WDBQ

WDBQ. We wish to thank Paul HEMMER for this "treasure" of radio history.

Radio Personalities

Chuck Bailey. Image courtesy Paul Hemmer

Jack Kilcoyne with "Skywatch Radar,"Dubuque's first radar system. Image courtesy: Paul Hemmer

(T.C.) Tom Christiansen, later track announcer for Dubuque's Greyhound Park.

Tim Jansen, later at KDTH

Bob Welch (later doing assemblies about the Civil War around the Midwest. Image courtesy: Paul Hemmer

Nadine Marchesi, very popular KIWI evening host who went from Dubuque to KMEL in San Francisco. Image courtesy: Paul Hemmer

Paul Hemmer, foreground, with Tom Berryman doing the morning show in the 11th and Iowa studios

Tom (Mack) McDonough, one of Dubuque's finest radio voices. Image courtesy: Paul Hemmer

Ron Berkenholtz in the WDBQ news booth. Photo courtesy: Paul Hemmer

Al Skinner, chief engineer, at the WDBQ/KLYV transmitter site. Al Skinner is related to Paul Skinner who was the original program director at WKBB-AM in Dubuque in 1933. Photo courtesy: Paul Hemmer

Tom (Mack) McDonough in the WDBQ record library in the 1970s. Photo courtesy: Paul Hemmer

This is a photo from one of the first elections when WDBQ used computer results. Look at that monster printout. I'm guessing the year was about 1969. Vaughn GAYMAN had come back to work the election with Terry Dorsey who was then News Director. Image and information courtesy: Paul Hemmer

WDBQues, a monthly publication of WDBQ, publicizing a promotion for radio advertising. Image courtesy: Paul Hemmer

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