[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Dad was a radio guy all the way back to WWII. Then with an airline as a repairman. Ham operator for many years. A member of the M.A.R.S. He was a hero during the record flooding in the Minnesota River Valley in 1965, helping to relay emergency information when only hams were up and working. Got into listening to his SW late in life.....

I shoulda paid attention.....

[LiveFreeOrDie2001]

Wow - great story!! Thanks for sharing!

I barely remember that flood, they still have signs up where the water level was...

[Viking2002]

Dad was an old-school AM broadcaster for 45 years. Started out in northern PA in the late 40's, joined the army and was with Armed Forces Radio in Germany right after Korea, did a stint in NYC in the mid-50's, and landed in Western Maryland. At one point during the Reagan years, he was on in Washington, and had the likes of Pat Buchanan and Larry King on his show (he was Rush before Rush was Rush). Damn shame he was always one step behind The Brass Ring. He had a highly-rated local talk show back home when I was a kid. I literally grew up inside radio stations during my formative years.