69-550: Ruth Lyons may refer to: Ruth Lyons (broadcaster) (1905–1988), radio and television broadcaster in Cincinnati, Ohio Ruth Lyons ( EastEnders ) , a fictional character in British soap opera EastEnders [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
138-450: A Unitarian minister named Herman Newman at a benefit concert she attended. Newman later became a professor of English at University of Cincinnati, and maintained an identity separate from the program and his wife's celebrity. Shortly after their meeting, Crosley approached Lyons with the offer for a ten dollar salary increase; Newman advised her to accept the offer. The couple was married on October 3, 1942. In 1944, Lyons gave birth to
207-458: A "Ruth Lyons Day". The event, held at the city's Taft Theatre , was a much larger venue than WLWT provided for its daily 50-50 Club , but it was unable to provide seating for the 100,000 ticket requests it received. The show was the top rated daytime television program in the US from 1952 to 1964 and the first program in the Cincinnati market to be broadcast in color in 1957. During this time, Lyons and
276-613: A Crosley Broadcasting with its commitment to local programming, and if there had not been a Ruth Lyons, I probably wouldn't be here." The City of Cincinnati honored Lyons's years of service to the community by naming a downtown street "Ruth Lyons Lane" in her honor in 1983. Lyons's life and work was the subject of a 2009 book, Before Oprah: Ruth Lyons, the Woman Who Invented Talk TV and a 2012 documentary, Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television . The documentary won several local Emmy Awards . In 2011, an Ohio Historical Marker
345-535: A bouquet of flowers and the white gloves she and her studio audience wore while singing "The Waving Song", as they waved to the viewers at home. Her practice was not to meet her program's guests before airtime so the conversations would be spontaneous. Lyons frequently mentioned her husband and daughter on the show, in a warm, light (often humorous), family context. During Lyons's school years, her family moved five times. A move just after Lyons's high school graduation brought them to Cincinnati's Tusculum Avenue where
414-556: A commercial while hidden by foliage on the set on a later show. Lyons received much mail from her fans saying she was badly treated while in New York. Lyons's answer was to explain that the Today program's format was different from that of The 50/50 Club and that she never expected to be talking with people on the Today show as she did on her own television program. Guests included Bob Hope , Arthur Godfrey and pianist Peter Nero . During
483-486: A daily, one-hour lunch which was broadcast live. The program was Lyons's idea and it went on the air February 5, 1946. Even though Lyons was hesitant about working in television, the show made its television debut on WLWT in May 1949. She did not like the hot lights and the cameras which seemed to be everywhere. After seeing herself on camera, Lyons realized she needed to slim down to look attractive on television. Along with
552-584: A flurry of activities. She edited the school yearbook, wrote and composed a school musical, accompanied the Dance Club on piano and was president of the Kalidasa Club. During her freshman year at the University of Cincinnati, she wrote the school musical, joined Delta Delta Delta sorority and was in charge of the humor section of the college yearbook. Though her parents wanted her to complete college and become
621-698: A permanent basis. In early 1966, it became apparent that Candy's illness was now terminal; she wanted to return to Europe one last time. The Newman family left New York in early June. When they arrived in Italy, Candy was quite ill and was hospitalized; they began preparations for their return to the US on June 14. On June 19, 1966, Candy died aboard the ship before it reached New York. Lyons took an extended leave from her television program beginning in February 1966 due to her daughter's illness and subsequent death; she did not return to her show until October. Initially, Lyons
690-590: A power reduction from 5,000 to 500 watts. WSAI was run as a locally oriented station, while the higher powered sister station WLW — with programs from NBC Radio and the Mutual Broadcasting System — aimed for the whole region. On March 29, 1941, with the implementation of the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement , stations on 1330 kHz, including WSAI, were moved to 1360 kHz. The August 1941 adoption of
