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By Sonja Mack | Published June 21, 2011 | Full size is 620 × 479 pixels

WGPR: William Banks, president and general manager of WGPR-107.5, aka "The Rhythm" (pictured). The radio station was purchased by a Masonic order that was led by Banks in Detroit in 1964. George Matthews became president of the station in 1986 after Banks' death. WGPR also owns and operates a TV station.

WGPR: William Banks, president and general manager of WGPR-107.5, aka “The Rhythm” (pictured). The radio…