William B. Ogden Radio School photos

William B. Ogden taken in 1969.

Front of former Huntington Beach School at 5075 Warner Ave. as it looked in 2006.

Back of the former Huntington Beach School at 5075 Warner Ave. as it looked in 2006.

Liquor store street across the street from the school. Watering hole of encouragement?

The balcony outside the dorms.

The front of the school 5075 Warner Ave in Huntington Beach before Ogden's sold it in 1973 or '74.

Today the building has been remodeled and houses commercial businesses.

This is what the Burbank school building looks like today at 1150 W. Olive. Ogden's moved from this building to Huntington Beach in the late 60's. The original building was remodeled in 1958 to what you see in this photo.

(L) Ogden's graduate Tom Irwin working hard to pass his First Phone test in 1969. (R) Successful as "Shotgun Tom" Kelly, today Tom is an on-the-air personality with K-Earth 101 in Los Angeles. Ogden's famous "Gold Pencil" was given to students the night before going to take the test at the FCC office in Los Angeles, but only if Bill was sure you were ready to pass the test. The only time Tom used the pencil was on the FCC test after which he framed it and displays it in his office. It's been said that you could hear Bill Ogden's voice yelling the correct answers to you if you put the eraser to your ear. We don't know if that's true, but to his students it sure felt like it.

(Thanks to Tom Irwin and Bob Lang for the photos on this page)

1970-71 Christmas card showing L-R Tally Ogden, Bill Ogden and Tally's sister Thora at Huntington Beach, CA school. Photo courtesy of Bob Lang.

RADIO OPERATIONAL ENGINEERING SCHOOL JULY 1967

Ogden's building at 1150 W. Olive in Burbank, CA at the corner of S. Virginia Ave. The school was at this location from 1949 to the late 60s.

(Courtesy of Google Maps)

Ogden's building at 5075 Warner Ave, Huntington Beach, CA near Airport Way. The school was at this location from 1966 until 1973 or '74.

(Courtesy of Google Maps)

RADIO OPERATIONAL ENGINEERING SCHOOL CLASS OF JUNE 1957 IN BURBANK.

(Courtesy of Norm Hankoff)

(Courtesy of Derek Waring)

(*) Please note: The dates of birth and death listed below the photo of Bill at the top of this page were obtained from the Social Security Administration website. The listing indicated the place of death to be Huntington Beach, CA. We are assuming this is our William B. Ogden, but we can't be certain. Hopefully, someone will come up with an obituary notice or some proof positive.

1150 W. Olive Street in Burbank. Ogden's ROES school building until 1966 when the school was moved to Huntington Beach, CA. (Courtesy of Hal Hansen)

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