759-428: A regular post as pianist on WSAI beginning in 1925. She went to work full-time at WKRC in 1928; working as a radio show pianist/organist and as the station's music librarian. Lyons's first broadcast was accidental; she was pressed into service one morning when the station's only female show host called in sick. She needed only a couple of minutes to become comfortable and familiar with how things were handled behind
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#1732883378677828-406: A sports on July 2, 2007, as "Cincinnati's ESPN 1360". As an all-network companion to sister station WCKY, which airs local talk during the day and carries various play-by-play, WSAI aired the entire ESPN Radio programming lineup. WSAI and WCKY stations swapped network affiliations on February 15, 2010, with WCKY affiliating with ESPN Radio as "ESPN 1530", while WSAI became "Fox Sports 1360", carrying
897-529: A stillborn daughter. The couple's grief was so great, Lyons's doctor suggested adopting a baby girl who was born at the hospital two days earlier; the adoption remained a private matter for many years. Candace Laird Newman made her first visit to WLW when she was six weeks old; she continued to appear on radio and television periodically while growing up. The mid-1960s were a time of illness and sorrow for Lyons and her family. She had maintained close ties with her younger sister, Rose; her sister died in 1964 after
966-474: A teacher, Lyons was aware of the financial toll her college tuition was taking on the family. She left her college studies and devoted more time to her music, studying piano at the Cincinnati College of Music and had a job selling sheet music. Lyons had been interested in radio as a high school student. Her radio career began with a one-shot appearance as an accompanist for a singer on WMH in 1925, and
1035-452: A ten-year battle with cancer. Lyons suffered a minor stroke in December 1964 and had to take a leave of absence from her television program. In January 1965, there was another family medical crisis; 20-year-old Candy had discovered a lump in her breast which turned out to be malignant. She underwent surgery and radiation; by September, she was well enough to join the cast of The 50-50 Club on
1104-608: A very popular radio personality in Cincinnati while Johnny was later transferred to New York and Chicago. Lyons filed for divorce in April 1939; she did not do so until after the death of her mother in 1938 because she said her mother did not "consider divorced women respectable". Her husband was now working in Milwaukee and did not contest the divorce. After the divorce, Lyons gave up hope for another marriage because she despaired of finding "a man who wouldn't hate my success". In 1942 she met
1173-529: Is airing NFL on Westwood One games at the same time. WSAI was first authorized, by telegram, on March 19, 1923, and was initially operated by the United States Playing Card Company . The station originally broadcast from company facilities on Beech Street in Norwood, Ohio . The WSAI call letters were randomly assigned from a sequential roster of available call signs. Its first authorization
1242-596: Is in Mount Healthy . WSAI is known as "Fox Sports 1360", and airs the entire Fox schedule, including The Dan Patrick Show , Rich Eisen , and Colin Cowherd . It is the Cincinnati affiliate for University of Louisville Cardinals football and basketball (if Kentucky is on ESPN 1530), NFL on Westwood One , NCAA college basketball on Westwood One , NCAA college football on Westwood One , and Columbus Blue Jackets hockey. WSAI also airs FC Cincinnati games if ESPN 1530
1311-454: The Great Flood of 1937 , calming listeners and asking for donations for the victims. Lyons asked her listeners to help the flood victims with food, clothing and money. Lyons remained at the radio station, where she slept on her desk when she was not on the air with news reports or other emergency information. The Red Cross received $ 56,000 as a result of Lyons's radio appeals. At the time it
1380-565: The quarantine was over. Lyons, who was the host of Woman's Hour at WKRC, became the host of Petticoat Partyline , a program with a similar format, at WSAI. During her career at WKRC, Lyons had never followed a script for her programs. WSAI had a strict policy about writing and adhering to a script for their radio programs. She wrote scripts for her shows and read from them for a week before returning to her method of spontaneous conversation. Lyons anticipated being disciplined for this, but weeks and months went by without any complaints. When she
