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Gary Richardson, Oral History
Gary Richardson (b. Feb 18, 1957) Born to a coal mining family in Praco, Alabama, Gary spent some early years with childhood friends rummaging through junk yards, experimenting with discarded electrical components and such, and evolved into owning…
Correspondence, Charles Satterfield to WZZK
Box 8 Folder 3: "OK, moving right along to folder 3 is a letter from Mr. Charles Satterfield from Boaz commending the music that is being played on WZZK. So, it’s just a letter of support from a listener back in February of 1980. From the WJLD…
Contract, Rev. Paul Von Henderson
Box 8 Folder 2: "This is folder 2 which is a broadcast time order from the Johnston Broadcasting Company dated April 18, 1980. It’s for a church ministry, "Nothing too hard for my Lord Ministry" with Rev. Paul Von Henderson, and just lays out the…
Memo, J. D. Ferguson Advertising to WZZK Radio
Box 8 Folder 1: "We’re looking at Box 8, folder 1. Inside here is just some correspondence referring to a golf tournament, and ZZK radio is being notified back in 1980. And at this time ZZK was the partner station, a sister station, or the station…
Paul White with Harley-Davidson Winner
Box 7 Folder 35: "Ok, we’re moving right along to folder 35. Outside of the WJLD studios, currently located on Spaulding Ishkooda Road, with a Harley Davidson. Apparently somebody has won a Harley Davidson, a young lady has won a Harley Davidson, and…
Rate Card, WZZK
Box 7 Folder 22: "We are now into folder 4 which is a description of the antennae current limits for WZZK’s FM (104.7) antennae and it also lists the cost for spots. For 10 second spots, 4 dollars. For 30 second spots, 6 dollars. For 60 second spots,…
Statement, Beverly Brazier
Box 6 Folder 32: "Ok, here we are at folder 32 which is a statement of Beverly Brazier (pronouncing it bruh-zeer)
LWR: It was probably Brazier. (pronouncing it bra - zee - ay)
BF: Ok, this is a statement of Mrs. Beverly Brazier (bruh-zeer)or…
LWR: It was probably Brazier. (pronouncing it bra - zee - ay)
BF: Ok, this is a statement of Mrs. Beverly Brazier (bruh-zeer)or…
Lists of Gift Recipients, WJLD
Box 6 Folder 17: "Moving along to folder 17, this is a series, a list of people who are going to receive fruit baskets and that’s pretty funny. I guess these are some clients that the Johnston family wanted to make sure received goodies and they’re…
Envelopes, 104.7 Transition
Box 6 Folder 1: "Ok, this is box 6. Folder 1 contains 3 business envelopes, number 10 envelopes. Return address is for WJ… two of them, return address is for WJLD and one for WZZK, which was acquired by the Johnston family in the early ‘70s. And the…
Business Cards, James Connolley
Box 2 Folder 23: "Moving along to number 23, we have a three business card from James Connolly who was early on a salesman and also by the time this card came out, which would have been in the late 40s or early 50s probably, we’re going to give it…