White Knight in Blue Shades. HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- What do Larry McMurtry, DJ Screw, and Marvin Zindler have in common? Zindler, not to be outdone, generated the fourth story when, on the complaints of two customers, he filed two more charges of deceptive advertising against the store manager. Experiences, organizations, & how he spent his time. He had his own producer and cameraman as well as his own editing suite at KTRK. Also, Zindler described himself as a social liberal who supported universal health care and the feminist movement. Friends can be as close as family. It just felt like science fiction that was coming to life.". Get highlights, trending news, and behind-the-scenes insights from Houston Public Media delivered to your inbox each week. Zindler's Rat and Roach Reports were traditionally broadcast on Friday nights live during KTRK's 6 p.m. newscast and rebroadcast later during the station's 10 p.m. newscast. The rally, sponsored by several gay and womens rights groups, began about 8 pm in the parking lot of The Depository, a bar at 401 McGowen and Bagby. April 29, 1977: Houston Rockets Moses Malone (21) dunks in game five of first round playoffs against the Washington Bullets at The Summit in Houston. He owns three or four toupees, valued at about $300 apiece. Dolph Briscoe then moved swiftly to close the Chicken Ranch, making Mr. Zindler a star, although, he said, he did not much care for his film portrayal by Dom DeLuise, as Melvin P. Thorpe. On January 1, 1973, Marvin Zindler joined KTRK, a station with a news program languishing in third place. He has a chrome-plated, pearl-handled .45-caliber automatic pistol. Defendants, however, have learned they cannot rest easy after a justice of the peace dismissed the charges. The manager drew a probated jail term. Your entry has exceeded the maximum character limit. The senator is touring health care centers around the country to see how they may better serve people. brother. Zindler sheds such feelings with ease. That conviction added to Zindlers stature and respectability around the courthouse, although he shared the limelight with Duvall, who prosecuted the case. He was soon joined by Pino Farinola Jr., the owner. [3] Beginning in 1951, when he worked for KATL, he hosted The Roving Mike, a 30-minute radio program airing on Sundays that documented crime and the people involved in Houston. Agris, Joseph (2002). Among his causes was a medical charity, the Agris-Zindler Childrens Foundation, started with his plastic surgeon, Dr. Joe Agris, and supported in part by profits from a biography that Dr. Agris wrote about his patient, White Knight in Blue Shades.. Deputy sheriff, TV star, he was everything to everyone. MARVIN HAROLD ZINDLER, SR., a well-known and tenured broadcast journalist, passed away peacefully on Sunday evening, the 29th of July 2007. Watch as ABC13 anchors dive into the legacy he left behind and why he was a total open book! The impression is more that of a man reacting to a series of phone calls and visits from the grieved customer. In 1945, in the year that Marvin H. Zindler Jr was born, on April 12th, President Roosevelt died of natural causes and Harry S. Truman, his Vice-President, became the 33rd President of the United States. [3], Governor Dolph Briscoe closed the operation, only to have it open again after a few months. March 11, 1977: The new container facilities at Barbours Cut Terminal at the Port of Houston get a workout unloading a container ship. Disdaining a career in his fathers clothing shop, Mr. Zindler became a part-time radio disc jockey in 1943, In 1950, he joined a film production company that produced news for an early station here, KPRC-TV. Zindler is out of his office as much as he is inmaking speeches, arresting persons charged by his division, visiting the press room in the courthouse, filing charges in a justice of the peace office. Link to family and friends whose lives he impacted. In one such case Zindler charged the owner of a car repair firm with theft by bailee after a customer complained he had been unable to get his car back from the company, even though he had offered to pay the repair bill, because the company wanted him to sign a statement that he had inspected all the parts installed in his car. Friends said he was quiet spoken and never shouted until he was on the air. The sunlamp sessions are not without pitfalls. She was also a member of the Kingwood United Methodist Church, where she loved serving in the Nursery. Consumerism is necessarily plagued to a certain extent by P. T. Barnums Law (Theres a sucker born every minute): For every shady operator shut down, at least two will probably take his place and find willing customers. He subscribes to the theory that no story about him can be a bad story, that any mention of his name, even critically, is good. 