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Hal Fulmer Dies

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Cosmopolite

From The Morning Call

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/mcall/obituary.aspx?n=harold-g-fulmer&pid=136912744

"Harold Fulmer III, the Upper Milford Township entrepreneur who built a business empire that included 14 McDonald's restaurants, 11 radio stations and hundreds of real estate holdings, died Thursday at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest after a long illness. He was 69 years old."

Hal's remaining radio holdings are WLSH-1410, Lansford and WMGH 105.5, Tamaqua.


[Link added by Radio-Info as a courtesy]
 
Hal should made radio and life interesting. There was never a dull moment when he was in the mix. Peace to his family and friends.
 
I didn't know he owned as many as 11 stations. What were they all? Anyone know? Also, anyone have details on the famous 1983 radio stunt where he had people standing on a billboard at the interchange of Routes 22 and 145 to win a house? Classic stuff. I know that all he owned now are WLSH and WMGH up in Schuylkill/Carbon Counties. I listen to WMGH quite frequently. Interesting, oddball station. I wonder what happens to it now. You guys are right, this guy was an interesting dude. R.I.P.
 
I was at WSAN when it began and by the time it ended I was at WXKW. We thought it would last a few weeks at the most. It ended up 261 days. I still have the newspaper from the next day, June 8, 1983, when it made the front page. It ended up as a tie and would have gone on even longer. Each of the 2 winners were to get a mobile home, car and trip. It was originally just supposed to be a mobile home but after several problems--including a marijuana arrest on the billboard of one of the contestants--and it going on for much longer than anyone hoped--Harold Fulmer footed the bill for the rest of the prizes.

Dave Silverstein
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Hal owned wqxa FM 105.7 York and its AM which
was wnow 1250 beginning in 1984 through 1995.
 
Interesting man, clever and bizarre. Self made millionaire with a taste for nasty, cheap green cigars!
 
dave,

my favorite was when john flook said the call letters as w-ass-a-n as he had difficulty speaking. the other one was the guy at weex in easton in the early 80's double-oooo-e-e-x ;D
 
Todd,

Some of my memories from the early 80s WSAN days:

1. Les Baer, when asked about a format change, when we were about to change to MOR, said he could "sell dog poo in a bag" but worried about his credibility.
2. WSAN helicopter crashed. They previously offered rides to all employees but I politely declined.
3. Joe McLaine the only jock to read more than 1 PSA at a time because our tag line was "we bring you these messages because...." and Joe would say to us that it says MESSAGES!
4. Me, while at work, calling Sab Michael's night show on WKAP to answer trivia questions.
5. 5 straight up books, 0.7 to 5.3--and then we changed format. They got scared when WKAP was going to change to the "Music of Your Life" and thought they'd lose a lot of our audience. Ironically, I went to WXKW-FM (country) soon after the change, and the feeling there was that they'd grow plenty, thanks to WSAN's switch from country. WXKW was over a 10 share and DROPPED to something like a 7.7--and they, too, changed format. I left before the change, in August 1984.
 
Everything was Cowboy Hats and boots...Fulmer's Caddy had the "Boss Hog" steeer horns attached to the front of it.
 
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