Executive Boards Written June 7, 2018   As the year 1966 drew to a close, the largest single campus organization at Oberlin College was radio station WOBC, with a staff of 119 students.  Organization was indeed a necessity for such a large group.  Therefore, at least ten percent of us were named to leadership positions. For example, when I was Program Director in the spring of 1968 there were 15 other members of the Executive Board.  Then the station's Trustees promoted me to the top job, Station Director.  I requested applications from students who wanted to manage various departments beginning in September, and I appointed 11 of them to serve on my Board. I don't remember everyone from that era, but I do have a collection of our weekly Program Guides.  The Guide's editor occasionally filled space by acknowledging the station's Executive Board.  Using those lists and other sources, I've been able to create an almost-complete chart for posterity. First, at the end of my first semester as a freshman, Ted Gest edited the Program Guide for January 17, 1966.  He noted that Ted Tarkow was the Station Director, Frank Drake was the Program Director, and Jud Leonard was the Chief Engineer. The grid below covers my final six half-years at Oberlin, plus a look ahead to the autumns of 1969 and 1970.  Fall semesters are shaded in pale orange; spring semesters, in pale green. A few explanations:  Many of us had the title of “Director,” so I'm using Ð as a space-saving abbreviation.  Sometimes there was an Assistant Ð, shown here as a second name in a smaller font.  As I recall, the Program Ð whom I succeeded in early 1968 was actually Ted Gest.  The “Banquet” was WOBC's annual celebration at the end of the school year.  And the Chief Control Engineer was the one who taught everyone else the “controls,” i.e. how to operate the equipment.

SOURCE: Sophomore Year Junior Year Senior Year 1969-70 1970-71 September 1966 letter to my parents February 1967 Program Guide May 1967 Banquet program February 1968 Program Guide October 1968 Program Guide February 1969 Program Guide May 1969 Program Guide May 1970 letter from Jenny Wagner  IN CHARGE:  Station Ð Ted Gest Richard  Lasko John Heckenlively John Heckenlively Rick Stump Tom Thomas Tom Thomas Marc Krass Randy Bongarten Glenn Davis  Program Ð Richard Lasko Tom Clark Clark Hyde Tom Thomas Randy Bongarten Randy Bongarten Marc Krass Janice Derr  TECHS:  Chief Engineer Walt Jones Walt Jones Tom Ammons Tom Ammons Gary Freeman Gary Freeman Gary Freeman  Chief Technician Tom Ammons Tom Ammons Gary Freeman Larry  Abbott  Chief Control Engineer Dave Webster Richard Stump Jay Bassin Oliver Cass Larry  Abbott Oliver Cass none yet  MUSIC:  Classical Music Ð Mike Barone Mike Barone Mike Barone J. Michael Barone Louis Davis Louie Davis Louie Davis Richard Kesner Rich Kesner  Pop Music Ð Bruce Robinson Dave Webster Dave Hepp Marc Krass Bob Kaye Bob Kaye Jim Pratt Prue Klein  Pop Music Librarian  (or Record Manager) JoAnn Frech Leslie Mohrman & Steve Niederhauser  REPORTING:  News Ð Gideon Schein Ted Gest Bob Steyer Bob Steyer Randy Bongarten Jim Pratt Jim Pratt Rick Wellons Alan Gleason  Newscast Ð Roland Higgins Roland Higgins John Proffitt Chris La Fleur Hank Dolmatch  LIVE REMOTES:  Sports Ð Tom Thomas Tom Thomas Tom Thomas Larry Gellman Bob Steyer Hank Dolmatch  Mock Convention Ð Ted Gest Ted Gest  SPOKEN WORD:  Fine Arts Ð Roger Kropf Richard Brown Ken Braiterman  Contemporary Arts Ð Dickinson Upson Dickinson Upson  OTHER:  Public Service Ð Marjorie Emm  Public Relations Ð Patsy Moeller Ted Gest Jan Weintraub Paul Wilczynski  Continuity Ð Peg Duncan DaveWebster Janice Derr  IN THE OFFICE:  Business Manager Paul Sturm Paul Sturm Paul Sturm Paul Sturm Jackie Cowley Jackie Cowley Jackie Cowley  Accountant Sue Fitzwater Sue Fitzwater  Program Guide Editor Tom Clark Bruce Robinson Bruce Robinson & Tom Clark Bruce Robinson Tom Clark Tom Clark Jenny Wagner none yet