''For the 22nd and 24th President, see [[Grover Cleveland]]''

'''Cleveland''' is a city in the state of [[Ohio]] located on the southern shore of [[Lake Erie]], and 60 miles from the [[Pennsylvania]] border in northeast corner of the state. Cleveland was founded in 1796, near the [[Cuyahoga River]] and was a manufacturing center for many years but now has a service based economy. In the 2000 US Census the city of Cleveland had a population of 478,403,<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=&geo_id=16000US3916000&_geoContext=01000US|04000US39|16000US3916000&_street=&_county=cleveland&_cityTown=cleveland&_state=04000US39&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160 2000 Census ]</ref> however Greater Cleveland (Cleveland-Akron-Elyria-Mentor Combined Statistical Area) is a larger metropolitan area, with a population of 2,945,831 and is the 14th largest in the United States.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=y&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-CONTEXT=gct&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_GCTPH1_US25&-redoLog=false&-_caller=geoselect&-geo_id=&-format=US-10|US-10S&-_lang=en 2000 Census ]</ref>
A Major Tourist Attraction in Cleveland is the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]].

Cleveland was once a major steel manufacturing center and even was an early center of the automobile industry before the latter centered in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]]. The city reached its peak in the 1950s and early 60s, but began to decline after that, due in part to inept leadership and a changing business climate. Under the ill-fated mayorship of [[Dennis Kucinich]], the city defaulted on its loans. In the 1980s, [[George Voinovich]] took over as mayor and the city experienced something of a rebirth. The precursor to this was the Playhouse Square project. This project involved rehabilitating and restoring a series of 1920s theaters that had been abandoned and fell into disrepair. Although many viewed the project as a pipe dream, a few dedicated individuals made progress and the city's business community gave heavy support to it, and eventually the restoration effort became a great success and created a vibrant arts district. Both Kucinich and (especially) Voinovich were big supporters of this. Also in the 1980s, the flats district, on the Cuyahoga River, hosted a brief revival and several new buildings were built downtown. The revival continued into the 1990s while Michael White was mayor (Voinovich had become the Ohio's Governor by this point), when the Society Bank (now called Key Bank) built its headquarters on public square, new football, baseball, and basketball venues were built downtown, and the city's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opened. Cleveland's fortunes declined in the 2000s, but recently there have been signs of a revival: The flats are being revitalized and a number of major projects are underway downtown, many of which have been supported by the JobsOhio program created by Governor [[John Kasich]].

Cleveland is also prominent in the arts and music. The University Circle neighborhood is home to the acclaimed Cleveland Museum of Art and the internationally renowned Cleveland Orchestra. Several other museums are in this area. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is located on the waterfront, next to the Great Lakes Science Center.

==Government==
Currently, the mayor of Cleveland is Frank G. Jackson, who is in his record breaking fourth term, having first been elected as mayor in 2005. The city has been run by Democratic mayors since 1990, with the last Republican mayor being George V. Voinovich (1980-1989) - who then went on to serve two terms each as Ohio governor (1991-1998) and as U.S. senator from Ohio (1999-2011). The 17-person Cleveland city council is currently comprised exclusively of Democrats.

==Sports==
Cleveland is home to the [[NFL]]'s [[Cleveland Browns|Browns]], the [[NBA]]'s [[Cleveland Cavaliers|Cavaliers]], [[Major League Baseball|Baseball's]] [[Cleveland Indians|Indians]], and the [[American Hockey League|AHL]]'s [[Cleveland Monsters|Monsters]]. The Cavaliers rose to prominence in the late 2000s and 2010s under star player [[LeBron James]], who led the Cavs to the NBA Championship in 2016, giving the city it's first major sports title since the 1964 Browns won the NFL Championship.

The Indians have (by and large) been of the top MLB teams from the mid 1990s into the 2010s, winning three American League pennants and winning 10 Central Division titles during that time frame.

The Browns - who had been considered one of the NFL's most respected franchised from the 1940s until the team moving to Baltimore in 1995 - have been known for their futility since returning to the NFL in 1999, with the absolute low point occurring in 2017 when they went 0-16, becoming only the second NFL team to do so in the 16-game season era.

