Video bio of Gene Slaymaker, inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2007.
Producer: Ken Beckley;
Post-Production: DreamVision Media Partners;
After serving in World War II, Gene Slaymaker majored in radio journalism at Ohio State University where he was a reporter and announcer for WLWC-TV. Upon graduation, he was an anchor and reporter for WKBN-AM/FM/TV in Youngstown, Ohio, before joining Cleveland’s KYW-TV. In 1956, he became news editor of WFBM-AM/FM/TV. In 1960, he founded public relations firm Slaymaker and Associates. Nine years later, he was recruited to WTLC-FM and WTUX-AM radio where he served as news director for 18 national award-winning years. Slaymaker died Dec. 15, 2012.
--Words from the Indiana Broadcast Pioneers