Christmas Past, Present And Future At Home And Abroad
Two West Virginia University professors discuss the ancient origins of our modern Christmas traditions as well as how people in other countries celebrate.
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August 4, 1897: Dixie Songbird Billy Cox Born
Country-and-western musician Billy Cox was born near Charleston on August 4, 1897. He started his career in 1928, singing and playing guitar and harmonica…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsJune 2, 1999: Musician Rex Parker Dies in Princeton
Musician Rex Parker died at Princeton in Mercer County on June 2, 1999.The Fayette County native was the patriarch of the Parker Family, a popular musical…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMarch 5, 1963: Country Music Star Hawkshaw Hawkins Killed in Plane Crash
On March 5, 1963, country music star Hawkshaw Hawkins was killed in a plane crash in Tennessee. Born in Huntington in 1921, Hawkins got his start in music…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsApril 4, 1980: Musician Red Sovine Dies in Nashville
Musician Red Sovine died in Nashville following a car crash on April 4, 1980. He was 61.Born Woodrow Wilson Sovine in Charleston, he was influenced by…
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Charleston AM Station WOBU Signs On: Sept. 15, 1927
On September 15, 1927, Charleston’s WOBU radio station went on the air with 50 watts of power at eleven-hundred twenty kilohertz. A year later, it moved…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSeven Lessons About Covering Crime from a 50-Year News Veteran
He’s been beaten and berated for doing his job, but despite the dangers, Bob Aaron says he still loves being a T.V. reporter.Those dangers made…
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