WLAP Radio Collection
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- WLAP Radio Collection
- Date
- 1972-1979
- Extent
- 5.0 Cubic feet
- Subjects
- Radio broadcasting--Kentucky--History.
- Preferred Citation
- [Identification of item], WLAP Radio Collection, 74AV02,Special Collections and Digital Programs, University of Kentucky.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- William Virgil Jordan founded WLAP on September 15, 1922 when he was granted the second radio station license in Kentucky. WHAS, the first licensed station, had been formed less than two months earlier, also in Louisville, on July 18, 1922. WLAP's first permit allowed it to broadcast at 15 watts, but this was increased to 20 by 1923. Though WLAP was the second licensed station, there is some dispute as to which station holds the title of "Kentucky's First Radio Station." Before either was licensed, Jordan was broadcasting from the Big Six Auto Repair Shop in Louisville, mostly in the evenings and at his leisure. Many consider the Big Six broadcasts to be Kentucky's first radio station. As late as 1925, WHAS and WLAP were still the only licensed stations in Kentucky.
- Jordan sold WLAP to the Virginia Avenue Baptist Church of Louisville in 1926 for $675. The used the slogan "We Love All People" and transmitted from the church. Their programming was limited mostly to Sunday services. During this time, WLAP increased its power to 30 watts. The station was sold in 1928 to Dinwiddie Lampton who operated it from studios in the Inter-Southern Building on South First Street. At the time, WLAP was second in the ratings to WHAS, which also enjoyed a power advantage. WLAP responded by promoting itself as the local station. As part of this effort, the station carried the Derby, local boxing, and Louisville Colonels minor league baseball.
- In 1931, Lampton sold WLAP to Ralph Atlass, who moved the studios to the Speed Building. It was then purchased by George W. Norton, Jr. After a brief struggle for the supremacy of the Louisville airwaves, Norton sold WLAP to Turner Rush and Alvin Witt who announced they would move WLAP to Lexington. The studios were set up in the Walton Building on Main Street and WLAP, now at 250 watts during the day and 100 watts at night, went back on the air on March 17, 1934. It was at this time that famed personality Ted Grizzard joined the WLAP staff. He was known for many years on the Lexington airwaves for his man-on-the-street interviews. In 1934, WLAP started broadcasting UK football games and, in 1935, they added basketball. They also broadcast the Bluegrass Stakes and other Keeneland Races. For these practices, WLAP began promoting itself as the "Thoroughbred Station of the Nation."
- In 1936, WLAP was sold to the Nunn Family - J. Lindsay Nunn and his son Gilmore. Nunn also owned the Lexington Herald at the time, as well as a number of other newspapers and radio stations across the southwest. Eventually they sold the newspaper, but kept WLAP and moved it to more modern studios at Walnut and Short in 1938. In 1940, the tower and transmitter were moved to Mason Headley Road. In that same year, WLAP formed the Ashland Oil-Aetna Sports Network and carried Reds games live from Crosley Field as well as continuing to cover UK football and basketball with J.B. Faulconer handling the play-by-play.
- In 1950, WLAP established itself at 630 on the AM dial, and the transmitter was moved to Russell Cave Pike. They began broadcasting with 5,000 watts during the day and 1,000 at night. In 1958, the studios were moved to Upper Street. Throughout most of the fifties and sixties, WLAP featured middle of the road music during the day and rock and roll at night.
- The station changed hands numerous times in the late fifties and sixties. In 1974, the studios moved to Russell Cave Pike where the transmitter already was. They were the first station in town with a generator that could broadcast when the power was out. On April 3, 1974 when tornados swept through Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio, they were the only link to the outside world for some people. In 1994, the format changed to all sports with call-in shows and Reds baseball.
- Much of the above information came from Francis Nash's Towers Over Kentucky: A History of Radio and Television in the Bluegrass State.
- Scope and Content
- The WLAP collection consists of 91 ¼" magnetic tapes on reel. User copies have been generated through duplication on audio cassette.
- The collection contains news and interview programs recorded in the 1970s. The bulk of the collection is made up of tapes featuring the program Commonwealth Conference from 1973 - 1979. This program featured interviews with local political and community figures as well as the occasional national figure. The rest of the collection is made up of miscellaneous News tapes from 1972 - 1975.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- Copyright has not been assigned to the University of Kentucky.
