December 13, 2020
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Speaker

Commencement offers students and guests inspiration from distinguished individuals with a variety of experiences.

Jerry Revish
Pastor/Retired News Anchor

Jerry Revish, a former television news anchor for WBNS-TV who retired last November after 45 years in the business.

Mr. Revish and his wife Danielle are ordained ministers who created their own church called Unity Temple Church of God in Christ in the South side of Columbus in May 2011.

He is a native of Youngstown, Ohio, where he got his start in broadcasting at WBBW Radio. Mr. Revish and his wife, Danielle, a fashion show producer and image consultant, have two adult children and four grandchildren.

His reporting skills have taken him around the world. He was the first Columbus TV reporter to go to Saudi Arabia to cover the Persian Gulf War. He has reported from Haiti, Barbados, South Africa, Bosnia, Bahrain, Cuba and Japan. Major stories he covered include national political conventions, Ohio State University bowl games, the dedication of the Vietnam War Memorial Wall, the Lucasville State Prison Riot, the September 11th terrorist attack and interviewing President Barack Obama.

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