Ernie Mims on WOC during the Captain Ernie years also appeared in several other roles for the station. In the picture below, Ernie is reading for the symphony. He said that the symphony would play a bit and then he would read the narrative. Unfortunately, on this date, Ernie had the worst case of laryngitus but still made it through with a stellar performance! This aired live on TV from the WOC studios and the conductor is the late James Dixon.

WOC had a program which was a take-off on Dick Clark's American Bandstand. The name of the show was Bandstand Six and local talent was presented. At one point Ernie was the host of the show. Both the picture of Ernie on Bandstand Six and the Symphony picture are courtesy of Ernie Mims!

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