Al Sigl

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AlSiglImg.jpgAlphonse J. Sigl

Birth name
Alphonse J. Sigl
Birth date Birth place
1883 Rochester, NY
Date of death Place of death
1966 Rochester, NY
Known for
Broadcaster, Community Leader, Blood Drives, Health Issues
Occupation(s)
Radio broadcaster, Newspaperman

Al Sigl was a Rochester treasure - a widely respected newspaper man and radio personality who took his fame and put it to work for the common good. He is the namesake of the Al Sigl Center because of his vision, community leadership and activism on health-related issues. He was a driving force in starting the Rochester Area MS Society. He is sometimes thought of as a father of the Blood Drive - he