Reno, Jack Harris
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Title
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Reno, Jack Harris
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Gender
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Male
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Biography
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On November 11, 1935 Jack Reno was born in Bloomfield, Iowa. He was a radio personality and musician working with many well-known country music stars throughout his career. When he was eighteen he got his first radio job at WNAX in Yankton, South Dakota. In 1960 he joined the Army and as a sergeant in communications he used his talent in radio to broadcast music for the soldiers who were in the hospital. He also signed a record contract during his time in the Army, which led to the top twenty hit, "Blue."
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Reno moved to Sharonville, Ohio in 1969 to work on the radio station, WUBE-FM, but did leave the Cincinnati, Ohio area for a time and worked in Bismark, North Dakota before coming back to the tri-state area in 1985. He moved to Boone County, Kentucky and in 1989 he was hired by Elmer Wright to be the Boone County Sheriff and retired in 1999. He was involved in several local organizations and was a member of the Hopeful Lutheran Church.
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On November 1, 2008 Jack Reno passed away due to cancer at his home in Florence, Kentucky.
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Accomplishments:
-Member of the Ozark Jubiliee
-Performed on the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee.
-Recorded 7 albums and had several top twenty singles
-1967-Music Mirror Magazine named him America's greatest disc jockey
-Country Music Association-best country music disc jockey for markets over 500, 000
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Member
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Reno family
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Birth date
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30 Nov 1935
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Place of birth
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Bloomfield (Iowa)
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Wapello County (Iowa)
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Father
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Reno, Jay Benjamin, Jr.
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Mother
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Harris, Wilma Lora
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Spouse(s)
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Anderson, Beverly
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Death date
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1 Nov 2008
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Occupation(s)
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Disc jockey; radio personality
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Country musician
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Boone County Sheriff
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Military service
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U.S. Army
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Allegiance
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United States of America
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Bibliographic citation(s)
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Iowa, U.S., Births (series) 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births (series), 1856-1940
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U.S., Korean War Era Draft Cards, 1948-1959
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The Cincinnati Enquirer, Tuesday November 4, 2008, page B5, columns 5-6
Florence (Ky.)
Jack Reno