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I was paging through an AFKN yearbook. I knew all of the places and some of the people. Ed Masters I've always wondered about. Ed came to AFKN from FEN (prior to John Buey) during the Korean War, was there when I was 25 years later. Well over 30 years as a DAC is a story in itself. Ed's legs were were handicapped. He never was. His pain had him awake and monitoring the network 24 hours a day. I'd make a mistake. Ed's on the batphone patiently explaining how to do it correctly. I learned a lot. At the time it was said that he was a rising star in radio, his niece said that a motorcycle accident put an end to that. Normally such things are easy enough to get details about. Ed just seems to start with the Korean war,
I was a young AFKN radio network "program director" in the mid-60's. Ed was first my mentor and then my friend. He was really the first adult to treat me as one as well. As I look back, Ed was one of the most important influences on my early days. I believe his mother lived with him in Seoul. As I understand it, once she was gone, Ed eventually chose his own manner for ending his days once his age and condition were no longer tenable. Just a very very good man.
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