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Originally Posted by kbmuri
Charles -
Does Mr. Chambers have one now? Restored, I can't imagine a better gift for 60 years of service. I lived in Oceanside for 3 years a decade ago, So I've seen him, but didn't know his history. If I was still out there, I'd buy this set, restore it to mint, then talk to the LA chamber of commerce or someone at KTLA about presenting it to him. Maybe even plug AudioKarma on the honorary plaque.
We had a similar guy in Fort Wayne, Hilliard Gates. Great '50's photo here:
http://halloffame.komets.com/Gates.html
He was an amazing pillar of his community. A hundred thousand people "knew him personally". I met him a few times and shook hands once. He WAS Fort Wayne broadcasting from 1940 for more than 50 years. Passed away some time ago. It would have been a real treat and honor to do something like restore a TV for him. I would think somebody out in LA would want to do the same for Stan Chambers. Especially if the set only goes for fifty bucks...
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I offered him one in the early 90s. He was very appreciative of the idea, but gave vibes that he wasn't really interested. I helped out with a TV tribute to him, called "LA's Treasure". It has a lot of really nice early TV footage, thanks to Steve D and Ed Reitan, among others. If anyone wants, I'm sure one of the three of us could cough up a copy...
Charles