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1969.

Radio host Marvin Burak versus Arlen Specter, Frank Rizzo, and the Philadelphia Police.

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“More listeners than you think: Out of every 100 listeners, 97 said they turn to radio for news” (1946)

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PHOTO 1-3: On Friday, June 26, 1953, at the Bala Golf Club in the Wynnefield section of Philadelphia, the first TV Golf Tournament was held. Nearly 70 people from the local television industry took part. More than double that amount showed up to observe the event. TV Guide's Associate Editor Harvey Pollack hosted the all-day event.

PHOTO 4: Katy Jurado, Grace Kelly and Alan Scott WCAU-TV, Philadelphia (the actresses were in town to promote their new movie, "High Noon") in 1952

PHOTO 5 & 6: Broadcast Pioneers member Ed Harvey hosted a telephone-talk show on WCAU Radio (now WPHT) during the sixties. Early in the talking era of Harvey, the station ran a tour to Monaco and sold space on it. Princess Grace Kelly who was from Philadelphia came out with her daughter Stephanie about 1967.

PHOTO 7: Princess Grace of Monaco, her husband Prince Ranier and their children, Caroline and Albert, returned to her hometown of Philadelphia in 1963. She was here, in part, to open the Monaco pavilion at Philadelphia's "Travel and Vacation Show" at the Civic Center, across the street from Children's Hospital.While at the Civic Center, Grace and the Prince visited the WPEN Radio booth. They listened to a WPEN promotional recording called, "Heart of the City" and greeted WPEN officials. WPEN personnel (left to right) are Merrill Barr, WPEN Promotion Director, Murray Arnold, General Manager of WPEN and 950-morning guy Jack Gregson. After the visit, Princess Grace said: “It was a wonderful visit and we had a lovely time."

PHOTO 8: For many, many years, Bill "Wee Willie" Webber hosted various charitable telethons. In 1971, Democratic City Councilman-at-Large John B. (Jack) Kelly was a guest. He served from 1968 until 1980. Kelly passed away at the age of 57 of a heart attack while jogging. John's father, John, Sr., was an Olympic rower (1920). Jack, Jr.'s sister was actress Grace Kelly.

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Radio WPEN bans Gordon MacRae

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Radio Free London Lee

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Midcentury Radio WPEN

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