(Left to right) Carol Channing and Frank Ford
WPEN Radio
circa 1969

Broadcast Pioneers member Frank Ford did a talk show on several different radio stations. In the sixties, he was on WPEN. In this picture, we see Frank chatting with Comedianne Carol Channing who was in town on a publicity tour and a visit to the Mike Douglas TV show, which was syndicated nationally on tape by Westinghouse and on KYW-TV daily at 12:30 pm for 90 minutes.

Member Allan Hotlen (who was GM at WPEN from 1969 to 1971) tells us that the logo design originated in 1969. He suspects that this may be the first photo taken using the new logo.

From the official archives of the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia
Photo originally donated by Broadcast Pioneers member Frank Ford
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