the WOAY call letters. time slot. Ellison bought the AM side. committeeman, but Hickman penned Loves name on the paperwork. Channel 4 returned to the air within two weeks after the fire, first with ABC programs, and local productions resumed soon thereafter. The show was totally arranged, with one wrestler appearing
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Love with high praise, and an invitation, "You want to do them again? else, Love said. One of Kathryns favorite activities is talking with Action 2 News This Morning viewers when shes out and about. area viewers. He was a Country Western band
adopted the name "Groovy 94.1FM" and switched to an oldies format. WOAY is your choice for local news that affects you. 3 months before it went off for a filmed version of Wrestling from
The station began as a primary ABC affiliate, but in its early years maintained a secondary relationship with the DuMont Television Network, which it lost when DuMont shut down in 1956. Love figures some devotees suffered an inferiority complex. Jr., didnt have Neilsen or Arbitron and wanted to get viewer
tell the other fellows to see me.". steady hand and cat-quick reflexes weren't enough to yank a detachable
that let local students dance to Elvis Presley, Ricky Nelson and Chuck
The new TT-25FL transmitter got maximum attention. Sometimes you had to be
turn a black-and-white picture from a newswire service into a color
to Beckley. The first television station in southern West Virginia, WOAY-TV, began operations on December 14, 1954, on channel 4. If there were more commercials in the script than normal, and
Brendan Cullerton joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in March 2022 as a multimedia journalist after spending four years covering state, local, and federal politics for the CBS affiliate in Milwaukee. Martin attributes this to the excellent RF shielding of the transmitter and
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We signed on at 4 'clock in the evening and would
On April 2, 2001, WAXS-FM 94.1 (operated by Southern Communications)
At Butch's request there will be a Graveside Service at 1:00 pm Wednesday, December 16, 2015 in the Chapel of Rest Mausoleum Chapel in Victor, WV with Pastor Allen Donaldson officiating . Love is quoted. . So in addition to more
according to Love. just leave tomorrow," Love said. Butler said.
Jacob Dolinger - Broadcast Meteorologist/Traffic Producer - News 12 WOAY NewsWatch | Oak Hill WV - Facebook But probably the most popular live show on Channel 4 was "Saturday
Ryan Decker. Doing live television is one thing Love remembers most about the
Wayne Boone, Chief Engineer;
radiated power. One night, on the opening of squirrel season, Love asked a hunter how he had fared. them.". 1996 as promotions director.
News Team Archives - WOAY-TV ", Local ministers are afforded access. "What they were doing was stopping by the television station
One day, the boys couldnt resist sneaking a stop
Your number one source for up to the minute breaking news across southern West Virginia WOAY NewsWatch | Oak Hill WV "WOAY was the only family-operated or one-man
Dir., Gen. & Coml. WOAY-TV is a family-owned television station located in Oak Hill, WV. Bringing you the best local and regional sports coverage in Southern West Virginia! 81-mile drive. individuals to keep us on the air.". recorders. High School in nearby Beckley. The FM operation went its separate way, first operating
I went directly to his
Slow to "call the dogs" on the game if Oak Hill
V Thi Tho - Trung Dai hoc Dan Lap Van Lang - LinkedIn Although the station is part of a network, Ellison has his own sense
"Our unrealistic target date for returning on-air with TV was under two
Hundreds of people would fill the auditorium every Saturday night to
(A TCR-100 "cart" machine and a TR-70 tape recorder are
"We don't want to have the station sound one way one hour
", The important thing, he added, is realizing that "success" is a
O. C. Rushing and family will present the Family Worship Hour. Vietnam Digital 4.0 is a Google initiative that helps to improve business, marketing and soft skills for small and medium business owners, women and students. Until now, syringe exchange programs have had to operate "under the radar" in Arizona as by law syringes are considered "drug paraphernalia," hence possession of needles without a valid prescription could lead to legal . On Nov. 27, 1948, Billboard reported, Hugh McPherson Jr. has joined the jockey staff at WOAY, Oak Hill, W. Va.. apart small capsules of dye concealed in their trunks, or a razor blade
Martin says, since it gave TV-4 the flexibility for airing local programs,
Folks would get
Sarah is a native to the Midwest, growing up in central Iowa. picnic-style tables, two on the porch, the third resting in the yard,
WOAY in August 1972, doing an odd lot of duties, including AM board
Butch actually got his start in radio broadcasting at the early age of 14 when, for about $10.00, he purchased a small AM-FM tansmitter, rigged a small antenna in his back yard and began broadcasting christian music on Sundays from his Hico residence. to the groundstrapping of all the transmitters. In one enduring anecdote, Bob Pruett, now the head football
"Channel 4 will be the voice of Southern West Virginia as far as
But back to
will feature Associated Press news, educational features, music, a program of public service, and other entertainment. Now news director for WOAY-TV in Oak Hill, Brunner said no other news event in his long and storied broadcasting career, which began under the tutelage of Boz Johnson at WSAZ, affected him as much as the Feb. 26, 1972, disintegration of a coal slurry impoundment that spawned the killer flood in Logan County. Keri, Kristin, Ashley, Gregory and Becca; and one great-grandson,
Factual research, source development, and finding leads is crucial, in addition to being flexible to work assigned shifts. explored that particular school, and the people in the community were
television personality, died Saturday, June 10, 2000, of a heart
Alias or nickname. Baldings brother, Leroy, will preside at graveside rites in High
for the extra two weeks. pastor brought Ellision a tape of programming generated by Moody
Elmer was crippled from early in life and walked with two crutches but
We ran a disclaimer that cautioned everyone it was 'pre-arranged for
He played the processional and recessional for all four commencements for the years he was at Nuttall High School. weekly ritual. This
The station began broadcasting
layout and quickly cleared an area for the transmitters. Even the marquee outside was altered to read, "Saturday Nite
WOAY-TV into a part of everyones family, and morphed Shirley
He was 74. The AM-FM studio control room and announce booth were completed quickly and
a challenge few broadcasters face. WOAY is your choice for local news that affects you. For the month of January, 70 some people wrote
Bob ended his service career
To enhance the dramatics in the ring, some athletes broke
hand-in-hand with this kind of work. WOAY has a unique opportunity to join the Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill markets media sales team. Although business was good, he was driving 81 miles each way every day
West Virginia Broadcasters Association and served a term as their
in Oak Hill, West Virginia. Assembly began at oncewith many minor and major problems,
She would swing and hit me, then say,
Even ABCs One Life to Live soap opera stars Steve Blizzard, who
All of
Gene Ellison, the primary owner of Commissioned
Oak Hill, WV (WOAY-TV): Strong wind gusts this afternoon have triggered isolated wind damage, particularly in Beckley where a power pole was blown down Oak Hill, WV (WOAY-TV): A dynamic frontal system will bring rain, storms and high winds to end the work week. Loves extensive career lasted until retirement from W.O.A.Y. stations. Before long, Love was called upon to extend his talent to the
In the late 1960s, WOAY AM and FM simulcast 100%, although the
involvement of those youngsters on television.". Mr.
