# Harding High School Radio Studio – Equipment and Engineer (Joe Peters)

- Link: https://wmrnhistory.com/accession/wmrn-2026-015/
- Published: 2026-09-29T17:03:01-04:00
- Author: Brendon Hamblin

## Document

## Identification & Description

### Title

Harding High School Radio Studio – Equipment and Engineer (Joe Peters)

### Description

⌊WMRN engineer Joe Peters servicing the broadcast console at the Harding High School
radio studio control room in Marion, Ohio, circa late 1950s.⌉⌊WMRN engineer Joe 
Peters servicing the broadcast console at the Harding High School radio studio control
room in Marion, Ohio, circa late 1950s.⌉

_WMRN engineer Joe Peters servicing the broadcast console inside the Harding High
School radio studio control room in Marion, Ohio, circa late 1950s._

## Description

This photograph documents the interior of the Harding High School radio studio in
Marion, Ohio, showing broadcast equipment and radio engineer Joe Peters operating
the console. Visible in the image are professional radio components including turntables,
microphones, and a mixing board used for producing and controlling broadcasts.

Educational radio facilities such as the Harding High School studio provided students
with practical experience in broadcasting, audio production, and station operations.
Programs like these allowed students to learn the technical and creative aspects
of radio while participating in school or community programming.

The photograph illustrates the growing presence of broadcast technology in educational
settings during the mid-twentieth century and reflects the role of school-based 
radio programs in developing future broadcasters and technicians.

### Accession Number

WMRN-2026-015

### Object Type

[Photograph](https://wmrnhistory.com/archive/?taxquery%5B0%5D%5Bcompare%5D=IN&taxquery%5B0%5D%5Btaxonomy%5D=tnc_tax_2741&taxquery%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D%5B0%5D=231)

### Organizations

[Harding High School Radio Program](https://wmrnhistory.com/archive/?taxquery%5B0%5D%5Bcompare%5D=IN&taxquery%5B0%5D%5Btaxonomy%5D=tnc_tax_2799&taxquery%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D%5B0%5D=440)
| [WMRN Staff](https://wmrnhistory.com/archive/?taxquery%5B0%5D%5Bcompare%5D=IN&taxquery%5B0%5D%5Btaxonomy%5D=tnc_tax_2799&taxquery%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D%5B0%5D=451)

## Content and Context

### Keywords

Photographs

## Rights and Access

### Access / Use Restrictions

Use restricted pending rights determination. Courtesy of the Mike & Linda Perry 
Collection"," Marion County Historical Society.

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