Beane, Paul 2019-11-06
This interview features Paul Beane as he discusses his career in the radio broadcasting business, and what it’s like to be in the broadcasting business. In this interview, Paul recounts how he got into the radio business and what radio was like in the late 1950s when he first got started. He then describes moving to different stations and how he finally ended up in Lubbock. He recalls broadcasting during the Lubbock tornado of 1970 and then moves on to explain how he got his own radio station. He closes the interview by discussing why Lubbock is a good city to live in.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Paul Beane
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: November 6, 2019
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Andy Wilkinson
Length: 02:07:55
Abstract
Building a radio tower and the Smithsonian Magazine; Introduction and background information; The radio business in the late 1950s; Clint Formby and joining a caravan of broadcast facilities; Moving over to work at KLBK and how media outlets cover stories; The Lubbock tornado of 1970; Buying his own radio station; crime reporting on the radio; How he felt owning his own station; leaving the radio business for a short time; Returning to the radio business; Building houses in Austin; becoming a city council member for Lubbock; Paul’s interest in Golf and being the USGA rules official; Why Lubbock is a good city to live in
Access Information
Original Recording Format: born digital
Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to audio in our reading room
Transcript: transcript available on dspace <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/373990 >
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