John is a Cleveland, Ohio, area author and lecturer on local history and genealogical research and the host of the New Czech Voice of Cleveland radio program, airing each Sunday from 3-4 p.m. on WHKW 122 AM in Cleveland.

He has written four books for Arcadia Publishing that chronicle the histories of Cleveland Czechs, Cleveland Slovaks, Cleveland’s Buckeye Neighborhood, and Kelleys Island.

A Cleveland native and graduate of Benedictine High School and Cleveland State University, he worked as a reporter and editor at the Cleveland Press until it closed in 1982.

You can catch the New Czech Voice of Cleveland on WHKW 1220 AM from 3:03 pm to 4:00 pm on Sundays.  If you are out of the immediate listening area, you can tune in on your computer at http://whkwradio.com/.

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For the second Sunday of Advent in 2025, John plays some more Czech sounds of the season. Also, John commemorates the 58th anniversary of the first broadcast of the Czech Voice of Cleveland,  hosted by Joe Kocab and Vaclav Hyvnar on December 7, 1967.

(Airdate: December 7, 2025)

For the second Sunday of Advent in 2025, John plays some more Czech sounds of the season. Also, John commemorates the 58th anniversary of the first broadcast of the Czech Voice of Cleveland,&nbsp; hosted by Joe Kocab and Vaclav Hyvnar on December 7, 1967.
(Airdate: December 7, 2025)

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For the first Sunday of Advent in 2025, John begins playing the Czech music of the season. Also, John recounts the pre-Christmas Czech traditions for the feast day of Saint Barbora (Barbara) on December 4, and the feast day of Saint Mikulas (Nicholas) on December 6.

(Airdate: November 30, 2025)

For the first Sunday of Advent in 2025, John begins playing the Czech music of the season. Also, John recounts the pre-Christmas Czech traditions for the feast day of Saint Barbora (Barbara) on December 4, and the feast day of Saint Mikulas (Nicholas) on December 6.
(Airdate: November 30, 2025)

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