George Day, 2002
George Day After FEN
George grew up in Chicago and moved back to the mid-west after ending his four-
year enlistment in 1971. After a successful career with Prudential (management not insurance sales), Day went back to his passion for photography and has established himself as one of the very best shooters in Minneapolis.
His website is: www.geo35.com
George still plays guitar and designed the Fen Radio ’69 website.
George Day was born and raised in Chicago and a Larry Lujack disciple (among others.) Day came to FEN in the summer of 1968 and was first sent up to one of the network’s northern stations, in fact, the most northern you could get outside of the Soviet Union, namely Wakkanai Air Base on the island of Hokkaido.
Affectionately dubbed, the “Fish City” (can you guess the main industry?), Wakkanai was home to the military’s most intense listening post aimed at spying on Russian activities a mere 25 miles north in Siberia. George Day did his best to entertain the troops in this isolated, yet important
outpost. Each day, his listeners couldn’t wait to hear what Day might have the guts to say.
This aircheck is without question the most “in your face” example of good
On Air skills while directly challenging the military establishment’s rules and regulations. In fact, the final segment of this compilation is the straw that literally broke the base commander’s back where Airman Day was concerned.
Immediately after signing off on his show, Day was given eight hours to get out of town or the AP’s (Air Force Police) would presumably be given orders to shoot him on sight.
Robin Williams did Robin Williams in “Good Morning Vietnam”. George Day did it for real at FEN.
