Fuldheim, Dorothy
Identifier |
fuldheim001.jpg |
Title |
Dorothy Fuldheim |
Subject |
Fuldheim, Dorothy Journalists Television journalists |
Name |
Fuldheim, Dorothy |
Maiden Name |
Snell |
Birth Date |
1893-06-26 |
Death Date |
1989-11-03 |
Accomplishments |
Dorothy Violet Fuldheim was the nation's first anchorwoman as a member of a news team. She was an anchorwoman on NewsChannel5, starting her television career at the age of 54 after retiring from elementary school teaching. She traveled the world extensively during her 37 years in broadcasting having interviewed the likes of Adolph Hitler, the Duke of Windsor, the Shah of Iran, James Hoffa, Helen Keller, Bob Hope, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. She was a well-known Cleveland personality renowned for her lively expression, compassion, and strong opinions. |
Profession |
Journalism |
Time Period |
Decline and Comeback: 1960-1990 |
Date Original |
1974-02-26 |
Object Type |
black-and-white photographs |
Digital Collection |
Famous Women of Cleveland |
Ohio Women's Hall of Fame Biography |
http://www.odjfs.state.oh.us/women/halloffame/bio.asp?ID=95 |
Cleveland State University Resources |
A Thousand Friends by Dorothy Fuldheim: http://scholar.csuohio.edu/record=b1411956<br>
Where were the Arabs? by Dorothy Fuldheim: http://scholar.csuohio.edu/record=b1210165 |
Personal Papers |
Papers [1968-1990] housed at Kent State University: http://speccoll.library.kent.edu/reghist/fuldheim.html |
Donor |
Cole, Joseph E. |
Copyright |
http://www.clevelandmemory.org/copyright/ |
Format |
JPG |
Digital Processing Notes |
TIF File Size: 23862 K, 600 dpi |
Repository |
Cleveland State University. Michael Schwartz Library. Special Collections. |
Repository Collection |
Cleveland Press |
Repository Homepage |
http://library.csuohio.edu/speccoll/index.html |
Encyclopedia of Cleveland History Entry |
http://ech.case.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=FD |
Further Reading |
NewsChannel5 Pays Tribute to Dorothy Fuldheim [video]: http://www.newsnet5.com/video/3741054/index.html?taf=nn5 |
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