Contents of the Collection
Commonwealth Conference
A: February 17, 1973 Dr. Philip Weiler, Director, County Health Dept P.T.: 30 min; February 24, 1973, Tom Harris, State Commissioner of Energy P.T.: 30 min; B. March 4, 1973 Harry Sykes, Acting Chief Administrative Officer, Urban County Government P.T.: 22 min, February and March 1973
- Box 1, Item 1
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: March 11, 1973 James Barlow, Chairman, Urban County School Board P.T.: 28 min; March 18, 1973 Robert Sedler, UK Law Professor P.T.: 27 min; B: March 25, 1973 Marlow Cook, U.S. Senator P.T.: 25 min; April 1, 1973 Wayne Howard, Director of Safety and Security, Fayette County Schools and Robert Jackson, Juvenile Court Judge P.T.: 20 min, March & April 1973
- Box 1, Item 2
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: April 1, 1973 Robert Jackson Interview concluded; April 8, 1973 Earl McDaniel, Lexington Fire Chief P.T.47 min; April 15, 1973 Tom Sullivan, Chairman, Task Force for Metro Merger P.T. 32 min; B: April 22, 1973 Mary Louise Foust, State Auditor P.T. 24 min; April 29, 1973 Jim Luckett, Budget Director, Lexington City Government P.T.: 22 min; May 6, 1973 Dr. Irvin Lunger, President, Transylvania University P.T.: 17 min, April & May 1973
- Box 1, Item 3
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: June 10, 1973 Dr. J.M. Broadus, Member, Fayette County School Board P.T.: 26 min; June 17, 1973 Judge James Park on the Equal Rights Amendment P.T.: 27 min; B: June 24, 1973 Leonard Hunt, Head, Local Housing Authority P.T.: 26 min; July 1, 1973 Ed Hancock, KY Attorney-General P.T.: 26 min, June & July 1973
- Box 1, Item 4
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: July 8, 1973 Bob Stephens, Democrat Candidate for County Judge and Arthur Brooks, Republican Candidate for County Judge P.T. 28 min; July 15, 1973 John Breckinridge, Republican U.S. Representative P.T.: 28 Min; B: July 22, l973 Harry Lancaster, UK Director of Athletics P.T.: 27 min; July 29, 1973 George Rabe, Corporation Counsel for the City Government P.T.: 26 min, July 1973
- Box 1, Item 5
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: August 5, 1973 Governor Wendell Ford P.T.: 29 min; August 12, 1973 Dr. Charles Haywood, UK Professor of Economics P.T.: 29 min; B: August 19, l973 J.R. Miller, Chairman, Democratic Party of Kentucky P.T.: 27 min; August 26, l973 Ed Hahn, Democratic Candidiate for Sheriff and Earnest Hartaway, Republican Candidate for Sheriff P.T.: 30 min, August 1973
- Box 1, Item 6
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: September 2, 1973 Laura Murrell and David Vandeventer; Assistant Attorneys General of Kentucky P.T.: 25 min; September 2, 1973 Senator Marlow Cook P.T.: 29 min; B: September 9, 1973 Russell Johnson, District Engineer of State Highway P.T.: 30 min; September 16, 1973 Charles Coy, Chairman, Republican Executive Committee P.T.: 28 min, September 1973
- Box 1, Item 7
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: October 21, 1973 Joe Heidenreich, Traffic Engineer, City of Lexington P.T.: 27 min; October 28, 1973 H. Foster Pettit, Candidate for Metro Mayor P.T.: 27 min; B: November 4, 1973, Jim Amato, Candidate for Metro Mayor P.T.: 30 min; November 11, 1973 William Lyons and Malcom Jewell, UK Professors of Political Science P.T.: 29 min, November 1973
- Box 1, Item 8
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: December 16, 1973 Lt. Gov. Julian Carroll P.T.: 27 min; December 23, 1973 Brevard Critchfield, Exec Director, Council of State Governments P.T.: 25 min; B: December 30, 1973 Bill Hoskins, Urban County Councilman-elect P.T.: 25 min; January 6, l974 Ray Gillespie, Exec. Director, Lexington Chamber of Commerce P.T.: 27 min, December 1973 & January 1973-1974
- Box 1, Item 9
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: January 13, 1974 Congressman John Breckinridge, Sixth District P.T.: 29 min; January 20, 1974 Steve Beshear, State Representative, 76th District P.T.: 29 min; B: January 27, 1974 George Gallop, Dir. American Institute of Public Opinion P.T.: 27 min; February 3, 1974 Pam Miller, 4th District Councilwoman and Tony Curtsinger, 7th District Councilman P.T. 29 min, January & February 1974
- Box 1, Item 10
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: February 10, 1974 State Representative John Swinford P.T. 29 min; February 17, 1974 U.S. Senator Walter Dee Huddleston P.T.: 30 min; B: February 24, 1974 Mayor H. Foster Pettit P.T.: 28 min; March 3, 1974 Laurence Grossman, Warden, Lexington Federal Correctional Institute P.T.: 25 min, February & March 1974
- Box 1, Item 11
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: March 10, 1974 Former Secretary of State Dean Rusk P.T.:29 min; March 17, 1974 Joe Graves, State Senator from Lexington P.T.: 27 min; B: March 24, l974 Earl Butz, Secretary of Agriculture P.T.: 28 min March 31, 1974 Ceremony in Honor of Judge MacSwinford P.T.: 27 min, March 1973
