| Name |
Garry Lee BOWERS |
| Born |
12 Jul 1938 |
Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Military |
COL, US Air Force [1, 2] |
- Garry entered into the military reserve service in 1966 as an armor scout for WV Army National Guard. Then he transferred to the Air Guard in 1970 as an information officer for the 130th Special Operations Group in Charleston WV. He became an Admissions Officer for the Air Force Academy, a position he held for 30 years. He purchased WCLG AM and FM in the early 1980s and during the same time period he became Information Officer for the Air force Systems Command. He was elevated to the Secretary of the Air Forces Pentagon Staff soon thereafter. He retired a full Colonel as the Reserve Deputy Director of Air Force Public Affairs in 1998.
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| Education |
Morgantown H.S., West Virginia University (1961, Industrial Management) [1] |
| Occupation |
broadast radio, WCLG (53 years) |
- He began his broadcast career with WCLG in October 1958 as an on-air personality while attending WVU and became Sales Manager in 1963. Always innovative, Garry introduced the first radio-equipped mobile unit in the market in 1959. He was a founding member and secretary of the Daytime Broadcasters, which became the NAB Daytimers Committee on which he served. Garry hosted the very popular "Old Trading Post" on WCLG AM for 25 years. In October 2011 he celebrated 53 years in West Virginia radio. Garry was the Charter President of Cheat Lake Rotary, a 32 degree Mason and a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
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| Residence |
Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV [1] |
| Died |
24 Dec 2011 |
Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV [2, 3] |
| Buried |
BRITTON PLOT |
Halleck Cemetery, Halleck, Monongalia Co, WV [1, 4] |
| Person ID |
I12486 |
Doddridge County Roots |
| Last Modified |
20 Jan 2024 |
1938 - 2011 (73 years)