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February
2003: The Banner
In 1968-69, any self-respecting radio station identified itself at a remote broadcast by draping a colorful piece of cloth over the front of the table. As the new station director at ten-watt WOBC, I commissioned my friend Jan Olson to make us such a banner. She cut the letters from yellow felt and glued them onto a piece of red felt, to approximate Oberlin College's colors of crimson and gold.
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I don't remember how much we paid Jan or the exact specifications. However, the banner looked very much like the re-creation at the right. It included our "audio radiance" slogan and probably measured about three feet by two feet. Colorful enough for you? |
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Jan must have had some materials left over. Not long afterward, I received an envelope from her, containing what you see at the top of this page: a 6½" by 4½" bannerlet and a note ("I present to you this small thing of friendship").
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