Ray Brooks honored posthumously in Broadcasting Hall of Fame
Brooks who died January 27 2008 at 77 helped shape Bluefield WHIS TV and Circle 6 Ranch earning a 2008 induction into the Broadcasting Hall of Fame. He organized charity teams the Basket Bums and Baseball Bums and created TV art and logos while sharing on air as Snoop to D C Young’s Scoop and mentoring locals. The Huntington ceremony will honor his 20 year on air duo with C C Young and lasting community impact.
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Charleston
Wchs-Tv
Broadcasting Hall of Fame
Resler
Ray Brooks
Brooks
Edgemont Baptist Church
Graham
Bluefield
Bluefield Baseball Club
G-Star
Beaver
BHS
Mitchell Stadium
Arch of Dimes
Whis-Tv
D.C
Snoop
Scoop
Gillespie
Patty
Young
Isom
C.C. Young
Beaver Band
Lilly
Melody Shop
Woolworth’s
Princeton Avenue
Ray
Melvin Goins
Woolworth
Sue Brooks
Dixon & Rose
Chuck
Tammy
Sue
Don Whitt
Whitt
Whistv
Peggy Whitt
Gordon Jennings
Big Jim Dalton
Gordon
Cleveland Institute of Radio Electronics
Wloh Radio
Princeton
Whis Radio
Mel Barnett
Hank
Chuck Brooks
Duncan Renaldo
Cisco Kid
TV Guide
Shott
Oakley
Huntington
Bill Archer
Barcher
Bottonline
Festival Highlights at Sanders House And Local Tour
Festival attendees toured the Sanders House and nearby sites including the Railroad Museum and Spring House. Graham Historical Society members guided two days of tours while residents praised the home as a standout attraction. Delegates and locals shared comments on Bluestone Conservancy efforts and regional art, with a concert closing the event at Harman Chapel on Bluefield College campus.
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Sanders
Spring House
Don
Charlie Hattery
Bluefield
Florida
Charlie Hartery
Jane Hartery
Graham Historical Society
Norma Davis
Sanders House
Davis
South Carolina
North Carolina
Ohio
Ellen Miller
The
William E
Bill” Osborne
Bill Osborne
Virginia
Miller
Joann Davis
Cecile Barrett
Bluefield, Va
Historical Society
Barrett
Harman Chapel
Bluefield College
Crooked Road
Bill Archer
Barcher
Bottonline
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Collec Ans
West Virginia
Conservancy
Bluestone River
New River
Anne B. Crockett-Stark
R-Wythe
Crockett-Stark
Eric DiNovo
Jeff Travers
Westwood Medical Park
Westwood Commons
Tractor Supply
Southern States
Tazewell, VA
Tazewell
Farleysfishfarm.com
Farleys Arkansas Pondstockers, Inc
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home
Jimmie L. Shires
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