1449-742: The 1950s, when nightclub venues were numerous throughout the nation, two of the most prominent in the country were the Beverly Hills Supper Club and the Lookout House, in the Northern Kentucky area of Greater Cincinnati . Virtually every headliner, including Jack E. Leonard , Nelson Eddy , Ted Lewis , Pearl Bailey , Myron Cohen , and many others, appeared on Ruth Lyons's program. Musical guests had to perform live as Lyons permitted no pre-recorded music and lip sync on her program. Lyons had two trademarks: concealing her microphone in
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#17328833786771518-474: The 1960s and 1970s, headed by personalities like Larry Gordon (America's Youngest Disk Jockey), Jim Scott, Robin Mitchell, Bob Goode, Buddy Baron, Roy Cooper, Ted McAllister, Jack Stahl, Dusty Rhodes, Casey Piotrowski, Larry Clark, Gary Allyn, Steve Kirk (later of WING , Dayton), Bob Harper, Mark Edwards, Dick Wagner, Bob Wayne, Steve Young, Bob White, Paul Purtan, Ron "King B" Britain (later of WCFL Chicago), and
1587-674: The Bengals' rights after the 1999 season, as its parent company AMFM merged with Clear Channel and both stations were split up. WCKY slowly gained respect by gaining the radio rights to the Cincinnati Bengals via a three-way arrangement with WLW and WOFX . "1360 Homer" served as the AM flagship when the Bengals and the Cincinnati Reds baseball team share the season schedule. After the Reds' season ends,
1656-540: The Federal Communications Commission's "duopoly" rule restricted licensees from operating more than one radio station in a given market. At this time the Crosley Corporation owned both WLW and WSAI, so to conform with the new regulation in 1944 WSAI was sold to Marshall Field. Like many AM stations of their era, WSAI began playing popular music, which segued into a Top 40 format. The transmitter
1725-505: The Lyons family also lived. Johnny Lyons was charming and handsome enough to be described as "the heart-throb of Tusculum Avenue". They became a couple not long after the Reeves family had moved into the neighborhood. After an eight-year courtship, they were married in 1932. After the couple had been married two years, the insurance agency Johnny worked for decided to close its Cincinnati office. He
1794-594: The Third National Radio Conference, held in October 1924, the Radio Corporation of America 's (RCA) vice president and general manager, David Sarnoff , announced that his company planned to embark on the construction of a 50,000 watt station for New York City. At this time 1,000 watts was the maximum permitted, so this brought up fears by smaller stations that a group of powerful stations would monopolize
1863-522: The WCKY calls were moved to 550 AM, the WSAI call letters and standards format moved to 1530 AM, and the former WSAI at AM 1360 became WAOZ, with a children's music format on April 18 of that year. On August 30, 1996, WAOZ changed its call letters to WAZU, with a news/talk format. That format, in turn, changed back to sports talk as "1360 Homer" on December 12, 1997. The WAZU call letters were changed to WCKY, following
1932-402: The air when Lyons told her co-host, Bob Braun , that she had now done her last television program. Braun had begun a later afternoon show of his own, The Bob Braun Show , a few days before and was working with Lyons until a replacement was found. A public announcement was made on the program the next day with a statement from Lyons to her viewers saying she was no longer able to continue hosting
2001-513: The airwaves. In late 1924 Western Electric began selling radio transmitters capable of operating at 5,000 watts, but the Commerce Department, wary of the high-powered sets overwhelming local receivers, did not immediately allow stations to use the full power. Instead stations could start operating with up to 1,500 watts, then, only if approved by the region's Radio Supervisor, increase powers in successive 500 watt steps, while ensuring that it
2070-492: The call letters only mentioned at the top of the hour), while AM 1530 as WCKY switched formats from oldies to liberal talk as radio stations were pressured to include left-leaning stations to balance the right leaning stations they also programmed. On July 7, 2006, WCKY and WSAI switched formats, with the "Homer" sports/talk format moving to WCKY at 1530 AM, while WSAI picked up the liberal/ progressive talk as "1360 WSAI: The Revolution of Talk Radio". This did not last long, as
