[BC] VOA BUILDING'S FATE ON THE LINE

[Jeff Johnson]

>Saturday, November 19, 2005
>
>VOA building's fate on line
>Trustees must decide if $1.2M fix-up cost is worth it
>
>By Jennifer Edwards
>Enquirer staff writer
>
>Also housed there are the Gray Wireless antique radio collection 
>previously displayed at WGUC-FM, and the Media Heritage collection of 
>early radio equipment and shows.

I've been to the building a number of times recently. The Media Heritage 
collection was formerly associated with and founded by WVXU/X-Star Radio 
Network, Xavier University, for whom I worked until this summer.

I own 19th century buildings much older than the former VOA Bethany 
building, and have a good working knowledge of real estate maintenance. Of 
course everything must be maintained, but the VOA looks to be in quite 
decent condition. Too often the 'tear down' fright is engendered by those 
who will profit from both the destruction and rebuilding.

Tearing the building down would be as stupid as dropping the nearby WLW AM 
Blaw-Knox tower because it is not 'new'. The only thing wrong at the VOA is 
that it is silent as a tomb.

Dumb and shortsighted. Incidentally the building is concrete and concrete 
block, not brick.

Jeff.Johnson at goodnews.net