Record honored for arts patronage

The former general manager of this radio station is being honored for supporting the arts. This weekend, the ‘Ashley for the Arts’ festival in Arcadia will honor Midwest Family’s Dick Record for supporting regional artists over the years. Record is the first recipient of Ashley’s ‘Patron of the Arts’ award, which will be presented tomorrow night before the Frankie Valli concert at Arcadia’s Memorial Park. Record came to La Crosse in the early 70’s to run WIZM Radio. Under his management, Midwest Family’s presence in La Crosse has grown to include four FM radio stations and two AM’s.