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| Jack Schmucki (center). Photo courtesy: Randy Betke |
Long-time WKYC Assistant Chief Engineer Jack Schmucki retired December 10th after a successful 41 year full-time career with Channel 3.
However, Schmucki joined the WKYC family in 1970 as a part-time news field audio person and covering the Kent State riots quickly became his first assignment in May of that year.
He was hired full time in 1974 and continued his work in the news department until 1978, when he transferred to the engineering department and remained until hanging up his soldering iron last Thursday.
WKYC Director of Technology and Operations Jim Miller fondly recalls, "Jack has been involved in so many things over the years, I can’t possibly name them all. He was the Engineer In-Charge of Browns pre-season games for 15 years and has spent the last 16 years as the Assistant Chief Engineer. Prior to that, he worked in the Tech Shop with a number of co-workers."
While Jack worked full time at WKYC for 41 years, he actually started here before he was born! Miller added, "That’s right… Jack’s mother worked at WKYC while she was pregnant with Jack."
We will greatly miss Jack’s skill set that enabled him to tackle any problem and his crazy sense of humor!
Best wishes from all of us past and present at WKYC-TV.
