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Dorothy Violet <I>Schnell</I> Fuldheim

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Dorothy Violet Schnell Fuldheim Famous memorial

Birth
Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
Death
3 Nov 1989 (aged 96)
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Beachwood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.464258, Longitude: -81.4968932
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Journalist. She is recognized as a pioneer in broadcast journalism, as the first female television news anchor, and as having one of the longest running careers in television news while at one station, Cleveland’s WEWS. She was known for her accuracy, her opinions, and her professional drive. Fuldheim began her career in journalism following a successful career as a professional lecturer. The majority of her career was spent in Cleveland, beginning with the Cleveland Press, a Scripps Howard newspaper, then for ABC Radio in 1924, before transitioning WEWS the Scripps Howard owned ABC affiliate that launched in 1947. She stayed with WEWS until she retired follow a stroke in 1984 at the age of 90. Fuldheim, made a national name for herself following her ground breaking interview with German Chancellor Adolf Hitler shortly after his taking control of the German Government. She was the first American Journalist to interview him. Fuldheim, unbeknownst to Hitler, was a Jew, and she was able to draw out him social commentary on the “Jewish Problem” that few reporters had been able to get on record, aside from his public pronouncements. In 1947, station managers at WEWS, then the only operating TV station between New York and Chicago, her own news program. Unlike modern televised news, Fuldheim’s program was a mix of headlines and in depth news analysis. She parlayed her talents in interviewing and reporting into a unique role at the station, one that allowed her to travel, interview world leaders and report, much like that of network news reporters. In the 1960's, Fuldheim was given a midday show, which she co-hosted with Bill Gordon, the 1 O'clock Club. When that show was canceled, she devoted full attention to her reporting and interviewing duties, her final interview was with Ronald Reagan on July 27, 1984. During her life she was inducted into the Ohio Women’s Hall of Fame, interviewed every sitting president from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Ronald Reagan. She also received the United Press International Award for Editorial Excellence, the Overseas Press Club, Woman of the Decade and the Israeli Freedom Award.
Journalist. She is recognized as a pioneer in broadcast journalism, as the first female television news anchor, and as having one of the longest running careers in television news while at one station, Cleveland’s WEWS. She was known for her accuracy, her opinions, and her professional drive. Fuldheim began her career in journalism following a successful career as a professional lecturer. The majority of her career was spent in Cleveland, beginning with the Cleveland Press, a Scripps Howard newspaper, then for ABC Radio in 1924, before transitioning WEWS the Scripps Howard owned ABC affiliate that launched in 1947. She stayed with WEWS until she retired follow a stroke in 1984 at the age of 90. Fuldheim, made a national name for herself following her ground breaking interview with German Chancellor Adolf Hitler shortly after his taking control of the German Government. She was the first American Journalist to interview him. Fuldheim, unbeknownst to Hitler, was a Jew, and she was able to draw out him social commentary on the “Jewish Problem” that few reporters had been able to get on record, aside from his public pronouncements. In 1947, station managers at WEWS, then the only operating TV station between New York and Chicago, her own news program. Unlike modern televised news, Fuldheim’s program was a mix of headlines and in depth news analysis. She parlayed her talents in interviewing and reporting into a unique role at the station, one that allowed her to travel, interview world leaders and report, much like that of network news reporters. In the 1960's, Fuldheim was given a midday show, which she co-hosted with Bill Gordon, the 1 O'clock Club. When that show was canceled, she devoted full attention to her reporting and interviewing duties, her final interview was with Ronald Reagan on July 27, 1984. During her life she was inducted into the Ohio Women’s Hall of Fame, interviewed every sitting president from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Ronald Reagan. She also received the United Press International Award for Editorial Excellence, the Overseas Press Club, Woman of the Decade and the Israeli Freedom Award.

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11541618/dorothy_violet-fuldheim: accessed ), memorial page for Dorothy Violet Schnell Fuldheim (26 Jun 1893–3 Nov 1989), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11541618, citing Bet Olam Cemetery, Beachwood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.