- Box 1, Item 12
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: April 7, 1974 James Barlow,Chairman, Fayette Board of Education and Billie Pope, President, Fayette Education Association P.T.: 27 min; April 14, 1974 Pat Gidal, Leo McGindy & Roland Serabia, Red Cross P.T.: 27 min; B: April 21, l974 Jack Hall, UK Dean of Students and 8th District Councilman P.T.: 28 min; April 28, 1974 Dr. James Funk, Dean, UK College of Engineering P.T.: 27 min, April 1974
- Box 1, Item 13
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: May 4, 1974 Jeff Loane, Commissioner, Social Services, Urban County Government P.T.: 26 min; May 12, 1974 Harry Sykes, Acting Chief Administrative Officer, Urban County Government. P.T.: 26 min; B: May 19, 1974 Homer Hale, President, Kentucky Mortgage Co. P.T.: 27 min; May 26, 1974 Robert Landrum & John Breckinridge, Candidates in Democratic Primary in the 6th KY Congress, District P.T.: 29 min, May 1974
- Box 1, Item 14
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: June 2, 1974 Bill Hoskins & O. M. Travis, City Councilmen P.T.: 27 min; June 16, 1974 Joe Jasper; Urban County Councilman P.T.: 28 min; B: June 23, 1974 Terry Brady, President, Urban County Government Employees Civil Service and Bill Holcomb, Urban County Personnel Director P.T.: 28 min; June 31, 1974 Billy Paxton, State Transportation Director P.T.: 25 min, June 1973-1974
- Box 2, Item 15
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: July 7, 1974 Don Blevins & Bill Ward, Urban County Councilmen P.T.: 29 min; July 14, 1974 Tom Ward, State Senator & Terry McBrayer; State Representative P.T.: 27 min; B: July 21, 1974 William Logan, Public Service Community. P.T.: 28 min; July 28, 1974 William Patterson, Lexington-Fayette County Urban Renewal Agency P.T.: 27 min, July 1974
- Box 2, Item 16
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: August 11, 1974 Charles Coy, State GOP Chairman; Larry Hopkins, State Representative from Lexington; and Don Webb, Democratic Party Chairman P.T.: 26 min; August 4, 1974 Fancy Farm Debate, Governor Wendell Ford, Part 1 P.T. 27 min; B: August 4, 1974 Senator Marlow Cook, Fancy Farm Debate. Part 2 P.T.: 25 min; August 18, 1974 William E. Jones, Chairman, Transit Authority, Lex Urban County Government. P.T.: 22 min, August 1974
- Box 2, Item 17
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: August 25, 1974 Mayor Foster Pettit, P.T.: 28 min; September 1, 1974 Houston Elmore, Deputy Director of Organizing for UMW P.T.: 28 min; B: September 9, 1974 Scotty Baesler, Vice-Mayor of Lex P.T.: 27 min; September 15, 1974 Sen. Walter "Dee" Huddleston P.T.: 28 min, August & September 1974
- Box 2, Item 18
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: September 22, 1974 James King, Finance Commissioner in Governor's Cabinet P.T.: 29 min; September 29, 1974 Dr. Charles Haywood, Chairman of Governor's Economic Advisers P.T.: 28 min ; B: October 6, 1974 Helen Thomas, UPI White House Reporter P.T. 26 min; October 13, 1974 Ed Parker, American Party Candidate for U.S. Senate P.T.: 26 min, September & October 1974
- Box 2, Item 19
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: October 20, 1974 Marlow Cook, U.S. Senator from KY P.T.: 28 min; October 27, 1974 William Sullivan, Democratic State Party Chairman P.T.: 28 min; B: November 3, 1974 Part 1; School Board District 4 Candidates P.T.: 30 min; Part 2; School Board District 2 Candidates P.T.: 21 min, October & November 1974
- Box 2, Item 20
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: November 10, 1974 Lt. Gov. Julian Carroll P.T.: 25 min November 17, 1974 Dean Hunter, Chief Administrative Officer, Urban County Government P.T.: 28 min; B: November 24, 1974 Ralph Abernathy P.T.: 28 min; December 1, 1974 Col. John Dennington, Commissioner, Lexington; Bluegrass Army Depot P.T.: 22 min, November & December 1974
- Box 2, Item 21
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: December 8, 1974 Allan Pack, Vice-President, Island Creek Coal Company P.T.: 27 min; December 15, l974 Alberta Coleman and Barry Donaldson of Tenant Services Organization P.T.: 28 min; B: December 22, 1974 Dr. George Gumbert, Chairman, Lexington-Fayette County Airport Board, and Logan Gray, Manager, Bluegrass Field P.T.: 27 min; December 29, 1974 Joe Ward, Courier-Journal and Jim Jordan, Lexington-Herald P.T.: 28 min, December 1974
- Box 2, Item 22
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: January 5, 1975 Congressman John Breckinridge P.T.: 29 min; January 12, 1975 Terry McBrayer, Chief Executive Officer, Gov. Carroll's Administration P.T.: 29 min; B: January 19, 1975 Cliff Hagan, Director, UK Dept of Athletics P.T. : 29 min; January 26, 1975 Mayor Foster Pettit P.T.: 28 min, January 1975
- Box 2, Item 23
