World news recently has focused on the
passing of the 40th President of the United States,
Ronald Reagan. Since his passing on June 5, 2004, all
media have been covering the ceremonies and memorials
held for Reagan's passing. Much of this media coverage
has been spent examining his past and Midwestern roots.
What most people do not know is that Ronald Reagan had
an indelible link to the chiropractic profession. His
first job in show business was as a radio announcer
in the early thirties on two radio stations owned by
the developer of chiropractic Dr. BJ Palmer.
Dr. BJ Palmer was the son of Dr. DD Palmer who discovered
chiropractic. He is widely credited with the development
of chiropractic. However, in addition to his life-long
career in chiropractic, Dr. Palmer was also fascinated
with radio and was a pioneer in this area.
Palmer owned two stations, WOC and a sister station
WHO in the Davenport - Quad Cities area of Iowa and
Illinois which is the birthplace of chiropractic. These
two stations were where Reagan got his first jobs as
a sports broadcaster, covering college football games.
World news recently has focused on the
passing of the 40th President of the United States,
Ronald Reagan. Since his passing on June 5, 2004, all
media have been covering the ceremonies and memorials
held for Reagan's passing. Much of this media coverage
has been spent examining his past and Midwestern roots.