Today in the paper is an obituary for Mary Jane Pohlers, who helped put Joliet's first FM station on the air in 1960. I recall listening to this station, WAJP shortly after it came on the air with Al Pohlers, Mary's husband, as the announcer. The programming sounded "home made" and probably operated from a studio in their home. They aired local programing including a Polka show. Occasionally when Al was on the air he would say "Mary, can you please get me another cup of coffee" and in the background you would hear her weak reply, probably from the kitchen "Yah, just wait a minute and I'll bring you a cup....."
Tom Jasinski Joliet, IL _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Be sure to register now for the Joint DX Convention Kansas City, September 9 to 11. Hotel space is filling up. Registration info: http://www.nrcdxas.org Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
