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KSFO, San Francisco: Wally King, Circa 1945
Wally King (center right, wearing glasses) was associated with KSFO for nearly three decades. Here he is seen doing a “Man on the Street” interview program, about 1945.
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2016
Wilda Wilson Church – KRE and KGO Radio
Wilda Wilson Church Wilda Wilson Church was a pioneer radio drama producer. Born in Ohio, she was an English teacher and dramatic instructor at the Cora L. Williams Institute, a private high school for […]
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Wesley I. Dumm, President of The Associated Broadcasters 1942
Wesley Innis Dumm was perhaps the most important single individual in the long history of KSFO. Born in Ohio, he graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University, practiced law in Wyoming, and was a banking executive in […]
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Tommy Harris – KFRC – Tommy’s Joynt
Tommy Harris, a 14-year-old vocalist who took the West by a storm, was one of KFRC’s top attractions in the 1930s. He and Joaquin Garay were regulars on “Feminine Fancies.” In 1947, he opened the […]
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The Staff of NBC Radio, San Francisco, 1941
Announcers, engineers and other staff of the NBC San Francisco operations, taken in Studio A on the 22nd Floor at 111 Sutter Street in 1941. The occasion was Bill Wood’s last day as an announcer […]
Ernie Smith (Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame, 2007)
Ernie Smith, Sports Announcer Earnest Maynard “Ernie” Smith was one of San Francisco’s early sports announcers. His education at the University of California at Berkeley brought him fame as an athlete, despite the interruption of World […]