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From B1change careers did not come easily.“This is very emotional for me. It hasn't been an easy decision, it really hasn’t,” he said. “I’m leaving something that I love doing. It’s not an easy transition. But in the long run I know it is the best decision for me and my family, whom I place above all else.”Before arriving at WEOL to host the station’s 6 to 9 a.m. show in May 2005, Szekely worked in the world of B-movies in Hollywood. His credits include “The Not So Grim Reaper,” “Vampire Time Travelers” and “Amazon Warrior,” according to the Internet Movie Database.He also wrote for “America’s Funniest Home Videos” and “America’s Funniest People.”While the move to Westlake High will represent his first full-time teaching position, it is not the first teaching Szekely has done.Since moving back from California in 2001, he has taught communications,public speaking and electronic media at Lakeland Community College, Notre Dame College of Ohio, John Carroll University and Cuyahoga Community College.He also tried his hand at stagework, appearing in the 2007 Elyria Summer Theater Association production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” Until he leaves Aug. 23, Szekely doesn’t plan any changes to his show.“I’ll give it the usual 150 percent,” he said. “I wouldn’t have it any other way.”Even after he leaves the airwaves, Szekley said he would like to keep his hand in with some on-air capacity. He has discussed that possibility with the station’s management.“That's yet to be determined.”WEOL-AM 930 is owned and operated by Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting Co., which is a subsidiary of Lorain County Printing Publishing Co., parent company of The Chronicle-Telegram.Contact Steve Fogarty at 329- 7146 or sfogarty@chronic!eL com.
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The Chronicle Telegram
Elyria, Ohio, US
Fri, Apr 30, 2010
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