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Years active
  
1966-present

Children
  
Eric Bibb

Role
  
Singer


Name
  
Leon Bibb

Spouse(s)
  
Marguerite Bibb

Grandchildren
  
Rennie Mirro

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Born
  
October 4, 1944 (
1944-10-04
)
Butler, Alabama, U.S.

Occupation
  
television news anchor/ reporter, journalist, radio news anchor, television personality

Awards
  
Broadcaster's Hall of Fame Bowling Green State University School of Communications Hall of Fame Cleveland Press Club Distinguished Journalist award Associated Press Ohio Broadcasters Hall of Fame Cleveland Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame

Died
  
October 23, 2015, Vancouver, Canada

Albums
  
Praising Peace: A Tribute to Paul Robeson

Similar People
  
Eric Bibb, Ronnie Gilbert, Rennie Mirro, Ethel Merman

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Leon Bibb (born October 5, 1944, in Butler, Alabama)is an American news anchor for WEWS-TV in Cleveland, OH, and was a member of the BGSU Board of Trustees. Leon Bibb was the first black primetime news anchor in Ohio.

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Life and career

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Raised in Cleveland's Glenville area, and a graduate of Glenville High School on the city's east side, Bibb’s broadcasting career began during his student days at Bowling Green State University (BGSU). Following graduation, he worked as a newspaper reporter at The Plain Dealer. After a year at WTOL-TV (Toledo), he accepted a news position at WCMH-TV in Columbus.

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Prior to joining WEWS-TV, Bibb worked at WKYC-TV as the weekend News Anchor and News Reporter. In 1986, he became Primary News Anchor for the Monday through Friday newscasts.

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Leon Bibb anchors the noon newscast at WEWS-TV, as well as hosting a Sunday morning show named Kalediscope, which focuses on urban issues in Cleveland. In the early 2000s, Bibb did a series called Our Hometown, where he focused on a historical sites in the Cleveland area. He is known to take a camera operator to talk about a story in his own perspective, and such stories are now featured on WEWS under the title of "My Ohio".

Bibb has announced that he will retire from television effective August 1, 2017.

Accomplishments and awards

Among his many honors are several local Emmy Awards and citations from the Cleveland Press Club for excellence in journalism. Bibb has also received the Distinguished Journalist Award from the Society for Professional Journalists.

Bibb is a member of the following Halls of Fame:

  • Broadcaster's Hall of Fame
  • Glenville High School Hall of Fame
  • Bowling Green State University School of Communications Hall of Fame
  • Cleveland Press Club Distinguished Journalist award
  • Associated Press Ohio Broadcasters Hall of Fame
  • Cleveland Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame
  • Bibb has also received several Excellence in Journalism Awards from the Cleveland Press Club and recognized with the Distinguished Journalist Award from the Cleveland Chapter of the Society for Professional Journalists. He also has received an award from his alma mater, Glenville High School. Leon, who is also an U.S. Army veteran, received a Bronze Star for his service during the Vietnam War.

    In 1996 Governor George Voinovich appointed Bibb to the Board of Trustees at Bowling Green State University. Leon served as chairman of that Board.

    He is also a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha and Sigma Pi Phi Fraternities.

    References

    Leon Bibb Wikipedia