Top Story WYVE celebrates 70 years BY MILLIE ROTHROCK | Staff Sep 18, 2019 Sep 18, 2019 Updated Sep 18, 2019 0 In the 1960s, longtime WYVE employee Craig Allison broadcast from all over the county in a mobile unit known as “Casey.” Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save BY MILLIE ROTHROCK | Staff Wytheville’s “hometown sound” turns 70 this week.kAm(@C=5 (2C xx H2D DE:== 7C6D9 :? 6G6CJ@?6’D >:?5 :? `hch H96? pCE v2E6D EC2G6=65 7C@> pC2C2E E@ (JE96G:==6 E@ =2F?49 2 C25:@ DE2E:@?] ~? $6AE] a` @7 E92E J62C[ (*'t `ag_ p| 9:E E96 2:CH2G6D H:E9 2 ?@@? 3C@2542DE @7 E96 “$E2C\$A2?8=65 q2??6C]” %96 DE2E:@? 92D 366? 2 D@FC46 @7 ?6HD[ H62E96C[ DA@CED 2?5 6?E6CE2:?>6?E 7@C E96 =@42= 2C62 6G6C D:?46]k^AmkAm(*'t ?@H 3@2DED :ED p| 7C6BF6?4J 2D H6== 2D 2 u| 7C6BF6?4J Whh]hu|X E92E H6?E @? 2:C :? pF8FDE a_`g] (*'t D6CG6D (JE96G:==6 2D H6== 2D E96 DFCC@F?5:?8 4@F?E:6D :?4=F5:?8 (JE96[ $>JE9[ q=2?5[ !F=2D<:[ r2CC@==[ 2?5 |@?E8@>6CJ]k^Am kAm%96 DE2E:@? 3682? 4@>>6C4:2= 3C@2542DE:?8 7C@> 2? @77:46 23@G6 E96 @=5 w@36CE }] vCF33 92C5H2C6 DE@C6[ a`b (] |2:? $E][ 2E e 2]>] E96 ?6IE 52J] %96 `[___\H2EE DE2E:@? 3C@2542DE 7C@> 52H? 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