WMRN Career
Sanford Marshall worked as a WMRN announcer and was promoted into station programming leadership by 1947. Broadcasting reported his appointment as program director in August 1947; the 1948 Broadcasting Yearbook independently identifies him as WMRN's program director alongside promotions manager John Plank and engineer Francis J. Peters. The records support his 1947–1948 association but not precise employment dates.
Career Assignments
From 1947
Program Director / Announcer — WMRN-AM 1490
- Department
- Programming
- Affiliation
- Direct WMRN staff
- Workplace
- WMRN radio operation, Marion, Ohio
- Verification
- Confirmed
Contemporary 1947 announcement and 1948 directory document his program-director appointment.
Source: Broadcasting Yearbook, 1948, WMRN Marion staff directory (Sanford Marshall, John Plank and other department heads), https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1948/1948-BC-YB.pdf; Broadcasting, August 18, 1947, Sanford Marshall promotion report, https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-BC/Broadcasting-Magazine/BC-1947/1947-08-18-BC.pdf
The dates above document this role at those points in time; they do not establish continuous employment between them.
Sources & Documentation
Broadcasting Yearbook, 1948, WMRN Marion staff directory (Sanford Marshall, John Plank and other department heads), https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1948/1948-BC-YB.pdf; Broadcasting, August 18, 1947, Sanford Marshall promotion report, https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-BC/Broadcasting-Magazine/BC-1947/1947-08-18-BC.pdf
