Oral history interview with Garrard Macleod, March 8, 1990
Description:
Oral history interview with Garrard “Jerry” Macleod, conducted by John Provancher on March 8, 1990. He recollects coming to WMU in the 40s, using the campus trolley system, his academic experience and how he came to be interested in radio. Macleod began working at WMCR as a student in the 1950s. He discusses his early experience at WIDR, stories of coworkers, and his involvement in theatre. He joined the full time staff as a classical music announcer in 1959. He discusses post-graduate jobs, expanding radio programs and people he worked with in the 60s and 70s. He also discusses WMUK’s transition from AM to FM radio and the influence of public television on radio.
Institution:
Western Michigan University Libraries
Collection:
Oral Histories at Western Michigan University
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Language:
eng