Woodruff C. "Woodie" Clark, 73, 3809 Petoskey Ave., Mariemont, died Monday at Our Lady of Mercy Hospital following a long illness. Mr. Clark held the distinction of being one of the last persons to have worked for all four daily Cincinnati newspapers. He started his local news career at the Cincinnati Post, moved to the now defunct Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune, worked for a while at the Dayton (Ohio) Daily News, then began a 32-year stint at the Cincinnati Times-Star, where he covered the Hamilton County courts for many years.
Reporters who worked as competitors at the time noted he acquired an expertise in covering the courts that has seldom been matched. He also worked at the Times-Star as an assistant city editor and copy editor until the paper ceased publication. At that time he moved to the Cincinnati Enquirer and was opinion page editor until his retirement seven years ago. Since then he has worked as a part-time copy editor for this paper. He had his introduction to newspaper work as a young boy when he learned type-setting as a "printer's devil" for his grandfather's Aberdeen, Ohio weekly newspaper. Mr. Clark is survived by his wife Marcella; a daughter, Mrs. James T. Aglamesis; a brother, Howard, Washington DC, four grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Reporters who worked as competitors at the time noted he acquired an expertise in covering the courts that has seldom been matched. He also worked at the Times-Star as an assistant city editor and copy editor until the paper ceased publication. At that time he moved to the Cincinnati Enquirer and was opinion page editor until his retirement seven years ago. Since then he has worked as a part-time copy editor for this paper. He had his introduction to newspaper work as a young boy when he learned type-setting as a "printer's devil" for his grandfather's Aberdeen, Ohio weekly newspaper. Mr. Clark is survived by his wife Marcella; a daughter, Mrs. James T. Aglamesis; a brother, Howard, Washington DC, four grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Woodruff C. "Woodie" Clark, 73, 3809 Petoskey Ave., Mariemont, died Monday at Our Lady of Mercy Hospital following a long illness. Mr. Clark held the distinction of being one of the last persons to have worked for all four daily Cincinnati newspapers. He started his local news career at the Cincinnati Post, moved to the now defunct Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune, worked for a while at the Dayton (Ohio) Daily News, then began a 32-year stint at the Cincinnati Times-Star, where he covered the Hamilton County courts for many years.
Reporters who worked as competitors at the time noted he acquired an expertise in covering the courts that has seldom been matched. He also worked at the Times-Star as an assistant city editor and copy editor until the paper ceased publication. At that time he moved to the Cincinnati Enquirer and was opinion page editor until his retirement seven years ago. Since then he has worked as a part-time copy editor for this paper. He had his introduction to newspaper work as a young boy when he learned type-setting as a "printer's devil" for his grandfather's Aberdeen, Ohio weekly newspaper. Mr. Clark is survived by his wife Marcella; a daughter, Mrs. James T. Aglamesis; a brother, Howard, Washington DC, four grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Reporters who worked as competitors at the time noted he acquired an expertise in covering the courts that has seldom been matched. He also worked at the Times-Star as an assistant city editor and copy editor until the paper ceased publication. At that time he moved to the Cincinnati Enquirer and was opinion page editor until his retirement seven years ago. Since then he has worked as a part-time copy editor for this paper. He had his introduction to newspaper work as a young boy when he learned type-setting as a "printer's devil" for his grandfather's Aberdeen, Ohio weekly newspaper. Mr. Clark is survived by his wife Marcella; a daughter, Mrs. James T. Aglamesis; a brother, Howard, Washington DC, four grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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