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WBKR Pioneer Douglas Hamby Passes Away at 80
WBKR Pioneer Douglas Hamby Passes Away at 80
WBKR Pioneer Douglas Hamby Passes Away at 80
WBKR has lost one of its founding fathers.  We received news this morning that Douglas Hamby, who served as General Manager of WOMI and helped create WBKR-FM, passed away Sunday at Owensboro Medical Health System.  Not only was Douglas a U.S. Navy Veteran of the Korean War, he was a leader in the field of broadcasting and all of us here at WBKR owe our careers, at least in some part, to him.  Read