In the early 1920s your great-grandparents may have listened to WBT on a rig like this. Radio was still a hobby mainly for the curious and technically adept.
In the early 1920s your great-grandparents may have listened to WBT on a rig like this. Radio was still a hobby mainly for the curious and technically adept.
On Dedication Day of the new headquarters off W. Morehead Street, April 13, 1955, the broadcasting company staff assembled in the parking lot for a "class photo." It was shot from the roof, most likely by Hank Warren.
In fact, there was an entire Dedication Week, as detailed in this news article. It was a big deal, for the stations and the city.
Click on the groups below for a closer look. Point at the face of each individual for his/her ID. Some are unidentified.
Photo courtesy Doug McDaniel