WHOW THE BIG 1520 CELEBRATED

70 YEARS ON THE AIR

ON AUGUST 5, 2017!

THANKS to all those who appeared on the air to talk about their experiences on WHOW!

WHOW's Jared White interviewing former employee Nancy Beadles.

Here is her interview:

WHOW co-owner Cathy Miller (left) visiting with a long-time listener.

WHOW's Jared White (left) visiting with DeLoss Jahnke of the RFD Radio Network.  WHOW was a charter affiliate of the RFD Radio Network when the network signed on in 1966.

Here is their interview:

WHOW engineer and former on-air announcer Wayne R. Miller visiting with Bobbi Perryman of the Warner Public Library.  Miller and WHOW presented Perryman original documents from WHOW's coverage of the 1968 Clinton tornado.  Even though WHOW-AM 1520 is licensed as a daytime AM station, it stayed on the air all night giving emergency information.

Here is that interview:

WHOW engineer and former on-air announcer Wayne R. Miller (left) visited with Glenn Spain, former member of a country western band performed on WHOW in the late 50s and early 60s.

Here is that interview:

Listeners got to see WHOW memorbalia from the 50's and 60's, and were treated to cookies and beverages.

Ozzie Pearl hosted a Saturday Square Dance Show on WHOW for decades.

Here is our interview with Ozzie:

Here are other interviews WHOW staff did with former employees during the WHOW 70th Anniversary Show:

Wayne R. Miller (who has been our WHOW engineer since 2007 when Kaskaskia Broadcasting, Inc., purchased the station):

Kevin Barlow

Larry Duling

Linda Coleman

Tom Edmunds

Pictures of the Big Red Barn on its 70th Anniversary: