WMRN “As We View It” Editorial Attachment, May 15, 1966 (WMRN-2026-063) is a station editorial cover-sheet accession associated with WMRN public-affairs programming, preserved within the WMRN Editorial and Public Affairs Collection. Dated May 15, 1966, the item documents another management-authored editorial prepared under the “As We View It” title.

The cover sheet identifies WMRN in Marion, Ohio, and names Robert T. Mason as General Manager. Preserved alongside related editorial material, it helps document the recurring format and administrative handling of WMRN station commentary.

Historical Significance

This item helps document the continuity of WMRN’s editorial/public-affairs programming in the mid-1960s.

As a station-generated cover sheet, it preserves the production context around broadcast commentary, including authorship, date, station identity, and the administrative framing of the editorial.

Exhibit Label

WMRN “As We View It” Editorial Attachment, May 15, 1966. May 15, 1966. Station Editorial Cover Sheet. This item is preserved as part of the WMRN Radio History Archive.

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WMRN “As We View It” Editorial Attachment, March 6, 1966 (WMRN-2026-062) is a station editorial cover-sheet accession associated with WMRN public-affairs programming, preserved within the WMRN Editorial and Public Affairs Collection. Dated March 6, 1966, the item documents a management-authored editorial prepared under the “As We View It” program title.

The cover sheet identifies WMRN in Marion, Ohio, and names Robert T. Mason as General Manager. The document helps show how WMRN labeled and preserved station commentary material during the mid-1960s.

Historical Significance

This item preserves evidence of WMRN’s editorial and public-affairs programming at a time when local radio stations often used commentary segments to address civic issues.

The cover-sheet format also documents station administration and authorship, connecting the broadcast content to WMRN management and production practice.

Exhibit Label

WMRN “As We View It” Editorial Attachment, March 6, 1966. March 6, 1966. Station Editorial Cover Sheet. This item is preserved as part of the WMRN Radio History Archive.

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WMRN Twentieth Year of Service Route 23 Highway Script Page (WMRN-2026-061) is a station-script accession associated with WMRN editorial or public-affairs commentary, preserved within the WMRN Editorial and Public Affairs Collection. The page is typed on orange Radio WMRN Script stock carrying WMRN-AM, WMRN-FM, ABC Network, and Twentieth Year of Service branding.

The script discusses Route 23 improvement, state highway planning for 1960-1963, and local civic coordination around Marion’s transportation needs. It appears to begin a separate commentary from the snow-removal pages and is therefore accessioned on its own.

Historical Significance

This page documents WMRN’s engagement with local and regional infrastructure issues through station commentary.

Although the surviving page may be incomplete, it preserves evidence of WMRN using broadcast script material to discuss Marion’s highway access, civic planning, and local-government priorities.

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WMRN Twentieth Year of Service Route 23 Highway Script Page. Circa 1960. Station Script / Editorial Commentary. This item is preserved as part of the WMRN Radio History Archive.

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WMRN Twentieth Year of Service Snow-Removal Script Pages (WMRN-2026-060) is a two-page station-script accession associated with WMRN editorial or public-affairs commentary, preserved within the WMRN Editorial and Public Affairs Collection. The pages are typed on orange Radio WMRN Script stock carrying WMRN-AM, WMRN-FM, ABC Network, and Twentieth Year of Service branding.

The script opens with comments on snow removal in downtown Marion and compares local street-clearing issues with traffic-control measures used in Washington. The two pages form a continuous script and are accessioned together as a single WMRN station-script item.

Objects Included

• WMRN-2026-060.1 – Opening page of the snow-removal commentary script.
• WMRN-2026-060.2 – Continuation page completing the snow-removal commentary script.

Historical Significance

These pages document WMRN’s use of local civic commentary and station-branded script forms during the station’s twentieth year of service.

The content reflects the kind of community-facing discussion local radio could carry beyond entertainment and news headlines, addressing municipal services, traffic, and public expectations in Marion.

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WMRN Twentieth Year of Service Snow-Removal Script Pages. Circa 1960. Station Script / Editorial Commentary. This grouped accession is preserved as part of the WMRN Radio History Archive.

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WMRN “As We View It” Editorial Cover Sheet, March 13, 1960 (WMRN-2026-059) is a station editorial cover-sheet accession associated with WMRN public-affairs programming, preserved within the WMRN Editorial and Public Affairs Collection. The sheet identifies the attached editorial as “As We View It,” dates it March 13, 1960, and names Robert T. Mason, General Manager of WMRN.

The cover sheet documents how WMRN labeled and circulated station commentary material. It is accessioned separately from the orange WMRN script pages because those pages are on WMRN script stock but do not carry the March 13 date or an explicit title tying them to this cover sheet.

Historical Significance

This item preserves direct evidence of WMRN’s “As We View It” editorial program and the station management context behind a dated public-affairs editorial.

As a cover sheet, it documents the station’s administrative handling of commentary material while avoiding an uncertain attachment claim for the undated orange script pages.

Exhibit Label

WMRN “As We View It” Editorial Cover Sheet, March 13, 1960. March 13, 1960. Station Editorial Cover Sheet. This item is preserved as part of the WMRN Radio History Archive.

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