hiː ˈɔːlsoʊ hæd ɛkstˈɛnsɪv ˈɜːlɪɚɹ ɛkspˈiəɹɪəns, ænd hæd hˈɛlpt ɪstˈæblɪʃ spɹˈɪŋfiːldz fˈɜːst ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ stˈeɪʃən, wɪˈaɪ, lˈaɪsənst tə ðə hˈɪɹ stˈoːɹz kˈoʊ. ɪnðə sˈʌmɚɹ ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti tˈuː, wˌɪtʃ bɹˈɔːdkæst ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃənəl pɹˈoʊɡɹæmɪŋ fɹʌm hˈɪɹz tˈaʊɚ dˈaʊntaʊn.
He also had extensive earlier experience, and had helped establish Springfield's first radio station, WIAI, licensed to the Heer Stores Co. in the summer of 1922, which broadcast educational programming from Heer's Tower downtown.