Background
DeMoss was born Edwin Hugh DeMoss on January 29, 1932 in Covington, Kentucky.
DeMoss was born Edwin Hugh DeMoss on January 29, 1932 in Covington, Kentucky.
DeMoss graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism in 1952.
DeMoss was a journalist for National Broadcasting Company"s Columbus affiliate World's Largest Wireles-C, (now WCMH), for 23 years known for hosting the news program The DeMoss Report from 1957-1980. In his later years, DeMoss served on the Franklin County Board of Commissioners from 1989-1992. DeMoss also received a Master"s degree in communications from the Ohio State University in 1977.
DeMoss began his career in journalism during the Korean War in the early 1950s.
During the war, DeMoss served as news and program director for Armed Forces Radio in Tokyo, Japan. He returned to the United States after the end of the war.
In 1957, DeMoss came to Columbus, Ohio where he took a job at the Columbus National Broadcasting Company affiliate World's Largest Wireles-C, (renamed WCMH in 1976). He became the anchorman for the local evening news called The DeMoss Report.
DeMoss eventually became news director for the station.
He left the station in 1980. In 1988, Democrat DeMoss ran for the Franklin County Board of Commissioners against the incumbent Republican county commissioner Roger Tracy. DeMoss was succeeded by Arlene Shoemaker.
DeMoss died of a heart ailment on November 18, 2003 at the Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus at the age of 72.
A funeral service was held for DeMoss at Veterans Memorial in Columbus on November 24.
