Indiana Broadcast History Archive

After fighting in World War II, George Arthur Foulkes entered Indiana State Teachers College. While in school, he worked at WTHI, Terre Haute. In 1950, he was hired as a Salesman for WITZ, Jasper, and later for WTHI. In 1954, he served as General Manager of WILO, Frankfort, and then returned to WTHI as a sales executive. In 1956 he was promoted to National Sales Manager, then General Sales Manager, and later, Vice-President in Charge of Sales. 

Foulkes purchased WFMT, Terre Haute, in 1962. He changed the call letters to WAAC, and took it to the number-one station within a relatively short period. He was a member of the Board of Directors for the National Association of Broadcasters, served on the Radio Code Board, was Secretary-Treasurer of the Daytime Broadcasters Association, and a member of the CBS Radio Affiliates Board. He was Vice President of the Indiana Broadcasters Association and served as Chairman of the Membership Committee. 

Indiana Broadcast Pioneers