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: February 2, 1975 Dr. Truett Ricks, Kentucky Police Commissioner P.T.: 27 min; February 9, 1975 Scott Reed, Chief Justice Kentucky, Court of Appeals P.T.: 28 min; B: February 16, 1975 Dr. Dee Akers, Kentucky Development Secretary P.T. : 29 min; February 23, 1975 Fred Hynson, Parks and Recreation Director for Lex.-Fayette County P.T.: 27 min, February 1975
- Box 2, Item 24
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: March 2, 1975 Steve Dreesler, Alcoholic Beverage Control Administrator for Fayette County P.T.: 28 min; March 9, 1975 State Senator Mike Moloney P.T.: 27 min; B: March 16, 1975 James Shaffer, Chief of Police, Lexington-Fayette County 28 min; March 23, 1975 William Chamberlain, National Commander, Salvation Army P.T.: 27 min, March 1975
- Box 2, Item 25
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: March 30, 1975 U.B. Webb and Fred Frederick, Meterologists, U.S. Weather Bureau P.T.: 28 min; April 6, 1975 Jim Parsons, Director Central Kentucky Manpower Consortium P.T: 26 min; B: April 13, 1975 Julius Berry, Citizen Advocate, Lexington-Metro Government P.T.: 28 min; April 20, 1975 Tom Minter, Executive Director, Lexington Center Corporation P.T.: 25 min, March & April 1975
- Box 2, Item 26
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: April 27, 1975 John Y, Brown, Jr., Pres., American Basketball Association and Ellie Brown, Owner, KY Colonels Basketball Team P.T.: 26 min; May 4, 1975 Mellie Meadows, Clay City Artist and Dr. Robert Kuehne, UK Biology Professor P.T.: 26 min; B: May 11, 1975 Dr. Charles Haywood, Dean of the College of Business and Economics, UK P.T.: 27 min; May 18, 1975 Governor Julian Carroll P.T.: 25 min, April & May 1975
- Box 2, Item 27
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: May 25, 1975 Mary Louise Foust, State Auditor and Candidate for Governor in the Democratic Primary P.T.: 23 min May 25, 1975 Todd Hollenback, County Judge of Jefferson County and Candidate for Governor in the Democratic Primary P.T.: 26 min; B: June 1, 1975 Tom Ward, Kentucky State Senator, Versailles, Ky. P.T.: 26 min; June 8, 1975 Vice-Mayor Scotty Baesler P.T.: 27 min, May & June 1975
- Box 2, Item 28
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: June 15, 1975 Ray Hornback, Vice-President, UK P.T.: 27 min; June 22, 1975 Doug Hamilton, Kentucky Human Rights Commissioner and Dennis Carrigan, Lexington Comm. of Parks, Housing and Community Development P.T.: 28 min; B: June 29, 1975 Howard "Sonny" Hunt, Chairman Kentucky Democratic Party P.T.: 26 min; July 6, 1975 Dean Hunter, Chief Administrative Office, Urban County Government P.T.: 27 min, June & July 1975
- Box 3, Item 29
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: July 13, 1975 Representative John Breckinridge P.T.:28 min; July 20, 1975 Guy Potts, Superintendent of Fayette County Schools P.T.: 27 min; B: July 27, 1975 Clyde Middleton, Chairman Kentucky Republican Party. P.T.: 25 min; August 4, 1975 Eric Karnes, Member of the Merger Committee and Charles Christopher, opponent of the merged government, P.T.: 28 min, July & August 1975
- Box 3, Item 30
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: August 10, 1975 Jim Amato, Kentucky Citizens for Judicial Improvement P.T.: 27 min; August 17, 1975 Dr. Phillip Weiler, Director of Lexington-Fayette County Health Department P.T.: 30 min; B: August 24, 1975 Martha Moore, President,FCEA and Vada Phillips, President, PEFC P.T.: 27 min; August 31, 1975 Fred Koeter, Professor Architecture, UK P.T.: 28 min, August 1975
- Box 3, Item 31
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: September 7, 1975 Frederick Wilson, Archeologist with the State Heritage Commission P.T.: 28 min; September 14, 1975 Dr. Charles Haywood, UK Professor of Economics P.T.: 29 min; B: September 21, 1975 Joe Scheeckman, Mgr., Lex-Tran P.T.: 29 min; September 29, 1975 Dr. Dee Akers, Administrator, KY Center for Energy Research P.T.: 16 min, September 1975
- Box 3, Item 32
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: October 5, 1975 Mayor Foster Pettit P.T.: 28 min; October 12, 1975 Robert Gable, Republican Nominee for Governor P. T.: 27 min; B: October 19, 1975 Lt. Gov. Julian Carroll, Democratic Nominee for Governor P.T. 27 min; October 26, 1975 William Canan, Director, Training Division, Police Department P.T.: 28 min, October 1975
- Box 3, Item 33
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: November 2, 1975 Dr. Irvine Lunger, President, Transylvania University P.T.: 28 min; November 9, 1975 Albert Gore, Sr., Chairman, Island Creek Coal Co. P.T.: 27 min; B: November 16, 1975 Frank Matone, Head, Planning Division, Urban County Government P.T.: 28 min; November 23, 1975 Diane Schorr, Director of Program Development and Management, Urban County Government P.T.: 28 min, November 1975
- Box 3, Item 34
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: November 30, 1975 George Goodykoontz and Don McClellan, officials of Colombia Gas of Kentucky P.T.: 28 min; December 7, 1975 Pam Miller, Councilwoman, Urban County Council P.T.: 28 min; B: December 14, 1975 Julius Berry, Citizens Advocate P.T.: 28 min; December 21, 1975 Judy Tipton and Lane Paige, Pro-ERA Alliance P.T.: 28 min, November & December 1975
