This personal appreciation of Glen Bishop and his pivotal role in the history of WMUK was written by former station manager Garrard Macleod, who knew him well. "Glen Bishop died peacefully at his home in Kalamazoo this past weekend at the age of 84. Glen served Western Michigan University and WMUK brilliantly and faithfully for 45 years. He retired in 1995 as Associate Director of the Division of Academic Services. But his true love at the University was its public radio station, WMUK. "Glen served WMUK first as Chief Engineer and Program Director, and later as Station Manager and Chief Engineer. In 1969, when Dr. Charles Woodliff created the Division of Academic Services, Glen was promoted to Associate Director of the Division, in which position he oversaw all the technical operations of the Division, including WMUK. "Glen’s expertise was crucial in establishing WMUK as the first FM station in Kalamazoo in 1951, and the first non-commercial station in Michigan to broadcast in stereo.
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