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JOURNAL ARTICLE
WHAS Radio and the Development of Broadcasting in Kentucky, 1922—1942
Terry L. Birdwhistell
The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society
Vol. 79, No. 4 (Autumn 1981), pp. 333-353 (21 pages)
Published By: Kentucky Historical Society
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What a delight to listen to @terrymeiners for the #WHAS100years celebration.
Great voices from a great radio station @840WHAS
Here’s the 1st station director Credo Harris:
“This is WHAS, the radio telephone broadcasting station of The Courier Journal & The Louisville Times”
One of four Peabodys awarded to WHAS radio news. 🎙
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Congrats to @840WHAS Today, it marks 100 years serving the greater Louisville area on the air. Its marked many milestones along the way including the first broadcast call of the #KentuckyDerby in 1925. Best wishes to all current & former of this great #radio team. #WHAS100years
December 1, 1932: “Teletype replaces Morse in news room.”
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From our earliest programming logs | May 1925: “First Derby reported from Churchill Downs…Two listeners dropped dead from excitement in Louisville.”
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Some of the best female broadcasters in the industry have graced our airwaves. Among them: Jane Norris, Francine Cucinello and Mandy Connell
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Such a classic photo. WHAS radio’s Milton Metz with his friend Walter Cronkite. 🎙
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Early 1980s. When Wayne Perkey was kicking Terry Meiners’ butt on Louisville radio. 😆
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WHAS radio has been on the air for a century. These two guys have been blessed to be a part of 30 of those years. 🎙
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Paul Rogers was hired by Cawood Ledford at WHAS radio & TV in the early 1970s. His play-by-play and coverage of Louisville sports and the Kentucky Derby are legendary. 🎙
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In March 1974, @840WHAS staffers were informed their parking violations were no longer an employee benefit. #WHAS100years
In the late 70’s and early 80’s, @840WHAS had a yacht and on one August day in 1981, actor @iammrvandy (Dick Van Dyke) was aboard. #WHAS100years
On our 100th birthday, we celebrate the talented broadcasters who have graced our airwaves. Here is the late, great Wayne Perkey. 🎙
#WHAS100years July 18, 1922
The earliest logbook for @840WHAS still in existence is from 1923 and shows a recap of our first year on the air. #WHAS100years
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