- Box 3, Item 35
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: December 28, 1975 Attorney General-Elect Robert Stephens P.T.: 26 min; January 1, 1976 Dennis Carrigan, Comm. Parks, Housing and Community Development, Urban County Government P.T.: 23 min; B: January 10, 1976 Senator Walter "Dee" Huddleston P.T.: 27 min; January 18, l976 Harold McGuffey, State Commissioner of Insurance P.T.: 26 min, December 1975 & January 1976
- Box 3, Item 36
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: January 25, 1976 Leonard Press and Virginia Fox, KET P.T.: 26 min; February 1, 1976 Harold Buchignani, Fayette County Jailer P.T.: 26 min; B: February 8, 1976 Gordon Garner, Public Works Commision P.T.: 27 min; February 15, 1975 Police Chief James Shaffer P.T.: 27 min, January & February 1976
- Box 3, Item 37
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: February 22, 1976 Dr. William Lyons, 8th District Councilman P.T.: 25 min; February 29, 1976 Eric Karnes, Transit Authority Board Member, and William Jones, Urban County Transit Authority, Executive Director; P.T.: 29 min; B: March 7, 1976 Franklin Weir, Personnel Director, Urban County Government P.T.: 29 min; March 14, 1976 Dr. Truman Mays, Professor of Surgery P.T.: 29 min, February & March 1976
- Box 3, Item 38
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: March 21, 1976 William Bunting, Urban County Housing Services Director P.T.: 30 min; March 28, 1976 Scotty Baesler, Vice-Mayor Urban County Government P.T.: 29 min; B: April 4, 1976 Fred Frederic, National Weather Service P.T.: 23 min; April 11, 1976 Louie Nunn, Former Kentucky Governor, discussing the Ronald Reagan presidential campaign P.T.: 28 min, March & April 1976
- Box 3, Item 39
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: April 18, 1976 Harold Rogers, State Campaign Manager, Gerald Ford Campaign P.T.: 24 min; April 24, 1976 E.D. Ermenc, Director of Air Pollution Control, Cinncinati, and Vernon Oseicki, Manager of Plant Engr. and Utilities Service for General Electric Company at Ebondale P.T.: 27 min; B: May 2, l976 Dr, James Graham, Kentucky Superintendant of Public Instruction P.T.: 29 min; May 9, 1976 Hugh Owen, Vice-President, Merrill-Lynch P.T.: 27 min, April & May 1976
- Box 3, Item 40
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: May 16, 1976 Col, John Dennington, Commander, Lexington Bluegrass Army Depot P.T.: 26 min; May 23, 1976 Lynn Wiseman, Media Specialist with EKU Traffic Safety Institute P.T.: 27 min; B: May 30, 1976 Henry Arnold, Landscape Architect of Princeton, NJ, Advising the Urban County Govt on Growth P.T.: 26 min; Thelma Stovall, Lt. Governor P.T.: 27 min, May 1976
- Box 4, Item 41
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: June 13, 1976 Pat Hutar, President of the National Federation of Republican Women P.T.: 23 min; June 20, 1976 Malcolm Jewell, UL Political Science Professor P.T.: 28 min; B: June 27, 1976 John Smith, Ky. Sec. of Justice P.T.: 30 min; July 4, 1976 Carol Wigginton, Social Service Commissioner P.T.: 27 min, June & July 1976
- Box 4, Item 42
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: July 11, 1976 Ray Daugherty, Exec. Director of Association for Alcohol Abuse and Glenna Snowdon, Coordinator of Health Services for Drug & Alcohol Abuse P.T.: 28 min; July 8, 1976 Bert Hawkins, Commissioner of Public Safety for the Urban County Government P.T.: 26 min; B: July 25, 1976 Alejandro Orfila, Secretary-General, Organization of American States P.T.: 26 min; August 1, 1976 Ken Walker, Chrm, Lex Transit Authority Board and John Suster, Resident Mgr, Lex Transit Authority P.T.: 25 min, July & August 1976
- Box 4, Item 43
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: August 8, 1976 Paul Gudgel, Fayette County Judge P.T.: 25 min; August 14, 1976 Ellen Grist and Norma Godby, Officials with Immunization Program P.T.: 27 min; B: August 22, 1976 Dr. Carpenter and Dr. Wade, with Competency Based Vocational Education Program P.T.: 26 min; August 29, 1976 Don Blevins, Coincilman, Urban County Government P.T.: 28 min, August 1976
- Box 4, Item 44
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: September 5, 1976 Dr. William Kelley, President, Transylvania University P.T.: 30 min; September 12, 1976 Dr. Charles Haywood, UK Professor of Economics P.T.: 28 min; B: September 19, 1976 Dr. Guy Potts, Superintendant of Fayette County Schools P.T.: 25 min; September 26, 1976 Rufus Shackleford, American Party Vice-Pres. Candidate P.T.: 24 min, September 1976
- Box 4, Item 45
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: October 3, 1976 Gayle Greer, President F.C.E.A. P.T.: 27 min;October 10, 1976 Nancy Ray, Chairperson, K.C.L.U. P.T.: 29 min; B: October 31, 1976 Dr. Malcolm Jewell, UK Professor of Political Science P.T.: 27 min; October 21, 1976 Dr. Phillip Weiller, Health Dept. Director P.T. 28 min, October 1976
