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Collection Overview
Title: WHAS Radio Listening Center Reference Collection, 1930-1998
Extent: 3.0 Boxes (General)
Arrangement: The collection is arranged by series: (1) print matter and photographs, (2) transcripts of interviews, and (3) recordings of interviews.
Languages: English
Abstract
In 1929 WHAS (Louisville) joined with the University of Kentucky to broadcast university programming and to create “listening centers” throughout eastern Kentucky. Broadcasted programs were educational in nature and included music and agricultural news. Utilizing donated battery-powered radios, the centers enabled citizens of remote areas in eastern Kentucky to receive radio service.
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The records in this collection document the history of radio broadcasting in Kentucky—in particular the delivery of radios and the expansion of radio service and radio programming to communities in Eastern Kentucky through the establishment of Listening Centers by the University of Kentucky, WHAS (Louisville), and other Kentucky radio stations. Records in the collection include unedited transcripts of interviews of individuals discussing the listening centers, the role of radio in the 1937 flood of the Ohio River, WHAS radio (Louisville) programs, and other topics. Also included in the collection are numerous photographs of performers and programming, print materials related to programs, radio promotional materials, news clippings, and correspondence regarding the listening centers and programming.
Administrative Information
Repository:
Berea College Special Collections and Archives Catalog
Access Restrictions:
Records can be accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College.
Use Restrictions:
There are no restrictions on use of this material other than federal copyright regulations.
Preferred Citation:
[Object identification], University of Kentucky/WHAS Listening Centers Reference Collection, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Berea, KY.
Processing Information:
The collection was processed by Harry Rice, Sound Archivist. The finding aid updated by Harry Rice and Lori Myers-Steele, Collections Archivist, in August 2015.
Other Note:
Collection Number: BCA 0131 SAA 131
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
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Series 1: Print Matter and Photographs],
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Series 2: Transcripts of Interviews],
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Series 3: Recordings of Interviews],
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- Series 1: Print Matter and Photographs
- Box 1
- Folder 1: WHAS History
- Folder 2: WHAS News Clippings, General Programming
- Folder 3: WHAS News Clippings, Country Music
- Folder 4: WHAS Promotional and Program Listings, 1930
- Folder 5: WHAS Promotional Material, 1930s-1950s
- Folder 6: WHAS 1937 Flood Commemorative, print material
- Folder 7: WHAS Coverage Area, 1940 to 1948
- Folder 8: UK/WHAS Listening Centers, Correspondence
- Folder 9: UK/WHAS Listening Centers, Sites and Programs
- Folder 10: UK/WHAS Listening Centers, Press Releases and Other
- Folder 11: UK/WHAS Listening Centers, Clippings
- Folder 12: UK/WHAS Listening Centers, Recent Articles
- Folder 13: UK/WHAS Listening Centers, Photocopies of Photographs
- Folder 14: Photographs, Technical
- Folder 15: Harris, Credo. WHAS. Photograph
- Folder 16: Flood, 1937, WHAS. Photograph
- Folder 17: UK/WHAS Listening Centers, Photographs
- Folder 18: Abbott, Frank James "Bud"
- Box 2
- Series 2: Transcripts of Interviews
- Box 2
- Folder 1: WHAS Programming Log. July-October 1922
- Folder 2: Unedited Transcript: Begley, Joe. 1981. SC-CT-978-020
- Folder 3: Unedited Transcript: Bingham, Barry, Sr. 1980. SC-CT-978-002
- Folder 4: Unedited Transcript: Boyers, John S. 1982. SC-CT-978-018-019
- Folder 5: Unedited Transcript: Caudill, Clifton and Ruby. 1998. AC-CT-413-001
- Folder 6: Unedited Transcript: Dowden, Merrill. 1980. SC-CT-978-008
- Folder 7: Unedited Transcript: Estridge, Perle and Alice. 1981. SC-CT-978-015
- Folder 8: Unedited Transcript: Fox, Geraldine. 1979. SC-CT-978-005
- Folder 9: Unedited Transcript: Fox, Joe C. 1979. SC-CT-978-006
- Folder 10: Unedited Transcript: Hale, Corsia Whitaker. 1981. SC-CT-978-016
- Folder 11: Unedited Transcript: Kirchhubel, Dorothy. 1980. SC-CT-978-007
- Folder 12: Unedited Transcript: Koch, John. 1979. SC-CT-978-003
- Folder 13: Unedited Transcript: Neilson, Carl. 1979. SC-CT-978-004
- Folder 14: Unedited Transcript: Newborg, Ruth Foxx. 1981. SC-CT-978-001
- Folder 15: Unedited Transcript: Slone, Alice H. 1981. SC-CT-978-014
- Folder 16: Unedited Transcript: Towner, Orrin. 1980. SC-CT-978-009
- Item 1: Bound Copy. WHAS - Louisville, Kentucky. Clear Channel Hearing., April 19, 1946
- Docket Number 6741. Federal Communications Commission. Washington D.C.
