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Ron Penfound
Ronald A. Penfound was a radio announcer and local television personality in the Cleveland, Ohio market, specifically on WEWS-TV channel 5 where from 1955 to 1971 he hosted an afternoon program for children. As host, he was known as Captain Penny and was attired in railroad engineer clothing.
Early life.
Ron Penfound was born on January 28, 1927 in Elyria, Ohio, to Archie and Marjorie (Saywell) Penfound, and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
He attended
camera with a cigarette, Ron Penfound was a cigarette smoker. He died of lung cancer in Naples, Florida on September 16, 1974. He was 47.
External links.
- Captain Penny at TV Acres
- Ron Penfound at Encyclopedia of Cleveland History