Background
Mellema, Donald Eugene was born on March 30, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Raymond Cornelius and Dorothy Sofia (Miller) Mellema.
radio news reporter and anchor
Mellema, Donald Eugene was born on March 30, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Raymond Cornelius and Dorothy Sofia (Miller) Mellema.
Bachelor in Speech, Beloit (Wisconsin) College, 1959.
News director WGEZ Radio, Beloit, 1959. Evening host, newsman WOSH Radio, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, 1959-1963. Morning host, newsman WANE Radio, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1963-1965.
News director WATI Radio, Indianapolis, 1965-1967. News writer World's Greatest Newspaper Radio, Chicago, 1967-1969. News reporter, anchor WBBM-television Radio, 1969-1996.
Retired, 1996
Member publications advisory board, pres's advisory council, consultant Beloit College, 1996-1900, also professional-in-residence. Lewis and Clark lecturer Taft High School, since 2002. Part time faculty College Lake County, Grayslake, Illinois, since 2002.
Speaker, motivator Chicago Public School Youth Motivation Program, 1993-1996. Advisor, consultant media relations to various police and civic organizations. Commissioner, unit leader Boy Scouts American, 1971-1981.
Church deacon Park Ridge (Illinois) Presbyterian Church, 1980-1983. Member Illinois News Broadcasters Association (Silver Dome 1st Place award 1994), Society Professional Journalists (Peter Lisagor award 1991, 96, Lewis and Clark lecturer since 2002), American Legion.
Married Freda Dieterlen Mellema, September 23, 1961. Children: Darryl Emerson, Duane Edward.