Roy M. Parks Oral History
Object number2002.001.0030
Date08/21/2002
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
Roy M. Parks
Oral history interviewer
Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumHi-8 videotape
DimensionsDuration: 36 Minutes
Collections
- All Online Objects
- Oral History Collection
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Roy M. Parks. A member of the marketing department at WRR Radio in Dallas, Parks attended the Trade Mart luncheon on November 22, 1963.
Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on August 21, 2002 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is thirty-six minutes long.
Curatorial CommentaryWRR in Dallas was the first licensed radio station in Texas and the second in the United States. It began in the early 1920s as a public service station, used as the dispatch system for the Dallas Fire Department. The station later expanded to the 101.1 FM frequency in 1948. By the 1960s, including at the time of the Kennedy assassination, it featured a diverse range of programs including radio dramas, live sports, comedy, religious services, and traffic reporters as well as some blues and pop music. In 1964, WRR transitioned into a full-time all-classical music station, a format which it retains as of 2026. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
Roy M. Parks passed away on February 16, 2014. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
