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I had the wonderful experience of working for A.R. Byrd years ago in Wiggins. He was a "unique" fellow, to put it best. Does anyone know him and if so how is he doing? I know he was buying up several stations left and right when I was there. He had a very nice wife, Gay was her name if my memory serves me correctly. They had an apartment in the back of the station and I would look up and she would be standing in the control room in her robe with hair sticking up with a plate of lunch! It was quite a humorous setting. Ole "Teenie" as A.R. was called, was quite the salesman. He could sell an eskimo ice. He drove this big caddy and had a huge christmas party every year at the station.

Oh what memories I would like to forget!
 
> I had the wonderful experience of working for A.R. Byrd
> years ago in Wiggins. He was a "unique" fellow, to put it
> best. Does anyone know him and if so how is he doing? I know
> he was buying up several stations left and right when I was
> there. He had a very nice wife, Gay was her name if my
> memory serves me correctly. They had an apartment in the
> back of the station and I would look up and she would be
> standing in the control room in her robe with hair sticking
> up with a plate of lunch! It was quite a humorous setting.
> Ole "Teenie" as A.R. was called, was quite the salesman. He
> could sell an eskimo ice. He drove this big caddy and had a
> huge christmas party every year at the station.
>
> Oh what memories I would like to forget!
>

Was this station WIGG?<P ID="signature">______________
"...and the countdown continues until the neanderthals that govern college football do something about their pathetic postseason."--Tim Brando, Sporting News Radio</P>
 
> > I had the wonderful experience of working for A.R. Byrd
> > years ago in Wiggins. He was a "unique" fellow, to put it
> > best. Does anyone know him and if so how is he doing? I
> know
> > he was buying up several stations left and right when I
> was
> > there. He had a very nice wife, Gay was her name if my
> > memory serves me correctly. They had an apartment in the
> > back of the station and I would look up and she would be
> > standing in the control room in her robe with hair
> sticking
> > up with a plate of lunch! It was quite a humorous setting.
>
> > Ole "Teenie" as A.R. was called, was quite the salesman.
> He
> > could sell an eskimo ice. He drove this big caddy and had
> a
> > huge christmas party every year at the station.
> >
> > Oh what memories I would like to forget!
> >
>
> Was this station WIGG?
>
Yes
 
> > > I had the wonderful experience of working for A.R. Byrd
> > > years ago in Wiggins. He was a "unique" fellow, to put
> it
> > > best. Does anyone know him and if so how is he doing? I
> > know
> > > he was buying up several stations left and right when I
> > was
> > > there. He had a very nice wife, Gay was her name if my
> > > memory serves me correctly. They had an apartment in the
>
> > > back of the station and I would look up and she would be
>
> > > standing in the control room in her robe with hair
> > sticking
> > > up with a plate of lunch! It was quite a humorous
> setting.
> >
> > > Ole "Teenie" as A.R. was called, was quite the salesman.
>
> > He
> > > could sell an eskimo ice. He drove this big caddy and
> had
> > a
> > > huge christmas party every year at the station.
> > >
> > > Oh what memories I would like to forget!
> > >
> >
> > Was this station WIGG?
> >
> Yes
>
I remember my professor at USM talking about this station. I believe he said the lady sold it.<P ID="signature">______________
"...and the countdown continues until the neanderthals that govern college football do something about their pathetic postseason."--Tim Brando, Sporting News Radio</P>
 
Where is the tower for WIGG 1420? When camping in Wiggins about 2 months ago, I look for it but could never verify where it was. I did see 3 different towers, but wasn't sure
 
I worked for A.R. Byrd in 1984. It was my first full time job. The tower for WIGG was right behind the station on Magnolia which is the main drag through town. I lasted about 3 months. It was an education.
 
NLWMEDIA1 said:
> > I had the wonderful experience of working for A.R. Byrd> > years ago in Wiggins. He was a "unique" fellow, to put it> > best. Does anyone know him and if so how is he doing? I> know> > he was buying up several stations left and right when I> was> > there. He had a very nice wife, Gay was her name if my> > memory serves me correctly. They had an apartment in the> > back of the station and I would look up and she would be> > standing in the control room in her robe with hair> sticking> > up with a plate of lunch! It was quite a humorous setting.> > > Ole "Teenie" as A.R. was called, was quite the salesman.> He> > could sell an eskimo ice. He drove this big caddy and had> a> > huge christmas party every year at the station.> > > > Oh what memories I would like to forget!> > > > Was this station WIGG?> Yes
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