WMRN Personnel Profile

Joe Ionno

News Director / News Broadcaster • 1952–

Known service: 1952–
Primary display role: News Director / News Broadcaster
Stations: WMRN-AM 1490
Roles: News Director, News / Reporter
Department: News
Relationship to WMRN: Direct WMRN staff
Verification: Confirmed

WMRN Career

Joe Ionno joined WMRN in 1952 and became closely associated with the daily Neighborhood News feature, an important part of Marion-area local reporting. The 1959 Broadcasting Yearbook lists a WMRN news director under an OCR-rendered version of his surname, while MarionMade! identifies him as Joe Ionno. He took part in WMRN's 2007 anniversary reunion. His complete employment dates have not been established.

Career Assignments

From 1952

Neighborhood News Broadcaster — WMRN-AM 1490

Department: News
Affiliation: Direct WMRN staff
Workplace: WMRN radio studios, Marion, Ohio
Verification: Confirmed

Joined WMRN in 1952 and became known for Neighborhood News.

Source: MarionMade!, 'Marion's Broadcasters Led the Way' (March 24, 2025), https://www.marionmade.org/2025/03/broadcasters/ ; 1959 Broadcasting Yearbook, https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1959/1959-BC-YB-All-Radio.pdf ; WMRN 2007 anniversary recording, https://wmrnhistory.com/broadcast-archive/

The dates above document this role at those points in time; they do not establish continuous employment between them.

From 1959

News Director — WMRN-AM 1490

Department: News
Affiliation: Direct WMRN staff
Workplace: WMRN radio studios, Marion, Ohio
Verification: Confirmed

Listed as news director in the 1959 Broadcasting Yearbook; surname spelling varies in digitized OCR.