Wheeling (W. Va.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Wheeling Steel Radio Program Sound Recordings and Records
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3470
Overview
Records of the "It's Wheeling Steel" radio program. Includes photographs (1930s-1940s, 5 in.), program scripts (1937-1944, 5 in.), clippings and magazines (1930s-1940s, 3 in., including Life Magazine of March 21, 1938 with article featuring the radio program), and scrapbooks containing clippings and photographs (1930s-1940s, 3 in.). Also includes original audio transcription discs of the program (1930s-1940s, 7 ft., 6 in.), and reel-to-reel/cassette...
Dates:
1937-2010 and undated; Majority of material found in 1937-1944
Wheeling Steel Radio Program, Transcription Disks
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4746
Scope and Contents
Set of 11 transcription disks of the Wheeling Steel Radio Program. Disks include performances by the Coca Cola Spotlight Band and the Musical Steelmakers. "It's Wheeling Steel!" was a radio program developed by John L. Grimes, advertising executive for the Wheeling Steel Corporation, that ran from 1936 to 1944. The program's content consisted of light classics, popular songs, and show tunes, performed by an orchestra of local musicians, as well as an assortment...
Dates:
1943 April 4-1943 April 28