 Air personality "Country Ron" took over the morning show at WIYQ in 1974 and soon developed a huge following among the areas Country Music fans and hosted several live broadcasts from the nearby Cambria County Fairgrounds.Ron Kauffman graduated from Glendale High School and had been a student of Joe Vesnesky.Ron once introduced Kitty Wells, the 'Queen of Country Music' to the stage at a local high school.