I think I remember a few times when Rev Battle marked the cut to be played with masking tape. Laurie

My most vivid baseball memory from JMA dates from when the station carried the Washington Senators. I think it was a Sunday afternoon game. I was hoping it would be over in time for me to enjoy a

As a kid, Chuck Thompson and Bill O'Donnell (the Oriole announcers) were my heros. I couldn't imagine a better life than being a major league radio play-by-play guy. So I listened to every game WJMA

David, Russ... What's the bagpipe player story? I never heard that one. Ross

--- David Taylor <taylordr@...> wrote: Yes! And that reminds me of something else. LIPS! A. 64 oz bottle of Plumaid, 99 cents at Pratts Grocery in Pratts! B. 4 rolls of Bounty paper towels 1.69

I, too, had the Sunday a.m. shift for a good while (maybe a year and a half? ... memory fails), but I think I actually saw Elder Battle about six times during that time. When he did show it was in a

--- Seth Williamson <seth@...> wrote: Speaking of Christmas music, I recall that each year just before Dec. 25th, Arch would host a show devoted entirely to one composer. I think his name was

As these memories flood back about the years at the station in general and Brother Battle in particular, I remember he used to pray often. He would say he was going to pray, remind us of the

lol Yes, I remember it well. Rev. Battle was still going strong when I was there. None of his records had jackets of any kind. He would just carry them around mashed together and

Hi Ben- Les Myers here. I recall hosting a "Monday at One" on which you and someone else appeared. I can't remember the subject not who your co-guest was, but I recall you were EXTREMELY nervous. I

Ross , I still remember when Phil Goodwin first came here from "Yankee" country and was totally unfamiliar with "southernese." A gentleman called in to Swap shop with a very deep southern accent

Thanks Ross! Hope things are well with you and the family. Bill

Yes indeed, that's me--and my sister Kathy now lives near Richmond. We did indeed live on East Main Street. Yeah, I'm the only conservative that I know of in public radio (not counting a single mole

He's the older brother of Kathy, and I'm the baby brother :-) 361 East Main Street, I remember it well! -- Dave W <nospam2@...>

I also remember running Sunday mornings and a taped program from a local black preacher. I can't recall the man's name. He was a byword with the staff, in that he persisted in adding endings like

Seth: A conservative? In public radio? Seth, are you the older brother of Cathy Williamson, of the East Main St Williamsons? We were friends in high school and I always wondered what happened to

I may possibly be the senior person on this list, at least in terms of when I worked for WJMA. I was there in high school and for a year or so afterward. Late 1966 or early 1967 through 1969 or

Aw Friends, put ure hand own the ridio. Better Yet. Put ure hand in the beck of the ridio, 'mongst the tubes and the wires and yewell feel the pow'r of the low-erd surge thru ure body. ...Brother

Ross: There is another name missing from your list of former WJMA employees. It's Mark C. Walker, who now lives in Spotsylvania County. I met him via ham radio while I was in Orange (O Ran Gee) and

Oh my gosh- you're right! It WAS Bernard Battle..... and that was the exact script.