The company had
a good-sized printshop
and its presses were kept hot churning out things like
this newsletter called Audio-Graphs. These were
sent to listeners, clients and employees' families.
A lot of time and effort went into creating interesting
articles for these pamphlet-sized publications. Here
are two items from the Sept-Oct 1962 edition:
The Day Grady Missed The Boat
Coline Prevatte, who
responds—for
obscure reasons— to the name, "Fuzzy",
came to WBT many moons ago (just how many moons she refuses
to specify), aspiring to be Grady Cole's secretary.
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Fuzzy Prevatte |
Unfortunately for Grady
Cole, he wasn't in that morning—and
the ubiquitous radio program department, sizing upthe
situation (and Fuzzy), grasped wildly at this opportunity
to add a "schedule-typer" to its roster.
Shortly thereafter, she was asked
to try her hand at being a continuity writer. Fuzzy
now admits, "I
didn't even know how to spell it. But before I knew it,
I WAS one!
In a flurry of shuffles between Continuity
and Radio Promotion writing, Fuzzy finally settled
on the latter—a
position which she ably maintains to this day.
In her current capacity as Gal Friday
to Larry Harding, Radio Promotion Manager, she intersperses
the sundry functions of a writer with occasional brief
television appearances. Her gracious proportions have
illuminated segments of the "Pat. Lee Show," Ty Boyd's "Foot
in the Door," and assorted promotion spots.
Among other accomplishments, Fuz
is a regular writer for "Project 60", handling
Monday's Good Music Night and is radio and television
publicity director for the Charlotte Little Theatre.
Grady Cole was not available for comment.
Huss Creates 'Jefferson Head'
Harold "Whitey" Huss,
who numbers among his many chores the printing of the
sheet you're now reading, has added to his many-faceted
talents that of sculpture.
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| Whitey Huss |
And a glance at the bronze Thomas Jefferson head pictured
elsewhere on this page is evidence aplenty that he has
mastered this new avocation.
Whitey, who is in charge of WBT's
printing department, became interested in sculpture
some three years ago—and
immediately began a series of study courses which prepared
him for the creation of quality pieces.
In preparation, he enrolled in a company course in art,
and then attended night classes at Burton Institute and
the Mint Museum, in addition to doing extensive study
on his own.
From the time he originated the idea
of the "Jefferson" to
its completion, a period of two months elapsed. During
the time, Whitey tore down and rebuilt his creation twice.
Upon completion, the head was shipped to New York for
casting, and the finished replica presented to Howard
Holderness. President of the Jefferson Standard Life
Insurance Company.
"As you can tell from some of our printed pieces," says
General Manager Charles H. Crutchfield, "Whitey
is more than just an expert in operating printing machines.
He is a real artist in the creative field."
