Bethesda on the Bay Lutheran Church or the The Huntington Playhouse, 28601 Lake Road, Bay Village, Ohio 44140
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CLICK HERE to see video of John in this morning's mention of his passing on Channel 3 News Today from our website, WKYC.COM.
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Former WKYC reporter, John Herrington passed away Tuesday evening (7/24) at age 76.Herrington joined worked here at WKYC for twenty-five years as a reporter beginning in 1971 as a reporter, and in-studio & field anchor frequently reporting on events of national interest for NBC during the period that it owned & operated WKYC. He took early retirement from the station in 1993. John was best known at Channel 3 as the "Energy Warden" and his stylish hats.
John came to Cleveland from Kansas City, MO, where he worked at WDAF-Radio and TV for 10 years starting in 1958. In Cleveland, John worked at WKBF (Channel 61) which was an independent TV station serving Cleveland owned by a joint venture between Kaiser Broadcasting and Field Communications. In an attempt to bring unique programs into the market to gain profitability, John became the main anchor of a 10 PM newscast simply called "The 10 O'Clock news" under News Director Alan DePetro.
In 1995, John was presented a Silver Circle Award by the Lower Great Lakes Chapter of the National Television Academy for his outstanding work as a journalist.
Since retiring from WKYC, John worked as a free-lance producer for several network and syndicated television reports, covered community events for a suburban weekly newspaper and wrote a periodic column for a local Cleveland website.
John was one of those rare reporters who could handle many different types of stories from the very entertaining to very serious, depending on the subject matter. All will agree, John was well respected in the Cleveland television market for his work.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to his wife of 27 years, Carol Ann...and his entire family.
9 comments:
Very sad news. My condolences.
John Herrington's style wasn't flashy and kept the focus on the facts of a story. Too many on-air people nowadays are preoccupied with style over substance.
I've had fun recently watching some mid-70s Cleveland newscasts on YouTube. It's refreshing to look back at a time when the technology was a little less elaborate and didn't get in the way of reporting the news.
God's speed, John. May the stories in Heaven be interesting and plentiful...
Frank:
I have a short post on Mr. Herrington on my blog..with a channel 61 news ad..He was very good at what he did and will be missed..
John Herrington was perhaps one of the least appreciated anchor and reporters to have been part of the early days of Cleveland Television news. He was professional, authoritative and a warm human being. Throughout his career he was a real journalist, who cared about the facts as well as the people he interviewed. Although I never worked with John our paths crossed many times down through the years. The broadcasting community is poorer with his passing. I shall miss him greatly.
My deepest sympathy to Carol and his family.
Neil Zurcher
Dale Solly, Peter Miller, Roland "Hap" Hallis..and now John...God's news crew.
My memories of John date back to 1958 when we both started working at WDAF in Kansas City. John was an outstanding reporter and anchor there. His live coverage of a horrible gasoline storage fire that killed 5 or 6 firemen is still remembered by people in KC. I also worked with him for a time at WKYC-TV, and although I later ended up at WJW-TV, I kept in touch with him. I'm proud to consider myself as a friend and colleague. My condolences to Carol and the family.
Tom Reed
TO JOHN AND YOUR FAMILY EVEN THOUGHT MY HUSBAND MICHAEL AND I DO NOT KNOW YOU WE WISH OUR BEST CONSOLE TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL
PATTY & MIKE STAYTON
John was a good friend to my family and a valued co-worker to my Dad. His support after the passing of my mother was appreciated by our family.
His loss is very personal to me.
He is missed. The Donahoo family in Kansas City extends our heartfelt sympathy to John's family.
D W Donahoo
I remember watching John Herrington on WDAF-TV, channel 4 in Kansas City. He took his job seriously, which, sadly, would be a marketing problem by today's standards. It was always fun to see such a serious newsman--a consumate professional--crack up on camera and try to retain his composure. It made him real to viewers, and what he said to be honest and unfiltered. May his soul and the souls of all the departed rest in peace.
Fr. Mark McGuire, Lee's Summit, MO
I was a friend of the Herrington family in the early- to mid-1970s and went to school with John's sons Bradley and Mark before moving to the West Coast with my family. Mr. and Mrs. Herrington treated me with great respect and I had the same for both of them as well as Bradley and Mark. I used to enjoy watching John broadcast the news on WKYC because he presented the news in a very professional and honest manner. My thoughts and prayers go out to the entire family. He will be greatly missed.
Matt Powell
Mesa, AZ
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