[BC] Destroying history

[Harold Hallikainen]

> Gary, K?CX wrote...
>>
>> I'm not certain what emotion prompts the destruction of historical
>> material,
>> but I have seen new owners do everything possible to eradicate *any*
>> material relating to previous ownership, call letters, formats, etc.  I
>> suspect some are neat freaks and throw anything for which they don't see
>> an
>> immediate use.  Maybe some don't feel they have storage space.
>> And...some
>> probably never want to be in the position of being compared to a much
>> more
>> successful predecessor.  I guess I could understand it if the previous
>> licensee and the station had a really sordid past.
>
> Add my name to the list of those who fail to understand those who throw
> away history.  But then again, I'm such a packrat I never throw away
> anything.
>

Which is why I call my site
(http://sujan.hallikainen.org/BroadcastHistory/) "Saving History From The
Dumpster." I'm trying to come up with a logo for it. Maybe I'll pile a
bunch of manuals in front of a dumpster and take a photo.

Harold



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