WROV History Website Updates
Listing them here so when we say we updated the site, you'll know we aren't just blowing blue smoke....***
May 30, 2010
- Updated the "1960-63" page with info on the "Fun With Pop" contest, news photos featuring photos of Wynn Alby, Tim Lockhart and Adam Hill, and information on Mopey Williams in the "bomb shelter." Rewrote much of this page for better flow.
May 26, 2010
- Updated the "1955-59" page with comments from Barbara Felton and Ken Tanner, added additional information culled from
other sources.
May 9, 2010
- Updated the "1940s" page with information from Rufus Hall, also a few other re-writes and additions.
May 1, 2010
- Updated the "Epilogue" page. Thank you, Ellen, for the additional photos and for helping us get a few of the facts straight.
April 26, 2010
- Added about a year's worth of letters to the "Listener Memories" page.
April 25, 2010
- After taking a break, have (finally) started a badly needed update. Added Ron Tompkins, Ed Tillett and Karin Magno to the "Where Are They" page. Also photos of Don Foutz, George Calomaris, Tim Lockhart and Jeannie Akers Gross to the "Legends" section.
February 27, 2009
- Have been rewriting, editing and fixing continuity errors, also adding some additional text as we go along. So far, have finished the 1940s and 1950s pages, also the 1960s Part 1.
February 22, 2009
- Completely redid the 1980s sections, going from two to three pages.
- Updated the Epilogue page.
- Added many new press clippings and scans to the Archive section.
- Small updates to many other pages including the Links and Vikings pages.
February 8, 2009
- Updated the 1970s section adding more photos and comments from Ron Tompkins and Dan Alexander.
- Moved Linda to the mid-70s page where she should be.
- Updated Shrop's WATN bio (thank you, Mr. Shrop!)
- Added another Herman's Hermits photo to the Caravan '65 page.
- Added photo of Pixie remote sign (thanks to Steve N and John A) to Mid-60s page.
- Added an old Heironimus ad to the Mid-60s page and to the "Archive" page.
- Added "Rub & Scrub" winner photo to 1940s page (thanks to Steve C)
- Added Floor Plan under "The Building" section.
- Added the infamous CSHS paper interview with Bart from 1974.
January 1, 2009
- Spell checked the entire site (except for the 70s, 80s and Epilogue pages which we're still working on).
December 28, 2008
- Updated the "home" page.
- Updated the "welcome" page (again).
- Updated the "1960-63" page.
- Updated the "1964-66" page.
- Updated the "1966-69" page.
- Updated the "1946-49" page.
December 25, 2008
- Updated the "welcome" page.
- Updated the 1955-59 page.
- Corrected several errors in various places on the site.
December 10, 2008
- Updated the "Listener Memories" page.
- Created / added a "favorites icon" (save the site in your favorites / bookmarks and you'll see it).
- Corrected several errors in various places on the site.
December 9, 2008
- Updated the "Where Are They" page.
- Added Garnette Bane, Bill Bass, Barbara Felton and Tom Twine.
- Added the 2007 and 2008 reunion photos.
- Made a few other updates to this page and its photos.
July 1, 2007
- Added Jim Clark, J. Michael Graves and Terry Young to the "Where Are They" page.
- 1970s photo of Dave Moran added to his "Where Are They" page.
- A few edits and corrections made throughout the site.
January 7, 2007
- Gil King and Bob Hoya added to "Personalities Of The 1960s" list.
November 22, 2006
- Fixed a couple of HTML errors that were invisible to the naked eye, but now are correct. Only the best for The Rock of Roanoke.
October 27, 2006
- Added Rich's "Chuck Holloway" bio to the "Where Are They" page. Thank you, Richie!
October 25, 2006
- Moved the website to a new hosting service. If you couldn't get to it on 10/24-10/25, please forgive us. All should be working now.
- Fixed a few bad/incorrect links in the process (and if you find more, please let us know, as that may mean some of the moved files didn't upload correctly).
August 27, 2006
- Larry & Ron added to the "Hear The Voices" page.
August 26, 2006
- Updated and corrected the story on the 1950s pages.
- Added a few details to the 1940s and 1960s pages.
- Added "The Girl" and a jingle to the Jingles page.
