Paige Palmer
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Paige Palmer was a pioneer American
fitness
and exercise expert, author, columnist, writer, model, television personality and entrepreneur.
Palmer was born Dorothy Rohrer and raised in Akron, Ohio
. She was the hostess of the first daily televised fitness-oriented television show in the United States. The Paige Palmer Show ran on WEWS-TV
, Cleveland, Ohio
from 1948 to 1973. She is sometimes referred to as the "First Lady Of Fitness." . Palmer also designed exercise equipment and fashions for women.
Palmer has written numerous travel guides, and was also the first person in the world to interview the Dalai Lama
after he came out of Tibet. Palmer was honored by the United States Congress for her efforts in "improving the quality of life for American Women." This honor was recorded in the Congressional Record
.http://www3.uakron.edu/schlcomm/womenshistory/palmer_p.htm
Palmer was inducted into the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame in 2000.
United States
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Physical fitness
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and exercise expert, author, columnist, writer, model, television personality and entrepreneur.
Palmer was born Dorothy Rohrer and raised in 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...
. She was the hostess of the first daily televised fitness-oriented television show in the United States. The Paige Palmer Show ran on WEWS-TV
WEWS-TV
WEWS-TV, virtual channel 5 , is a television station in Cleveland, Ohio. WEWS has been owned by the E. W. Scripps Company since its inception, and is an affiliate of the ABC television network...
, Cleveland, Ohio
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...
from 1948 to 1973. She is sometimes referred to as the "First Lady Of Fitness." . Palmer also designed exercise equipment and fashions for women.
Palmer has written numerous travel guides, and was also the first person in the world to interview the Dalai Lama
Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama is a high lama in the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" branch of Tibetan Buddhism. The name is a combination of the Mongolian word далай meaning "Ocean" and the Tibetan word bla-ma meaning "teacher"...
after he came out of Tibet. Palmer was honored by the United States Congress for her efforts in "improving the quality of life for American Women." This honor was recorded in the Congressional Record
Congressional Record
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published by the United States Government Printing Office, and is issued daily when the United States Congress is in session. Indexes are issued approximately every two weeks...
.http://www3.uakron.edu/schlcomm/womenshistory/palmer_p.htm
Palmer was inducted into the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame in 2000.