National radio personality Jim Ameche (center) helped WJBC Radio inaugurate its new transmitter building, new pylon antenna, and other capital upgrades by serving as master of ceremonies for a three-hour variety show, aired December 7, 1949.And yes, Jim Ameche was the brother of Hollywood star Don Ameche! Jim first made a name for himself as the popular radio character “Jim Armstrong, the All American Boy.” Also shown here (left to right) are E. Atteberry; Fred Muxfeld of the Bloomington-based advertising firm Biddle Co.; Loring C. Merwin, longtime Pantagraph publisher; and Joseph Bunting, Pantagraph treasurer/ general manager.
