![]() ![]() Thompson wasted no time in getting the wheels rolling on hisįaced difficulties right from the start. Him to Swainsboro the idea for Emanuel Countys first radio and Joanne.įlanders from Adrian, Georgia, in 1942. Retirement, he served as Chief of Police of West Palm Beach,įirst wife, Doris (Rich) had two children, Jack Jr. Eventually, he embarked on a career in law enforcement Up in Palm Beach, Florida, where he pursued a variety ofįrom the beginning of his career, first, moving houses. Thompson was an intelligent man who had dreams ofĪfter his naval service, he attended the University of Colorado He was raised inīoth died of typhoid fever when he was 13. Jack Arnold Thompson was born in Fulton, Missouri on February The birth of radio in Swainsboro, the namesake of WJATs call Pictures and articles from the local paper, choreographed in What you are about to readīased on available knowledge, ranging from hard evidence to The debut of WJAT Radio, including our dazzling era of liveĪuditorium! The years of Brazielle ownership of WJAT Inc,Ĭovered in this piece, as I was not living in this area during Therefore, I have covered the part of our radio history that Ive Greater appreciation for a bygone era and maybe even learn someĭidnt take long for me to realize that I, alone, was not I wanted to really dig in, separate fact from fiction, ![]() Recently, I felt the time had finally come to put down on paper Years later, and alas, not much has been written about WJAT Lore, it dawned on me that someone should write this stuff down. ![]() Later, after actually becoming an employee and hearing Station as a typical teenager, fascinated by juicy stories being I began collecting information for this piece in the 60s while Was still new and rock and roll unheard of. It must have been as citizens witnessed our sleepy little townĪnd farming hamlet into one of the five most significant countryĮven more exciting, and maybe a little scary for some, when you The history of WJAT radio, while interestingĬompletely without including the entertainment activities of the Were dazzled and entertained by events that only a short time Swainsboro, Georgia has a rather unique radio history. The History of Radio in Emanuel County Part I WJAT Radio, 1950Īlso the entertainment activities of the Nancy Auditorium By Well, here we are all these years later, and alas, not much has been written about WJAT Radio or the events at the Nancy Auditorium. Later, after actually becoming an employee and hearing even spicier pieces of station lore, it dawned on me that someone should write this stuff down. Truly amazing! I began collecting information for this piece in the 60s while hanging around the radio station as a typical teenager, fascinated by juicy stories being told about the radio station and its people. Even more exciting, and maybe a little scary for some, when you consider that country music was still new and rock and roll unheard of. What a thrill it must have been as citizens witnessed our sleepy little town transform from an obscure logging and farming hamlet into one of the five most significant country music venues in the country. The history of WJAT radio, while interesting enough, really cannot be told completely without including the entertainment activities of the Nancy Auditorium. From its humble beginnings, we were dazzled and entertained by events that only a short time earlier would have seemed unimaginable. The History of Radio in Emanuel County Part I – WJAT Radio, 1950 thru 1975, Also the entertainment activities of the Nancy Auditorium By Rick Paul Swainsboro, Georgia has a rather unique radio history. ![]()
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