Re: Celebrity station owners

[SteveOrdinetz <steveord@xtdl.com>]

At 07:22 PM 4/14/99 -0700, Gavin Burt wrote:
>This inspired me to make a list of
>celebrities who owned, or do own, radio stations.  I started a list
>down below, and if others would like to add to it or make corrections,
>that would be nice.  Asterisks indicate past owners.
>
>Pat Sajak:  WNAV, Annapolis, Md.
>*"Buffalo" Bob Smith (of Howdy Doody):  WMKR (now WSYY), WHOU, and
>WQDY, all in Maine.
>*Charles Kuralt, WELY, Ely, Mn.
>Susan Saint James (of Kate and Allie):  WZBG, Litchfield, Me.
>Stevie Wonder, KJLH, Compton/Los Angeles, Ca.
>Stephen King, WZON/WKIT, Bangor, Me.
>\


Steve Lawrence & Edie Gorme were part owners of  WFEA, Manchester, N.H. in
the late 60s/early 70s.

Buck Owens owned a bunch of stations on the west coast...I think he's sold
most of them in the past few years.

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