# Mary Fox “Good News” Program — WMRN Promotional Postcard (Circa 1950)

- Link: https://wmrnhistory.com/accession/wmrn-2026-038/
- Published: 2026-09-29T17:03:02-04:00
- Author: Brendon Hamblin

## Document

## Identification & Description

### Title

Mary Fox “Good News” Program — WMRN Promotional Postcard (Circa 1950)

### Description


_Mary Fox, gospel singer featured on the “Good News” program over WMRN, pictured
with a WMRN-branded microphone in a promotional postcard, circa 1950._

### **Description**

Black-and-white promotional postcard depicting Mary Fox, a gospel singer featured
on the “Good News” program broadcast over WMRN.

The postcard identifies Fox as a regular performer on the program, which aired each
Sunday evening from 8:15 to 9:00 PM. The broadcast is associated with the First 
Church of the Nazarene in Marion, Ohio, indicating a direct relationship between
local religious institutions and WMRN programming during this period.

The image prominently features a WMRN-branded studio microphone, reflecting the 
station’s early visual identity and suggesting a staged promotional photograph tied
to religious broadcasting.

The postcard was unmailed at the time of acquisition and is estimated to date to
circa 1950.

**Significance**

This item provides evidence of early religious programming on WMRN, including named
on-air talent, structured weekly scheduling, and collaboration between local churches
and the station. It offers insight into how community institutions and radio broadcasting
were closely connected during WMRN’s early years.

### Accession Number

WMRN-2026-038

### 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

[First Church of the Nazarene (Marion, Ohio)](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=438)

## Content and Context

### Stations / Brands

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### Keywords

Photographs

## Rights and Access

### Access / Use Restrictions

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