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He is married to Helene NORRIS.

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Notes about Merrill Clifford WORKHOVEN

17C1R* from Atte Harcoz Siccama (ca 1360 - bef 1440).

Born in Orange City, Iowa, Merrill attended the University of Iowa. He started in radio in 1939 at KSCJ in Sioux City as an announcer. His announcing career continued in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, before joining WOW radio in January, 1945. He worked for both WOW radio and TV, becoming chief announcer for both stations.
During his WOW radio days, he saw the emergence of television and announced in front of the mike and the camera when WOW-TV went on the air in 1949.
In the early days of television, he announced from 5 a.m. to noon on radio and 6 p.m. to sign-off on the TV side.
At WOW, Johnny Carson got his start in broadcasting. Later Johnny and Merrill became good friends.
For over 30 years, the Midwest heard that deep resonant voice, so disctinctively Merrill Workhoven. He concluded each newscast with "My time is up. Thank you for yours."

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Historical events

Birthday August 2, 1910

  • The temperature on August 2, 1910 was between 12.2 °C and 24.8 °C and averaged 17.2 °C. There was 4.2 mm of rain. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (36%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1910: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.9 million citizens.
    • March 3 » Rockefeller Foundation: John D. Rockefeller Jr. announces his retirement from managing his businesses so that he can devote all his time to philanthropy.
    • July 4 » The Johnson–Jeffries riots occur after African-American boxer Jack Johnson knocks out white boxer Jim Jeffries in the 15th round. Between 11 and 26 people are killed and hundreds more injured.
    • September 20 » The ocean liner SSFrance, later known as the "Versailles of the Atlantic", is launched.
    • November 7 » The first air freight shipment (from Dayton, Ohio, to Columbus, Ohio) is undertaken by the Wright brothers and department store owner Max Moorehouse.
    • November 21 » Sailors on board Brazil's warships including the Minas Gerais, São Paulo, and Bahia, violently rebel in what is now known as the Revolta da Chibata (Revolt of the Lash).
    • December 21 » An underground explosion at the Hulton Bank Colliery No. 3 Pit in Over Hulton, Westhoughton, England, kills 344 miners.

Day of death March 8, 1994

  • The temperature on March 8, 1994 was between 8.9 °C and 12.3 °C and averaged 9.8 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1994: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 15.3 million citizens.
    • April 28 » Former Central Intelligence Agency counterintelligence officer and analyst Aldrich Ames pleads guilty to giving U.S. secrets to the Soviet Union and later Russia.
    • May 2 » A bus crashes in Gdańsk, Poland killing 32 people.
    • July 4 » Rwandan genocide: Kigali, the Rwandan capital, is captured by the Rwandan Patriotic Front, ending the genocide in the city.
    • July 18 » Rwandan genocide: The Rwandan Patriotic Front takes control of Gisenyi and north western Rwanda, forcing the interim government into Zaire and ending the genocide.
    • September 3 » Sino-Soviet split: Russia and the People's Republic of China agree to de-target their nuclear weapons against each other.
    • October 27 » Gliese 229B is the first Substellar Mass Object to be unquestionably identified.


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