This may be a tough one. In the mid 50’s there was an announcer by the name of Jim Hubert. Probably around 55 or 56. Not sure of station. Came from Columbus. Anyone know what became of him?
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50’s Cleveland Announcer
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VintageMac
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EDIT: Sorry for the previous links that needed a library card.
The Plain Dealer archives indicate that he worked at WDOK to replace Norman Wain but was bumped when Wain came back from WJW (October 11, 1955):
This one mentions that he was from Cleveland and went to St. Ignatius High School and then went to Ohio University, John Carroll, and then Ohio State (October 9, 1955):
Looking further, this obituary matches many items mentioned in the article such as time frame and education:
James Hubert Obituary (1932 - 2022) - Lakewood, OH - Cleveland.com
View James Graham Hubert's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.
obits.cleveland.com
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Thank you. Since I don’t have a card, that was helpful. I did see snippets of the articles, but the complete articles sort of provide more of the story. I had also seen the obit and wondered if that was him. It mentioned nothing of his radio days so I was unsure. But my guess is yes. Jim was at WHKC. During his time there, the station was sold to Taft and became WTVN. A number of changes in people took place and I assumed he got caught up in that.
I didn’t know he was looking for a career change. I guess the DOK experience sealed that.
Again, thank you.
I didn’t know he was looking for a career change. I guess the DOK experience sealed that.
Again, thank you.
VintageMac
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You're welcome. The articles I clipped were part of a column called Radio-TV Backstage by Tom O'Connell. It's quite interesting to look back at the old papers and see the ads etc. from that era which were before my time but interesting anyway. So I did clip the part that was relevant to Jim Hubert. I forgot that I had already logged in to see the articles so I added the images later.
If you live in Cuyahoga County, you should get a card just for some of the online resources like the old papers as it's free. I'm sure other counties as well as cities have similar access as well.
This notably does not apply to other CLEVENET libraries, which only have access to the text stories in NewsBank. (I'm in the Lorain Public Library system, which also has access to the full run of the Lorain Journal.)
The Plain Dealer is also in GenealogyBank, which @Sammi Brie has access to and has helped me with on a number of research projects.
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I will second the note on GenealogyBank. While I personally prefer Newspapers.com as a platform, there's no denying that if you had to choose one, GBank is a little better for Ohio coverage, especially Cleveland, Columbus, and most reently Toledo.
I live in Columbus and our library system has a similiar set up. Some libraries also have either guest passes or allow people who don’t live in the area access to their research collection through a card.
While not digitized, the state’s historical society has microfilm of just about every paper in the state.
And oddly, Iowa’s historical society has digitized their statewide papers and gave public access for free.
VintageMac
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Good to know. Some library systems will allow guest usage for some services as I've used some of them in the past.
VintageMac
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My point in mentioning getting a library card is that one way or another, we are paying for it through taxes either indirectly or directly through levies or other means. In Cuyahoga County, we have the highest taxes in every category for the most part but since the library levies usually pass, the resources are there for public use. While I know there are differences between counties, cities and states, I only mentioned what I used. We all know there are many challenged and depressed cities/counties that either cannot pass levies or only pass small ones and therefore do not have the same resources as larger, well funded ones so while that is unfortunate, it is the reality of the situation.This notably does not apply to other CLEVENET libraries, which only have access to the text stories in NewsBank. (I'm in the Lorain Public Library system, which also has access to the full run of the Lorain Journal.)
The Plain Dealer is also in GenealogyBank, which @Sammi Brie has access to and has helped me with on a number of research projects.
EDIT: The CCPL page indicates that any Ohio resident can get a library card:
Get a card - Cuyahoga County Public Library
cuyahogalibrary.org
Here's the thing: if you already have a card in any other system within the CLEVNET co-op, you are ineligible for a CCPL card. I tried two years ago and was rejected because it is equal to double-dipping.EDIT: The CCPL page indicates that any Ohio resident can get a library card:
Get a card - Cuyahoga County Public Library
VintageMac
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Very interesting. I know that in the past, you could have a county card as well as a Cleveland Public Library card but not sure now based on your experience. But it really should not matter as some of the tax money comes from the state which everyone pays into one way or the other.
Remember those greater access cards? One card should work with the CCPL, CPL, CLEVNET, OhioLINK and SearchOhio library branches, at least that's what my CCPL card states. I haven't borrowed anything from the library in years, and on occasion I had to reactivate my card or sign up for a new one. Last time I was in a CCPL was back in 2019, when I needed to get instructions off of Alldata.com. CCPL has a membership to Alldata, which can only be accessed through their computers or with your own connected to their WiFi.
Just looked at CCPL's available resources, and would probably be a good idea to reactivate my card again, as I'm sure it's deactivated.
Just looked at CCPL's available resources, and would probably be a good idea to reactivate my card again, as I'm sure it's deactivated.
VintageMac
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I think there is a difference in regard to borrowing items from other libraries who have agreements vs. resources listed on their respective websites. There are certain online resources on the CCPL site that require a card number that is a CCPL one but this is certainly an issue to research further.
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