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Frank Siedel

Frank Siedel (September 5, 1914 – May 9, 1988) was an American writer, historian, educator, and broadcaster. Siedel wrote over 1,500 movie, radio, and television scripts, and six books including two historical novels: ''The Ohio Story'' and ''Out of The Midwest''.

In 1947, Siedel and created and wrote the first scripts for The Ohio Story radio program. For five years, the 15-minute show was broadcast live three days a week from WTAM 's studios in Cleveland to a network of Ohio radio stations. In 1952, the format changed to 10 minutes a night, and the shows were pre-recorded for distribution to 20 Ohio radio stations. "Captain Dodge's Uncommon Courage," the last radio show, aired on December 29, 1955.

In 1953, Siedel initiated a weekly television version of "The Ohio Story.'' ''For two years, the Ohio Story radio and TV episodes overlapped. One hundred seventy-five Ohio Story TV episodes were produced.

The ''Ohio Story'' radio-TV series (1947–1961) is said to be the longest-running scripted regional radio/TV show of its time. Two of Siedel's six books, The Ohio Story and Out of the Midwest, were offshoots of the radio and television series.

Two other television series written by Siedel were the 1952 - 1954 half-hour program "Prescription for Living" produced by Standard Oil of Ohio with the Cleveland Academy of Medicine, and the 1968 "Ohio Heritage" series of eleven 15-minute black and white films produced by Standard Oil of Ohio for early Educational TV (ETV). "Prescriptions for Living" won the American Federation of Radio and Television Artists award in 1953, 1954, and 1955 for the most outstanding public service program in Ohio." Provided by Wikipedia