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Gene Newman

Box 3 Folder 4: "Alright we’re moving on to folder 4 of box 3. It’s just a promo picture of Gene Newman who was a broadcaster and an owner of WEZB, which was 1320. The frequency would "swap" to WENN in exchange for WBCO's 1450. But WEZB was pretty…

Tags: 1950s, Gene Newman, WBCO, WENN, WEZB

Gene Newman, Oral History

Gene Newman, owner of WBEZ and WSMQ, began his career in the 1950’s. Discusses the frequency swaps between WEZB and WBCO that created WENN 1320 and WYAM 1450 in 1958.

Tags: 1950s, Ed Estes, Gene Newman, McLendon Broadcasting Company, Tom Gloor, Tutwiler Hotel, Vincent Sheehy, WAGG, WAQY, WBCO, WEDR, WENN, WEZB, WVOK, WYAM

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