Loren Boatman's Oral History - Transcription

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Title

Subject

Loren Boatman
Betty Turnell
Decatur Public Library
Decatur, IL
WAND
Channel 17
Meteorologist
University of Illinois
Master's Degree
Lakeview High School
teaching
childhood
Carlinville, IL
Southern Illinois University
Indiana State Teacher's College
Northwestern Midshipman School
Northwestern University
Navy
Pacific Ocean
weather forecasts
changes to broadcasting equipment
cameras
lights
microphones
live commercials
teleprompters
microwave dishes
government weather observer
J. Giles
Carl Hickerson
taping
Don Foreman
Bill Cecil
MacArthur High School
travelling
Korean War
televisions in hospitals
"live line" truck
cable television
Decatur Celebration
boating
Lake Decatur
photography
piano

Description

This is the transcription of Loren Boatman's oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on August 11, 1986. The interview includes his career as a teacher and meteorologist.

Creator

Interviewee: Loren Boatman
Interviewer: Betty Turnell

Source

Loren Boatman

Publisher

Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL

Date

August 11, 1986

Contributor

Betty Turnell

Rights

The Decatur Public Library owns and maintains all copyright on materials featured on omeka.decaturlibrary.org. These materials cannot be used without prior consent. Please contact the Local History Room at the Decatur Public Library for more information.

Relation

sound recording
WAND
Lakeview High School
MacArthur High School
Meteorology

Format

.pdf

Language

English

Type

oral history

Identifier

OH77

Coverage

oral history, recording, Loren Boatman, Betty Turnell

Text Item Type Metadata

Text

transcription

Original Format

cassette tape
typewritten paper

Files

Tags

"live line" truck, 1986, August 1986, Betty Turnell, Bill Cecil, boating, cable television, cameras, Carl Hickerson, Carlinville IL, changes to broadcasting, changes to meteorology, Channel 17, childhood, Decatur Celebration, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Don Foreman, government weather observer, Indiana State Teacher's College, interview, J. Giles, Korean War, Lake Decatur, Lakeview High School, lights, live broadcasts., live commercials, Loren Boatman, MacArthur High School, master's degree, meteorologist, Meteorology, microphones, microwave dishes, Navy, Northwestern Midshipmen School, Northwestern University, OH77, oral history, Pacific Ocean, photography, piano, recording, sound recording, sound recordings, Southern Illinois University, Teacher, Television, transcription, traveling, University of Illinois, WAND

Collection

Oral Histories

Citation

Interviewee: Loren Boatman Interviewer: Betty Turnell, “Loren Boatman's Oral History - Transcription,” Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection, accessed October 15, 2025, http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/items/show/9195.