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Title
Edwin
W
.
Craig
receives
award
,
1962
May
03
Personal name
Craig
,
Edwin
W.
,
1893-1969
;
West
,
Ben
,
1911-1974
Topical entry
Businesspeople--Tennessee--Nashville
Businessmen--Tennessee--Nashville
Insurance executives--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs
Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Description
Edwin
W
.
Craig
,
Chairman
of
National
Life
and
Accident
Insurance
Company
,
receives
a
resolution
from
Mayor
Ben
West
on
May
3rd
,
1962
.
Craig
advised
L&A’s
board
to
venture
into
radio
as a
good
marketing
tool
, and
WSM-AM
radio
was
born
.
Soon
, the
Grand
Ole
Opry
radio
show
was
introduced
to
become
the
best-known
and
longest
running
radio
program
in
history
.
Craig
was a
leading
figure
in
nationwide
insurance
circles
,
following
his
father’s
footsteps
to the
presidency
of the
South’s
largest
insurance
company
. He was
recognized
as the
father
of
radio
station
WSM
. In
1934
, he was
instrumental
in
organizing
the
Clear
Channel
Broadcasting
Service
, a
group
of
high-powered
stations
including
WSM
.
Forms
part
of
Record
Group
3
,
Metro
Davidson
County
Photographer
.
1
photograph
negative
:
b
&
w
;
4
x
5
in.
Publisher
Metropolitan
Nashville/Davidson
County
Archives
,
Nashville
Public
Library
Date
1962-05-03
Type
Still
Image
;
Negatives
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
RG 3 4183 Edwin Craig Natl Life001
Relation
Record
Group
3
Metro
Davidson
County
Photographer
Coverage
1960-1969
Rights
U.S
. and
international
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laws
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this
digital
content
,
which
is
provided
for
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purposes
only
and
may
not be
downloaded
,
reproduced
, or
distributed
for any
other
purpose
without
written
permission
.
Please
contact
the
Metro
Archives
,
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5880
.
Location
Closed Stacks, Metro Archives RG3
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