Winston Joseph Deane was born on Aug. 2, 1924, in Pine Bluff. Nicknamed “Buddy” as a child, Deane developed an early love for radio. At just 10 years old, he and a friend set up their own radio station in a chicken coop that belonged to Deane’s mother.
In 1942, Deane enrolled at Cornell University in New York. Later that year he enlisted in the Army, where he served in Europe involved in some of the most intense battles of World War II. Deane fought in the Battle of the Bulge and was awarded a Purple Heart during his time in the Europe.
In 1948, Deane married Helen Stevenson, his childhood sweetheart, whom he first met when he was just four years old. He also left the Army in 1948 and began his radio broadcast career at KLXR station in North Little Rock.
Soon after, he and his family moved to Memphis, Tenn. In 1950, Deane moved to Baltimore to host 1230 AM WITH after Stan Kenton, a…
