Halls of Fame

Auble, John

John Auble – 2011

John Auble came to St. Louis in 1967 to work for the old St. Louis Globe.  After newspaper work in other cities, he returned to a job at KSD-TV. In 1988 he moved to KTVI. He scored a number of high-profile exclusives including the very first interview with James Earl Ray (confessed assassin of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.), Coretta King, Rosa Parks, Olympian Wilma Rudolph, St. Louis Mafia don Mike Trupiano and Ike Turner, among others.  He is credited with helping to free Patti Stallings after she was convicted of murdering her son by feeding him antifreeze. The child actually died from a rare genetic disorder.  Among his honors are seven Emmy awards, induction into the NATAS “Silver Circle” for his lifetime achievements in the media, “Media Man of the Year” by the Missouri Police Chiefs’ Association, and others.

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Edwards, Mary

Mary Edwards – 2016

Mary Edwards began working behind the scenes at KWMU in May of 1974 upon her graduation with a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Missouri – St. Louis. What she assumed was a summer job turned into a career. Over the decades she was KWMU’s music director, program director and senior talk show producer. She found time during her daily work load to serve as an adjunct instructor at Webster University for 26 years, and to provide production assistance for the Greater St. Louis Association of Black Journalists’ Minority Workshop over a six year period. Among her many honors, Mary received the Charles Klotzer Media Literacy Award.

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Bohn, Charles

Charles Bohn – 2009

Charles Bohn helped put KSTL radio on the air, then went to KSD-TV as a vacation relief engineer. Later, working at KWK Radio as an engineer, he was able to move to television full time where he became one of the market’s first newsreel cameramen. When KWK-TV went on the air in 1954, Charlie Bohn was given the responsibility of setting up the facilities, and he designed and built the station’s first film processing lab. Working at Channel 4, Bohn literally traveled the world on assignments. He covered every president who held office during his career as a cameraman. He was one of the first people to receive a Silver Service Award from NATAS.

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Edwards, Ron

Ron Edwards – 2016

Ron Edwards was one of the original programmers for St. Louis’ community radio station KDHX when it went on the air in 1987. His weekly program, “Nothin’ But the Blues,” was required listening for true blues aficionados. Each themed program contained historic details not normally found in radio programming. His show became the first program to be syndicated by KDHX.

Ron was a founding member of the St. Louis Blues Society and served on its board for over ten years.

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McHenry, John

John McHenry – 2016

John McHenry cut his teeth on the blues by listening to KATZ, KWLW, KADI, and later, KDNA. He played drums in the Soulard Blues Band for several years, but it was his friend (and co-host) Dennis Clancy who finally persuaded him to become a KDHX announcer. Most of the music played on the show is from John’s personal collection.

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Ray, Tom

Tom Ray – 2016

Tom Ray adopted the nom de plume Papa Ray for his weekly Monday blues program on KDHX. As a veteran of 30-plus years, Tom Ray brought his unique music perspective to KDHX listeners, focusing on blues cuts that were not rock-based. His life was totally immersed in music, from professional deejay work to ownership of Vintage Vinyl, the St. Louis area’s largest retail outlet for vintage vinyl and discs. He also performed regularly with local blues groups on vocals/harmonica.

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