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College buddies at American University:

Willard Scott (L) and Ed Walker (R), 1970.

I wrote, produced and directed some religious programs on the American University Washington, D.C. campus radio station WAMU, while an undergraduate student there. We called it, and I still do, "wam-oo". Williard and Ed were students, and later went on to broadcast as "The Joy Boys" on WOL, and other local D.C. stations.

In 1972, the act broke up when Willard's NYC gig as the weatherman for the "Today Show" on NBC required his full attention. Willard remained on "Today"until he retired about three years ago. He is now the national spokesperson for Smuckers, and still salutes the centenarians on "Today" a couple of times a week. He married and had two daughters. Unfortunately, his wife Mary died about the time he retired.

Eddie, as we called him, began his career as an audio engineer, and volunteered as the engineer on the show I produced. He was the best audio engineer I ever had in radio, or television, exceptional as he is blind. He worked in both radio and television in D.C. until he retired.

In 1990, when John Hickman, who started "The Big Broadcast" on WAMU (88.5-FM) show in 1962, died, Ed became the host. He currently hosts the long-running vintage radio broadcast (programs from the 30s, 40s, and 50s) every Sunday, 7:00 - 11:00 p.m., EDT. Read more about Ed, and listen to the broadcast. Ed also married and has a family.

The radio station, WAMU, was a university station started to train students. It went on to become the flagship station for National Public Radio (NPR) in 1961, and still is, as well as still being located on the campus of the American University, a private university. Read WAMU's history from 1961.

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