Record #:

9138

Author(s):

Stephens, Erwin D.

Abstract:

Connie B. Gay of Wake County was born on a 17-acre farm. By the 1950s, Gay owned fourteen radio stations. The first to operate a country music station in a large metropolitan area, Gay's gross fortune was estimated by THE WASHINGTON POST to be $50 million. Gay sold his businesses and retired to homes in Florida and Virginia in 1972.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 44 Issue 5, Oct 1976, p26-28, il, por

Subject(s):

Radio broadcasting--History; Radio stations; Gay, Connie Barriot, 1914-1989