Fond Memories From A Special Radio Friend & Mentor
During my college years, I was fortunate to intern for one semester at
New York City s premier country radio station that was located at the base of Park Avenue in midtown Manhattan.
WHN 1050 AM was a 50,000 watt powerhouse as they enjoyed a 14 year run by e
ntertaining their audiences with traditional and classic country music plus they mixed in crossover artists that included Elvis Presley, The Eagles, Roy Orbison, Olivia Newton-John, Jim Croce, Buddy Holly, Rick Nelson and Vicki Lawrence, just to name a few (the list goes on and on as this extra spice of pop-A/C music was the key in keeping New Yorkers tuned in to their unique band of the format as the move resulted in top 10 numbers during ratings sweeps)
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Dan Blocker poses for a photograph dressed as his Bonanza character, March 1, 1968. (Department of Defense)
On the TV show “Bonanza,” Dan Blocker played the large but affable Eric “Hoss” Cartwright. At 6’4” and 320 pounds, and by all accounts “the most likable cast member” on the show, Blocker fit the part perfectly.
But less than a decade before the show debuted on NBC, some North Korean soldiers near Hill 223 were watching a very different man. They saw 1st Sgt. Blocker, who was defending the area along with other members of the “Thunderbirds” of the famed 45th Infantry Division.
Blocker was always a big, soft-hearted guy. He was a star football player in his native Texas during his college years. After finishing a master’s degree in drama in 1950, he was drafted into the Army and was fighting in Korea the next year.
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