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Light Hearted

By: Jeremy D'Entremont U.S. Lighthouse Society
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  • The official podcast of the U.S. Lighthouse Society
    ©2019-2020 U.S. Lighthouse Society
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  • Light Hearted ep 275 – U.S. Lighthouse Society founder Wayne Wheeler, part 2 of 2

    Light Hearted ep 275 – U.S. Lighthouse Society founder Wayne Wheeler, part 2 of 2
    Apr 28 2024
    Sally and Wayne Wheeler This is part two of a two part interview with Wayne and Sally Wheeler, recorded in Washington state in March 2024. Wayne is a former Coast Guard officer who founded the U.S. Lighthouse Society in San Francisco in 1984, and he is now the president emeritus of the Society. The idea for the formation of the Society blossomed when Wayne became the chief of the Aids to Navigation Branch for northern California. Most of the inquiries the Coast Guard’s public affairs staff was receiving involved lighthouses—and Wayne had the knowledge and the books to answer them. He developed a lecture about lighthouses, and one day he went home to his wife, Sally, and said, "Boy, there’s a lot of lighthouse enthusiasts out there. They ought to get organized.” And 40 years ago, the United States Lighthouse Society was born.
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    53 mins
  • Light Hearted ep 274 – U.S. Lighthouse Society founder Wayne Wheeler, part 1 of 2

    Light Hearted ep 274 – U.S. Lighthouse Society founder Wayne Wheeler, part 1 of 2
    Apr 21 2024
    Wayne Wheeler in 1983 The name Wayne Wheeler has become synonymous with lighthouse preservation and education. He’s one of the pioneers of the lighthouse preservation movement and one of the foremost experts on lighthouse history in the U.S. A 1962 graduate of Syracuse University, Wayne spent 23 years in the Coast Guard in the aids to navigation field. In the early 1980s, when he was the chief of the Coast Guard’s aids to navigation branch in northern California, questions involving lighthouses were always being forwarded to him. As a result, the United States Lighthouse Society came into being in 1984. In March 2024, L to R: Henry Gonzalez, the new president of the U.S. Lighthouse Society; outgoing president Mike Vogel; founder Wayne Wheeler. Wayne received the Heritage Award from the Foundation of Coast Guard History for creating the United States Lighthouse Society, and the American Lighthouse Coordinating Committee presented him with the H. Ross Holland Lifetime achievement Award in 2004. Today, Wayne is the president emeritus of the Society. Wayne's wife, Sally, also takes part in this interview, which was recorded in Washington state in March 2024. Also featured is a new segment on news from the lighthouses of southern New England, with Judianne Point.
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    57 mins
  • Light Hearted ep 273 – Edward Peppitt, author and host of the “Keeping Watch” podcast

    Light Hearted ep 273 – Edward Peppitt, author and host of the “Keeping Watch” podcast
    Apr 14 2024
    Edward Peppitt is the southeast England representative for the Association of Lighthouse Keepers, or ALK, and he produces and hosts a podcast called Keeping Watch. He’s also a fundraising ambassador for Shift MS, a charity aimed at keeping multiple sclerosis sufferers as active as possible. Ed Peppitt at Happisburgh Lighthouse in England. Ed has written a new book called The Beacon Bike. It tells the incredible story of his 3,500-mile bicycle ride to explore the lighthouses around the coast of England and Wales, proving that a diagnosis of MS doesn't mean giving up on a lifelong dream. Ed’s bike ride took him to 327 lighthouses over 100 days. Emily Straight, who is the regular co-host of the Lighthouse Lowdown podcast, co-hosts this episode.
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    1 hr and 1 min
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