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Beaver Island receives Chicago and Escanaba radio coverage, 1962

Also 1962 Beaver Island radio mentions

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TypeEvent
Date1962-02-27
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1962-02-27
Kind
Announcement
Eras
Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

Art Mercier gave a 15-minute Beaver Island discussion on Chicago’s WBBM on February 27, 1962. The June issue later announced a planned WBBM radio and television visit with two cameramen. The same March notice says Escanaba’s WDBC regularly mentioned the island and had requested a delegation for a Saturday program.

Evidence and limits

The February WBBM broadcast is reported as completed; the June television and radio visit and the WDBC delegation are recorded as plans or requests, not as completed coverage.

Sources

  1. Reports Art Mercier giving a 15-minute Beaver Island discussion on Chicago station WBBM on February 27 at Ed Howland’s suggestion, and says Escanaba station WDBC regularly mentioned Beaver Island and requested a delegation for a Saturday program. The request is not evidence that the delegation appeared.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-03_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1962-03_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Announces that Art Mercier’s WBBM radio and television sports show would visit Beaver Island with two cameramen to prepare a word-and-picture story; the date and time were not yet set. It does not establish that the visit or broadcast occurred.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-06_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held four-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published media-visit announcement; it does not expand the planned coverage.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1962-06_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island receives Chicago and Escanaba radio coverage, 1962”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-radio-coverage-1962/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1962, “Radio.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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