Gene Kovack

National Cleveland Style Polka Hall of Fame and Museum

605 East 222nd Street
Euclid, OH 44123

USA

E-mail: Polkashop@aol.com

Phone: 216-261-3263

Toll Free: 1-800-66POLKA

Fax: 216-261-4134

Since 1994, Joe Gabrosek and Gene Kovack have been the hosts of "Polka Time Again," one of the most popular music shows on cable TV in Northeast Ohio. Gene was inspired by Frank Spetich, his accordion teacher, to produce a polka show for Wadsworth Community Television, near Akron, Ohio. Joe, his fellow student, joined him. They present videos of Cleveland-Style and European polka bands and share news. Studio guests have included such Hall of Famers as Ron Sluga, Norm Kobal, Paul Yanchar and Fr. Frank Perkovich. Gene and Joe celebrated their 1,000th broadcast in 2013 at the Barberton Slovene Center. They perform with the Magic City Button Box Showcase and the Sokol Serenaders.

Inducted in 2013