Radio

Nearly 7200 letters and post cards have been received by Charley Stookey, announcer and advisor on the Early Morning Farm Folks Hour, since the program...

By Bernie Hayes Opportunities for African Americans in radio and other media have always been extremely limited, but St. Louis’ black deejays and announcers have...

Ed Wilson was big in St. Louis radio for a number of years. And he was very big in person too, tipping 300 pounds at...

It was the night of the Harding-Cox presidential election, November 6, 1920. At the very same moment KDKA “made history” by broadcasting the results, a...

Ed Goodberlet, studio control operator, was called into the manager’s office one day in 1926. There he found all the other KMOX engineers lined up...

In the 1930s, KWK was doing pretty well as a local radio station. Under the guidance of founder Thomas Patrick Convey, the station had managed...

By Frank Absher The days of the large, live hillbilly radio shows are long gone, but these shows, which had their formatic roots in Vaudeville,...

One of KMOX’ newest and most versatile personalities is Rex Davis, news reporter and analyst on the regular evening edition of “KMOX World News,” Monday...

France Laux, chief sports announcer of KMOX, has had a brilliant and interesting career ever since his high school days. France’s accurate and interesting description...

A few months ago the Little Theatre Group were busily engaged in rehearsing for the big pageant, the “Trial of Joan of Arc,” special artists...