and spent his childhood and teen years in Provincetown, Massachusetts. His father was internationally renowned watercolorist John Whorf.〔http://www.artfact.com/artist/whorf-john-t815pikrpe〕 Whorf's sisters Carol Whorf Westcott and Nancy Whorf Kelly were also Provincetown artists, and his brother John was an established applied artist in Hingham. Whorf's son Peter Whorf has served as a program director at WNYC-FM. Whorf is nephew of linguist Benjamin Lee Whorf and nephew of actor and television director Richard Whorf. Whorf graduated from Provincetown High School in 1950. Upon graduation, Whorf enlisted in the United States Air Force (USAF) where he served as a radio announcer and entertainer on the Armed Forces Network. His tour of duty included assignments at air bases in California, Texas and Morocco. He narrated short informational films, including one regarding the M65 Atomic Cannon produced by the USAF's Lookout Mountain Laboratory Air Charting and Photographic Services〔http://la.curbed.com/archives/2010/09/the_militarys_nuclear_bomb_motion_picture_studio_in_the_hollywood_hills_1.php〕 in Hollywood.
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