Dick Feagler is a newspaper columnist and television personality from Cleveland, Ohio. After attending Ohio University he began his career in journalism writing obituaries for the Cleveland Press. In 1970 Feagler started a regular feature column and continued until the Press folded in 1982. A columnist is a journalist who produces a specific form of writing for publication called a column. Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and the Internet. ... A celebrity is a person who is widely recognized in a society. ... Nickname: The Forest City Motto: Progress and Prosperity Location in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA Coordinates: Country United States State Ohio County Cuyahoga Founded 1796 Incorporated 1836 Mayor Frank G. Jackson (D) Area    - City 82. ... Ohio University is a public university located in Athens, Ohio that is situated on a 1,800 acre (7. ... The Cleveland Press was a daily American newspaper that was published in Cleveland, Ohio from November 2, 1878 until June 17, 1982. ...

Feagler continued to write his column for numerous Ohio newspapers, including the Akron Beacon Journal, the Willoughby News-Herald, and the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram. The Plain Dealer began running the column in 1993. Feagler’s has also provided regular news commentaries for WKYC-TV and WEWS-TV, and hosted the talk show, Feagler! During a brief stint he co-anchoring TV-3’s evening newscasts from 1991 to 1993. He is currently the host of Feagler & Friends, a weekly half-hour discussion program on WVIZ. The Akron Beacon Journal is a morning newspaper located in Akron, Ohio. ... The Plain Dealer is the major daily newspaper of Cleveland, Ohio. ... WKYC-TV, Channel 3 is Clevelands affiliate for NBC and is owned by Gannett. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... WVIZ was the 100th public television station to sign on in America. ...

Feagler has received numerous awards for his work including the Peabody Award (1991), the DuPont-Columbia Award (1991), 23 local Emmy Awards, and numerous awards from United Press International and the Associated Press. Feagler was inducted into the Press Club of Cleveland Journalism Hall of Fame in 1994. The George Foster Peabody Awards, more commonly referred to as the Peabody Awards, are annual international awards given for excellence in radio and television broadcasting and cable television. ... The Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award is an American award that honors excellence in broadcast journalism. ... An Emmy Award. ... Front of UPI Headquarters, Washington, D.C. UPI redirects here. ... The Associated Press, or AP, is an American news agency, the worlds largest such organization. ...

One of Feagler’s most popular newspaper pieces, “Christmas at Aunt Ida’s” was adapted into a stage production in 2006 at the Huntington Playhouse in Bay Village, Ohio. The play will return again in November 2007. Bay Village is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. ...

Many of Feagler’s favorite columns have been published as collections: Feagler’s Cleveland; “Did You Read Feagler Today?”; “I know I’m not supposed to say this . . . But I’ll say it anyway”; and Is it Just Me?

Bibliography

• Feagler’s Cleveland (1996)
• “Did You Read Feagler Today?” (1998)
• “I know I’m not supposed to say this . . . But I’ll say it anyway" (2001)
• Is it Just Me? (2005)

References

• http://www.grayco.com/cleveland/authors/feagler-dick/author.shtml
• http://www.wcpn.org/about/staff.html

External links

• Plain Dealer column archive
• Feagler & Friends