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The Essentials

Call Letters: WASK
Frequency: 1450am
City of License: Lafayette
Metro(s): Lafayette
Power: 1000 watts - Unlimited (ND - Day) (Class C)
Format: Sports
Address: P.O. Box 7880, Lafayette, IN 47903-7880
Address: 3575 McCarty Lane, Lafayette, IN 47905-4985
Phone: 765.447.2186
Ownership: Neuhoff Communications
Web Presence: http://www.espn1450am.com
Notes: Also heard on translator W269DJ

Station Personnel

Current

GM: Chris Fleming
Chief Engineer: Steve Truex
GSM: Matt Moore (September 2016 - Current)
OM: Mike Shamus
PD: Jeff Strange
Promotions Director: Joe Lacay

Former

GM: Joe Spring
GM: Hal Youart (? - November 2003) (Retired)
GM: John Schurz (October 2007 - ?) (From SM)
GM: Brian Green
GM/GSM: John Trent (? - October 2007) (Retired)
Chief Engineer: Harry Garba (Deceased 1 June 1992)
OM/PD: Don Riley (1983 - 2000; OM/PD: 1997-2000) (Now local Morning Edition host at WFYI)
OM/PD: Randy Jones (July 2000 - ?)
OM: Mark Allen (May 2004 - ?) (Now PD at WBTU)
PD: B.A. Spring
PD: Keith Harris (1983-1997) (Now with Shane Media in Houston, Texas)
PD: Jerry Collins
PD: Bryan McGarvey
SM: Scott Lindahl
Farm Director: Skip Davis
News Director: Eric Burch (? - October 2, 2006)
Newsperson: Andy Ober
Promotions Director: Bob Miller
Promotions Director: Elizabeth Mitchell
Promotions Director: Lindsay Reinert (May 2004 - January 2008) (Now Promotions Director at KALC-FM in Denver, Colorado)
Promotions Director: Liz Hahn (April 2008 - ?)
Mornings: Don Riley (6am - 10am) (1983 - 2000) (Now local Morning Edition host at WFYI)
Mornings: Bryan McGarvey (6am - 10am) (July 2000 - ?) (From weekends at WGLM)
Middays: Carol Curtis-Stone (10am - 3pm)
Middays: Dan Somers (10am - 3pm) (January 2005 - ?)
Afternoons: Steven Boker ("Bobby Rivers") (January 2005 - February 9, 2005) (Deceased 9 February 2005)
Afternoons: Randy Jones (3pm - 7pm) (September 1997 - ?) (From weekends at WKOA)
Nights: Steve Fuller (7pm - 12am) (From Weekends) (1994 - ?)
Nights: Dave's Diner
Overnights: J.J. Martin (12am - 6am) (December 1997 - ?)
Weekends: Dick Bartley "Rock & Roll's Greatest Hits" (Saturday 7pm - 12am)
Weekends: Dick Bartley "American Gold" (Sunday 6am - 10am)
Weekends: "Truckin' Tom Kent" (Sunday 7pm - 12am)
Chuck Hancock ("Chuck Fairbanks") (Deceased)
Larry Dean

Station History

1450am in Lafayette signed on in 1942. Once owned by WFAM, Inc. Studios once located in The Wallace Building (Fourth and Ferry Streets) in Lafayette. 1450am became an ESPN affiliate in mid-August 2006.

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