Illinois HR 361: CONGRATS-WJOL RADIO

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HR0361LRB104 13731 MST 26453 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 

3Representatives wish to congratulate WJOL Radio on the 

4occasion of the 100th anniversary of its founding; and

5 WHEREAS, WJOL Radio traces its roots to the early days of 

6radio broadcasting as WJBI and WCLS when on June 9, 1925, a 

7group of Joliet's elite turned on the 100 watt WJBI at 1400 

8kHz; and

9 WHEREAS, WJOL Radio began with Madame Gertrude Wagner 

10Gaume singing The Lass With The Delicate Air, followed by an 

11address by Thomas Donovan, Joliet's fire and police 

12commissioner; and

13 WHEREAS, WJOL Radio was first operated by local amateur 

14radio operator Harold Couch and was originally transmitted 

15from Couch's home on Summit Street; and

16 WHEREAS, WJOL Radio continued to grow throughout the 

171930s, featuring community programming, local news, and 

18sports, and by 1940, it had established itself as a popular 

19local station; and

20 WHEREAS, WJOL Radio hired St. Louis sportscaster Harry 

HR0361- 2 -LRB104 13731 MST 26453 r

1Carabina in 1940 and suggested he change his name to the far 

2easier to pronounce Harry Caray, who spent the next two years 

3at the station as the sports and special-events announcer 

4before moving on to a Kalamazoo station and then becoming the 

5voice of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1945; and

6 WHEREAS, WJOL Radio shifted to its current dial position 

7at 1340 kHz on March 29, 1941; and

8 WHEREAS, WJOL Radio featured a full service format of 

9popular music, local news, sports, and civic affairs 

10throughout the 1940s and 1950s; and

11 WHEREAS, WJOL Radio was ranked as one of the most listened 

12to and profitable suburban Chicago radio operations through