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EARLY DFW RADIO PIONEER RALPH WIDMAN DIES

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Widman was at KTBS in Shreveport starting in 1939, worked for the Texas Independent Network thereafter, then over to KFJZ-1270 in Fort Worth in the mid-40s, then was PD at KWBC-970AM in Fort Worth (later known as KNOK and KHVN) from 1946-68, then with WFAA-AM (and occasionally TV) 1948-57 as sports director, over to the new KBCS-730AM (now KKDA) in Grand Prairie 1957-58 as station manager, then back to WFAA-AM sports until 1960. Some oldtimers might recall him as one of the premier regional sports announcer/play x play for college sports on the radio during the 1940s-50s-60s, and host of the long-running "Football Scoreboard" and "Sports Review" on WFAA from 1948-60.

Widman managed two radio rep agencies in the 1960s, and I couldn't find much else on him into the 1970s and beyond.
 
MikeShannon914 said:
then was PD at KWBC-970AM in Fort Worth (later known as KNOK and KHVN) from 1946-68,
DANG IT...too late to change it...that was 1946-1948, NOT 1968!
 
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