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Charlie Monk (broadcaster)
Charles Franklin Monk (October 29, 1938 – December 19, 2022) was an American music industry executive. Known as the "Mayor of Music Row", he held various careers in the field of country music in and around Nashville, Tennessee. Biography Charles Franklin Monk was born October 29, 1938, in Geneva, Alabama. His parents separated shortly before his birth, and he was raised by his mother in a house that had no electricity or running water. The family would listen to music on a battery-powered radio. Monk's first job was putting up promotional flyers for a local movie theater. As a teenager, he got a job sweeping floors at WGEA in his hometown, which led to him becoming a nighttime disc jockey at that station. Monk joined the United States Army; after leaving, he attended Troy University and worked at WTBF. After dropping out of Troy University, he moved to University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where he worked at WACT. He worked at both that station and WUNI (now WNGL) in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geneva, Alabama
Geneva is a city in and the county seat of Geneva County, Alabama, United States. It was incorporated in 1875. It is part of the Dothan, Alabama metropolitan area. Since 1940, it has been the largest city of Geneva County, and had a population of 4,292 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History In late December 1862, the stern-wheel steamship ''USS Bloomer (1856), Bloomer'' was in port on the Choctawhatchee River in Geneva. She was captured by a group of Union (American Civil War), Union troops from the 91st New York Volunteers led by Lieutenant James H. Stewart. The ''Bloomer'' was then taken to Pensacola, Florida. On March 10, 2009, in the Alabama towns of Kinston, Alabama, Kinston, Samson, Alabama, Samson and Geneva, Michael McLendon went on Geneva County shootings, a shooting rampage, killing ten people and wounding six more before committing suicide. Geography Geneva is located south of the center of Geneva County at (31.038181, -85.876677), at the conf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |