Today was a sad day at WKYC as long time employee John Marinko edited his final commercial and headed into a long overdue retirement.
John started at the station 51 years ago - an unbelievable 5 decades in this business! Over those years, John worked in a variety of jobs beginning with his duties in radio where he worked alongside a number of big name stars.
On the TV side, John brought plenty of enthusiasm and professionalism to his duties from cameraman to editor and many jobs in between. He worked in film all the way the high definition television and was most recently our main commercial editor.
Over the years, John received a number of awards for his work and was inducted as a Silver Circle member into the National Television Academy of Arts & Sciences, Great Lakes Lower Chapter, in the class of 1996 along with Clifford Adkins, Alan Bush, Jenny Crimm, Charles E. (Bud) Ford and Joe Mosbrook.
Plus, John always had a fondness for the weather, which I personally appreciated getting to work with someone with similar interests over the last 14 years.
All of us wish John a happy retirement!
The video is from John's final day at the station with an appearance on "Good Company Today" on Thursday.
