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Cleveland TV Tales

Author : Mike Olszewski

Publisher : Gray & Company, Publishers

Page : 216 pages

File Size : 15,94 MB

Release : 2014-10-15

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 1938441583

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Remember when TV was just three channels and the biggest celebrities in Cleveland were an outrageous movie host named Ghoulardi, a gentle elf named Barnaby, and a tough-as-nails newswoman named Dorothy Fuldheim? These pioneering entertainers invented television programming before our very eyes while we watched from our living rooms. Revisit the early days of local TV in these fun and fact-filled stories featuring . . . Paige Palmer, the fitness host who smoked four packs a day . . . Smooth-voiced Captain Penny, who reminded us, “You can’t fool mom” . . . Volatile talk show host Alan Douglas, who pushed guests’ hot buttons—sometimes until they punched back . . . Gene Carroll, longtime king of the amateur hour . . . Woodrow, the Woodsman . . . Romper Room’s Miss Barbara . . . Jungle Larry . . . and many other local favorites.



From Captain Penny to Superhost

Author : Mike Olszewski

Publisher : Gray Publishers

Page : 189 pages

File Size : 17,63 MB

Release : 2019-11-14

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 9781598511123

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Children's TV in Cleveland sprang from the creative minds of actors who often made it up as they went, with few special effects but lots of imagination. Barnaby, Woodrow the Woodsman, Franz the Toymaker, Romper Room's Miss Barbara, Jungle Larry... Their impact on Northeast Ohio kids was lifelong. These stories offer a glimpse behind the plywood sets.



Big Chuck!

Author : Chuck Schodowski

Publisher : Gray & Company

Page : 303 pages

File Size : 44,64 MB

Release : 2009

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 1598510568

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* Now In Paperback * Cleveland TV legend "Big Chuck" Schodowski tells hundreds of funny and surprising stories from a lifetime in television--in his familiar, good-natured, Cleveland-to-the-bone style.Since 1960, Chuck has been on camera, behind the camera, and in the director's chair. He collaborated with Ernie Anderson on the groundbreaking "Ghoulardi" show, and continued to host a late-night show across four decades--the longest such run in TV history. He worked alongside a host of talented people, from Tim Conway to Burgess Meredith to Muhammad Ali.Chuck literally has fans of all ages. This book will entertain them and anyone else who enjoys behind-the-scenes tales of television and celebrities. Great fun at a great price!



Barnaby and Me

Author : Linn Sheldon

Publisher : Gray & Company, Publishers

Page : 188 pages

File Size : 45,3 MB

Release : 2004-09

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 1886228426

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Now in paperback.One of the most beloved figures in Cleveland entertainment history



They Died Crawling, and Other Tales of Cleveland Woe

Author : John Stark Bellamy, II

Publisher : Gray & Company, Publishers

Page : 254 pages

File Size : 30,31 MB

Release : 1995

Category : History

ISBN : 1886228035

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The foulest crimes and worst in Cleveland history are recounted in these 15 incredible-but-true tales. Each no-holds-barred account into one of this city's most notorious moments, from the 1916 waterworks collapse to the Cleveland Clinic fire to the sensational Sam Sheppard murder trial. These gripping narratives deliver high drama and dark comedy, heroes and villains, obsession, courage, treachery, deceit, fear, and guilt -- all from the streets of Cleveland.



Cleveland TV Tales Volume 2

Author : Mike Olszewski

Publisher : Gray & Company, Publishers

Page : 215 pages

File Size : 42,96 MB

Release : 2015-11-16

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 1938441761

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More behind-the-screen stories from the golden age of local television! Let’s warm up the old family TV set, step through the screen, and see what was going on behind the scenes with some of our favorite Cleveland television personalities of the 1970s, ’80s, and ’90s. We’ll look back at the rise of glamorous news anchors (including more than one Miss America contestant) with perfect smiles, perky noses, and really big hair . . . Late-night horror-movie hosts battling to take over the legacy of the legendary Ghoulardi . . . The strange, sad saga of the former daytime host who shot himself after a bizarre sex scandal . . . A weatherman who was a lightning rod for coworkers’ endless practical jokes . . . The investigative reporters whose sting operations caught wrongdoers with their pants down—sometimes literally! . . . The gutsy reporter who interviewed Danny Greene hours before the mobster was blown up in his car . . . The Cleveland mayor who co-hosted a children’s show with a ventriloquist’s dummy . . . and many other true tales.



"Gimme Rewrite, Sweetheart--"

Author : John H. Tidyman

Publisher : Gray & Company

Page : 256 pages

File Size : 38,52 MB

Release : 2009

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 1598510169

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Recounts the behind-the-scenes happenings at Cleveland newspapers during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, describing how reporters found their stories, the role of the papers in the city's daily life, and the political ins and outs of the reporting world.



Every Tiger Has a Tale

Author : Gary Stromberg

Publisher : iUniverse

Page : 318 pages

File Size : 23,69 MB

Release : 2009-03

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 1440127484

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Every Tiger has a Tale shares the fascinating stories of more than forty graduates of Cleveland Heights High. They faced incredible challenges, yet battled to succeed. A boy's mother dies from drugs, but he becomes a judge. A Heights grad produces the Grammy Awards. A welfare mom puts her children in daycare, and becomes a doctor. A politician helps launch Barack Obama's career. At a gathering of Holocaust survivors, a man finds the love of his life. A kid from Heights becomes a millionaire, yet sees his fortune and the site of his dream home just slide away. He excels in the Super Bowl. A young man just misses the gunfire at Kent State. A skilled interviewer of the literary giants of our time. A boy uprooted from California, dumped in a detention camp in Arizona, and winds up at Heights High The radio talk-show host with the most air-time ever. Wall Street's original Money Honey. A woman sparks TV's reality show craze. How is the founding father of Las Vegas connected to Heights High? Intriguing stories with surprising twists and turns. A treasure of life lessons. All from grads of just one school. Yes, Every Tiger has a Tale.



Cleveland Rock and Roll Memories

Author : Carlo Wolff

Publisher : Gray & Company, Publishers

Page : 133 pages

File Size : 43,15 MB

Release : 2006

Category : Music

ISBN : 188622899X

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Music fans who grew up with Rock and Roll in Cleveland remember a golden age. We were young, so was the music, and the sense of freedom and excitement the Rock and Roll scene delivered was electric. There were so many great clubs, like the Agora, where every big band seemed to break in the 1970s. The trendsetting radio stations, from A.M.'s WIXY to F.M.'s groundbreaking "Home of the Buzzard," WMMS. And all those memorable shows. The free Coffee Break Concerts--remember Sprinsteen just when he hit it big? The gigantic World Series of Rock. Nights on the lawn at Blossom (including local favorites the Michael Stanley Band and their record-setting sellout streak). This book collects the favorite memories of Clevelanders who made the scene: fans, musicians, DJs, reporters, club owners, and more. Includes rare photographs and other memorabilia such as concert posters, bumper stickers, pins, and ticket stubs.



Ghoulardi

Author : Tom Feran

Publisher : Ohio

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 12,84 MB

Release : 1997

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 9781886228184

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The behind-the-scenes story of the outrageous Ghoulardi show and its unusual creator, Ernie Anderson. The groundbreaking late-night TV horror host shocked and delighted Northeast Ohio in the mid-1960s on Friday nights with strange beatnik humor, bad movies, and innovative sight gags. Includes rare photos, interviews, transcripts, and trivia.