In the mid seventies, radio was worth listening to thanks to owners and especially managers who were sold out and dedicated to operating stations with and only with a strong dedication to localism. Such was the case with 1280 WKST. WKST had been around for years and was owned at the time by Herb Scott. The manager during this period was David Weinfeld. Dave was an still is an example of what a radio manager should be and was totally dedicated to community involvement on and off the air, strong local news and sports. One of his favorite areas of community involvement was Rotary. It was thru Rotary WKST and the late Deanna Wish became linked. Deanna and her co-host, Judy Silverman designed and built a local program called "Double Talk". Deanna passed away Mother's Day at her home. She held a Masters Degree from Youngstown State University and taught english at the university level. At the station Deanna radiated professionalism, concern for the community, integrity and honesty. Later in life Deanna turned a hobby into a profession with Deanna Wish Designs and received national acclaim. At the time of her death, she was working on a book about the stained glass windows of her church.
Many of you probably don't remember Deanna. She wasn't a well known "jock" but her integrity and community involvement were silent witnesses to those of us her life touched. Rotary was much better because of Deanna. New Castle was much better because of Deanna. And WKST was so much better with Deanna and the community involvement which was a mainstay of one of radio's acknowledged better managers, David C. Weinfeld.
Many of you probably don't remember Deanna. She wasn't a well known "jock" but her integrity and community involvement were silent witnesses to those of us her life touched. Rotary was much better because of Deanna. New Castle was much better because of Deanna. And WKST was so much better with Deanna and the community involvement which was a mainstay of one of radio's acknowledged better managers, David C. Weinfeld.