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Floyd J. Ryel

      Floyd joined WADC in 1937 at their remote studio in Canton . He was announcer for the many live programs that originated daily from the Canton studios. In 1938, he transferred to the main WADC studios in Tallmadge , where he worked the early morning sign-on program. From 1939 to 1944, he worked at WCAO, Baltimore , and WCAU, Philadelphia . He returned to Akron as an announcer on WAKR; and, in December of 1944, he started signing-on WAKR as he hosted the “Musical Clock” morning show. In 1946, he left WAKR and joined WSRS, Cleveland. In 1954, he moved to WHHH, Warren, where he remained until his retirement in 1980. He continues to reside in Warren .