- Attended Our Lady of Victory Catholic parochial school before graduating from Elder High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, and holds a B.A. in Mass Communications from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
- A native of Cincinnati, he is the middle child and second son of the Hemmer's five children.
- His niece is an intern at the Cleveland Clinic.
- His first job had him working, on school nights, until 2:00 A.M. and his mother had to pick him up at work. She finally encouraged him to find another job.
- Son of William Hemmer, a mattress executive, and Georganne Knittle, a former high school teacher. They were married on August 5, 1961.
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