In 1948, Gene Claussen left his job at KMOX in St. Louis to return to Iowa City, where he became the major investor of a new day-time-only radio station – KXIC. A risky endeavor, at best, on June 6, 1948, KXIC-Radio – 800 on the radio dial broadcast its first program, and it’s been on-the-air ever since. While there have been numerous radio personalities who’ve worked at KXIC over the years, there are two names that stand tall above all the others – Sports Editor Gene Claussen and Social Editor Dottie Ray.
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