- Box 4, Item 46
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: November 28, 1976 Carolyn Kenton and Gordon Salyers,United Way P.T.: 27 min; December 5, 1976 Julius Berry, Urban County Government, Citizens Advocate P.T.: 27 min; B: December 12, 1976 State Representative Steve Beshear P.T.: 25 min; December 26, 1976 Diane Schorr, Director of Program Development, Urban County Government P.T: 28 min, November & December 1976
- Box 4, Item 47
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: January 9, 1977 Lexington Mayor Foster Pettit P.T.: 28 min; January 16, 1977 State Senator Joe Graves P.T.: 28 min; B: February 6, 1977 Lexington Police Chief Nolen Freeman P.T.: 29 min; February 7, 1977 Tom Minter, Executive Director of Lexington Center Corporation P.T.: 26 min, January & February 1977
- Box 4, Item 48
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: February 20, 1977 Senator Walter "Dee" Huddleston P.T.: 28 min; December 19, 1976 State Senator Joe Graves P.T.: 29 min; B: March 20, 1977 Bob Stevens, Fayette County Judge P.T.: 28 min; March 27, l977 Tom Harris, State Commissioner of Agriculture P.T.: 28 min, February & March 1977 & December 1976
- Box 4, Item 49
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: April 3, 1977 Don Stephens, Director of Governor's Task Force on Education P.T.: 26 min; April 10, 1977 Roger Ware, Candidate for Mayor of Lexington P.T.: 29 min; B: April 17, 1977 Rep. John B.Breckinridge P.T.: 28 min; April 24, 1977 Porter Peoples, President, Urban League P.T.: 29 min, April 1977
- Box 4, Item 50
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: May 29, 1977 Carroll Hubbard, U.S. Congressman P.T.: 28 min; May 1977 George Atkins, State Auditor P.T.: 26 min; B: George Atkins (concluded) 2 min; June 12, 1977 William Kelley, President, Transylvania University 28 min; June 19, 1977 Calvin Grays, Secretary, KY Deptartment of Transportation P.T.: 29 min, May & June 1977
- Box 5, Item 51
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: June 26, 1977 Mary Ann Pierce, President, Fayette County Educ. Association P.T.: 27 min; July 3, 1977 Ron Berry and Theodore Berry, with Micro-City Govt P.T.: P.T.: 28 min; B: July 10, 1977 Harold McGuffey, State Insurance Commissioner P.T.: 27 min; July 24, 1977 Gordon Garner, Lexington Public Works Commissioner P.T.: 28 min, June & July 1977
- Box 5, Item 52
Scope and Contents note
1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: August 7, 1977 Robert Bullock, Director, Consumer Protection Division P.T.: 28 min; B: August 28, 1977 Carol Wigginton, Commissioner, Fayette Co. Social Services P.T.: 29 min; September 4, 1977 Dean Hunter, Chief Administrative Officer, Urban County Govt P.T.: 28 min, August & September 1977
- Box 5, Item 53
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A: September 25, 1977 Phillip Weiler, Head, Fayette Co. Health Dept. P.T.: 29 min; November 2, 1977 Thelma Stovall, Lt. Governor of KY P.T.: 27 min; B: November 9, 1977 Bill Kingsbury, Downtown Development Commission P.T.: 28 min; November 13, 1977 Barbara Banks, Consumers' Affairs Office, Food & Drug Admin P.T.: 28 min, September & November 1977
- Box 5, Item 54
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A: November 27, 1977 Randy Butcher, Executive Director, Recreation, Tourist and Convention Commission P.T.: 28 min; December 11, 1977 June Sheefley, Dir., Women's Center and Betsy Novan, Executive Director, YWCA P.T.: 28 min; B: February 27, 1977 Terry McBrayer, State Commerce Commissioner P.T.: 28 min ; July 17, 1977 Don Wathen, Supt., Kentucky Horse Park P.T.: 28 min, February, July, November & December 1977
- Box 5, Item 55
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1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: January 8, 1978 Jim Todd, Vice-Mayor P.T.: 29 min; December 1977 Mayor Foster Pettit P.T.: 28 min; B: January 15, 1978 E. Lawson King, Fayette County Attorney P.T.: 26 min; January 22, 1978 Mike Moloney, State Senator P.T.: 29 min, January 1978 & December 1977
- Box 5, Item 56
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1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: February 19, 1978 Dr. Jack Trevey, State Representative P.T.: 27 min; February 1978 Dean Hunter, Chief Administrative Officer, Urban County Govt P.T.: 28 min; B: March 16, 1978 Eugene Mooney, Secretary, Natural Resources Commission P.T.: 29 min March 26, 1978 Bob Estep, Fire Marshall and Russ Groves, Deputy Marshall P.T.: 29 min, February & March 1978
- Box 5, Item 57
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1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: April 16, 1978 Dr. J. M. Broadus, Member, Fayette County School Board P.T.: 27 min; April 23, 1978 Tom Easterly P.T.: 28 min; B: April 30, 1978 Michael Brooks, UK Professor of Sociology P.T.: 28 min; May 7, 1978 Tom Minter, Chairman, Lexington Center Board P.T.: 30 min, April & May 1978
