Will Beard as “Marv Albert” Introduces Joe Suarez — Morning Magazine, 1996 Marion County Fair

Original Item

WMRN personality Will Beard performs a playful impression of sportscaster Marv Albert while introducing Joe Suarez during Morning Magazine at the 1996 Marion County Fair.

Listen in the existing Broadcast Archive entry

Description and Identification

The original listening-page notes credit Brendon Hamblin with identifying Will Beard and Joe Suarez. Marv Albert is the subject of an impression performed by Beard; this record does not identify Albert as a participating speaker. The exact broadcast date within 1996 is unknown.

Historical Significance

This brief excerpt documents WMRN-AM’s live presence at the Marion County Fair and the mixture of local information and spontaneous humor in Morning Magazine. The exchange includes discussion of Senior Citizens Day.

Provenance

WMRN Archive Collection, as identified in the original Broadcast Archive page. The original donor, acquisition date, physical carrier, and custody history are undocumented. Earlier internal notes identify the source filename as “smack.mp3”.

This accession describes one surviving digital audio object represented by the existing public file. No documented evidence links it to another cataloged source object. The relationship to any original tape or longer recording remains unverified; any subsequently identified derivatives should be associated with this object or its documented parent rather than automatically accessioned separately.

Digitization and Preservation

The existing public MP3 is reused without creating a duplicate audio file. File metadata inspected on September 28, 2026 reports 0:56, 48 kHz, mono, 192 kb/s constant bitrate. These are properties of the current access file, not evidence of the original recording or transfer specifications. Original transfer date, equipment, operator, processing history, and preservation-master location are unknown.

Rights and Access

Public listening is available through the existing Broadcast Archive. Copyright ownership, donor permission, and any reuse license are not documented in the reviewed records. Online availability does not establish permission for republication or other reuse; contact the archive about research use. Third-party material may have separate rights.

Catalog History

This recording was first made publicly available through the WMRN Radio History Archive’s Broadcast Archive on August 4, 2026. It was subsequently incorporated into the archive’s formal accession catalog as WMRN-2026-082 on September 28, 2026.

The first-publication date is supported by the original WordPress listening page and its matching Broadcast Archive date label. It is separate from the historical recording date and the creation date of this formal catalog record.