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Weve been pretty successful talking to these people on the phone, he says. A district court jury, in what Duvall termed the first major court victory in consumer fraud cases in Houston, convicted Enright last November and gave him a five-year probated sentence. Before the first of the year, there was common speculation that Jack Heard, the incoming Harris County sheriff, would keep the consumer fraud division but move Zindler to a less visible position in the sheriffs operation. He handled Civil Process for two years and then joined the Fugitive Squad where his work took him all over the world to extradite fugitives. Most of these restaurants were locally based restaurants, while a handful of them were national chains, including, This page was last edited on 28 January 2023, at 03:58. Sign up for service and obituary updates. Comfort the family with flowers or a sympathy gift. 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Houston television reporter and personality Marvin Zindler is shown in his office May 30, 2003, where he spoke about his role in closing the Chicken Ranch brothel near La Grange, nearly 30 years ago. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Private. Marvin Zindler is 77 years old and was born on 03/03/1945. In 1972, on September 5th, the Palestinian terrorist group Black September, with the assistance of German neo-nazis, kidnapped and killed 11 Israeli athletes at the Olympic Games in Munich. Married: November 21, 1969 - July 14, 1975, Source(s): The criminal charges he lodges include deceptive advertising, a misdemeanor, and theft by bailee, a felony. As the variety of his cases suggests, Zindler does not have any master plan for cracking down on consumer fraud. A short sampling of Zindler cases includes: A charge of using the American flag to advertise, filed against the advertising manager of Foleys after the store ran an ad featuring a drawing of Old Glory. He's spent more than 20 years in public radio and television and dabbled in minor league baseball, spending four seasons as the public address announcer for the Reno Aces, the Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks. This is a carousel. TV personality Marvin Zindler was the fine-feathered bird's escort. In November 2007, Bellaire Park in Bellaire, Texas was renamed to Bellaire Zindler Park.[26]. [citation needed], Two years before joining KTRK-TV, Zindler was assigned by the Sheriff and District Attorney to establish a Consumer Fraud Division with the Harris County District Attorney's Office. As much as Zindler relishes his reputation as a dandy, it is likely he enjoys his duties as the consumers friend and protector even more. The best result we found for your search is Marvin L Schindler age -- in South Bend, IN. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Zindler famously cracked up The Chicken Ranch in . TikTok Is Banking On Project Texas to Avoid a U.S. Ban. Before moving to Marvin's current city of Kingwood, TX, Marvin lived in Houston TX. He gets carried away sometimes. Theyre going to be in business tomorrow. Houston Southwest Southeast Northwest Northeast. we begin to Show & Tell who they were during particular moments in their lives. [3] Two years later, Zindler joined the Scripps Howard Houston Press to work part-time as a crime reporter and photographer. January 13, 1977: Fog shrouds the upper floors of the Exxon Building, formerly known as the Humble Building. His net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2022. What was Cryer up to? His daughter-in-law echoes the sentiment. (Photo Credit: Michael Hagerty / Houston Public Media), This is not a box filled with complaints about longtime Houston TV personality Marvin Zindler. Chip Gaines Bought Larry McMurtrys Historic Texas Bookstore. (Photo Credit: Michael Hagerty / Houston Public Media). (Photo Credit: Michael Hagerty / Houston Public Media), Marvin Zindler was an avid doodler, oftentimes drawing on his printed copies of his broadcast scripts. Zindler wears suspenders as well as a belt, not because of an excess of caution, but to help support the extra weight of the pistol and handcuffs he carries around his waist. He was in the band, he says, playing the flute and piccolo because they werent so hard to carry as bigger instruments, when the band director told him to start learning to be a drum major. His concern with appearance is not limited to attire. 2 death records. We have estimated Marvin Zindler's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets. That was the third story. It's filled with consumer complaints about area businesses that viewers wanted him to investigate on their behalf. "I think that's a legacy he wants to leave with the community.". His efforts as head of the consumer fraud division have spanned almost every conceivable area and include the trivial and zany as well as the serious. Additionally, Zindler owned a cat, Sugar, who died in 2006. They had five children, who survive, four sons, Marvin Jr., Donny and Danny, all of Houston, and Mark, of Tyler; and a daughter, Helen Rogers of Houston. August 1977: Dan Peters (in canoe) paddles in the front yard of a house he and Durwood Harmon rent in the Brownwood subdivision. Zindler is considering running for public office. sibling. And the longtime consumer affairs reporter for KTRK-TV 13 left a lasting mark on our city's collective memory. He doesnt plan to let her recoup, either. I had to get on Marvin once or twice because it didnt look good for the prosecution of a case to have the TV cameras on the spot for the arrest. He should have been a lawman at 19, Gertrude says. 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