WMRN-2026-050
Buckeye Chuck Groundhog Day Promotional Buttons Collection
Collection of promotional buttons associated with WMRN's Buckeye Chuck Groundhog Day broadcasts and events.
DIGITAL EXHIBIT
Buckeye Chuck
A WMRN Groundhog Day Tradition
Collection Hub The Buckeye Chuck pathway connects annual Groundhog Day broadcasts, WMRN personalities, weather folklore, buttons, audio, and civic ritual. Recorded television coverage of Buckeye Chuck on Groundhog Day, February 2, 2006, aired on WOCB-CD (TV-39 Marion, Ohio). Descripti... Rotary International identification button bearing the name "Terry Cole Radio," associated with longtime WMRN broadcaster Terry Co... Newspaper clipping promoting WMRN’s Groundhog Day event featuring Charlie Evers and Buckeye Chuck, highlighting the station’s comm... State of Ohio Proclamation recognizing Buckeye Chuck for outstanding community service, issued by Auditor of State Keith Faber, Fe... Description This collection of photographs documents Buckeye Chuck during various Groundhog Day celebrations held in Marion, Ohio.... Photograph of Charlie Evers promoting WMRN’s Groundhog Day broadcast featuring Buckeye Chuck. Digital image of a round station-branded prize button reading "WMRN AM Prize Button Hot Country 107." Collection of WMRN-AM Hot Country 107 promotional prize buttons in yellow, orange, and green variants. The documented year-by-year Buckeye Chuck prediction record from 1980 through 2026, including unresolved years and NOAA accuracy c... Buckeye Chuck is Ohio’s official weather-predicting groundhog and one of the most enduring broadcast traditions associated with WM... The WMRN Peanut Push is one of Marion, Ohio’s most enduring community fundraising traditions. Established in 1969 through the init... Documented, year-by-year history of WMRN-AM, WMRN-FM and Marion broadcast staff, managers, engineers and ownership from 1940 throu... Original Item Congressional Record, April 4, 1978, Extensions of Remarks, page 8674, recognizing WMRN’s emergency service during t... Original Item WMRN promotional brochure, circa 1970 — programming and station-promotion side. WMRN promotional brochure, circa 197... Original Item Description Printed program schedule issued by the Marion Broadcasting Co. for WMRN in Marion, Ohio, e... Digital image of a round station-branded prize button reading "WMRN AM Prize Button Hot Country 107."Buckeye Chuck and Marion Radio Culture
9 featured records
3 timeline anchors
3 people/roles
Timeline Points
People and Roles
Featured Accessions
WMRN-2026-050
WMRN-2026-040
WOCB-CD (TV-39 Marion) Coverage — Buckeye Chuck Groundhog Day Broadcast (February 2, 2006) [DVD]
WMRN-2026-052
Terry Cole Rotary International Radio Identification Button
WMRN-2026-028
“Come On Out to WMRN” — Buckeye Chuck Promotion Featuring Charlie Evers (Date Unknown)
WMRN-2026-022
State of Ohio Proclamation Honoring Buckeye Chuck for Outstanding Community Service
WMRN-2026-020
Buckeye Chuck Celebrations – Marion Star Photo Collection
WMRN-2026-029
“Hey Chuck, It’s Charlie” — Charlie Evers Groundhog Day Promotion Photograph (Date Unknown)
WMRN-2026-065
WMRN AM Hot Country 107 Prize Button
WMRN-2026-051
Hot Country 107 Prize Buttons Collection
Related Audio, Exhibits, and Pages
Page
Buckeye Chuck Prediction History
Exhibit
Buckeye Chuck
Exhibit
WMRN Peanut Push
Buckeye Chuck and Marion Radio Culture
Terry Cole Collection
WMRN Historical Staff Roster (1940–2020)
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WMRN-2026-080
WMRN: “The Air of Difference” — Congressional Record Recognition, April 4, 1978
WMRN-2026-079
WMRN Programs and Market Information Brochure — Circa 1970
WMRN-2026-073
WMRN Program Schedule, Effective October 1973
WMRN-2026-065
WMRN AM Hot Country 107 Prize Button