Over the last seven decades, we’ve served the latest news, weather, and sports information to our viewers, but just as important is serving our community.

If you’ve watched local news in the last 40-plus years, you’ll no doubt recognize the names Ray Hershel and Dave Madsen.

It all began on Tuesday, April 14, 1953 when WHYN-TV went on the air for the first time on channel 55.

In 1993, Dave Madsen and Kathy Tobin traveled to Washington D.C. to see how people from western Massachusetts were marking President Clinton's inauguration.

In 1976, Pete Anop and his band performed on "Polka" on WGGB

In 1973, Stanley Kozera and his Knights of Melody joined Frank Knight on "Polka" on WGGB.