2139-473: The charity was not seasonal, the name was changed to the Ruth Lyons Children's Fund in 1996. Since its beginning, the fund has raised tens of millions of dollars. David Letterman , who watched The 50/50 Club with his mother while home from school at lunch break, credits Lyons with teaching him everything about live talk television. Phil Donahue paid tribute to Lyons saying, "If there had not been
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2208-530: The end of the first year, the contract was canceled and the program was no longer seen on national television. New York based media critic John Crosby was highly critical of the Lyons programs on NBC. The program was renamed The 50/50 Club when the audience was expanded to 100 people in 1953. It was seen on the other stations of the Crosley Broadcasting network in Dayton, Columbus, and Indianapolis and
2277-503: The evenings; her mother was also a musician. It was a close-knit family with other family members living in the immediate neighborhood. The Reeves family was a religious one; many of their activities were based at the local Presbyterian church . The women of the family had both strong faith and strong determination to provide help wherever it was needed. Grandmother Reeves was a great influence on her granddaughter; she began her household duties early and when they were completed, she went into
2346-529: The first two stations in the nation transmitting with the full 5,000 watts. A Cincinnati Post writer investigated the effect of WSAI and WLW's May 11 introduction of the use of 5,000 watts, and found that despite claims that their "superpower broadcasting" would eliminate static within 500 miles, it was only "a start in the right direction". Listeners reported that the stations now sounded about twice as strong, and also noted that KDKA in Pittsburgh's 10,000 watts
2415-523: The games moved to WLW. For several years the station operated as Original Hits 1530, WSAI and featured a nostalgia format featuring former TV personalities Bob Braun, Nick Clooney and Wirt Cain. In January 2003, WSAI's Top 40 roots were revived on a sister station as "Real Oldies 1530 WSAI", which featured some of the original WSAI "good guys" from that era such as Dusty Rhodes, Jack Stahl, Ted McAllister and Casey Piotrowski as well as longtime Cincinnati Oldies personalities "Dangerous" Dan Allen, Marty (with
2484-486: The head of Taft Broadcasting , later said that the ten-dollar raise had cost his company millions in advertising. The Lyons radio and television programs generated more than a million dollars in ad revenue annually for Crosley. When Lyons's husband became ill with scarlet fever in 1943, the couple was confined to their home. Crosley considered having Lyons on the air to be important enough to install lines and equipment at their home, so Lyons could broadcast from there until
2553-444: The holiday time. Lyons began raising money for the fund on her programs each year on her birthday (October 4). She also wrote Christmas songs – such as "The Christmas Marching Song" and "This is Christmas" – which were performed on the programs and recorded to benefit the fund. After Lyons's retirement in 1967, her co-host, Bob Braun, became the host of The 50-50 Club and took over the fund raising duties. To raise awareness that
2622-557: The last three and a half years prior to her death, Lyons was bedridden. She died on November 7, 1988. The Ruth Lyons Christmas Fund began in 1939 and still provides Cincinnati-area hospitalized children with toys, Christmas decorations and even needed hospital equipment. After a visit to the children's ward of a local hospital, Lyons realized the young patients had nothing to make their stay more pleasant. She spoke about this on her radio program and began fund raising to provide hospitalized children with toys and some Christmas cheer at
2691-466: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ruth_Lyons&oldid=933100584 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ruth Lyons (broadcaster) Ruth Lyons (born Ruth Evelyn Reeves October 4, 1905, died November 7, 1988)
2760-419: The merger of Jacor with iHeartMedia (then known as Clear Channel Communications) that allowed WKRC to be restored on 550 AM. "Homer" was initially seen by many as an also-ran in the market when compared to Cincinnati Reds flagship WLW, and against crosstown sports talk rival — and Bengals flagship — WBOB . However, WBOB — which simulcast the games with sister WUBE-FM — did not renew
