September 10, 2003
J. Roger Sisson
___ will speak to the Society on: "Radio Station WALE in the 1950's and 1960's." His talk will take place at the Westport Historical Society's Bell School House, 25 Drift Rd., Head of Westport, on Sunday, September 21, 2003 at 2:00 P. M. For reservations call the Society at 508-636-6011. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted. There will be refreshments.
J. Roger Sisson and his brother George, both Veterans of World War II, got a license to operate a radio station after the war. They established their own station, WALE (1400 AM) on the corner of Central St. and North Main St. in Fall River, and ran the station from 1947 to 1963. J. Roger Sisson was a widely popular "on-air personality" for most of those years, reporting on local news, sports and community events. He was also a Fall River Representative to the Massachusetts State Legislature in the late 1950'x.
Posted by Bill Wyatt at September 10, 2003 06:48 PM