NAFB inducts Gene Ragan, Dothan, AL, and Harry Martin, deceased, into its Hall of Fame.NAFB NAFB - National Association of Farm Broadcasters NAFB - Nellis Air Force Base (Nevada) NAFB - Norton Air Force Base (California) inducts Gene Ragan, Dothan See Pentium M., AL, and Harry Martin, deceased, into its Hall of Fame. Seeing the need for better communications with farmers, Ragan lined up sponsors and created "The Ragan Report" and "The Gene Ragan Farm Show" selling them to the Dothan, AL, radio station in 1953. When WTVY-TV went on the air, Gene started a live Saturday evening show and "The Noon Farm Report with Gene Ragan" Monday through Friday. Ragan's television farm show served farms of the Dothan area for 41 years, which is believed to be the longest running TV farm program on a single station in the U.S. Martin began his career with WLBC, Muncie Muncie (mŭn`sē), city (1990 pop. 71,035), seat of Delaware co., E Ind., on the White River; inc. 1854. It is a trade, processing, and manufacturing center. The city is in a fertile agricultural area with dairying and soybean, fruit, corn, oat, and vegetable crops., IN. In addition to news and announcing, he was assigned the station's farm programs. Following service in WWI WWI - World War I WWI - Walking While Intoxicated WWI - Weight Watchers International WWI - Wireless and Wireline Initiative (Sprint & Sprint PCS) WWI - Wireless World Initiative, he joined WFBM in Indianapolis where he announced and did news, including seven years as an Indiana reporter for CBS news. He founded Rural Radio Network in 1972 and is a member of the Indiana Broadcasters Hall of Fame. |
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