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Air Minded...When the Nashville Municipal airport was dedicated in August, 1937, WLAC's Tim Sanders and his traveling mike were on hand to greet the first Sky Sleeper. Since that time, interviews with air travelers have become a regular WLAC feature. The accompanying photos show Sanders greeting an arrival from a giant American Airlines plane; and a close-up of Sanders interviewing Elliot Roosevelt, son of the president. Other famous air-travelers to speak over WLAC microphones include: Maharajah Kirshmit of India; Joan Bennet, Ruth Chatterton, Joe E. Brown, Roscoe Turner, Paul Whiteman and many others.

President's Visit...When President Franklin Delano Roosevelt visited Nashville, WLAC arranged elaborately to bring its listeners every bit of color and action in the historical event. In the accompanying photo, the president's auto is shown passing the State Capitol.

National Recognition...When H. V. Kaltenborn, Columbia commentator, swept the nation to its feet with his remarkable broadcasts on the recent European crisis, F. C. Sowell determined that Columbia outlets owned a debt of gratitude for this unsurpassed service. Accordingly, he was chosen, as shown in the accompanying phot o, to present a silver cup, inscribed with the call letters of the 115 Columbia stations. In the photo, left to right, Mr. Lewis, vice-president of CBS; Mr. Kaltenborn, Mr. Sowell, and Paul White, CBS special-events chief. The presentation took place in New York.

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