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Thursday, September 3, 2009
Jim Bucher hits the half century mark
Jim Bucher, the quirky feature reporter who works the morning shift at WDTN-TV, Channel 2 observed his 50th birthday Wednesday by eating lemon pie.
Bucher joined me and Debbie Lieberman, a Montgomery County commissioner in judging the pie-baking contest at the 156th Montgomery County Fair on opening day Wednesday, Sept. 2.
The fair, at 1043 S. Main St. in Dayton will continue through Sept. 9.
Fair Board President Don Michael hosted the annual pie-baking contest which had 12 entries this year.
The blue ribbon and first place lemon pie was baked by Heather Hawvermale of Germantown.
In addition to pie, Bucher had two birthday cakes, one baked for him by Channel 2 reporters, and a second cake sent over from the staff at the Dayton Convention and Visitor’s bureau.
Bucher was my neighbor in Dayton View for a number of years and I am pleased to be the godfather of his daughters Chloe, 13, and Sophie, 8.
He started at Channel 2 as a photographer in 1984 but quickly became an on-air personality. He has a zany personality, but also has a serious side and has helped raise thousands of dollars for a scholarship fund in honor of murder victim Wahid Abdullah.
Wishing JB the best as he embarks on his second half century.
