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Box 4 Folder 50: "All right, folder 50 dated 1966, this a letter from Joan Crawford, from London, England, writing to Otis Dodge, thanking him for making a press conference for her very successful in Birmingham. “Bless you and happy Thanksgiving to…

Box 4 Folder 40: "We are now up to folder 40 which contains a picture of Otis Dodge, receiving an award and a news clipping of same. The clipping is dated February 17, 1966 heralding the award presentation shown in photo given Friday, February 18,…

Box 4 Folder 34: "Here is folder 34 which is a receipt dated June 8, 1965, from Lohnes and Culvert, consulting radio engineers in Washington to add a UHF antennae, asking the FCC permission to add a UHF antenna. It was dated May 10, 1965. It’s…

Box 4 Folder 12: "Folder number 12 is a color picture taken outside of WJLD, WJLN studios on Red Mountain. Otis Dodge is there. Erin Connolly is there, and the 2 gentlemen to the right may be salespeople. I’m not sure who they are. This is a picture…

Shelley Stewart, pioneer Birmingham disc jockey and announcer, reflects on his career in Birmingham radio beginning with WBCO and WEDR in 1952, then WENN, then WJLD, then WENN, then part owner of WATV. Retired from radio in 1999.

Rick Upshaw was born and raised in Chattanooga and is a graduate of Howard School. Rick Upshaw was also a talented singer and was quite an expert at piano and organ. He began his musical studies at the Ken Keese Studios in Chattanooga and studied as…