HACD-0250: Super Henry — WTOP Channel 9 Promotional Ad

Metadata

FieldValue
Record IDHACD-0250
TypeCareer Documentation
Document TypeNewspaper Advertisement
Datecirca 1977-1978
PublicationUnknown (Washington DC newspaper)
Station/ShowWTOP-TV / Eyewitness News / Channel 9
HeadlineSUPER HENRY
Source Files-l500(1).webp
SourceeBay listing image — captured July 2026
Created2026-07-07

Content

SUPER HENRY

HENRY TENENBAUM: He's Super Henry. He'll try anything and usually live to tell about it. You have to see him to believe him.

EYEWITNESS NEWS 5:30, 6 & 11

ONLY ON THE ONE & ONLY 9

Archival Notes

This is a newspaper advertisement for WTOP-TV Channel 9 Eyewitness News featuring Henry Tenenbaum as "Super Henry" — depicted in a cartoon/composite image wearing a superhero costume. The ad promotes his daredevil feature reporting style. The "One & Only" branding and Eyewitness News timeslots (5:30, 6 & 11) place this in the late 1970s WTOP era. Source image found on eBay (likely a vintage TV Guide or newspaper clipping listing).

Significance

Establishes the "Super Henry" persona and confirms his reputation as a daredevil/stunt reporter at WTOP. The tagline "He'll try anything and usually live to tell about it" captures the brand identity that would later carry into PM Magazine (wing walking, ice diving, parachute jumping, etc.).