Memories of 1480AM - WGSB/WFXW

Brian Henry and Jon Morgan, former on-air announcers for 1480AM, WGSB/WFXW in St. Charles, Geneva, and Batavia are the guests. They talk about the beginnings of our local radio station, as well as the last day of operation.

Hear about early owner Jack Brickhouse and how his wife Nelda eventually came to own the station. Hear more about the fateful time when Howard Miller took over ownership and made radical employee changes.

Learn about special programs like Irene Hughes - Celebrity Psychic and Trading Post - the on-air version of Marketplace. Find out who they did remote broadcasts, like local sporting events - even on the Fox River!

Hear archival audio from the last day in 2000, when the station went off the air for good. Jon Morgan was the person who was tasked with pulling the plug!

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