# Terry Cole Rotary International Radio Identification Button

- Link: https://wmrnhistory.com/accession/wmrn-2026-052/
- Published: 2026-09-29T17:03:04-04:00
- Author: Brendon Hamblin

## Document

## Identification & Description

### Title

Terry Cole Rotary International Radio Identification Button

### Description

![Terry Cole Rotary International radio identification button, WMRN-2026-052](https://
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 Terry Cole Rotary International Radio Identification Button. Date unknown. Identification
button / badge. WMRN-2026-052.

Terry Cole Rotary International Radio Identification Button (WMRN-2026-052) is an
identification button / broadcaster ephemera artifact associated with longtime WMRN
broadcaster Terry Cole, preserved within the Terry Cole Collection. Dated unknown,
the item documents the relationship between local radio identity, civic participation,
and community presence in Marion, Ohio.

The circular Rotary International identification button bears the name "Terry Cole
Radio" in the center field. The object connects Cole's public role as a broadcaster
with his civic identity, showing how WMRN personalities often appeared in community
contexts where radio, service organizations, and local public life overlapped.

### Historical Significance

This button helps document the public-facing role of WMRN broadcasters beyond the
studio. Local radio personalities were often recognized not only as voices on the
air, but also as civic participants, event hosts, public speakers, and community
representatives.

As part of the Terry Cole Collection, the artifact preserves a small but meaningful
piece of broadcaster identity: an object that links name, occupation, and community
affiliation in one wearable form.

### Exhibit Label

Terry Cole Rotary International Radio Identification Button. Date unknown. Identification
Button / Badge. This item is preserved as part of the WMRN Radio History Archive.

### Accession Number

WMRN-2026-052

### Object Type

[Promotional Object](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=239)

### Date

Unknown

### Format / Genre

[Identification Button / Badge](https://wmrnhistory.com/archive/?taxquery%5B0%5D%5Bcompare%5D=IN&taxquery%5B0%5D%5Btaxonomy%5D=tnc_tax_2816&taxquery%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D%5B0%5D=360)

## Content and Context

### People

[Terry Cole](https://wmrnhistory.com/archive/?taxquery%5B0%5D%5Bcompare%5D=IN&taxquery%5B0%5D%5Btaxonomy%5D=tnc_tax_2788&taxquery%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D%5B0%5D=359)

### Stations / Brands

[WMRN-AM 1490](https://wmrnhistory.com/archive/?taxquery%5B0%5D%5Bcompare%5D=IN&taxquery%5B0%5D%5Btaxonomy%5D=tnc_tax_2792&taxquery%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D%5B0%5D=431)
| [WMRN-FM 106.9](https://wmrnhistory.com/archive/?taxquery%5B0%5D%5Bcompare%5D=IN&taxquery%5B0%5D%5Btaxonomy%5D=tnc_tax_2792&taxquery%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D%5B0%5D=432)

### Archive Collection(s)

Terry Cole Collection

### Keywords

Ephemera

## Rights and Access

### Access / Use Restrictions

Processed

## Digital Preservation / Media

### Digital Format

Identification Button / Badge

## Attachments