Talk:Karl Bohnak

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Details left to research

I've thus far been unable to locate the following facts about Bohnak to include in the article:

Birthplace (likely Milwaukee, but don't want to assume) and a citation for the date;
Parents' names and any siblings;
A citation for the year he graduated from high school (news clippings say he ran track and give the name of the school he attended);
A citation for the end day for his "Karl's Korner" column in The Mining Journal et al.;
Names for his children and the timeframe of the divorce from his first wife;
Year for his second marriage;

I've reached out to the campaign to see if they'd supply a photo for the article. I also reached out to The Mining Journal to get dates for the column. His professional life is fairly well documented, leaving just his personal details to confirm and cite. Imzadi 1979 → 21:40, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I found an online version of his father's obituary, which gets us his parents' and sister's names. The high school yearbook from his senior year is also online, so his graduation year is more than likely to be correct. Imzadi 1979 → 07:26, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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... that State Representative-elect Karl Bohnak has said of his former profession that forecasting the weather in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan was "one of the most challenging places in the US"? Source: "Michigan TV Weatherman Out After Refusing to Get Vaccine". CBS Detroit. CBS News. Associated Press. September 16, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
- ALT1: ... that State Representative-elect Karl Bohnak has been called "one of the most well-known residents of the Upper Peninsula of [Michigan] —perhaps even the most famous one alive today"? Source: "Karl Bohnak Fired from TV6". The Newberry News. September 22, 2021. Archived from the original on October 4, 2024. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
- ALT2: ... that State Representative-elect Karl Bohnak of Michigan had been fired as a TV meteorologist in 2021 for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccination? Source: Arshad, Minnah (September 20, 2021). "Michigan TV Meteorologist Says He Was Fired After 33 Years for Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on May 31, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Second Cathedral of Saint Paul (Minnesota)
- Comment: Bohnak is set to take office at noon on January 1, 2025. Depending on the timing of a MP appearance, the hook will need a minor edit to account for the change in status from representative-elect to representative.

Moved to mainspace by Imzadi1979 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 23 past nominations.

Imzadi 1979 → 05:27, 29 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]