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| Burl Womack |
Burl Quentin Womack of Savannah ,
GA
He was 90.
He graduated from Danville
Arkansas High
School in 1942; he was a WWII Veteran and received his
honorable discharge from the US Army in 1946; in 1954 received a Bachelor of
Arts in Journalism from the University
of Georgia Atlanta with WSB and WCON. Then to WANS in
Anderson, SC before spending six years in Athens, GA, at WUGA. In 1956 he was
hired by WSAV in Savannah ,
the genesis of Breakfast with Burl.
In 1971 Burl went with WZAT-FM. His voice, a daily visitor
in many homes in this community, was also heard on WJCL and WEAS over the
years. Burl also did some television work on WSAV and WJCL. He always treasured
his listeners and advertisers. His honesty in advertising was known throughout
the area. In 1998 he was the recipient of The Gabby as a Georgia Area
Broadcaster of the Year.
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