Nick Clooney

Nick Clooney

Nicholas Joseph Clooney is an American journalist, anchorman, and television host. He is the brother of singer Rosemary Clooney and the father of actor George Clooney. Clooney ran as a Democrat in the 2004 election for a seat in the House of Representatives representing Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District.

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Summary Nick ClooneyNicholas Joseph Clooney is an American journalist, anchorman, and television host. He is the brother of singer Rosemary Clooney and the father of actor George Clooney. Clooney ran as a Democrat in the 2004 election for a seat in the House of Representatives representing Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District. As a journalist, he is probably best remembered for his coverage of the 1977 Beverly Hills Supper Club fire and its aftermath, which spanned several years. In December 1974, he gained his first national fame by hosting the short-lived ABC daytime game show The Money Maze. After leaving WKRC in 1984, Clooney then worked in Los Angeles, California, as the 5 p. m. and 11 p.m. co-anchor at KNBC. He resurfaced nationally in television as a host and researcher for the cable channel American Movie Classics, where he introduced and presented backgrounds of classic movies, along with Bob Dorian.

In 1999, he returned to his former radio home WSAI in Cincinnati, starting as afternoon host September 13, then moving to mornings in November to replace Bob Braun, who had health problems. He went back to writing a column for The Cincinnati Post for three years until he retired in 2007. He has a daughter named Adelia. Clooney is married to Nina Warren, who was a contestant in a beauty pageant he was judging; they married in August 1959. He also has a son, George, and a daughter, Adelia Clooney, who he has with his wife Nina Warren.