WKRC Eyewitness 12 News Promo - Nick Clooney (1978)

Solo lead anchor, Nick Clooney is featured in this Eyewitness 12 News Promo from the sping of 1978. The personable and professional Mr. Clooney is better known by some to be the brother of the late singer Rosemary Clooney, and the father of the actor, George Clooney. You can see a brief shot of (then) current mayor (and now current talk-show host) Jerry Springer in this clip. Incidentally, Jerry went on to become the lead anchor at rival station WLWT six years after promo first aired, and briefly competed against Clooney in 1984 and 1987. (Clooney left Cincinnati to work in Los Angeles & Salt Lake City in the intervening years).

[@diapertommy]

- I grew up watching Nick Clooney and Al Schotelkotte. My grandmother preferred Al Schotelkotte!

[@ASKconard]

Wow, and he drives the newsvan, too!

[@YokozunaNumber1]

00:21 - Nick interviewing Mayor of Cincinnati, Jerry Springer.

[@marcushoustonsr]

I like how Nick looked back as he was backing out with the van lol

[@tkaye2]

Two continuity errors that are kinda funny... Why are they running out to the fancy new ENG truck with a film camera?! And the van pulls away from the curb looking top-heavy with the parabolic antenna left up, but a second later it's down.

[@DeanOrbong]

George Clooney's dad and Miguel Ferrer's uncle.

[@ReyGumatas1993]

He drives at 0:07 and he interviews Mayor Jerry Springer (now rival newsreader from WLWT) at 0:21

[@facebook51ify]

That explains why his game show the Money Maze and his talk show both been canceled!

[@1thetvzone]

That George Clooney dad btw