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Augusta's WGAC radio : the voice of the Garden City for seventy years / edited by Debra Reddin van Tuyll and Scott Hudson.

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Augusta's WGAC radio : the voice of the Garden City for seventy years / edited by Debra Reddin van Tuyll and Scott Hudson.
Publication
Charleston, SC : History Press, 2012.

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  • Van Tuyll, Debra Reddin
  • Hudson, Scott.
Description
128 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
Summary
WGAC has been the voice of Augusta for over seven decades. The station was founded in 1940 by renowned television pioneer J. B. Fuqua, who soon built his single broadcast building into a media empire. From helping to build the career of pop star James Brown, who once shined shoes outside the studio, to building the Masters Golf Tournament into an international tradition, WGAC has brought the best of Augusta to the world. It has weathered the transition in American radio from local stations with hometown programming to corporately owned stations that feature syndicated segments, all without giving up its Augusta character. Join local writers Debra van Tuyll and Scott Hudson as they trace the history of this community landmark from its infancy to its number-one status today. --From cover.
Subject
  • WGAC (Radio station : Augusta, Ga.)
  • Radio stations > Augusta > History
  • Radio broadcasting > Augusta > History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Preface -- 1. Fuqua's vision / Chelsea Mathews, Lauren Kellums, and Scott Hudson -- 2. The war years from downtown Augusta / Ron Hickerson and Daniel Barber -- 3. Augusta's tower of strength / by Jacquelyn Pabon, JoBen Rivera-Thompson and Jillian Hobday -- 4. The rise of rock and the decline of WGAC / John-Michael Garner ... [et al.] -- 5. Marching back to success with George Fisher and Pat Mulherin / Travis Highfield and David Lee -- 6. From insomniac radio back to the top / John-Michael Garner and Kristin Hawkins -- Epilogue / Abigail Blankenship ... [et al.].
ISBN
  • 9781609493394 (pbk.)
  • 1609493397 (pbk.)
LCCN
^^2012005237
OCLC
777628155
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library