# Doug Adair > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Doug_Adair > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Doug_Adair.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Adair > Source revision: 1313268381 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American television news anchor and journalist (1929–2019)}} '''Doug Adair''' (May 29, 1929 – April 29, 2019) was an American television news anchor and journalist who worked in the [Cleveland](/source/Cleveland%2C_Ohio), [Columbus](/source/Columbus%2C_Ohio), and [Dayton, Ohio](/source/Dayton%2C_Ohio) markets. == Career == Born in [Xenia, Ohio](/source/Xenia%2C_Ohio), Adair got his start in journalism in television in Dayton in the early 1950s. In 1958 he moved to Cleveland and joined then-[CBS](/source/CBS)-affiliated [WJW-TV](/source/WJW-TV) as a reporter and anchor. Starting in 1964, Adair was paired with [Joel Daly](/source/Joel_Daly) and the duo co-anchored ''City Camera News'', the first two-man television newscast in Cleveland. ''City Camera News'' was notable for equipping reporters with [Polaroid](/source/Polaroid_Corporation) [instant camera](/source/instant_camera)s, allowing them to take pictures that can be used on the air. The format was successful, and the Adair/Daly team anchored the most-watched newscast in Cleveland. Both men were offered jobs at [WLS-TV](/source/WLS-TV) in [Chicago](/source/Chicago) around 1968; Adair chose to stay in Cleveland while Daly accepted. During his time at WJW-TV, Adair's colleagues also included [Ernie Anderson](/source/Ernie_Anderson), who played horror movie host "[Ghoulardi](/source/Ghoulardi)"; [Tim Conway](/source/Tim_Conway), future co-star of ''[McHale's Navy](/source/McHale's_Navy)'' and ''[The Carol Burnett Show](/source/The_Carol_Burnett_Show)''; legendary Cleveland [meteorologist](/source/meteorologist) [Dick Goddard](/source/Dick_Goddard); and [Bob "Hoolihan" Wells](/source/Bob_%22Hoolihan%22_Wells) and "Big Chuck" Schodowski, the duo whose [''Hoolihan and Big Chuck'' movie show](/source/Big_Chuck_and_Lil'_John) replaced Anderson's "Ghoulardi."{{cite web |url=http://www.broadcastershalloffame.com/biodadair.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103053011/http://www.broadcastershalloffame.com/biodadair.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=January 3, 2014 |title=Doug Adair |date=January 1, 1992 |publisher=broadcastershalloffame.com |access-date=May 1, 2019}} In 1970 Adair left WJW-TV and joined [NBC News](/source/NBC_News) as co-anchor of the evening news programs at network-owned [WKYC-TV](/source/WKYC-TV). While at WKYC, Adair worked with notable co-anchors Virgil Dominic, Dave Patterson, and [Judd Hambrick](/source/Judd_Hambrick); future ''[Today Show](/source/Today_(NBC_program))'' meteorologist [Al Roker](/source/Al_Roker); and Mona Scott, a reporter-turned-weathercaster-turned anchor who would later become his second wife. In early 1983, Adair moved to Columbus to assume anchor duties at [WCMH-TV](/source/WCMH-TV), that city's NBC affiliate. Mona Scott joined him several months later, and their on-air partnership catapulted WCMH's evening newscasts to the most-watched in Columbus. However, the couple divorced—both on-air and off-air—in 1990. Adair remained at WCMH until 1994, when he retired from television news. Adair was inducted in the Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 1992. ==Personal life== Adair was married three times. His first marriage produced three children, and his marriage to former colleague Mona Scott gave him two stepchildren. His third wife, Jean, is a former [Roman Catholic](/source/Roman_Catholic) [nun](/source/nun), and they resided for many years in the [Dublin, Ohio](/source/Dublin%2C_Ohio) area. Adair was involved in harness racing and owned horses. He died in [Pleasanton, California](/source/Pleasanton%2C_California) in 2019 at the age of 89.[https://www.xeniagazette.com/news/40613/award-winning-tv-anchor-xenia-native-dies Award-winning TV anchor, Xenia native, dies] ''Xenia Daily Gazette'', May 1, 2019 ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.clevelandseniors.com/people/dougadair.htm Doug Adair biography article] at Cleveland Seniors' Website *[http://www.clevelandmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=E73ABD6180B44874871A91F6BA5C249C&nm=Arts+%26+Entertainemnt&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=1578600D80804596A222593669321019&tier=4&id=BB05CD5A636B4B93971A6EB7350E9ACB] Where Are They Now? 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