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60th Anniversary Special:
A Promise Fulfilled
Hollywood
personality Tom Bergeron, retired WBZ anchor Gary LaPierre and popular
radio personality Phil Christie will be on hand for “WHAV’s 60th
Anniversary, ‘A Promise Fulfilled.’”
Bergeron visited the new WHAV studio in 2007. He praised his mentor,
the late Ed Johnson, and recalled his favorite moments working with
news anchor Ralph Hall and Open Mike Show host Bill Pike. LaPierre
discussed the station’s news coverage over the years, while Phil
Christie, well-known for stints at WBZ and WHDH, talks about the
station’s earliest days.
9 p.m., Mon., Oct. 15
From
Nov. 19, 2009, Patricia S. Johnson, widow of Edwin V. Johnson who
passed away in 2003, unveils a permanent metal plaque during the formal
dedication of the “Edwin V. Johnson Newsroom” at the new WHAV studios
in Ward Hill.
Personal tributes to Mr. Johnson were presented by Haverhill Mayor
James J. Fiorentini, former Haverhill High School colleagues Elinor
Curtin Cameron and Thomas D. Madson, and former students Larry Seaman,
Mary O’Neil, David Spaulding and Krystine. WHAV President and General
Manager Tim Coco served as master of ceremonies.
Mr. Johnson went to work for WHAV in June, 1951, immediately after
graduating from Emerson College. He and his future wife, Pat Sprague,
met at WHAV and together they hosted the Friday Night Shoppers.
Their marriage was recorded on transcription disc and presented
over WHAV in installments. Soon after, they hosted a program
called the Newlyweds.
WHAV brings back the
Mercury Theater on the Air broadcast of the “War of the Worlds” on the
74th anniversary of the broadcast that panicked the nation.
Orson Welles based the play on the 1898 novel by H. G. Wells. However,
the radio version used simulated news bulletins to announce the Martian
invasion of Earth. The result was widespread panic as many Americans
fled their homes to escape the Martian “death ray.”
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A special
thanks to the boards, management,
staffs and members of the public
access television stations above
for bringing not-for-profit WHAV
to those without Internet access!
If you would like to hear WHAV on
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your cable company or public
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information, call (978) 374-2111.
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October
is Membership Month
Special Historic
Programming Greets Listeners
 WHAV
is reaching out to businesses and
listeners alike this fall to ensure not
only adequate funding for continued
programming, but growth to expand WHAV’s
reach.
Your donation has never been more important than it is right now.
Special October programs include
rebroadcasts of “WHAV’s 60th
Anniversary Special: A Promise Fulfilled”
with Tom Bergeron, Gary LaPierre and Phil
Christie from 2007, “Dedication of the
Edwin V. Johnson Newsroom” from 2009
and the annual “War of the Worlds
Halloween program. In addition, seven
episodes of “Box 13,” a syndicated
radio series about the escapades of
newspaperman-turned-mystery novelist Dan
Holliday, will air. The show first aired on WHAV in
1948. It stars film star Alan Ladd. See
October program highlights at left and below.
When you support not-for-profit WHAV, you
ensure the community always receives
accurate, independent and objective news
reporting. A free media is vital for the
functioning of democracy. WHAV, which
traces its roots back to 1947, is the last
local media based in Haverhill. It must be
preserved.
Your annual donation of $25 or
more makes you a member of WHAV. Consider
making a small monthly contribution. Click
for more information. Businesses may
underwrite programming and receive on-air
credit. A sampling of business
underwriting packages may be found here.
A membership form also appears below.
Aydin
Learns About Modern Broadcasting at WHAV
High School Student
Spends Two Weeks at WHAV
 Sixteen-year-old
Rebecca M. Aydin of Haverhill spent two
weeks at WHAV this summer as an intern.
Aydin learned to write newscasts and
public service announcements, operations
of broadcasting equipment and digital
production.
Aydin, daughter of Carol A. Goldberg-Aydin
and H. Ulgur Aydin, is entering her junior
year at The Hewitt School, Manhattan,
where she is studying theater, English,
creative writing and poetry, studio art
and journalism. At Hewitt, she serves as
editor of the current events section for
The Hewitt Times and secretary of the
International Thespian Society. Aydin was
recently inducted into the National
Society of High School Scholars for
outstanding merit and received a cum laude
score on her National Latin Exam.
“I’m very excited to wet my feet in the
world of broadcast journalism at WHAV. I
hope to play a role in the ongoing
evolution of radio as it moves from
traditional broadcasting to Internet and
other forms,” said Aydin.
Aydin has received the Golden Compass
Award for excellence in the fields of math
and science, the upper school Studio Art
Award in accordance with her independent
study project depicting a satirical view
of marriage and a silver key for poetry
collected submitted to the Scholastic
Awards for Art and Writing.
Outside of school, she participates in the
School of Rock, a music program where she
studies piano and music theory, takes
voice lessons and performs with talented
musicians at real venues. She also serves
as the resident photographer at her
temple. Aydin attended two youth
conferences within the past year: the 2011
Student Diversity Leadership Conference
and 2012 Champlain College Young Writer’s
Conference.
Besides the WHAV internship this summer,
Aydin interned at Mark Gould Architect,
Manhattan; performed with her school choir
at pre-Olympic concerts in London; and
completed a month long study abroad
program in Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France.
Program Highlights
Box 13
Box 13 was a syndicated radio
series about the escapades of newspaperman-turned-mystery novelist Dan
Holliday, played by film star Alan Ladd. Created by Ladd's company,
Mayfair Productions, WHAV picked up Box 13 in 1948.
To seek out new ideas for his fiction, Holliday ran a classified ad in
the Star-Times newspaper where he formerly worked: “Adventure wanted,
will go anywhere, do anything—write Box 13, Star-Times.” The stories
followed Holliday’s adventures when he responded to the letters sent to
him by such people as a psycho killer and various victims.
Oct. 14: “The First Letter;” Oct. 15: “Insurance Fraud Scheme;” Oct.
16: “Suzi Quits Paper to Work for Dan;” Oct. 17: “Time for Drama’ Radio
Show;” Oct. 18: “Extra, Extra;” Oct. 19: “The Boat Ruthie J;” and Oct.
20: “George Flit, Detective.”
10 p.m., Sun., Oct. 14 to Sat., Oct. 20
Patricia (Sprague) and Edwin V. Johnson on their wedding day which was broadcast on WHAV.
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