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(Thanks to Paul Urbahns for finding the newsclip on Chuck Hardin below!)
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"I am conmitted to these stations...they are a part of my heart and soul"
"Becker sells business, keeps love for the job"
by Shannon Leonard-Boone, Hardin County Independent June 8, 2000
(courtesy Judy Boone)
(courtesy Judy Boone)
Ron's Notecards
Ron's meticulous and detailed work ethic resulted in him keeping note cards...ALL his note cards dating back to 1973. These cards contained 'headlines' or 'identifiers' of news stories and items he used in his 30+ years of broadcasting in Hardin County. While there is not the room or space to post all these cards, we will endeavor, in time, to present small selections to you, starting off with 4 cards which included some station history...not just of WIEL and her sister stations, but the local radio careers of former WIEL staff.
(courtesy of Judy Boone)
Our former manager, Dee Huddleston, looks back at his 20 years at WIEL!
Thank you to Ron Shagool for mentioning this Christmas memory from the past with his father Dick Curtis:
"Back in the "good ole days" of the Santa and Sparky show, occasionally my Dad would make impromptu visits into the studio while they were broadcasting, as "Herkie" the elf. I do not know if anyone in the general public ever knew it was him or not, but the family did. I was wondering if in your many trips into the archives, you have ever found/seen any copies of the Santa and Sparky show? If so I wonder what the odds that one could be found when Herkie was on one of his escapades. This brings me to my second question. Most of the time, Dad knew that us kids would always be listening to the show. One of our favorite songs during Christmas as young kids, was a tune called "The Christmas Puppy Song" , (it was one of Dad's favorites as well). He would get EJ and Bob to play this song a couple of times each season, usually as the Santa and Sparky show was ending. I do not know the name of the artist, but I was wondering if you may have any way of finding this tune. We (my brother, sister and myself) "lucked" into finding this tune years ago (internet maybe?), but the quality was very bad and thus sounded pretty bad." |
The Christmas Puppy Song (2:34)
(We have attempted to edit this soundbyte, but as Ron said the sound is not the best. Since it was off a record (listen for the *pops* and scratches), we could only do
so much without damaging the audio. If you are like us, though, the record 'blemishes', if you will, actually add to the nostalgic effect!-MH)
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Paul
Urbahns writes on Dick Curtis:
"When I went to work part time
at WIEL, Dick Curtis knew from my resume that I had
worked at larger radio stations in major mrkets and
was concerned about whether or not the station could
'afford' me as a part time guy (with no benefits). I
told him to just pay me minimum wage (which he
didn't...I got a little more) and when my time is up
and I am reassigned by the U.S. Army, if I had done
a satisfactory job I would like a letter to that
effect to use as a reference for when I finally get
out of the Army. When I was reassigned by the Army
to Ft. Leavenworth, Dick remembered my request and
in his office he presented me, very seriously, with
the below letter. I read it and luckily was sitting
in a chair, or else I would have fallen donw with
laughter. It is presented here as a tribute to the
humor of Dick Curits"... |
"...let me explain the reference to socks-sometimes Richard Upton would come in for sign on shift and find an Army Green wool sock on the mike. He would throw it in my distribution box in the control room where we got our mail. My box was labeled "Paul's Box" and he wrote after it, 'of socks'. Another wise guy." Paul Urbahns October 2011 |
 (courtesy of Elvin Smith, Jr.) |
 (courtesy of Paul Urbahns) |
(courtesy of Paul Urbahns)
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