Goodrich - Kirtland Park in Cleveland in Cuyahoga County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Journalist Dorothy Fuldheim
Photographed By Christopher Busta-Peck, April 12, 2009
1. Journalist Dorothy Fuldheim Marker
One of America's most admired women, pioneer television newscaster Dorothy Snell Fuldheim (1893-1989) began her career as a lecturer in the 1920s and entered broadcasting with a biographical series on WTAM radio in Cleveland. In 1947, Fuldheim joined Ohio's first commercial television station, WEWS, becoming the first woman in the United States to anchor a news show. Her later work included the long-running "One O'clock Club" live interview show and regular news commentary. During her six-decade career in an often youth-dominated profession, Fuldheim conducted over 15,000 interviews-including Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, the Duke of Windsor, Albert Einstein, and Helen Keller-in a unique and erudite style. She retired in 1984 at the age of 91.Erected 2003 by the Ohio Bicentennial Commission and WEWS, the International Paper Company Foundation, and the Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 44-18.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Women.
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Location. 41° 30.164′ N, 81° 40.024′ W. Marker is in Cleveland, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. It is in Goodrich - Kirtland Park. Marker is on Euclid Avenue (U.S. 20), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland OH 44114, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Upbeat (a few steps from this marker); University Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sarah Benedict House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Trinity Cathedral (approx. 0.4 miles away); Help Six Chimneys, Inc. (approx. 0.4 miles away); Colonel Charles Young (approx. 0.6 miles away); 'Abdu'l-Bahá and the Bahá'í Faith (approx. 0.8 miles away); Cleveland Theater District (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cleveland.
Additional keywords. broadcast journalism
Photographed By Christopher Busta-Peck, April 12, 2009
2. Marker location, in front of the WEWS studios
Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2009, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,940 times since then and 180 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 12, 2009, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio.
