DURING THIS 50TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR FOR KMAQ, I WILL BE PUTTING UP SOME PHOTOS OF THE PAST. THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN ON AUGUST 11, 1966 AT THE 1966 JACKSON COUNTY FAIR. KMAQ WAS 8 YEARS OLD THEN AND I WAS 27. ONE OF THE EVENING SHOWS WAS THE LASSIE SHOW. SHOWN HERE WITH LASSIE IS
HIS OWNER AND TRAINER RUDD WEATHERWAX. RUDD WAS BORN IN 1907, SO HE WAS 59 HERE. HE DIED IN 1985, AT THE AGE OF 78. HE WAS A FAMOUS MAN (AND SO WAS LASSIE FAMOUS), SO I WAS QUITE THRILLED TO GET INTERVIEW WITH HIM.
I RECALL, LASSIE BARKED FOR THE MIKE. IN THOSE DAYS, WE RAN AROUND THE FAIRGROUNDS WITH A GARDEN TRACTOR AND ON THE BACK OF IT, WAS A PLATFORM AND A TRANSMITTER THAT YOU CAN SEE HERE. SO, I WOULD MAKE "LIVE" INTERVIEWS ALL OVER THE FAIRGROUNDS. KEPT ME TRIM THAT WEEK.
MY HAIRDO IS ABOUT THE SAME....WEAR GLASSES NOW....AND MY WAISTLINE HAS CHANGED A LITTLE. REMEMBER, TO ENLARGE TO PHOTO, CLICK ON IT.
DENNIS VOY