2829-433: The microphone, and took over as host. The sponsor decided that it preferred the way Lyons handled the program; she was hired to replace the host who was ill. When she began her broadcasting career, Lyons said she believed her audience was intelligent and had more interests than the subjects covered by traditional women's programs, so she focused on topics other than cooking and household hints. Lyons's prestige grew during
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2898-510: The music would need to be published under his name. Lyons politely declined. In 1942, WKRC lost Lyons to Crosley Broadcasting over a ten dollar raise. When Lyons was approached by Crosley Broadcasting, the salary she was offered was ten dollars more than she was making at WKRC. Lyons then met with station owner Hulbert "Hub" Taft. Taft told her he could not match the sum offered by Crosley; Lyons then signed with Crosley, at first going to work at WSAI and taking 14 sponsors with her. Taft,
2967-454: The neighborhood to do good deeds. She was a well-read woman with strong opinions and was unafraid to voice them. Lyons's mother always reminded her daughter to do her best at everything she did. The family considered books and reading, as well as music, to be as necessary to living as food, clothing and shelter. Lyons's first public performance was in a grammar school play. Her mother was embarrassed when her daughter misspoke her lines and there
3036-524: The nickname "Mother" from her co-workers and fans. NBC was aware of Lyons's ability to sell her sponsors' products and hoped to have Lyons do the same for their network. In 1951, NBC contracted with Crosley to carry a half-hour of The 50 Club on the NBC television network for three years, beginning on October 1, 1951. Lyons bristled under the structured advertising, network time cues and loss of show control. She also did not want to relocate to New York; at
3105-458: The oldies format. In 1992 WSAI became the first station in the market to have a sports talk format, but this did not last long. Charles Reynolds became the new owner of WSAI, but the station was leased out to Jacor Communications and the format was changed to adult standards. Jacor Communications then acquired the intellectual property of WCKY 1530 AM, and merged it with WLWA 550 AM (the former — and current — WKRC ). On April 14, 1994,
3174-528: The party) Thompson and Tom "Cat" Michaels. Some of the original 1960s jingles from the station's Top 40 days were used in addition to a sampling of some Drake -styled production values and the voice of CKLW veteran announcer Charlie Van Dyke voicing station IDs and promotional "liners" in-between songs. On January 17, 2005, WCKY and WSAI swapped their call letters back to the original dial positions, with AM 1360 returning to WSAI, and AM 1530 returning to WCKY, although WSAI retained its sports format (albeit with
3243-410: The program was expanded from its original hour to ninety minutes in length. The program visited the other cities it was seen in at least once a year so that local viewers could have the opportunity for tickets to see the show done live. Lyons's television show was popular enough to have a three-year waiting period for studio audience tickets. In 1957, Cincinnati's mayor, Charles Taft , proclaimed
3312-656: The program were profiled in many national magazines such as McCall's , Ladies' Home Journal and Cosmopolitan . NBC made another attempt to bring Lyons to the network. She was invited to be a temporary replacement for The Today Show cast member Helen O'Connell for a week in April 1958. Both Cincinnati media and viewers remembered the stinging criticism from the Crosby column and were prepared to see any slight, intentional or not, as an insult to Lyons and their area. The Cincinnati Enquirer printed that Lyons made only two short appearances on one Today broadcast and read
3381-476: The program. After WLW parent company Crosley Broadcasting purchased New York City radio station WINS in 1946, the program was also heard over the station for two years. Lyons and Thomas co-hosted the show until he left to establish his own media production firm. Lyons continued as the host of the program until 1951, when she was advised by her doctor to cut back her work load. The 50/50 Club started on WLW Radio as The 50 Club . Fifty women were invited to
