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  • Aug 5, 1893
    George W. Smith is born in Toledo, Ohio. He becomes the managing director of radio station WWVA, creating "The Wheeling Jamboree," a weekly Opry-style show
    Jul 1, 1931
    George W. Smith is named managing director of radio station WWVA in West Virginia. In the role, he creates "The Wheeling Jamboree," an Opry-style weekly show
    May 9, 1946
    George W. Smith dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at Ohio Valley General Hospital in Wheeling, West Virginia. The managing director of WWVA, he created "The Wheeling Jamboree," an Opry-style radio show

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