WMRN Career
Ken Charles was associated with WMRN's on-air programming by the early 1970s. A February 1970 Broadcasting employment advertisement directed applicants to Ken Charles at WMRN, while the station's printed October 1973 program schedule names him among its personalities. He is also remembered in WMRN's 2007 anniversary materials. His formal administrative title and employment dates have not been fully established.
Career Assignments
From 1973
WMRN Program Personality — WMRN-AM 1490
- Department
- Programming
- Affiliation
- Direct WMRN staff
- Workplace
- WMRN radio studios, Marion, Ohio
- Verification
- Confirmed
Listed by name on WMRN's printed October 1973 program schedule.
Source: Broadcasting, February 16, 1970, https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-BC/Broadcasting-Magazine/BC-1970/1970-02-16-BC.pdf ; WMRN-2026-073, https://wmrnhistory.com/accession/wmrn-2026-073/ ; 67th-anniversary broadcast, https://wmrnhistory.com/broadcast-archive/
The dates above document this role at those points in time; they do not establish continuous employment between them.
Sources & Documentation
Broadcasting, February 16, 1970, https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-BC/Broadcasting-Magazine/BC-1970/1970-02-16-BC.pdf ; WMRN-2026-073, https://wmrnhistory.com/accession/wmrn-2026-073/ ; 67th-anniversary broadcast, https://wmrnhistory.com/broadcast-archive/
