resting_place branch death_date children religion birth_place battles/war parents birth_date spouse residence article_title name occupation alma_mater
west park cemetery in hereford , texas united states army 31 july 2010 larry clark formby scott c. formby linda kay formby -lrb- deceased c. -rrb- `` chip '' formby ben formby marshall baptist mcadoo dickens county , texas , usa world war ii john c. and willie elsby formby 22 december 1923 margaret -rrb- clark formby -lrb- married 1950-2003 , her death hereford deaf smith county , texas clint formby
 john clinton `` clint '' formby radio broadcaster mcadoo high school university of basel texas tech university
clint formby

john clinton formby , known as clint formby -lrb- december 22 , 1923 -- july 31 , 2010 -rrb- , was a veteran radio broadcaster called the `` old philosopher '' based in the small city of hereford , texas , the seat of deaf smith county in the texas panhandle .
his daily broadcast ran continuously on his kpan am & fm country-music station since october 10 , 1955 .
eventually reduced to five minutes in length , formby 's commentary was the oldest continuously-running broadcast by a single host in radio history .
