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Ric Supple, local businessman and philanthropist, dies at 95
His daughter, Judith Supple Freiha, said his death was attributed to natural causes.
In the late 60s, the Supples built a radio empire in the Coachella Valley called R&R Broadcasting. It pioneered new formats, particularly talk radio. In 2015, after almost 50 years in business, Ric and wife, Rozene, decided to wind down their radio business.
Palm Springs Historical Society President Tracy Conrad, a neighbor, described Ric as clever and funny. He was so quick-witted and always the most sparkling of conversationalists, Conrad said.
Mike Meenan, who was employed at KPSI by the Supples, from 1982-2000, before he relocated to San Francisco, said working for them was like being a member of a family. He suffered a detached retina in 1984 and was out for two months while doctors saved his vision. He said the Supples continued to pay him his salary.
âStuff the Busâ project supplies 3,000 toys to kids in need
3,000 toys collected in Florence for children in need By WAFF 48 Digital Staff | December 15, 2020 at 9:11 AM CST - Updated December 15 at 9:16 AM
FLORENCE, Ala. (WAFF) - School buses were brimming with Christmas cheer in the Shoals area on Monday.
, Hunter Jackson with 101.5 hosted a toy drive that distributed nearly 3,000 gifts to children in need. An assembly line of people brought the gifts from the bus into a large central room at the Richards Center, where they were divided based on the type of gift, and then divided among sections of the room. Toys will be distributed to kids in Florence, Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, Tuscumbia, Colbert County and Lauderdale County school systems.