Leon Bibb

CLEVELAND, Ohio — One week ago, a gunman opened fire on a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois. Seven people died and many more were injured, on a day they gathered to celebrate our nation's freedom. Yet, we are a country, currently in the grips of a...

CLEVELAND — The below poem, "Burning Leaves," was written by Leon Bibb:. By city workers driving big city trucks. Wiggling waves of smoldering tobacco. Emptied branches of our stand of trees. The same matches he struck to. Kindle his pipe. Also fired the sycamore leaves. Making two smoky streams.

SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio — As we mark Memorial Day 2022, the Monday service that happened outside of Shaker Heights City Hall featured 3News’ Leon Bibb as a special guest speaker. Bibb, who is a veteran himself, was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his service in the Vietnam...

CLEVELAND — It was another night of well-deserved recognition for our very own Leon Bibb. On Monday evening, Cleveland City Council presented a proclamation to the broadcasting legend, saluting his 51 years of service in television. The honor from council came just weeks after a street was renamed for Bibb on Parkgate Avenue in Glenville, the street where he grew up.

SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio — We have entered a new spring. For most of us spring is always welcome, bringing us out of the winters of our discontent. But this season is different as we seem to have distanced ourselves from the discontent of the coronavirus two springs ago. The...

CLEVELAND — It's a big day for 3News’ Leon Bibb. City officials honored the Cleveland TV news legend Friday afternoon by dedicating “Leon Bibb Way” at East 105th Street and Parkgate Avenue. Standing under the street sign bearing his name, Bibb recounted some of his childhood...

The city of Cleveland honored a TV legend on Friday. Hear from the man himself, Leon Bibb on his new honor.

Each of the 33 gardens represents an ethnic community in Greater Cleveland. People of all backgrounds are increasingly drawn to the Ukrainian space.

He is a war veteran, a storyteller and a legend in the field of journalism. Today we honor one of our own as we spotlight 3News’ Leon Bibb for Black History Month.

CLEVELAND — Cleveland's new mayor still can find his way to the basketball hoop. At one time, Justin Bibb wanted to be the next LeBron James. But that was before he got the idea to consider a try at politics. First time out as a candidate, he was elected...

CLEVELAND — A Sunday night newscast after the Golden Globes is how Russ Mitchell made his 3News debut before the Cleveland-Akron-Canton television market. He was flanked by Jim Donovan and Betsy Kling on that night, and still works alongside them 10 years later. A lot has changed in our...

CLEVELAND — When we take photographs, sometimes we wonder what will become of them. They may find their way into albums or archives which may grow dusty with age but are still cherished years later for what the camera saw for a single moment. Many times photographs are taken to record important events or times. One of my old photographs is in that category. It is among my most precious for it marks a day when a great man looked my way.

CLEVELAND — When the ticks on the clock moved us from last year to this year, we crossed a threshold filled with hope and expectation. We all want hope for better times and expectation on any horizon. In these early days of 2022, we are still pushing through the pandemic. In these times, hope becomes more than a casual word. It is a stronger center point of life.

CLEVELAND — The first time I remember seeing Sidney Poitier, I was in a dark place and he was standing 30 feet tall. I was a boy of elementary or middle school age and with my friends. We had good seats in a neighborhood theater of Cleveland as we watched a Black actor who graced the movie screen with such class.

Leon Bibb shares how, for some, blessings and gratitude share space at the table with grief and hardship. All have their rightful place in many homes this year.