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Edwin W. Craig receives award, 1962 May 03

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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 copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational 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