Leon Bibb (born October 5, 1944 in Butler, Alabama) is an American
news anchor and commentator for WKYC in Cleveland, OH, and was a
member of the BGSU Board of Trustees. Leon Bibb was the first black
primetime news anchor in Ohio.Raised in Cleveland's Glenville area,
Bibb graduated from Glenville High School.From 1995 to 2017 Bibb
anchored various newscasts at WEWS (most recently weekdays at noon) as
well as hosting a Sunday morning show named Kaleidoscope, which
focuses on urban issues in Cleveland. In the early 2000s, Bibb did a
series called Our Hometown in which he focused on historical sites in
the Cleveland area. He is known to take a camera operator to talk
about a story in his own perspective, and such stories are now
featured on WEWS under the title of "My Ohio".Bibb retired from the
anchor desk on August 1, 2017, but still appeared on WEWS hosting
Kaleidoscope, as well as serving as a commentator during major news
stories. He returned to WKYC-TV on August 6, 2018 to be a commentator
and special feature reporter.
news anchor and commentator for WKYC in Cleveland, OH, and was a
member of the BGSU Board of Trustees. Leon Bibb was the first black
primetime news anchor in Ohio.Raised in Cleveland's Glenville area,
Bibb graduated from Glenville High School.From 1995 to 2017 Bibb
anchored various newscasts at WEWS (most recently weekdays at noon) as
well as hosting a Sunday morning show named Kaleidoscope, which
focuses on urban issues in Cleveland. In the early 2000s, Bibb did a
series called Our Hometown in which he focused on historical sites in
the Cleveland area. He is known to take a camera operator to talk
about a story in his own perspective, and such stories are now
featured on WEWS under the title of "My Ohio".Bibb retired from the
anchor desk on August 1, 2017, but still appeared on WEWS hosting
Kaleidoscope, as well as serving as a commentator during major news
stories. He returned to WKYC-TV on August 6, 2018 to be a commentator
and special feature reporter.
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