[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
Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT One of the original Voices of WWV Passed away
RIP and our thought and prayers go out to the family On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 6:42 PM, Don ka9...@wowway.com wrote: 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
Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT One of the original Voices of WWV Passed away
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 ka9...@wowway.com To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com 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
Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT One of the original Voices of WWV Passed away
I remember growing up in Las Vegas in 1986. When it would rain and the power would go out the old man would bust out the Sony shortwave and put it on the diner table and we would sit in candle light while eating and listening to WWV on 10MHz. Those were good times.
