“Where there’s life, there’s Bud!” and Pick-a-Pair were just two iconic campaigns that Budweiser advertising manager Raymond E. Krings was responsible for during his long career at Anheuser-Busch. Thanks to a generous donation from Ray’s grandson Joe Hodes and the Krings’ family of Ray Krings’ assorted papers and photographs, the Read more…
In Memoriam Ann Lemons Pollack (1945-2022) On Wednesday, April 13, 2022, Ann Lemons Pollack died from complications of a fall at her home in Clayton, Missouri. When the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and other local publications reported news of Ann’s passing, many were shocked. How could someone as feisty and full Read more…
St. Louis Media Hall of Fame Tickets Buy now St. Louis Media Hall of Fame Table Sponsor Buy now St. Louis Media Hall of Fame Event Sponsor Buy now You’re invited to join us for our annual St. Louis Media History Foundation Hall of Fame (HOF) Induction Ceremony on Saturday, Read more…
Radio History Wireless transmissions were a reality in St. Louis as early as 1912 when St. Louis University broadcast weather information in Morse code, but it wasn’t until 1920 that voice transmission became a reality here. Then two boy-genius engineers built a transmitter in their basements in South St. Louis Read more…
The two stations were called the Kaydee Twins, and they were heard in the St. Louis area until 1965 when financial problems and a strong labor union shut them down. Station KADY went on the air April 3, 1958, licensed to St. Charles at 1460 Kc. The corporation’s president and Read more…
The Missouri History Museum in Forest Park has a terrific display called St. Louis Sound. It’s a history of popular music in the region, and the St. Louis Media History Foundation is proud to have played a part in assembling it. The museum’s ace curator Andrew Wanko contacted us a Read more…
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