- Added Jivin' Jackson to the "Hear The Voices" page.
- Added more from Fred & Jack to the "Voices" page.
August 20, 2006
- Updated the "Where Are They" page:
- Added tribute to Bucky.
- New photos of Ron & Jerry.
- New page for Sammy Russell.
- New group photo for 2006.
August 14, 2006
- Rewrote the 1940s & 1950s pages to improve accuracy, flow.
- Added picture of Ray Bentley to 1940s page.
August 12, 2006
- Added seven new Musicards.
- Made a few small additions/corrections to parts of the "story".
- Added--unfortunately--a tribute to my now-late pal Bucky.
July 24, 2006
- Have done a complete technical / cosmetic overhaul of the site:
- Fixed the "window opening" problem, P1; you can now open more than one at a time.
- Fixed the "window opening" problem, P2; now they all size correctly.
- Redid the picture captions and they look better now!
- Redid the links page (it was looking too "commercial").
- Fixed more errors and typos.
- Changed hyphens to M-dashes.
- Fixed the way "where are they" windows open.
- Resized some of the graphics so entire site can now be viewed on 800x600 screen with no scroll bars
- Broke up long paragraphs so now it's easier to read
- Changed quotes to italics for song & movie & pub titles
July 8, 2006
- Site is now cross-linked!
- Added Jivin' Jackson to R&R Heaven Section.
- Updated the "Epilogue."
- Added initial WROV News page.
- Updated all "Where Are They" pages with audio links.
July 4, 2006
- Added the Press Clippings page.
- Added the Musicards page.
- Added the Vikings pages.
July 1, 2006
- Updated the 70s & 80s pages. More pictures, more details, several corrections.
June 23, 2006
- Updated the 50s & 60s pages. More pictures, more details, several corrections.
- David Douglas, Perry Woods & Jan Wilkins added to "Where Are They Now" page.
June 17, 2006
- Updated the "Where Are They" page, added "R&R Heaven" section.
June 3, 2006
- Added LOTS of new audio files to the "Hear the Voices" page.
- Added a few new ones to the "Jingles & IDs" page.
- Added a brand new "Commercials" page with several old ones you'll remember.
May 29, 2006
- Added Bruce, Cliff, Bernie and Jerry to the "Where Are They Now" page.
- Fixed a few mistakes (we'll never tell where).
May 29, 2006
- Found and fixed problem with the email account; we weren't getting them all!
- Added all the recovered "lost" ones to the "memories" page.
January 2, 2006
- Put a new jingle on the home page. Variety is the spice of life.
December 5, 2005
- Updated the "Where Are They" page, adding six more folks & some new pics.
- Updated the "Memories" page, adding lots of new letters.
- Updated the "Voices" page, adding lots of new audio.
- Added Ken to the 55-59 page and made a few other corrections.
October 2, 2005
- Added Wally Gator and Jim Gearhart to the WATN page.
September 18, 2005
- Made a few corrections...
September 11, 2005
- FINALLY got and added a good photo of Glenn C. Lewis, The Voice of the Turtle. Thank you, Phil!!!
September 4, 2005
- Split 1970s into two parts, updated, added new stuff.
- Added new stuff to the 1980s pages.
- Added the "Epilogue" page.
September 3, 2005
- Split 1960s into two parts, updated, added new stuff.
September 2, 2005
- Updated 1940s page.
- Split 1950s into two parts, updated, added new stuff.
July 31, 2005
- Added Rob & Jim to the WATN page.
- Updated the links page.
June 30, 2005
- Three photos of Fred King added to the 60s P2 page.
June 25, 2005
- Fred King, John King & Matt Eakle added to the "Hear The Voices" page.
June 22, 2005
- W.A.T.N. pages for Fred King, Ellen Butler & Bill Jordan added!
- Updated links page, added "Reel Radio" link.
- Updated the engineering page, adding a few photos and another Al story.
June 21, 2005
- Added a pic of Jack with Dick Clark to 60s P1 page.
- Updated Starr's bio.
June 20, 2005
- Added several photos and more info to the 1960s P2 page,
including stuff from Fred King, Sam Russell, Gale Henley,
and Marty Shayne.