==Media==
===TV===
The city is served by 10 full power TV stations (with accompanying digital sub channels)
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Channel (virtual) !! call letters !! Network
|-
| 3 || WKYC || NBC Justice Network (.2) Cozi TV (.3) Quest (.4)
|-
| 5 || WEWS || ABC Grit (.2) Laff (.3) Court TV (.4)
|-
| 8 || WJW || Fox Antenna TV (.2) Comet (.3) Charge! (.4)
|-
| 17 || WDLI || Ion Plus
|-
| 19 || WOIO || CBS Me TV/My Network TV (.2)
|-
| 23 || WVPX || Ion Qubo (.2) Ion Shop (.3) QVC (.5) HSN (.6)
|-
| 25 || WVIZ || PBS Ohio Channel (.2) PBS World (.3) Create (.4) PBS Kids (.5)
|-
| 43 || WUAB || CW Bounce (.2)
|-
| 55 || WBNX || Independent Happy Channel (.2) Movies (.3) H & I (.4) Start TV (.5) Decades (.6)
|-
| 61 || WQHS || Univision Unimas (.2) Get TV (.3) Escape (.4)
|}

===Radio===
'''AM'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Frequency !! Call letters !! Branding !! Format !! Notable programming
|-
| 850 || WKNR || ESPN 850 || Sports || Cleveland Browns AM flagship Ohio State Buckeyes ESPN Radio
|-
| 1000 || WCCD || Radio 1000 || Religious/gospel ||
|-
| 1100 || WTAM || Newsradio WTAM 1100 || News/talk/sports || Cleveland Indians AM Flagship Cleveland Cavaliers AM flagship Rush Limbaugh Show Glenn Beck Program
|-
| 1220 || WHKW || AM 1220 The Word || Religious ||
|-
| 1260 || WCCR || AM 1260 The Rock || Religious ||
|-
| 1300 || WERE || Praise 94.5 (named for FM translator) || Gospel ||
|-
| 1420 || WHK || AM 1420 The Answer || News/talk || Cleveland State Vikings flagship Akron Zips football Salem Radio Network
|-
| 1490 || WERE || Newstalk 1490 WERE || News/talk ||
|-
| 1540|| WWGK || ESPN 1540 || Sports || ESPN Radio Jim Rome Show
|}

'''FM'''
{| class="wikitable"
! Frequency !! Call letters !! Branding !! Format !! Notable programming
|-
| 87.7 !! WLFM !! 87.7 La Mega !! Spanish !! Cleveland Browns (Spanish) Cleveland Cavaliers (Spanish)
|-
| 88.3 || WBWC || 88.3 The Sting || Alternative Rock (Baldwin Wallace University)||
|-
| 88.7 || WJCU || -- || College radio (John Carroll University) ||
|-
| 89.3 || WCSB || -- || College radio (Cleveland State University) ||
|-
| 90.3 || WCPN || -- || NPR/Jazz ||
|-
| 92.3 || WFHM || 92.3 The Fan || Sports || Cleveland Browns flagship CBS Sports Radio NFL on Westwood One
|-
| 93.1 || WZAK || -- || Urban AC || Tom Joyner Show
|-
| 95.5 || WDHM || 95.5 The Fish || Christian Contemporary ||
|-
| 96.5 || WAKS || 96.5 KISS FM || Top 40/Current hits || Elvis Duran Morning Show Ryan Seacrest Livw
|-
| 98.5 || WNCX || -- || Classic rock || Cleveland Browns flagship
|-
| 99.5 || WGAR || -- || Country || Bobby Bones Show
|-
| 100.7 || WMMS || The Buzzard || Rock/talk/sports || Cleveland Indians FM Flagship Cleveland Cavaliers FM flagship Rover's Morning Glory
|-
| 102.1 || WDOK || Star 102.1 || Adult contemporary ||
|-
| 103.3 || WCRF || Moody Radio Cleveland || Religious ||
|-
| 104.1 || WQAL || Q 104 || Top 40/Current hits ||
|-
| 104.9 || WCLV || Classical 104.9 || Classical music ||
|-
| 105.7 || WMJI || Majic 105.7 || Classic hits ||
|-
| 106.5 || WHLK || 106.5 The Lake || Adult hits ||
|-
| 107.3 || WNWV || 107.3 The Wave || Smooth AC ||
|-
| 107.9 || WENZ || Z 107.9 || Hip-hop/rap || Rickey Smiley Show
|}

''For the UK county of Cleveland, see'' [[Cleveland (UK)]]
''See [[Cleveland, TN]]''

==References==
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[[Category:Ohio Cities and Towns]]
[[Category:Most Liberal American Cities]]

The Brady Bunch

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'''''The Brady Bunch''''' is a classic television family sitcom. It ran on [[ABC]] from 1969 to 1974. The show was about a suburban Los Angeles blended family where a formerly-married housewife named Carol Martin (Florence Henderson) with three daughters married architect widower Mike Brady (Robert Reed) who had three sons and a live-in housekeeper Alice (Ann B. Davis).