- Series 3: Recordings of Interviews
- In Cassette Tape or CD Format
- Box 3
- Item 1: SC-CT-978-001
- INTERVIEW: Ruth Foxx Newborg recorded 6-24-81 by Anne Campbell Ritchie. Copy of original recording in the University of Kentucky Broadcasting in Kentucky Oral History Collection. UK 1983OH015 HBK 017
- Item 2: SC-CT-978-002
- INTERVIEW: Barry Bingham, Sr. recorded 2-8-80 by Terry Birdwhistle. Copy of original recording in the University of Kentucky Broadcasting in Kentucky Oral History Collection. UK 1980OH018 HBK 005.
- Item 3: SC-CT-978-004
- INTERVIEW: Carl Neilson recorded 10-30-79 by Terry Birdwhistle. Copy of original recording in the University of Kentucky Broadcasting in Kentucky Oral History Collection. UK 1979OH259 HBK 002.
- Item 4: SC-CT-978-005
- INTERVIEW: Geraldine Fox recorded 10-31-79 by Terry Birdwhistle. Copy of original recording in the University of Kentucky Broadcasting in Kentucky Oral History Collection. UK 1979OH260 HBK 003.
- Item 5: SC-CT-978-006
- INTERVIEW: Joe C. Fox recorded 10-31-79 by Terry Birdwhistle. Copy of original recording in the University of Kentucky Broadcasting in Kentucky Oral History Collection. UK 1979OH261 HBK 004.
- Item 6: SC-CT-978-007
- INTERVIEW: Dorthy Kirchhubel recorded 2-18-80 by Terry Birdwhistle. Copy of original recording in the University of Kentucky Broadcasting in Kentucky Oral History Collection. UK 1980OH020 HBK 006.
- Item 7: SC-CT-978-008
- INTERVIEW: Merrill Dowden recorded 6-24-80 by Terry Birdwhistle. Copy of original recording in the University of Kentucky Broadcasting in Kentucky Oral History Collection. UK 1980OH128 HBK 007.
- Item 8: SC-CT-978-009
- INTERVIEW: Orin W. Towner recorded 8-11-80 by Terry Birdwhistle. Copy of original recording in the University of Kentucky Broadcasting in Kentucky Oral History Collection. UK 1980OH131 HBK 008.
- Item 9: SC-CT-978-010-A
- INTERVIEW: Orin W. Towner recorded 9-9-80 by Terry Birdwhistle. Copy of original recording in the University of Kentucky Broadcasting in Kentucky Oral History Collection. 1 of 2 UK 1980OH144 HBK 009.
- Item 10: SC-CT-978-010-B
- INTERVIEW: Orin W. Towner recorded 9-9-80 by Terry Birdwhistle. Copy of original recording in the University of Kentucky Broadcasting in Kentucky Oral History Collection. 2 of 2 UK 1980OH144 HBK 009.
- Item 11: SC-CT-978-011
- INTERVIEW: George Weiderhold recorded 2-19-81 by Terry Birdwhistle. Copy of original recording in the University of Kentucky Broadcasting in Kentucky Oral History Collection. 1 of 2 UK# 1981OH020 HBK 010
- Item 12: SC-CT-978-012
- INTERVIEW: George Weiderhold recorded 2-19-81 by Terry Birdwhistle. Copy of original recording in the University of Kentucky Broadcasting in Kentucky Oral History Collection. 2 of 2 UK 1981OH020 HBK 010.
