“The White Way Radio Broadcast” (revised 03/14/2006)
Moiliili Hongwanji's White Way Newsletter (March 1975)
recorded the following:
"ENGLISH RADIO BROADCAST BEGINS
On April 5, 1975 at 7:35 A.M., Moiliili Hongwanji
will begin its first weekly 15 minutes English radio program called the "WHITE
WAY" over radio station KOHO.
This program follows immediately after the popular
Japanese weekly program, the "Hongwanji Hour" presented by Betsuin which goes on
the air at 7:15 a.m.
Significantly, April 5 marks 1,001 broadcast of the
Hongwanji Hour and we would like to make our program also as meaningful as
possible so that one day, we could also celebrate our 1,001 program.
Please tune to KOHO on Saturday mornings and make it
truly your weekly Hongwanji Hour. (7:15-7:35 A.M. Japanese program; 7:35-7:50
A.M. English program)
Mr. Toshiyuki Hiranaga is the Broadcasting Committee
Chairman with following committee members assisting him: Rev. Thomas Okano, Mr.
Michio Morikubo, Miss Donna Higashi, Miss Ann Nakata, Mrs. Rose Nakamura, Mr.
Toshimasa Tando, Mrs. Nancy Shiraki, Dr. Kanemi Kanazawa, and Mr. David Hunt."
The first five broadcasts were made on cassette tape
but due to poor transmission, succeeding tapes were made on reel-to-reel tapes
at the Hawaii Betsuin sound room.
These tapes were made available thanks to weekly
sponsors, speakers and volunteer announcers and technicians.
When the third floor above the temple office was
remodeled in 1983 to accommodate a new sound room, we began taping the White Way
Radio broadcast tapes at Moiliili and continue till today. On June 4, 1984 (#477
broadcast) the radio company requested us to change back to cassette tapes.
In early 1987, the program moved to KZOO radio station
and was shortened to 13 minutes.
We could not continue this public service without the
help of the many broadcast announcers and technicians. We would like to
recognize the past and present* volunteers: Jay Hamai, Keith Hamao*, Blayne Higa*,
Kevin Kawamoto, Delma Kiyomoto, Germaine Kiyomoto-Isara*, Patrick Komo*, Ben Lewinger*, Megumi
Makino, Minori Makino, Ernie Morikubo*, Noriyo Morikubo*, Susan Morishige*, Rose
Nakamura, Ann Nakata, Wally Oda*, Ken Okimoto, Cyndi Osajima*, Erin Shimozono,
Jeanie Shimozono, Ethel Shintaku*, Nancy Shiraki, Toshimasa Tando, Sharen
Uyeunten*, Albert Yasukochi, and Donna Higashi*. Also, all of our resident
ministers and the office staff, notably Jeanne Watari, have been vital to the
success of this on-going program.
With more than 1500 broadcast tapes in our sound room,
it is the hope of the Moiliili Hongwanji Centennial Preservation Committee to
digitize or convert them for better storage and easier accessibility. The tapes
will be in chronological order but later we hope to catalog the tapes by
speakers, so you may request a copy. If you wish to assist us in this huge
project, please contact the temple office.
Presently each broadcast is sponsored by an individual
or group at a cost of $65. If you wish to be a sponsor please contact the
temple office. Again we would like to encourage the community to tune in each
Saturday morning to station KZOO 1210 on the AM radio dial at 7:45 - 8:00 a.m.
As a side note, the longer-standing Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin’s “Hongwanji
Hour” precedes “The White Way” from 7:30 - 7:45 a.m. with a Dharma message in
Japanese.
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