Harry Boomer
Encyclopedia
Harry Boomer is a newscaster for WOIO
news in Cleveland
, Ohio
, United States
. Boomer attended Northern Virginia College in Alexandria, Virginia
. He has nearly 20 years of news experience, for a total of 30-plus years in broadcasting.
, where he was an on-air personality, talk show host and served in various management positions, including two stints as a news director.
Harold Boomer is a 2007 Broadcasters Hall of Fame Inductee.
Harold Boomer came to Ohio in 1988 to manage and program WBXT-AM in Canton
. He also worked in public television at WEAO/WNEO-TV in Kent, Ohio, as well as at WVIZ-TV in Cleveland.
While covering assignments for WOIO/WUAB on a part-time basis in the early 1990s, Harold Boomer was heard regularly on WCPN-90.3 FM/NPR, where he had been assistant news director. He was also a reporter, producer and major contributor to National Public Radio. Among other things, Boomer debuted a statewide news magazine program entitled "Infohio" for the radio station.
Increased duties at 19 Action News notwithstanding, Harry's familiar voice will still be heard on a freelance basis for public radio specials on WCPN.
Harold Boomer has served as president of the Cleveland chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists (CNABJ), and has been on the board of the Ohio Associated Press, the Citizens Committee on AIDS/HIV and the city of Cleveland Unity Day's Publicity and Education Committee. He is currently serving as a member of the North East Ohio Health Services Board of Directors and as a board member of the Ohio Center for Broadcasting. He is also a member of the Continuing Education Committee at Cleveland State University.
Boomer is a 2007 inductee to the Broadcaster's Hall of Fame.
WOIO
WOIO, virtual channel 19 , is the CBS affiliate in Cleveland, Ohio. It is licensed to the nearby suburb of Shaker Heights. WOIO is owned by Raycom Media and its sister station to MyNetworkTV affiliate WUAB . The two stations share a studio facility in Cleveland and WOIO's transmitter is located in...
news in Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, United States
United States
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. Boomer attended Northern Virginia College in Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2009, the city had a total population of 139,966. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately six miles south of downtown Washington, D.C.Like the rest of northern Virginia, as well as...
. He has nearly 20 years of news experience, for a total of 30-plus years in broadcasting.
Personal history
His career began in Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, where he was an on-air personality, talk show host and served in various management positions, including two stints as a news director.
Harold Boomer is a 2007 Broadcasters Hall of Fame Inductee.
Harold Boomer came to Ohio in 1988 to manage and program WBXT-AM in Canton
Canton, Ohio
Canton is the county seat of Stark County in northeastern Ohio, approximately south of Akron and south of Cleveland.The City of Caton is the largest incorporated area within the Canton-Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area...
. He also worked in public television at WEAO/WNEO-TV in Kent, Ohio, as well as at WVIZ-TV in Cleveland.
While covering assignments for WOIO/WUAB on a part-time basis in the early 1990s, Harold Boomer was heard regularly on WCPN-90.3 FM/NPR, where he had been assistant news director. He was also a reporter, producer and major contributor to National Public Radio. Among other things, Boomer debuted a statewide news magazine program entitled "Infohio" for the radio station.
Increased duties at 19 Action News notwithstanding, Harry's familiar voice will still be heard on a freelance basis for public radio specials on WCPN.
Harold Boomer has served as president of the Cleveland chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists (CNABJ), and has been on the board of the Ohio Associated Press, the Citizens Committee on AIDS/HIV and the city of Cleveland Unity Day's Publicity and Education Committee. He is currently serving as a member of the North East Ohio Health Services Board of Directors and as a board member of the Ohio Center for Broadcasting. He is also a member of the Continuing Education Committee at Cleveland State University.
Personal
Boomer is active in the community, often serving as master of ceremonies at events throughout northeast Ohio. When he's not working, he enjoys talking politics and visiting friends and family around the country.Fan Club
Boomer even has his own fan club in the suburban areas of Cleveland.Recognitions
Boomer has won awards from the Ohio Associated Press, Ohio Educational Telecommunications, Women In Communications, the Press Club of Cleveland and the National Association of Black Journalists.Boomer is a 2007 inductee to the Broadcaster's Hall of Fame.