Some pictures from the dedication of Campbell Hall, Richmond Studio, Swanson Center and the re-union on 1999-09-24.
Bob Beeman
Updated 2010-12-20 @ 19:45 EST (UT-5)
From the Autumn of 1963 through graduation in the Spring of 1967, Gale Hollingsworth, Ed West, and I were a student employees of WILL. Gale and I worked in the engineering department in Radio. Ed West did everything that had anything to do with engineering. Clarence Berbaum, then Assistant Chief Engineer for radio, was my immediate supervisor, and Rob Belden was Chief Engineer. John Regnell was Station Manager, and Henry Lippold was the head of the News Department.
This page contains photos taken at the dedication of Campbell Hall in the Autumn of 1999. Click each picture to see a (MUCH) larger version. More history of WILL is on the WILL History page.
You have to have been there before the dedication of Campbell Hall to appreciate what a magnificent gift the Campbells made to WILL, its staff, supporters, and the community in giving this building.
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"The end of the road", an office door in the old Gregory Hall 2nd floor studios
on the weekend of the reunion.
A worker deconstructs the old office and studios as Gale watches on the left.
Gale Hollingsworth on the Quadrangle. Serious backlighting problems.
Bob Beeman (me) on the quadrangle. Same backlighting problems.
(L-R) Gale Hollingsworth, Ed West, Clarence Berbaum.
Now Gale has the camera. (L-R) Me, Ed West, Clarence Berbaum.
Another one of me, Ed, and Clarence.
Four Engineers! (L-R) Ed West, Gale Hollingsworth, Me, Clarence Berbaum
Five Engineers! (L-R) Gale Hollingsworth, Clarence Berbaum, Ed West,
Me, Rob Belden.
Gale Hollingsworth and Danda Beard.
Me and Danda Beard
John Regnell and his wife.
In this picture we have Henry Lippold and his wife and me, along
with two people whose names my aging brain can't recall.
Me outside the AM transmitter house on South 1st Street Road. When I hung out there it was in a rural area.
The President's house.
The team takes the field on the Saturday afternoon of the dedication/reunion.
This picture is not here. You didn't see it.
Looking North toward Campbell Hall at eventide.
Another evening view of Campbell Hall.
As the Dedication Concludes:
The banner flies.
And the towers
Stand Tall!
Gale Hollingsworth retired after a long and successful career at Motorola, I worked for GTE and Siemens and after retirement now work at Coral Glades High School as the "Pool Sub" which means I do a little of everything.
Ed West went on to become Chief Engineer of WILL when Rob Belden retired. Ed is also now retired.