...and speaking of anniversaries...

Bill O'Neill billohno@gmail.com
Fri Jun 12 07:15:24 EDT 2009


Mark Watson wrote:
>  On this day (June 10th) in 1951, Ike and Maurice Cohen put WCAP (980 
> Lowell) on the air for it's first day of broadcasting. 58 years later, 
> WCAP is still locally owned and operated, with Clark Smidt's Merrimack 
> Valley Radio LLC continuing the commitment to locally owned and 
> focused radio the Cohen brothers started. And WCAP's main studio is 
> still in the same place it's been since day one. 
And my lovely wife, Melissa, reminds me that June 10th, while a big 
"AM98 Weekend" day in broadcasting history, was an even bigger day in 
the celebration of her birth.  Ah, perspective. 

Bill O'Neill


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