Heres some Moosic History: Did you know that brodcaster Dick Whitaker hailed from Moosic? FORMER LOCAL RADIO AND TV ANNOUNCER DIES RICHARD E. ``DICK WHITAKER, OF MOOSIC STREET, MOOSIC, DIED MONDAY IN WILKES-BARRE GENERAL HOSPITAL. Tuesday, December 14, 1993 Page: Former local radio and TV announcer dies Richard E. ``Dick Whitaker, of Moosic Street, Moosic, died Monday in Wilkes-Barre General HospitalBorn in Moosic, he was the son of Florence Chapman Whitaker, of Moosic, and the late Albin R. Whitaker. He was a graduate of Moosic High School and attended college in North Dakota. He lived in Utah and Florida for a number of years before moving back to Moosic in November 1993. He was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War and was a public affairs officer with the U.S. Government Department of Defense, Dugway Proving Grounds, Utah. He worked for the Army Corps of Engineers during the Agnes Flood cleanup. He was a former radio announcer with WBAX and had the Speak-up program with the station. He was also a track announcer for the Pocono International Raceway, Long Pond, and a sports announcer for the former WDAU-TV, now WYOU-TV, Channel 22. He was a member of the Moosic United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by son, Christopher; sister, Mildred Trudy Monk. Surviving, in addition to his mother, are sons, Al, Decatur, Ala.; Rick, Forks, Wash.; twin son and daughter, Matthew and Cassie Whitaker, both of Idaho Falls, Idaho; brothers, Willard Buck, Lake Wales, Fla.; David, Angelica, N.Y.; sisters, Gladys Exeter, Moosic; Ellen Wilson, with whom he resided; several nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Thursday in the Moosic United Methodist Church, Main Street, Moosic, with the Rev. Helen M. Henderson, pastor, officiating. Cremation will be in Wilkes-Barre. There will be no calling hours. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 830 Cedar Ave., Scranton 18505. Funeral arrangements are by the Thomas P. Kearney Funeral Home, 517 N. Main St., Old Forge. Read more: archives.timesleader/1993_14/1993_12_14_FORMER_LOCAL_RADIO_AND_TV_ANNOUNCER_DIES_RICHARD_E____DICK___WHI.html#ixzz2v3AjKkiU
Posted on: Wed, 05 Mar 2014 02:10:43 +0000
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