June 18, 2005
- Added photo of Bill to 1970s P2 page.
June 12, 2005
- Updated the 1970s P1 page, adding several photos.
June 11, 2005
- Added the 1946-1954 history of the station, it's the new "The Beginning" page.
- The old "Beginning" page is now 1955-1959 and covers the early Burt years.
- Added four "Winners" jingles to the jingles page.
April 26, 2005
- 1970s P2 "Wanted" poster and photo added, compliments of John King.
April 24, 2005
- More "Listener Memories" added.
- Lots of small additions and fixes to many other pages.
March 20, 2005
- Added photos of Lee Garrett & Jim Shell to the 40s-50s page.
March 13, 2005
- Reworked the "Welcome" page.
- Added info about PAMS to 70s, P1.
- A new photo of BP to 70s, P2.
- Info about Shrop's "Star Wars" petition t 80s, P1.
March 7, 2005
- Added "The Enormous Jack Curtiss" to our website.
February 28, 2005
- Added "Skylab" promotion to 1970s P2 page (Thanks, Ellen!)
- Began adding names of news people and station staffers to the "story" pages.
- Plus a few other updates & corrections (have fun finding them!).
February 10, 2005
- Added the links page.
- Also, a few additions to the "listener memories" page.
January 20, 2005
- Added "1964 Caravan of Stars" page.
- Added 1960s Sales Brochure to 1960s P1 page.
- A few other small additions / corrections.
January 1, 2005
- Added some great photos to the 1960s P1 page, thanks to Ron Sunshine.
- Added more info about the "Chimes" format, thanks to Bob "Dale" Lackey.
December 29, 2004
- Added the Jingles page & some jingles.
- Reworked the 1980s Part 1 page.
- Added the 1980s Part 2 page.
December 27, 2004
- Added a few photos to the 60s P1 page, thanks to Jack Shields.
December 24, 2004
- Added a Doug McCloud aircheck.
- Added airchecks by Finnegan & Garrett.
December 23, 2004
- Added the "Engineering" page.
- Added "Where Are They" pages for Doug Rorrer & Jack Shields.
- Added 1962 playlist to the first 60s page (thanks, Jack!)
December 14, 2004
- Added the "Hear The Voices" page...!
December 8, 2004
- A few small updates, corrections...
- And, sadly, added H. Gale Henley to the dedication after finding out he passed away about a year ago.
December 5, 2004
- More additions, corrections to existing pages...
- Added the 1980s Part 1 Page!
December 3, 2004
- Added a WATN Barry Michaels page.
December 1, 2004
- Added the 1970s Part 2 Page!
- Added some FINMAN bio info (had to rip it off from his WMAG page but at least it's there!)
- Replaced the Musicard photos on the 1960s P2 page with ones in color (Thanks, Phil!)
- Added another paragraph of text to the 1960s P2 page.
- Two more letters added to the Listener Memories page.
November 28, 2004
- Added a Wolfman page.
- Added a few other bits of text on the other pages.
November 23, 2004
- Added a WATN Jack Fisher page.
- Fixed THIS page so now the headlines are at the top.
- Made a few other corrections & tweaks.
November 22, 2004
- Added more text / pictures to the 1950s page.
- Made a few other corrections & tweaks.
November 21, 2004
- Converted to frames format with navigation bar on the left (easier to get around that way!)
- Added the Listener Memories page.
- Added a few new jingles to the home page.
- Added a WATN page for Vince & FIN
November 18, 2004
- Added thumbnails to "Where Are They" page, return links to "Where Are They" pages, added pages for Bucky & Charlie.
- Added jingle to home page (plays when you open the page, though some browsers do it better than others).
- Added more personalities' names to the 1950s, 1970s pages.
- Made a few fixes/editions to the early 1970s page.
November 17, 2004
- Added text of Jivin' Jackson's show open to 1950s page, thanks to Dave Moran.
- Added more personalities' names to the 1960s pages.
November 9, 2004
- Initial site, in its infancy, is put out there, including 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s pages.
*** - this is meant as a tribute to the late great Chuck Holloway, who, when annoyed with someone, was prone to say "Oh go blow blue smoke out your a**!!!!!"