- Item 13: SC-CT-978-013
- INTERVIEW: Edwin A. Beane. recorded 2-16-81 by Terry Birdwhistle. Copy of original recording in the University of Kentucky Broadcasting in Kentucky Oral History Collection. UK 1981OH022 HBK 011
- Item 14: SC-CT-978-015
- INTERVIEW: Perle and Alice Estridge. recorded 3-30-81 by Terry Birdwhistle. Copy of original recording in the University of Kentucky Broadcasting in Kentucky Oral History Collection. UK 1981OH050 HBK 013
- Item 15: SC-CT-978-016
- INTERVIEW: Corsia Whitaker Hale. recorded 11-5-81 by Terry Birdwhistle and Anne Campbell Ritchie. Copy of original recording in the University of Kentucky Broadcasting in Kentucky Oral History Collection. UK 1981OH090 HBK 014
- Item 16: SC-CT-978-017
- INTERVIEW: Noel Luddy. recorded 10-13-82 by Terry Birdwhistle and Anne Campbell Ritchie. Copy of original recording in the University of Kentucky Broadcasting in Kentucky Oral History Collection. UK 1982OH137 HBK 015. Also available in CD Format.
- Item 17: SC-CT-978-020
- INTERVIEW: Joe T. Begley. recorded 8-7-81 by Anne Campbell Ritchie. Copy of original recording in the University of Kentucky Broadcasting in Kentucky Oral History Collection. 2 of 2 UK 1983OH016 HBK 018
- Item 18: SC-CT-978-014-A
- INTERVIEW: Alice H. Slone. recorded 3-11-81 by Terry Birdwhistle. Copy of original recording in the University of Kentucky Broadcasting in Kentucky Oral History Collection. UK 1981OH032 HBK 012. On 2 CDs (1 of 2).
- Item 19: SC-CT-978-014-B
- INTERVIEW: Alice H. Slone. recorded 3-11-81 by Terry Birdwhistle. Copy of original recording in the University of Kentucky Broadcasting in Kentucky Oral History Collection. UK 1981OH032 HBK 013. On 2 CDs (2 of 2).
- Item 20: SC-CT-978-003-A
- INTERVIEW: John Koch recorded 10-18-79 by Terry Birdwhistle. Copy of original recording in the University of Kentucky Broadcasting in Kentucky Oral History Collection. UK 1979OH258 HBK 001. On 2 CDs (1 of 2).
- Item 21: SC-CT-978-003-B
- INTERVIEW: John Koch recorded 10-18-79 by Terry Birdwhistle. Copy of original recording in the University of Kentucky Broadcasting in Kentucky Oral History Collection. UK 1979OH258 HBK 001. On 2 CDs (2 of 2).
- Item 22: SC-CT-978-017
- INTERVIEW: Noel Luddy. recorded 10-13-82 by Terry Birdwhistle and Anne Campbell Ritchie. Copy of original recording in the University of Kentucky Broadcasting in Kentucky Oral History Collection. UK 1982OH137 HBK 015. CD Format
- Item 23: SC-CT-978-018-A
- INTERVIEW: John S. Boyers. recorded 11-1-82 by Terry Birdwhistle and Anne Campbell Ritchie. Copy of original recording in the University of Kentucky Broadcasting in Kentucky Oral History Collection. 1 of 2 UK 1982OH141 HBK 016. On 2 CDs (1 of 2).
- Item 24: SC-CT-978-018-B
- INTERVIEW: John S. Boyers. recorded 11-1-82 by Terry Birdwhistle and Anne Campbell Ritchie. Copy of original recording in the University of Kentucky Broadcasting in Kentucky Oral History Collection. 1 of 2 UK 1982OH141 HBK 016. On 2 CDs (2 of 2).
- Item 25: SC-CT-978-019
- INTERVIEW: John S. Boyers. recorded 11-1-82 by Terry Birdwhistle & Anne Campbell Ritchie. Copy of original recording in the University of Kentucky Broadcasting in Kentucky Oral History Collection. 2 of 2 UK 1982OH141 HBK 016 . CD Format.
- Item 26: SC-CT-978-021
- INTERVIEW: Tom B. Sutton. recorded 8-7-81 by Anne Campbell Ritchie. Copy of original recording in the University of Kentucky Broadcasting in Kentucky Oral History Collection. 2 of 2 UK 1983OH017 HBK 019. CD Format.
- Item 27: History of Broadcasting in Kentucky, Selected Interviews, 10/15/2011
- Copyright University of Kentucky Oral History Program. Koch, Slone, Luddy, Boyers, Sutton. CD Format.
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