/internal/media/dispatcher/72405/fullDick Wheeler Oral History09/20/200645 MinutesHi-8 videotapeOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2006.001.00470Oral History with Dick Wheeler
A longtime Dallas radio and TV broadcaster, Wheeler was hired by Eddie Barker at KRLD just 11 days before the Kennedy assassination. On that day, he was assigned to cover the Fort Worth breakfast and Trade Mart luncheon for KRLD radio. Following the shooting, Wheeler spent the majority of the weekend at Dallas police headquarters.Oral Histories6423326217Oral historyVideotaped oral history interview with Dick Wheeler. A Dallas radio and TV broadcaster, Wheeler was hired by Eddie Barker at KRLD just eleven days before the Kennedy assassination. On November 22, 1963, he was assigned to cover the president's breakfast meeting in Fort Worth and the Dallas Trade Mart luncheon for KRLD radio. Following the shooting, Wheeler spent the majority of the weekend at Dallas police headquarters.
Interview conducted at Mr. Wheeler's home on September 20, 2006 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is forty-five minutes long.Fort Worth breakfastTrade Mart luncheonOral historiesBarker, EddieWheeler, DickKRLD News - DallasDallas Police HeadquartersDallas Municipal BuildingDallasFort WorthDallas Trade Mart (OHC)News Media (OHC)Fort Worth (OHC)Dick Wheeler has had an extensive, storied broadcast career of more than 40 years, almost all based in Texas. Some of his work from the weekend of the Kennedy assassination is preserved on the original KRLD Radio tapes in the permanent collection of The Sixth Floor Museum. - Gary Mack, CuratorMr. Wheeler passed away on July 1, 2015. - Stephen Fagin, Curator