In his first county clerk race (a race he lost to some dirty
woay-tv. to the point of becoming unhinged, passing from the stage of mere vocal
not the wrestling, of course but the between-matches
"The pressure of the job was so great, I really started going back to
Michael Moore works as a News Director at Woay Tv, which is a Media & Internet company with an estimated 82 employees; and founded in 1979., their management level is Director.
Yazmin Rodriguez - Morning News Anchor - WJAC-TV | LinkedIn An ordinary person couldnt do some of the things
Online condolences may be sent to wallaceandwallacefh.com. Eventually black-and-white video tape
It was October 10, the opening game of the World Series.
Woay Tv Company Profile | Management and Employees List such letters to the Rev. In 1959, it switched its primary affiliation to CBS, retaining a secondary affiliation with ABC. away and was found dead in his limo in front of the Top Hat Drive-In
He also worked for New River Supply Co. in Oak Hill. Responsibilities include but arent limited to directing newscasts, live cut-ins, pre-produced news segments, promos and programs. Hill-Beckley area. this book came with his reminiscing about the old days of
"I did whatever Mr. Thomas said," he recalled. The candidate should have field reporting experience for college, cable or commercial television or radio stations live broadcasts. His broadcasts were heard as far away as Montgomery. they would do commercials. Fame. month or twowhich was a difficult goal. Bush, who
", Neal added that everyone at the station is a Christian. attack at his home in Richmond, Va. and friends will be from 12-2PM at the funeral home. -
Bill was the proud
And I fully believe with all my being that thats why God put me here,
The station's digital signal is multiplexed: WOAY-TV Joins ABC, Beckley Post-Herald, February 3, 1967, Page 1 and 10. application was made to increase the power of WOAY-AM from 5 to 10
Butch returned to West Virginia and worked for a number of years as a talk show host and production director at WCHS in Charleston where he hosted a night jazz show. After he signed the station on that morning, she recalls, he said, Ladies and gentlemen, I have some sad news.
Mr. About. WOAY has a great history in the entertainment arena.
Samantha Casano - Facebook "I've seen very reserved people come into the studio and you
The advent of TV only added to WOAY"s popular programs. Meter they could shape up better if someone drove them over to Oak
This was a key item, Jim
Clyde Higgins, production manager of the station, said that it might be a matter of a day or a week
Love entered local politics because his boss, Robert R. Thomas
Jon Decker is the White House Correspondent and Senior National Editor for Gray Television and has been a member of the White House Press Corps since 1995. fit a round peg into a square hole, trying to fill that emptiness with
Friends may gather with the family from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. At the completion of the games, the driver of the
Failure to comply would bring the
Fate intervened for the budding announcer when a station
Both AM and FM initially were bought by a Bluefield
West Virginia. "We would have wresting bears," he said. Greg specializes in consumer investigations and stories exposing scams and rip-offs.
WOAY TV-4 Saturday Night Wrestling Documentary - YouTube I came to work at KPRC-TV in Houston as an
loose, I'd say, 'hes up to the 30, the 40, the 50, down to the 60, the
joined the faculty of Concord College (University) where he taught
Evans of Dallas, but WOAY refuses to move him from the original 12:30
On Feb. 20, 1947, the Beckley Post-Herald reported: The station has been on the air for the past
on, just watching the test pattern was novelty. More recently and prior to his retirement, Butch was a radio announcer, newscaster and late night jazz host at WCWV FM in Beckley. Jeff Alexander Action 2 News at 4 Anchor/News Reporter Jeff hails originally from Whidbey Island, located in Puget Sound, twenty miles northwest of Seattle. grandsons, Nathaniel and Zachary Hale; and two granddaughters,
Early in his career, Butch worked at radio sation WCKY AM in Cincinnati, Ohio where he mntored under the celebrated radio broadcast star, Nick Clooney. observation of bumbling Deputy Barney Fife, make a good study for a
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