Howie Chizek
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Howard Alan Chizek (born 1947) is an American
radio
personality and former public address
announcer.
show in the Akron, Ohio
market on WNIR FM-100.1. Since 1972, Chizek has had the longest running no guest talk radio show in America. Throughout that time, the show has included a listenership of over 300,000. It runs six days a week, from Monday through Saturday. Some of his Saturday shows air live (via telephone) from the Klaben auto dealership in Kent
. Chizek also serves as Klaben's main pitchman. His talk show airs 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Monday through Friday and 9:00 am to 12:00 pm on Saturday.
announcer for the Cleveland Cavaliers
of the National Basketball Association
where he served throughout much of the 1980s and 1990s. According to the official NBA website, Chizek is given credit as having provided a memorable NBA quote: “Larry Bird just throws the ball in the air and God moves the basket underneath it.” http://www.nba.com/history/Classic_NBA_Quotes_Magic_and_Larry.html
announcer for the Cleveland Force
of the Major Indoor Soccer League
where he served throughout much of the 1980s.
in 1965, Chizek received a bachelor's degree
in communications from Ohio University
in Athens, Ohio
.
United States
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radio
Radio programming
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personality and former public address
Public address
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announcer.
Radio
Howie Chizek hosts a talk radioTalk radio
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show in the Akron, Ohio
Akron, Ohio
Akron , is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County. It is located in the Great Lakes region approximately south of Lake Erie along the Little Cuyahoga River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 199,110. The Akron Metropolitan...
market on WNIR FM-100.1. Since 1972, Chizek has had the longest running no guest talk radio show in America. Throughout that time, the show has included a listenership of over 300,000. It runs six days a week, from Monday through Saturday. Some of his Saturday shows air live (via telephone) from the Klaben auto dealership in Kent
Kent, Ohio
Kent is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the largest city in Portage County. It is located along the Cuyahoga River in Northeastern Ohio on the western edge of the county. The population was 27,906 at the 2000 United States Census and 28,904 in the 2010 Census...
. Chizek also serves as Klaben's main pitchman. His talk show airs 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Monday through Friday and 9:00 am to 12:00 pm on Saturday.
Cleveland Cavaliers
Chizek is also the former public addressPublic address
A public address system is an electronic amplification system with a mixer, amplifier and loudspeakers, used to reinforce a sound source, e.g., a person giving a speech, a DJ playing prerecorded music, and distributing the sound throughout a venue or building.Simple PA systems are often used in...
announcer for the Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They began playing in the National Basketball Association in 1970 as an expansion team...
of the National Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
where he served throughout much of the 1980s and 1990s. According to the official NBA website, Chizek is given credit as having provided a memorable NBA quote: “Larry Bird just throws the ball in the air and God moves the basket underneath it.” http://www.nba.com/history/Classic_NBA_Quotes_Magic_and_Larry.html
Cleveland Force
Chizek is also the former public addressPublic address
A public address system is an electronic amplification system with a mixer, amplifier and loudspeakers, used to reinforce a sound source, e.g., a person giving a speech, a DJ playing prerecorded music, and distributing the sound throughout a venue or building.Simple PA systems are often used in...
announcer for the Cleveland Force
Cleveland Force
The Cleveland Force has been the name of two indoor soccer teams based in the Richfield, Ohio area:*Cleveland Force , of the original MISL*Cleveland Force , known as the Crunch from 1989 to 2002...
of the Major Indoor Soccer League
Major Soccer League
The Major Indoor Soccer League, known in its final two seasons as the Major Soccer League, was an indoor soccer league in the USA from 1978 to 1992. After the folding of the North American Soccer League in 1984, the MISL was the Division I soccer league for the United States...
where he served throughout much of the 1980s.
Personal life
After graduation from Cleveland Heights High SchoolCleveland Heights High School
Cleveland Heights High School is the senior high school of the Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District.-History:Cleveland Heights High School was founded in 1901...
in 1965, Chizek received a bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in communications from Ohio University
Ohio University
Ohio University is a public university located in the Midwestern United States in Athens, Ohio, situated on an campus...
in Athens, Ohio
Athens, Ohio
Athens is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Athens County, Ohio, United States. It is located along the Hocking River in the southeastern part of Ohio. A historic college town, Athens is home to Ohio University and is the principal city of the Athens, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area. ...
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