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The Birth of WSM Radio: A Journey from Insurance to Entertainment

This chapter chronicles Edwin Craig's bold choice to transition from insurance to radio amidst the backdrop of the summer of 1925. It details his pivotal agreement with his father, the inaugural success of WSM Radio, and the quest for talent that would revolutionize American broadcasting.

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