Earl Freudenberg: A WDEF-Kiwanis Club Christmas Party From 1951 - Chattanoogan.com

Engel's famous Knot Hole Gang allowed many young people to go to Sunday school to see the free observation deck for free.   

Engel is a very smart businessman. In 1940, he founded the WDEF radio station and hired the broadcasting company Luther Masingill. When WDEF moved their broadcast studio from the 3300 S.

Luther is not sure how many years the incident occurred. These photos are from 1951. 

Luther said that the party was Joe Engel's idea, and the auditorium was always full. Luther, of course, is the host. Luther can't remember who played the name of Santa Claus or the fire officer in the picture. 

Before his death in 2014, Luther was inducted into the National Television and Tennessee Broadcasting Hall of Fame.    

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