BIO - A dream nurtured for years by a young Forrest Citian, William Fogg, has paid dividends for its incorporators of the radio station of KXJK of Forrest City, when on April 29,1949, that the 1000 watt daytime Radio Station, become operational. Young Fogg, worked at the Post Office, while the application was considered, by the Federal Communication Commission, in Washington, D.C. Officers of the new company: Jack Bridgeforth, President; W.M. Campbell, Vice-President; William Fogg, Sect. Treasurer. Mr.Fogg is the son of J.P. and Ruth (Beazley) Fogg, of Forrest City. He graduated from Forrest City High School. He married Miss Nell Dean Dooley, daughter of H.P. and Eula (Crawford) Dooley, of Forrest City, on July 15,1938. To this union has been born two daughters: Donna and Deborah; and a son, William Jeffrey. They are members of the Methodist church. In 1944, Mr.Fogg, joined the U.S.Marines Signal Corps and saw action in the South Pacific, including the amphibious landing on Iwo Jima. He also witnessed the now historical flag raising ceremony on Mount Surabachi, in Japan. He was with the American Occupation Force, in Japan, immediately after the surrender in World War II. He was discharged on May 20,1946. In his service with the American Radio Institute with the Signal Corps that young Fogg conceived of the radio station. Mr. Fogg serves as a Director of the Arkansas Broadcasters Association, and a member of the Forrest City Chamber of Commerce, King-Beazley American Legion Post, Young Business Men's Club, and Country Club.
BIO - A dream nurtured for years by a young Forrest Citian, William Fogg, has paid dividends for its incorporators of the radio station of KXJK of Forrest City, when on April 29,1949, that the 1000 watt daytime Radio Station, become operational. Young Fogg, worked at the Post Office, while the application was considered, by the Federal Communication Commission, in Washington, D.C. Officers of the new company: Jack Bridgeforth, President; W.M. Campbell, Vice-President; William Fogg, Sect. Treasurer. Mr.Fogg is the son of J.P. and Ruth (Beazley) Fogg, of Forrest City. He graduated from Forrest City High School. He married Miss Nell Dean Dooley, daughter of H.P. and Eula (Crawford) Dooley, of Forrest City, on July 15,1938. To this union has been born two daughters: Donna and Deborah; and a son, William Jeffrey. They are members of the Methodist church. In 1944, Mr.Fogg, joined the U.S.Marines Signal Corps and saw action in the South Pacific, including the amphibious landing on Iwo Jima. He also witnessed the now historical flag raising ceremony on Mount Surabachi, in Japan. He was with the American Occupation Force, in Japan, immediately after the surrender in World War II. He was discharged on May 20,1946. In his service with the American Radio Institute with the Signal Corps that young Fogg conceived of the radio station. Mr. Fogg serves as a Director of the Arkansas Broadcasters Association, and a member of the Forrest City Chamber of Commerce, King-Beazley American Legion Post, Young Business Men's Club, and Country Club.
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