- Box 5, Item 58
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1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: May 8, 1978 Galen Martin, Chairman, Kentucky Human Rights Commission P.T.: 28 min; June 1978 Tom Parker; Fire Marshall P.T.: 26 min; B: June, 1978 Hank Davis, Executive Director, Humane Society P.T.: 27 min; July, 1978 Louie Guenthner, State Representative P.T.: 27 min, May, June & July 1978
- Box 5, Item 59
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1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: July 2, 1978 George Atkins, State Auditor P.T.: 28 min; July 16, 1978 Harvey Sloane, Mayor of Louisville P.T.: 28 min; B: July 23, 1978 Barbara Curry, State Social Services Commissioner P.T.: 28 min; July 1978 Damon Harrison, Chief, Kentucky Department of Energy P.T.: 29 min, July 1978
- Box 5, Item 60
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1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: August 7, 1978 Ray Overstreet; State Representative P.T.: 28 min; August 14, 1978 Dean Hunter, Former Chief Administrative Officer, Urban County Government P.T.: 28 min; B: August 20, 1978 Don Wathen, Superintendent, Kentucky Horse Park P.T.: 27 min; August 23, 1978 Dr. Guy Potts, Superintendent, Fayette County Schools P.T.: 29 min, August 1978
- Box 5, Item 61
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1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: September 15, 1978 Marie Turner, Acting Chairman, State Democratic Party P.T.: 27 min; October 1, 1978 Ed Halloway and Carol Jarboe, School Board Candidates P.T. 27 min; B: October 8, 1978 Raymond Wilkie and Perry Southard, School Board Candidates P.T.: 29 min; No Date Bill Kingsbury, Exec. Dir., Downtown Development Commission P.T.: 28 min, September & October 1978
- Box 5, Item 62
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1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
A: No Date Joe Jasper, Councilman, 3rd District P.T.: 29 min; B: September 7, l978 Bill Rice, 9th District Urban County Councilman P.T.: 28 min; October 29, l978 Philip Weiler, Director, Fayette County Health Department P.T.: 27 min, September & October 1978
- Box 6, Item 63
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A: November 26, 1978 Bill Kenton, Speaker of the House P.T.: 30 min; 30 January 14, 1979 Joe Clarke, Chairman, House Committee on Appropriations & Revenue P.T.: 28 min; B: February 25, 1979 Jim Vernon, Democratic Candidate for Lieutenant Governor P.T.: 30 min, November 1978 & January & February 1979
- Box 6, Item 64
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A: November 12, 1978 Mary Ann Pierce, President, Fayette County Education Association P.T.: 24 min; B: (No date) Tom Minter, Executive Director, Lexington Center Corp. .P.T.: 26 min; March 4, 1979 Larry Roberts, Fayette County Attorney P.T.: 29 min, November 1978 & March 1979
- Box 6, Item 65
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A: March 27, 1977 Tom Harris, Commisioner of Agriculture P.T.: 28 min; B: November, 1978 6th District Congressional Candidates: L. Rogers, American Party, Tom Easterly, Democratic Party; and Larry Hopkins, Republican Party (Side 1, 31 min; Side 2, 24 min), March 1977 & November 1978
- Box 6, Item 66
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1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
No Date Eugene Mooney, Secretary for Natural Resources and Environmental Protection P.T.: 29 min, No date
- Box 6, Item 67
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December 3, l978 Frank Matone, Urban County Government; Planning Director P.T.: 30 min, December 1978
- Box 6, Item 68
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February 9, 1979 Bill Rice, Ninth District Urban County Councilman P.T.: 30 min; March 4, 1979 Larry Roberts, Fayette County Commonwealth Attorney P.T.: 29 min, February and March 1979
- Box 6, Item 69
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1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
March 11, 1979 Madeleine Murray O'Hair P.T.: 29 min: March 25, 1979 Gordon Garner, Commissioner of Public Works P.T.: 28 min, March 1979
- Box 6, Item 70
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1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
February 5, 1979 Steven Beshear, Candidate for State Attorney General P.T. 28 min, February 1979
- Box 6, Item 71
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1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
April 1, 1979 Ray White, candidate, Republican gubernatorial nominee P.T.: 27 min; July 22, 1979 Michael Eades, Chairman of Advisory Task Force on Growth Planning P.T.: 29 min, April and July 1979
- Box 7, Item 72
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1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