3450-455: The ratings for liberal radio in Cincinnati were far below the previous music formats. Jerry Springer 's show came to an end on December 11, 2006, and so did WSAI's progressive talk format. WSAI relaunched that day as "1360thesource.com", still carrying a talk format but heavily programmed with advice and consumer awareness-driven shows such as Clark Howard and Dr. Laura Schlessinger . The new format lasted just six months, and WSAI went back to
3519-410: The show. Braun then became the host of the program. Lyons never appeared on television again. In 1969, Lyons published her memoirs entitled Remember With Me . Though she had been off the air for more than two years prior to its publication, the book sold 90,000 copies. Over time, Lyons's health steadily declined. She began suffering a series of strokes in the 1970s and again in the 1980s. For
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#17328833786773588-502: The station's youngest DJ, Michael Owens. In 1978 WSAI switched to country music, which was replaced by a simulcast of soft rock FM station WWNK (formerly WSAI-FM) on August 26, 1985, that included a call letter change by the AM station to WWNK. (The WSAI call sign was transferred to 100.9 FM in October 1985, but was dropped after one year for WIZF .) On March 23, 1987, WWNK dropped the simulcast of WWNK-FM and became oldies as "K-Rock". In 1988, AM 1360 returned to WSAI, which enhanced
3657-549: The transmitter site of WLWT television. On November 11, 1928, under the provisions of the Federal Radio Commission 's General Order 40 , WSAI was assigned to 800 kHz. However, now classified as a "limited time" station, WSAI could only operate until sunset at the location of the frequency's primary stations, most notably WBAP in Fort Worth, Texas. To gain fulltime operation, in early 1929 WSAI moved to 1330 kHz, with
3726-523: The weight loss, Lyons formulated her own set of rules for her television show. Since her programs were impromptu, those working with Lyons learned to expect almost anything and to make any necessary adjustments. The program was later simulcast on WLW AM. Lyons also became the program director of the television station in September 1949. She was the only woman on the Crosley Board of Directors. The show
3795-451: Was laughter, but Lyons was glad she had made everyone laugh. By age twelve, she was interested enough in performing to write and produce her own musical. As a young girl during World War I , Lyons was involved in fund-raising activities for the Red Cross and worked with her minister to help entertain patients at local hospitals. When she entered East High School , Lyons's years there were
3864-521: Was a pioneer radio and television broadcaster in Cincinnati, Ohio . It is said Ruth Lyons accidentally invented the daytime TV talk show. Like Arthur Godfrey and others of the era, Lyons built a TV empire. Ruth Evelyn Reeves was born in Cincinnati, the older daughter of Margaret Keturah Henry and Samuel Spencer Reeves. Her father was a travel agent who taught music at the University of Cincinnati in
3933-483: Was a powerful outlet for advertisers; potential sponsors had a one-year waiting period before there were openings for their commercials to be able to be scheduled. The mention of a product name on the program meant stores would quickly be sold out of the item. Lyons was also powerful enough to be able to decide which products were advertised on her programs. She selected those sponsors whose products she used and turned down commercials for products she did not like. She
4002-455: Was also able to resolve differences between WLWT management and the local musicians' union before the disagreement turned into a walkout. Lyons stated that she considered herself one of the musicians and intended to walk the picket line with them if the dispute was not settled. Station management met the musicians' demands to ensure that Lyons would remain on the air. Lyons's willingness to both advise and to become involved in problems earned her
4071-547: Was assigned exclusive use of 970 kHz. WSAI began operating on this new frequency, sharing time with another Cincinnati station, WLW . In May 1924 a third Class B station was established in Cincinnati, WFBW (now WKRC ), which the next month became WMH. WLW was unhappy with having to split time with two other stations, so in June 1924 government regulators moved WLW to 710 kHz, sharing time with WBAV (now WTVN ) in Columbus. At
