■ Orop,
allri p
,p 0
4
11 .7.
"
Or, v.
MI
ENTERTAINMENT
Aarborit
sium 4.
1% .
14. ' 11_,441%
4V,
.t6 41P 1N
" ►
Join Us For
A Pleasant Surprise and
Discover That THERE IS A DIFFERENCE!
Risky Business
Continued from preceding page
go to a smaller market; but I
pushed hard," Chodun says.
"And in doing so, I think I
was able to convince the peo-
ple who hired me that I could
do the job."
After four years at Channel
7, in 1982, a door finally open-
ed for her at WCXI-AM radio.
Her co-workers saw the inten-
sity and drive in Chodun. "It
was evident at WCXI that she
was going to succeed, that she
would end up wherever she
wanted to go," says Cliff
Russell, who worked with
Chodun at `CXI and later at
WWJ. "Cheryl is an extreme-
ly hard worker, extremely ag-
gressive. But she does have
sensitivity. And that's a good
combination."
A year later, Chodun was
hired by WWJ-AM, Detroit's
all-news radio station. She
soon earned a reputation as a
hard-hitting, hard-driving
reporter, catching the atten-
tion once again of news
management at Channel 7.
"The reason we went after
her was because she is a good
reporter," news director Rowe
says. "We heard her breaking
a lot of stories on WWJ. The
quality of her work was just
superior. She stood out as a
reporter on Detroit radio. And
we said, 'We want that caliber
of reporter on our station! ".
Rowe adds they weren't sure
Chodun could make the tran-
sition from radio to television,
but feels "the gamble paid
off." She joined the Channel
7 reporting staff in May 1988.
(_(1*
t)
'
,'r /71
6638 TELEGRAPH AND MAPLE
IN THE BLOOMFIELD PLAZA
851-0313
• Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner
In the Casual Elegant
Atmosphere You Want For
Gracious Enjoyable Dining
— Hours
—
Monday Thru Saturday
7 am. to 9:30 p.m.
Sunday
8 a.m. thru 9 p.m.
MAKE YOUR HOLIDAY
RESERVATIONS NOW
One of Metropolitan Detroit's
Most Beautiful and Exciting
Restaurant-Lounges
Live Entertainment and Dancing
Featuring
g
CHEERS Through Nov
Available for your Favorite Occasion
Every Sunday (all day) and Saturday (12 to 5 p.m.)
Call 358-3355
28875 Franklin Rd. at Northwestern & 12 Mile
Southfield, MI
24366
GRAND RIVER
7 Mile
N
IN
3 BLOCKS WEST
OF TELEGRAPH
537-1450
ect
8 6 Mile
OPEN 7 DAYS
I FREE BANQUET ROOM AVAILABLE
Mexican or American Cuisine
ir-MEXICAN SAMPLER PLATTER-1
FOR TWO
OFF
1-$ 2 00
$9.95
ANY FOOD BILL OVER
$15 00 ,,
Dine In Only • One Coupon Per Visit
'With Coupon! Expires Dec. 31, I989 1
INCLUDES: STEAK FAJITA, 2 TACOS, CHEESE
ENCHILADA, EL PADRE BURRITO, TOSTADA,
GUACAMOLE DIP, RICE AND BEANS.
In Only
L •Dine
With Coupon
• One Coupon Per Visit
• Expires Dec. 31, 1989
JL1 I
Serving Hours: Mon:Thurs. 11 a.m.11 p.m., Fri. 11 a.m.12 Mid. -
Sat. 2 p.m -12 Mid., Sun. 4 p.m -11 p.m.
78
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1989
Chodun admits she's a
workaholic. "I eat, sleep and
breathe news," Chodun says.
"And when I'm at it, I'm at it
150 percent?'
Her own drive and the
demands of the news business
have meant working nights
and early morning hours,
sometimes covering danger-
ous stories. Her work
schedule can be erratic. It
limits time she can spend
with her husband, Stan, and
her teenage son and
daughter.
"The bottom line is, it's not
easy. I am not a supermom,"
Chodun says. "When I get
home, I've got a second. job. I
have to face the challenge of
being a mom. Sometimes I
am tired and resentful. But I
choose to do both (work and
have a family). And I wouldn't
do it any other way.
"I'm sure my career is dif-
ficult for them. But I'm also
sure the children realize that
this is an important part of
my life as well. If my family
needed me, though, I would
always be there, first and
foremost."
Down time isn't really in
Chodun's vocabulary. "I don't
Cheryl Chodun.
think I ever really relax," she
says.
But she makes time to bicy-
cle eight miles a day. And
during the winter, she works
out with weights at a local
gym. .Chodun is an avid
reader — everything from
news magazines to fiction.-
She admits to one small vice
— chocolate. She keeps a bag
of Nestle's chips in the freezer.
Occasionally, she'll "grab a
few."
As a television reporter,
Chodun feels she has found
her professional niche. "TV
news is very important,"
Chodun says. "I'm telling peo-
ple what they need to know"
And one of the most satisfy-
ing results of her efforts, she
says, is when viewers ap-
proach her on the street and
tell her they enjoy her
reporting.
But Chodun bristles at the
accusations that television
news is overly sensational
and insensitive. "There is a
way to ask tough questions.
There's a way to ask sensitive
questions," Chodun says. "In
a tragedy, when you talk to
the parents of a child who has
died — something a lot of
viewers find offensive — you
must approach the story and
the subject in the way that is
appropriate." ❑
The 20th Israeli Chassidic Festival will be held 8 p.m. Nov. 6, at the
Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. The group will also -,
appear 7 p.m. Thursday at Congregation Beth Israel, Flint.