# Ohio Air Tour WMRN Remote Broadcast Photograph and Caption

- Link: https://wmrnhistory.com/accession/wmrn-2026-064/
- Published: 2026-09-29T17:03:05-04:00
- Author: Brendon Hamblin

## Document

## Identification & Description

### Title

Ohio Air Tour WMRN Remote Broadcast Photograph and Caption

### Description

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 Ohio Air Tour WMRN Remote Broadcast Photograph and Caption. 1947-08. Photograph
with caption/verso. WMRN-2026-064.

![Ohio Air Tour WMRN Remote Broadcast Photograph and Caption, WMRN-2026-064](https://
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 Ohio Air Tour WMRN Remote Broadcast Photograph and Caption. 1947-08. Photograph
with caption/verso. WMRN-2026-064.

 
  Ohio Air Tour WMRN Remote Broadcast Photograph and Caption (WMRN-2026-064) is
a photograph-and-caption accession associated with WMRN remote broadcast and civic-
event coverage, preserved within the Remote Broadcasts Collection. Dated August 
1947, the accession documents WMRN's presence at the Ohio Air Tour.  The black-and-
white photograph shows a speaker at microphones with an American Broadcasting Company
WMRN Marion banner. The companion label identifies the Ohio Air Tour and names participants,
connecting the image to a specific public event and broadcast setting.

### Objects Included

 * **WMRN-2026-064.1** – Companion caption or label identifying the Ohio Air Tour.
 * **WMRN-2026-064.2** – Photograph showing the WMRN microphone banner at the Ohio
   Air Tour.

### Historical Significance

 This accession documents WMRN's visible role in public events and remote broadcasting
during the station's early years.  The WMRN microphone banner and event label help
connect the photograph to local civic coverage, ABC network affiliation, and the
station's community presence beyond the studio.

### Exhibit Label

 Ohio Air Tour WMRN Remote Broadcast Photograph and Caption. August 1947. Photograph
with Caption / Verso. This grouped accession is preserved as part of the WMRN Radio
History Archive.

### Accession Number

WMRN-2026-064

### 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)

### Date

1947-08

### Sort Year

1947

### Format / Genre

[Photograph with caption/verso](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=399)

### Historical Context

Documents WMRN presence at a public remote or civic event connected to aviation/
community coverage.

## Content and Context

### People

[Betty Hawkins](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=386)
| [Bob Styll](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=387)
| [Donna Brower](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=388)
| [Gladys Bahr](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=389)
| [Jack Lautenslager](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=390)
| [Jim Graner](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=392)
| [Kenneth Robinson](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=394)
| [Mayor Dowler](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=396)
| [Mr. Mason](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=397)
| [William Reichenstej[?]](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=398)

### Archive Collection(s)

Remote Broadcasts Collection, WMRN-AM 1490 Collection

### Keywords

Community Events, Photographs, Remote Broadcasts

## Physical Description and Location

### Quantity / Extent

2

## Rights and Access

### Access / Use Restrictions

Rights unknown; research-only until reviewed.

### Rights Status

Rights Unknown

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