While the show was never a major ratings hit during it's network run, it became a cult classic once it went into syndication, and as a result of the new found popularity, several reunion spinoffs were produced, such as ''The Brady Bunch Variety Hour'' (1976-77), ''The Brady Brides'' (1981), and ''The Bradys'' (1990).

Several movies were also made featuring the Brady family, such as the made for TV ''Very Brady Christmas'' (1988 - featuring most of the original cast), the theatrical ''Brady Bunch Movie'' (1995 - produced as a hybrid homage/parody featuring a new cast), the theatrical ''Very Brady Sequel'' (1996), and the made for TV ''Brady Bunch Goes to Washington'' (2002 - made in the style of the 90s movies)

The show is considered to be the last of the old style classic family sitcoms, as soon after it debuted, the networks started switching away from family based programming to more adult oriented fare aimed at a younger, more urban demographic believed to be more appealing to advertisers (the biggest example of this programming philosophy was the CBS "Rural Purge" of 1971). In spite of this, ''The Brady Bunch'' stayed true to it's family oriented style throughout it's entire run, with most episodes often featuring stories revolving around family life, dealing with people, and learning life lessons/morals.

==Cast==
===Main cast===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Actor
!Role
!Duration
|-
|Robert Reed
|Mike Brady
|Seasons 1–5
|-
|Florence Henderson
|Carol Brady
|Seasons 1–5
|-
|Ann B. Davis
|Alice Nelson
|Seasons 1–5
|-
|Maureen McCormick
|Marcia Brady
|Seasons 1–5
|-
|Eve Plumb
|Jan Brady
|Seasons 1–5
|-
|Susan Olsen
|Cindy Brady
|Seasons 1–5
|-
|Barry Williams
|Greg Brady
|Seasons 1–5
|-
|Christopher Knight
|Peter Brady
|Seasons 1–5
|-
|Mike Lookinland
|Bobby Brady
|Seasons 1–5
|}

===Supporting/recurring cast===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Actor
!Role
!Duration
!Notes
|-
|Allan Melvin
|Sam Franklin
|Seasons 1–5
|Was Alice's boyfriend on the show; appears in only eight episodes spanning all five seasons
|-
|Robbie Rist
|Cousin Oliver
|Season 5
|Appears in the final six episodes of the final season; was the origin of the term "Cousin Oliver syndrome"
|}

==External links==
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063878/ ''The Brady Bunch''] at IMDb

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[[Category:Television Shows]]
[[Category:Greatest Conservative TV Shows]]

The Brady Bunch

2019-07-13T04:45:01Z

Vjmlhds:

'''''The Brady Bunch''''' is a classic television family sitcom. It ran on [[ABC]] from 1969 to 1974. The show was about a suburban Los Angeles blended family where a widowed housewife named Carol Martin (Florence Henderson) with three daughters married architect widower Mike Brady (Robert Reed) who had three sons and a live-in housekeeper Alice (Ann B. Davis).

While the show was never a major ratings hit during it's network run, it became a cult classic once it went into syndication, and as a result of the new found popularity, several reunion spinoffs were produced, such as ''The Brady Bunch Variety Hour'' (1976-77), ''The Brady Brides'' (1981), and ''The Bradys'' (1990).

Several movies were also made featuring the Brady family, such as the made for TV ''Very Brady Christmas'' (1988 - featuring most of the original cast), the theatrical ''Brady Bunch Movie'' (1995 - produced as a hybrid homage/parody featuring a new cast), the theatrical ''Very Brady Sequel'' (1996), and the made for TV ''Brady Bunch Goes to Washington'' (2002 - made in the style of the 90s movies)

The show is considered to be the last of the old style classic family sitcoms, as soon after it debuted, the networks started switching away from family based programming to more adult oriented fare aimed at a younger, more urban demographic believed to be more appealing to advertisers (the biggest example of this programming philosophy was the CBS "Rural Purge" of 1971). In spite of this, ''The Brady Bunch'' stayed true to it's family oriented style throughout it's entire run, with most episodes often featuring stories revolving around family life, dealing with people, and learning life lessons/morals.

==External links==
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063878/ ''The Brady Bunch''] at IMDb

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[[Category:Television Shows]]
[[Category:Greatest Conservative TV Shows]]