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Paige Palmer, the first lady of fitness, has died.
The Paige Palmer Show aired on WEWS-TV for 25 years and was the first fitness show for women.
by WKSU's VIVIAN GOODMAN


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Northeast Ohio's first lady of fitness, Paige Palmer, was 93 when she died over the weekend. Chronological age was something she didn't talk about. But fitness and pride in appearance were lessons the Akron native delivered over three decades on TV. Five days a week for 25 years, women and their daughters tuned into the Paige Palmer show, laid on the living room floor and followed her through leg lifts and scissor kicks.

Born Dorothy Rohrer, Palmer opened her own dance studio by the age of 14 and started her TV career in New York City in 1943. By 1948, she had returned to Northeast Ohio to host the first show of its kind in the nation.

She also wrote more than 20 books, travelled the world, and collected art. WKSU's Vivian Goodman spoke with Palmer in October of 2000, when she donated her collection of Ohio-made pottery to the Kent State Museum. She was 84 and still worked out every day:

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I strongly agree that Paige Palmer should be released on DVD, at least selected clips from the programs. The same thing with Captain Penny. The way for this is to contact WEWS in Cleveland about the idea of releasing on DVD these two classic programs.


Posted by: mark novak (5083 Cedar Dr. # D Columbus, Oh 43232) on November 15, 2011 1:11AM
did anyone think to save these paige palmer tv shows and put them on a dvd? many women today who grew up watching paige would love to have all her exercises on a dvd to buy and use.


Posted by: hazel schwartz (navarre ohio) on February 20, 2010 5:26PM
Right now she is up there making Bill Gordon laugh again!!!


Posted by: Jim Davison (Northfield) on November 25, 2009 5:50PM
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