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Massac County School Superintendent Jason Hayes - Learning New Information - 4.9.25 WMOK Coffee Break
Jul 21, 2025
New District Website for Massac Unit 1 Online - WMOK Coffee Break - Supt. Hayes (airdate 6.11.25)
Jul 16, 2025
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Massac County History - Football with Bob Lingle
Massac County History - Football Local Historian, Bob Lingle joined us at WMOK for Coffee Break this week as he often does to "talk a little local history". We asked him to speak with us on the history of Football and WMOK's broadcasting of it. Hear our discussion - Touch "Listen in Browser" in the ...
Aug 25, 2023

Local Historian Bob Lingle - WMOK Full Coffee Break - May 6, 2024
WMOK spoke with local historian Bob Lingle for Coffee Break on May 6, 2024. We discussed the following topics: How basketball evolved 1924 Centennial Summer of 1924 - changed name of high school Uniforms Fellow coaches Longest coaches Back in the day players 3 coaches 1st Regional Tournament Win State Tournament IHSA 1...
May 06, 2024
Local Historian Bob Lingle - Coffee Break - November 16, 2021
On November 16 Local Historian Bob Lingle joined us at WMOK for Coffee Break. We discussed local sports history, the history of Fort Massac and the history of the Laidlaw building - also known as "the Bender" and the Babee Tenda. Hear our full conversation below:
Nov 17, 2021

Bob Lingle WMOK Full Coffee Break 8.22.23
WMOK spoke with local historian Bob Lingle for Coffee Break on Tuesday, August, 22nd. We discussed the following topics: Retail businesses in Metropolis Farming was big business 1840's and 1870's Full time farming The glove factory Stove plant Old Fitch House Long Mansion (Metzker) Kraper Cigar Factory Elliott brothers...
Aug 22, 2023

Bob Lingle - Local Historian - Coffee Break - 6.15.21
On June 15, 2021 WMOK spoke with local historian Bob Lingle. Hear our full conversation below.
Jun 15, 2021
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