[Dixielandjazz] Treasure of Vinyl Recordings found on Wake Island (AFRTS)

[Ron wheeler]

Hardly 'long lost', Bob. I'm still here in central Georgia ticking along. 

As for the records, they were hardly 'obscure'. The old AFRTS studio, which 
still had the FCC license -- long expired -- framed on the wall was part of my 
area of responsibility there. Most of the disks were 'canned' AFRTS broadcasts 
and maily from the rock 'n' roll era.

I'm pretty sure that no one on the island was not aware of the library's 
existance and many borrowed disks for copying. Certainly the Air Force was aware 
of it, since their people were responsible for loading up the turntables to play 
the programming from early morning into the evening hours. Also, on at least two 
occasions, inspection teams from the USAF inventoried the entire collection.

Sounds like the left hand didn't know what the right hand was doing.

Ron




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From: Robert Ringwald <rsr at ringwald.com>
To: DJML <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Cc: Ron Wheeler <ronald_wheeler at bellsouth.net>
Sent: Thu, March 8, 2012 4:02:47 PM
Subject: Fw: Treasure of Vinyl Recordings found on Wake Island (AFRTS)

Norman Vickers wrote:

> on Wake Island (AFRTS)


> Pensacola Super jazzfan Mike Lynch has found this obscure item.  Thousands
> of well-preserved vinyl recordings found in good condition on Wake Island.
> Nice story and photo.  These are being shipped back to the States and will
> become part of Armed Forces Radio collection.  Others will go to Library of
> Congress.


Shame on our long lost listmate Ron Wheeler for not finding these recordings 
during his long stay on Wake.  


--Bob Ringwald