Ray talked to Dr. Kevin Kern, Associate Professor of History at the University of Akron, about President Lyndon B. Johnson sending 50,000 more troops to Vietnam on this week back in 1965.

Dr. Kevin Kern on Lyndon B. Johnson and Vietnam

Ray has been the WAKR Morning host for since 2000 after a successful career in the Erie , Pennsylvania market as a Host and Operation Manager for WAKR/ WZPR / WMDE radio in Meadville, Pennsylvania. Ray won the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters Sportscaster of the year two times and is currently the play-by-play voice of Hiram College Athletics. Ray has been involved in Big Brothers and Big Sisters, Akron Children's Concert Society, Akron Public Schools, and The Embrace Care Clinic. Ray loves baseball, outdoor activities and spending time with his four children, Elizabeth, Rocco, Ava and Gia. Ray, his wife, Melissa and the children live in Wadsworth, Ohio.

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Dr. Kevin Kern on Lyndon B. Johnson and Vietnam

Dr. Kevin Kern on Lyndon B. Johnson and Vietnam