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Bill L. Wormington
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Description
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Obituary for Bill L. Wormington who died August 16, 2008, in Hawaii at age 81. He was born October 17, 1926, in Dodge City, Kansas, and grew up in Topeka, Kansas. "Bill was a television pioneer in Kansas City, working at WDAF-TV early in 1950 as a TV director, directing many of the early music/entertainment shows, also news and sports programs for NBC-TV. He joined Allied Broadcasting as CEO, building KCIT-TV, the first independent TV station in KC." He later founded American Transcom, a pioneer satellite company. Includes his picture.
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2008-09-17
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Acquisition of WDAF-TV
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Unverified first official news of the acquisition of the Kansas City Star's television news station, WDAF-TV, according to the local history index card.
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Date
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1958-05-28
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Color Video Here Tonight
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News of the first local color television images in Kansas City, with plans of WDAF-TV "to telecast a 1-minute commercial in color."
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1954-12-31
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Five Years of Television
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Description
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Article about the short history of television in Kansas City, starting with WDAF-TV's first regular programming on October 16, 1949.
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1954-10-19
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Let the Newscopter Wars Begin
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Description
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Discusses the introduction of a news helicopter at KMBC-TV in direct competition with the one at WDAF-TV, and how its presence may alter news coverage at both stations.
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Date
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2000-04-13
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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WDAF-TV Offered For Sale
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Description
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Local Fox affiliated television station, Channel 4, WDAF-TV, is among nine others placed on the auction block by a subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. It appears that potential buyers include private equity firms. The stations together are expected to be worth about $1.5 billion. WDAF began in 1949 and was the first television station in Kansas City. It was owned by the Kansas City Star Company and sold in 1957 because of an anti-trust suit against the newspaper. "Previous owners over the years were Transcontinent Broadcasting, Taft Broadcasting, Great American Communications and, in 1994, New World Communications." Includes a picture of the station.
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Date
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2007-06-15
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Behind the Revolving Door on Signal Hill
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Description
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Article about the 25-year history of the WDAF-TV television station and its operations and newcasters, etc., with photos.
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Date
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1974-11
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
