Monday, April 14, 2014 - Don Wooten, Gensius Guild
Posted by Johanna Smith
on Apr 11, 2014
Don Wooten came to the Quad Cities as a St. Ambrose seminarian in 1946. He remained to make a career in radio and television, starting in 1949.You may remember him as a weatherman on channels 4 and 8, or for his public affairs programs, "Spectrum" and "At Issue." He served eight years as an Illinois State Senator, before turning Augustana College's 10-watt student station, WVIK, into a major NPR affiliate in 1980. In 1986, he
began a Sunday newspaper column for the Argus & Dispatch. Along the way, he took up some part-time duties, teaching at Alleman, writing music reviews, and, in 1956, founding the Genesius Guild, the subject for the Monday, April 14th meeting.
began a Sunday newspaper column for the Argus & Dispatch. Along the way, he took up some part-time duties, teaching at Alleman, writing music reviews, and, in 1956, founding the Genesius Guild, the subject for the Monday, April 14th meeting.