In the summer of 1964, when I was 13, my dad gave me a short wave receiver. I'll never forget stumbling onto WWV. I often wondered who was the voice of those announcements, and I was impressed as to the boldness and clarity of the way the time was announced. I remember staying up at all hours of the night, listening to other short wave transmissions, but always coming back "home" to WWV.
Those days are permanently etched into my past. I will never forget them. Those years also had an impact with what I'd be doing with ham radio later on. My he rest in peace. Don, KD9PT ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 5:42 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] OT One of the original Voices of WWV Passed away > FYI > > One of the original Voices of WWV Passed away > > Our Thoughts and prayers go out to the Family > > 73 De Don KA9QJG > > The recorded voice of Time and Frequency Station WWV has fallen silent. > This with word that announcer Don Elliot Heald, of Atlanta, Georgia, who > gave WWV its human touch passed away on Thursday, February 19th. > > Known in the broadcast world as Don Elliot, Heald had distinguished career > that ranged from work at Atlanta Georgia's WSB to his automated and > internationally heard WWV broadcasts on shortwave. He was also the voice > of the Audichron telephone dial-in Time-Weather-Temperature service and of > the Protestant Hour radio show for over 40 years. For nearly five decades > Heald narrated the televised Christmas Eve service from Atlanta's > Episcopal Cathedral of St. Philip, where he served as a vestryman, junior > warden and senior warden. > > Heald was originally from Massachusetts, but came to Atlanta via Lakeland, > Florida. He was a graduate of the University of Florida at Gainesville and > began his broadcast career after graduation when he accepted a position at > WRUF where remained for three years. In Atlanta he spent much of his spare > time devoted to public service work with charities and civic clubs. > > A Service of Celebration of Don Elliot Heald's life took place on Tuesday > February 24th at the Cathedral of St. Philip. He is survived by his wife > Sara Farmer Heald of Atlanta, GA; sons and daughters-in- law David and > Deborah of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, Tom and Evelyn Heald and Frank and > Mary Heald of Atlanta. Don Elliot Heald was 86. > > > WWV Info http://tinyurl.com/5mw55c > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