4140-520: Was called to the manager's office and asked to bring the copy of her program script with her, Lyons expected to lose her job. When she entered the office, she admitted she had not been writing and reading from a program script for some time. The station manager said he was pleased with what she had been doing and that the purpose of the meeting was to offer her an opportunity to work at WLW . Lyons also did not like reading commercial copy and preferred to deliver commercials in her own words. At WLW, she
4209-490: Was even better. In mid-1927, WSAI was assigned to 830 kHz. In May 1928 the Crosley Broadcasting Corporation began leasing WSAI, and also began to consolidate WSAI's operations with WLW. This included WLW moving its transmitter site from Harrison to sharing WSAI's facility at Mason. Crosley moved the WSAI transmitter to a hilltop site overlooking downtown Cincinnati on Chickasaw Street, which later became
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#17328833786774278-454: Was for operation on the shared "entertainment" wavelength of 360 meters (833 kHz). The single entertainment wavelength meant that stations within a given region had to make timesharing agreements to assign operating timeslots. In May 1923 the Department of Commerce set aside a band of "Class B" frequencies reserved for stations that had quality equipment and programming, and the Cincinnati region
4347-717: Was moved to the Daly Road site in Mount Healthy , where it is currently located. The studio was moved to 8th and Matson with a commanding view of downtown Cincinnati from the Price Hill Overlook. WSAI featured Cincinnati's largest radio news staff headed by National Broadcasters Hall Of Fame inductee Rod Williams , who won numerous awards including a commendation from the Ohio General Assembly for combat reporting in Vietnam. WSAI became Cincinnati's AM Top 40 powerhouse during
4416-439: Was not causing excessive interference. In early 1925, WSAI and WMH moved to 920 kHz. The Commerce Department's cautious approach toward power increases was based on the assumption that station transmitters were located in heavily populated areas. However, in May 1925 it recognized that WSAI's Mason, Ohio and WLW's Harrison transmitter sites were both far enough from population centers that they could immediately begin operating as
4485-571: Was offered a promotion to insurance underwriter and an opportunity to relocate to the company's Cleveland office. He expected that his wife would leave WKRC to join him in Cleveland. Lyons did not want to leave her radio work and believed she had obligations to her parents that would keep her in Cincinnati. She moved back into her parents' home while Johnny moved to his new job in Cleveland. The couple kept their marriage going for some years with weekend visits, but they eventually grew apart. Lyons became
4554-513: Was placed near the site of the home on Tusculum Avenue where Lyons lived with her parents. WSAI WSAI (1360 AM ) is a Cincinnati, Ohio commercial radio station. Owned and operated by iHeartMedia , its studios, as well as those of iHeartMedia's other Cincinnati stations, are in the Towers of Kenwood building next to I-71 in the Kenwood section of Sycamore Township , and its transmitter site
4623-422: Was the host of Consumer's Foundation , a show where participants tested products advertised on radio and reported their experiences with them. Lyons was teamed with Frazier Thomas , on another radio show called Collect Calls From Lowenthal . When Consumer's Foundation turned into Your Morning Matinee , a morning radio show with music and entertainment targeting female listeners, Thomas became Lyons's co-host on
4692-514: Was the largest amount raised for victims of a disaster. Largely because of her efforts during this time of crisis, Lyons was appointed WKRC's program director. While at WKRC, Lyons hosted a weekly radio show called Your Sunday Matinee ; an amateur songwriter, she wrote a new song for each Sunday broadcast of the show. Bandleader Paul Whiteman was a guest on the show in 1938 and was impressed by Lyons's songwriting abilities. He offered to buy some of Lyons's original compositions with one stipulation:
4761-489: Was unsure if she wanted to go back on the air. She wanted to raise money for the Christmas fund in her daughter's memory and decided to take things a day at a time. Those close to Lyons say Candy's death took the life out of her as well. There were times when Lyons was unable to do her program; when she did, it was sometimes difficult to understand what she was saying. On January 26, 1967, The 50-50 Club had just gone off
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