[Nfbwv-talk] Newspaper Story from the Keyser News Tribune

[Karen McDonald]

Hello, everyone.
I thought you all would like to see the story that was recently 
in the newspaper about Ed's Service Above Self award.
The text is below my signature.
Peace
Karen


 HONORED: Rotary gives Ed McDonald "Service Above Self" award


  Aug 15, 2017 at 4:55 PM


KEYSER - Three individuals and four businesses were honored 
during the 2017 Business and Community Awards dinner held Friday 
evening at the Davis Center, Potomac State College.




By Jean Braithwaite
  Tribune Correspondent
  KEYSER - Three individuals and four businesses were honored 
during the 2017 Business and Community Awards dinner held Friday 
evening at the Davis Center, Potomac State College.
  The names of two of the recipients to be recognized remained 
unannounced throughout the evening until the time their 
recognition was given.
  The first of these was the 2017 Rotary Service Above Self Award 
and Ed McDonald was given this tribute.
  On behalf of the Rotary Club of Keyser, Dinah Courrier 
presented the award for the "tireless effort" that McDonald spent 
in bringing a radio station to the community, in addition to his 
work with the Mineral County Historical Society, the Federation 
of the Blind, and many additional endeavors.
  A graduate of Bethany College and Ohio University with a degree 
in broadcast journalism, McDonald taught communications at 
Bethany and worked at radio stations in Kanawha and Putnam 
counties, as well as in Kentucky.
  He has been a member of the Mineral County Historical Society 
for almost 25 years, and was instrumental in launching WKYW, 
Mountain Streams Radio.
  Earlier in the program, he gave information on the Mountain 
Streams radio station, saying, "At age 7 was the first time I was 
in a radio station," and now he proclaims to be a lifelong radio 
addict.
  He said that the process began in 2013 for the local radio 
station, when a construction permit was applied for, followed by 
a testing process, and finally in late February, "regular 
broadcasting began."
  Mentioning the station is at 102.9 on the dial, McDonald said 
it is licensed through the Mineral County Historical Society, 
with the transmitting antenna being located at Catamount Place, a 
residence hall at PSC.
  "There is a unique music format," he said, involving the sounds 
of West Virginia and the Appalachian area that features "old time 
string, bluegrass, and gospel," all presented with acoustic 
instruments.
  McDonald said in the future improvements will be made at the 
Keyser radio station, as adding more music and having a real 
studio, where now everything is produced in the basement of his 
home.
  He is also planning to expand the air time to include "all of 
Mineral County," develop an advisory group, and make welcome 
volunteers and ideas for the radio station.