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WMRN 53 Years Serving the Marion Area Promotional Timeline Handout
Printed WMRN promotional timeline handout headed "Celebrating 53 Years of Serving the Marion Area," likely produced in or after Se...
WMRN-AM 1490 Collection Hub
Collection Hub The AM station pathway for founding records, early studio materials, WMRN News, local programming, anniversaries, and Marion civic broadcasting. Advertisement announcing “Evers In The Morning” on WMRN-AM beginning October 15, 1990. Photograph of WMRN alumni gathered to celebrate the station’s 70th anniversary in Marion, Ohio. Photograph of WMRN personalities Jeff Ruth and Charlie Evers (WMRN-AM) alongside Scott Shawver (WMRN-FM), circa 1995. Original Item Robert Tussing Mason featured in Broadcasting magazine’s “Week’s Profile,” November 29, 1965, page 93. Description O... This recording commemorates the 25th anniversary of Emanuel Lutheran Church’s radio ministry and is associated with Rev. Hollensen... Description Interior view of the WMRN-AM on-air studio, likely photographed in the mid-to-late 1990s. The image captures the stati... This document formally established the legal corporate entity responsible for constructing and operating radio station WMRN in M... In this historic WMRN broadcast from May 6, 1948, a young Rod Serling delivers a reflective commentary marking the third anniversa... Documented, year-by-year history of WMRN-AM, WMRN-FM and Marion broadcast staff, managers, engineers and ownership from 1940 throu... Official media resources, quick facts, logos, approved images, background information and press contacts for the WMRN Radio Histor... The history of WMRN's Coats for Christmas campaign: preserved broadcast audio, documented annual coat collections, community partn... Have old WMRN photographs, recordings, documents, memorabilia, or memories? Help the WMRN Radio History Archive identify, document... A public support page listing preservation supplies, storage materials, digitization equipment, and archival tools needed to help... Interpretive Exhibit WMRN Radio: The Station That Carried Marion An exhibit exploring WMRN’s role in the life of Marion, Ohio, thr... Charlie Evers conducts a humorous interview at the Union County Fair with a young participant portraying Beavis from the animated... WMRN personality Will Beard performs a playful impression of sportscaster Marv Albert while introducing Joe Suarez during Morning... A short Community Calendar promotional announcement voiced by Paul James and aired on WMRN-AM, WMRN-FM, and WYNT-FM. The promo dir... Original Item Congressional Record, April 4, 1978, Extensions of Remarks, page 8674, recognizing WMRN’s emergency service during t...WMRN-AM 1490
9 featured records
4 timeline anchors
5 people/roles
Timeline Points
People and Roles
Featured Accessions
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“Evers In The Morning” — WMRN-AM Program Announcement (October 15, 1990)
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WMRN Alumni Gather for 70th Anniversary Celebration — Group Photograph (Date Unknown)
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WMRN Morning Personalities Photograph — Jeff Ruth and Charlie Evers (WMRN-AM) with Scott Shawver (WMRN-FM) (Circa 1995)
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Robert Tussing Mason Profile, “He Didn’t Wait to Be Asked to Serve” — Broadcasting, November 29, 1965
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Emanuel Lutheran Radio Ministry 25th Anniversary Recording — January 28, 1968
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WMRN-AM On-Air Studio Interior (Late 1990s Era)
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Articles of Incorporation — Marion Broadcasting Company (April 22, 1940)
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Rod Serling Commentary on V-E Day Anniversary — WMRN Broadcast (May 6, 1948)
Related Audio, Exhibits, and Pages
WMRN Historical Staff Roster (1940–2020)
Media & Press
Exhibit
Coats for Christmas: A WMRN Community Tradition
Save Your WMRN History
Page
WMRN Archive Wishlist
Exhibit
WMRN Radio: The Station That Carried Marion
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Charlie Evers Interviews a Young “Beavis” — Union County Fair (Date Unknown)
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Will Beard as “Marv Albert” Introduces Joe Suarez — Morning Magazine, 1996 Marion County Fair
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WMRN Community Calendar Promo — Paul James (Date Unknown)
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WMRN: “The Air of Difference” — Congressional Record Recognition, April 4, 1978