James Guerdon Howes (November 14, 1945 – September 14, 2021) was an American businessman in the aviation and communications fields. He was best known as announcer and producer of the weekly Sacred Classics radio program, which originated on WBVM, in Tampa, Florida, and was live streamed on the internet. His company, Atlas Communications, based in Baltimore, Maryland, produced private label CDs of various choirs and organists appearing on the show. Howes was previously active as an aviation industry executive. He died at his home in Safety Harbor, Florida, on September 14, 2021. Early years James G. Howes was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to James Harold and Edna Esther (Lowman) Howes on November 14, 1945. He is the grandson of radio evangelist Rev G. E. Lowman and related by marriage to Emmy Award-winning video editor Walter Balderson. His early childhood interest in broadcasting was sparked by watching the control room engineers producing his grandfather's worldwide radio broadcast in the 1950s. He also became interested in the transportation industry by watching the local Baltimore television program of the 1950s about the maritime shipping industry, The Port That Built A City, hosted by Helen Delich Bentley, and Arthur Godfrey's televised anecdotes about flying. After attending Towson High School, he graduated from the University of Maryland with a Bachelor of Science degree in transportation. In 1969, he earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, College Park. While an undergraduate, Howes received an Air Force ROTC scholarship, going on active duty from 1969 to 1972 as a traffic management officer at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. He was discharged as a captain. He served as an intern for United States Senator Joseph Tydings from 1965 to 1968. Career After leaving the Air Force, Howes first worked for The Hertz Corporation as a Regional Manager of Marketing from 1972 to 1975 before he began working in airport management. His career has enabled him to meet several political leaders, including many recent American presidents and former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. He also was a campaigner for the Republican National Committee in Washington, D.C., from 1974 to 1984. Broadcasting Howes' involvement in the communications business primarily focused on radio and music. He originally began producing both King of Instruments (1983–1985) and Choral Masterpieces (1985–1995), for the old WXCR radio station. Production moved to WBVM