Engineer Dies During Historic Live Radio Broadcast

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] · 2026-07-12 18:17

This item discusses the historical event of an engineer, Lester J. Wolf, who died during a live radio broadcast. Wolf was operating the control board for radio station WOK in Homewood, transmitting programming across the Midwest. AI

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Engineer Dies During Historic Live Radio Broadcast

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The story of the engineer who was the first to die during a live broadcast is interesting history. "Twenty miles away in Homewood at the transmitter of radio st

The story of the engineer who was the first to die during a live broadcast is interesting history. "Twenty miles away in Homewood at the transmitter of radio station WOK, Thornton High School graduate Lester J. Wolf manned the control board, broadcasting the Moon Lite Gardens fun…

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The story of the engineer who was the first to die during a live broadcast is interesting history. "Twenty miles away in Homewood at the transmitter of radio st

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