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A look into the pre-Great 98
with Mike Berry
So much to tell...So little internet
WRC Transmitter Site
For the complete history of WRC Radio
leading up to the current WTEM call letters,
click here to read the complete file
in PDF
I wonder if the FCC would
pass this transmitter today
| Here is my best attempt to recreate the program directors sequence. -19?? to 1961 Jim Kovach - 1961 Bill Grayson After Grayson there seems to be a brief period when there was no PD. Harry Karr (the GM) acted as PD - 1969 Dick Denham - 1972 Lee Sherwood - 1973 Dan Clayton - Gordon Peil |
Control center for NBC Red & Blue Networks
circa 1945
After the two networks merged, the NBC
radio network
supplied much of the programming to O&Os and affiliates.
In 1960 this came to an end and the network cut back
to mostly hourly newscasts.
Here is a 1955 list of Talent.....
-Al Ross - Timekeeper
-Patty Cavin - Women's Commentator
-Gene Archer - Vocalist
-Eddie McIntyre - Pianist
-Barbara Harris - Romper Room
-Jim Simpson - Sports
-Tippie Stringer - Weather & Vocalist
* NOTE: Jim Henson was Puppeteer but of course not for radio!
This was known as 'The Speakers Studio'
Statesmen would address the nation from here
1968 Air Lineup
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TALENT |
ENGINEER |
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Al Ross |
Al Mario & Hugh Fazenbaker (SFX) |
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Bob Kelly |
George Warren Kearse & Bob Shenton |
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Betty Groebli |
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Mac McGarry |
Arthur Semig |
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The Joy Boys |
Leroy Van Wynkle |
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Stan Karas |
K.B.Williams |
| Listing of Announcers... -John Batchelder -Herman (Lee) Dayton -Stuart Finley -Maurice Higdon -Kennedy Ludlam -Maurice (Mac) McGarry -Raymond Michael -Raymond Quinn -William Jack Rooney -Willard Scott -Hollis Wright |
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The first home of WRC
The Riggs National Bank Building on 14th Street
Offices, studios, transmitter & towers were located here
