WMRN Career
A January 8, 1945, Broadcasting announcement reports that Eric Paige joined WMRN as an announcer. A December 1945 staff notice again identifies Paige as a WMRN announcer, and the 1947 Broadcasting Yearbook lists him as station program manager. These records document both announcing and programming-management roles in the mid-1940s.
Career Assignments
From 1945
Announcer / Program Manager — WMRN-AM 1490
- Department
- Programming
- Affiliation
- Direct WMRN staff
- Workplace
- WMRN, Marion, Ohio
- Verification
- Confirmed
Documented by contemporary industry source; this is a reported year, not a confirmed span of employment.
Source: Broadcasting, January 8, 1945, https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-BC/Broadcasting-Magazine/BC-1945/1945-01-08-BC.pdf ; Broadcasting, December 17, 1945, https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-BC/Broadcasting-Magazine/BC-1945/1945-12-17-BC.pdf; Broadcasting Yearbook 1947, https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1947/1947-BC-YB.pdf
The dates above document this role at those points in time; they do not establish continuous employment between them.
From 1947
Program Manager — WMRN-AM 1490
- Department
- Programming
- Affiliation
- Direct WMRN staff
- Verification
- Confirmed
Listed as WMRN program manager in the 1947 Broadcasting Yearbook.
Source: Broadcasting Yearbook 1947, https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1947/1947-BC-YB.pdf
The dates above document this role at those points in time; they do not establish continuous employment between them.
Sources & Documentation
Broadcasting, January 8, 1945, https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-BC/Broadcasting-Magazine/BC-1945/1945-01-08-BC.pdf ; Broadcasting, December 17, 1945, https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-BC/Broadcasting-Magazine/BC-1945/1945-12-17-BC.pdf; Broadcasting Yearbook 1947, https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1947/1947-BC-YB.pdf
