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New York’s First Radio Station WGY Celebrates 100 Yrs

February 11, 2022 by Bob Cudmore 2 Comments

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast, a look at the 100th anniversary of WGY, the pioneer Schenectady radio station founded by General Electric in 1922. GE sold the station in the 1980s. Featured are the voices of broadcasters Kolin Hager, Martha Brooks, Howard Tupper, Earl Pudney, Don Tuttle, Elle Pankin and Diane Ward.

Current WGY news anchor Mike Patrick describes podcasts he has recorded with many station veterans. They are available on wgy.com.  The station will have special programming on the February 20 anniversary.

You can listen to the podcast here.

You can find more podcasts and stories at bobcudmore.com.

For a full list of this week’s New York Almanack podcasts announcements click HERE. 

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Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: General Electric, Podcasts, Radio History, WGY Radio

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  1. David Cranston says

    February 11, 2022 at 6:21 PM

    I’m going to have to listen. I _HOPE_ they include a bit about Don Weeks. He was wonderful “entertainment” when it came to April Fools Day (Gravitational pull on Earth; V-chips in radios and TV, Free OJ at the Thruway toll plaza, etc). Then there was his “Agnes and the 12 Days of Christmas” (I still have my vinyl 45 RPM record of this). And don’t forget too, his reading of “School Closings”. Sometimes if he was “up against the hour” for the news you could tell Don was getting quite out of breath.

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  2. Bob Cudmore says

    February 12, 2022 at 11:28 AM

    Hi David. There’s a great interview Mike Patrick did on Wireless on WGY.com with one of Don’s daughters. They tag the interview with Agnes and the 12 days of Christmas. Mike’s interview with Joe Gallagher has other stories about Don. Thanks. Bob

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