Word: lader
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Electrical expert Charles W. Oliphant '41 built the transmitter, while William W. Tyng '41 did the paperwork and fundraising. Lawrence P. Lader '41, the station's programming director, recalls that Oliphant's transmitter was "only five or 10 watts--just enough to send it through the pipes...
...studio and all we could afford was to buy a few turntables and microphones," says Lader. To block out sound, they covered the walls with blankets. The station's first broadcast was less than two hours long, but included a Jazz program, a discussion of classical music, and a news report...
While Oliphant searched for a better way to transmit, Lader and Lyng looked for funding beyond the University's initial investment. As executives of The Crimson, the two persuaded the paper to loan the station money for its daily operations...
...consumed by the station, and sort of gave up my editorial job at The Crimson," says Lader...
...number of students performed radio dramas, and the station carried interviews, poetry readings, and political debates. "We would have two people debating debates. "We would have two people debating in one studio with a studio audience," says Lader. "We literally almost had fights on the radio--people would scream and yell...