One of the first old radio programs we bought was an episode of The Big Story (old radio program) about reporter Joe Wirges of the Arkansas Gazette. This was intriguing, of course, since he was a home-state figure. For years I tried to learn more about him, but could find nothing because the spelling of his name on the cassette tape we bought was Wordest. Wirges was the police reporter for the Gazette for 49 years. You can find information about Wirges on this LINK about the history of the Gazette. In the story, Joe's son, Gene, is a cub reporter for the paper and works with his dad on the case. Gene became a well-known and controversial reporter in his own right. Here is a LINK about him.
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