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This is Roger Yohemâs press card from his time at the Tribune Chronicle from 1977 to 1979.
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Once, he was caught in the middle of a deal to remove a utility pole to make room for Burt Reynolds’ luxury van during the filming of “Cannonball Run II.”
Another time, Warren native Roger Yohem mistook a call from U.S. Sen. John Glenn as a prank and hung up on the national hero.