(Left to right) Mac McGuire & Johnny Wilcox
WIP Radio
1946
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On the left is Mac McGuire, one of the WIP's top radio personalities of all time. On the right is WIP air personality Johnny Wilcox. Johnny was identified by Broadcast Pioneers member Melvin Gollub who spent many years at WIP as an announcer using the air name, Mel Stewart.
This 1946 picture was taken in one of the WIP studios which was located in the Gimbel Brothers Department Store at 8th and Market Streets in Center City Philadelphia.
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From the official archives of the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia
Photo originally donated by Dennis McGuire, Mac's son
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