April 15, 1979 Terry McBrayer, Democratic gubernatorial nominee P.T.: 29 min, April 1979
- Box 7, Item 73
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1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
April 22, 1979 Carroll Hubbard, Democratic gubernatorial nominee P.T.: 30 min, April 1979
- Box 7, Item 74
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1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
May 6, 1979 George Atkins, State Auditor and Democratic candidate for Governor P.T.: 22 min, May 1979
- Box 7, Item 75
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1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
May 1979 Theodore Berry, Candidate for 75th District Legislative Seat and Bill Kenton, Incumbent Candidate. P.T.: 30 min, May 1979
- Box 7, Item 76
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1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
August 26, 1979 Jim Todd, Vice-Mayor for Urban County Government P.T.: 28 min; June 3, 1979 Ellen Grist, educator with local health department P.T.: 28 min, August and June 1979
- Box 7, Item 77
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1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
No Date Unidentified person talking to someone about the UK Handicapped Students Office and what the University is doing to help such students P.T.: 6 min, No date
- Box 7, Item 78
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1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
July 29, 1979 Peter Soppora, general manager of Lex-Tran P.T.: 28 min; August 5, 1979 Larry Townshend, state Democratic Party Chairman P.T.: 27 min, July and August 1979
- Box 8, Item 79
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1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
August 12, 1979 Dr. Charles Holtman, Chairman of Kentucky Council of Economic Advisors P.T.: 29 min; August 19, l979 Ron Meredith, Campaign Chairman for Republican gubernatorial candidate Louie Nunn P.T.: 29 min, August 1979
- Box 8, Item 80
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1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
September 9, 1979 Mary Mangone, council member from Fifth District P.T.: 30 min, September 1979
- Box 8, Item 81
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1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
News Tapes
Year in Review, January - June, 1972 P.T.: 25 min, January - June 1972
- Box 9, Item 82
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1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
Year in Review, July - December, 1972 P.T.: 26 min, July - December 1972
- Box 9, Item 83
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1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
Year in Review 1973 P.T.: 30 min, January - December 1973
- Box 9, Item 84
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1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
January 28, 1976 Gov. Julian Carroll's Budget Address P.T.: 30 min; Side 2: Budget message continues P.T.: 8 min, January 1976
- Box 9, Item 85
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1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
March 1976 "Tobacco Road," Series on the Politics of Tobacco: Pt. 1 - Howard Winkler on "Tobacco Road," Washington, D.C. P.T.: 12 min; Pt. 2 - Notes for Howard Winkler on tobacco manufacturing P.T.: 7 min, March 1976
- Box 9, Item 86
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1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
No Date Judge Mac Swinford Program honoring the Judge on his retirement P.T.: 28 min, No Date
- Box 9, Item 87
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1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
January 23, 1975 Adolph Rupp Testimonial Dinner P.T 36 min, January 1975
- Box 9, Item 88
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1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
January 23, 1975 Mayor Foster Pettit, State of the Urban County Government Address P.T.: 29 min, January 1975
- Box 9, Item 89
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1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
No Date Tom Liker speaking about a Disaster-Planning Conference and Unidentified doctor at UK Med Center discussing the incidence of diabetes and plans for a treatment center P.T. 12 min, No Date
- Box 10, Item 90
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1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
Newsman speaking with several insurance agents on the feasibility of appraising and insuring a baseball card collection; and an official of the KY Housing Authority is asked about types of loans P.T.: 13 min, No Date
- Box 10, Item 91
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1 Original 1/4" reel to reel, 1 Preservation cassette, 1 user cassette
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