Leon Bibb Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Leon Bibb (born October 5, 1944, in Butler, Alabama) is an American news anchor for WEWS-TV in Cleveland, OH, and was a member of the BGSU Board of Trustees. Leon Bibb was the first black primetime news anchor in Ohio.
Net Worth
$850,000
Date Of Birth
February 7, 1922
Place Of Birth
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Occupation
Television news anchor/ reporter, journalist, radio news anchor, television personality
Profession
Actor, Soundtrack, Composer
Spouse
Marguerite Bibb
Nicknames
Leon Bibb, Bibb, Leon, Leon Douglas Bibb
Star Sign
Aquarius
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Fact
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After several appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show he was banned from the Sullivan show in the mid-1960s because of his support of two prominent blacklisted artists, Pete Seeger and Paul Robeson, his role model and the godfather of his children. When the civil rights movement heated up, Bibb joined Seeger, Bob Dylan, Peter, Paul and Mary and other folk singers at landmark protests, including the 1963 March on Washington. Two years later he joined the thousands of protesters who marched from Selma to Montgomery, Ala., in support of blacks' voting rights and performed in Montgomery with Baez, Belafonte, Mary Travers and Oscar Brand.
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He was the father of the Helsinki, Finland-based acoustic blues singer/songwriter Eric Bibb.
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Canadian folk singer and civil rights activist.
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Was nominated for Broadway's 1967 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Musical) for "A Hand is on the Gate."
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mom P.I.
1990
TV Series
Dead Wrong
1983
Bahama Jones
The Wayne & Shuster Comedy Special
1971
TV Series
The Lost Man
1969
Eddie Moxie
Uptight
1968
Mr. Oakley (uncredited)
For Love of Ivy
1968
Billy Talbot
Channing
1964
TV Series
Rob Ramsay
Stage Struck
1958
Guitar Player (uncredited)
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
American Horror Story
2012
TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Young One
1960
performer: "Sinner Man"
The Steve Allen Plymouth Show
1959
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Lincoln Center/Stage 5
1967
TV Series 1 episode
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Lincoln Center/Stage 5
1967
TV Series arranger - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal
2004
Documentary
Himself
The Alan Hamel Show
1978
TV Series
Himself
The David Frost Show
1970-1971
TV Series
Himself
Lincoln Center/Stage 5
1967
TV Series
Himself - Singer
Today
1966
TV Series
Himself
The Merv Griffin Show
1962-1965
TV Series
Himself
The Ed Sullivan Show
1959-1965
TV Series
Folk Singer / Himself - Singer / Himself
That Regis Philbin Show
1964
TV Series
Himself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1964
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Hootenanny
1964
TV Series
Himself - Perfromer
The Mike Douglas Show
1963
TV Series
Himself - Actor / Folksinger / Himself - Folksinger
The Jack Paar Tonight Show
1962
TV Series
Himself
The Tonight Show
1962
TV Series
Himself - Folksinger / Himself - Actor
The Mahalia Jackson Show
1961
TV Movie
Himself
Known for movies
For Love of Ivy (1968) as Billy Talbot
The Lost Man (1969) as Eddie Moxie
Dead Wrong (1983) as Bahama Jones
Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal (2004) as Himself
