[Boatanchors] Re: Bill Halligan and Radio Shack

[Michael OBrien]

I'm relying on memory here, but I seem to recall
reading that young Bill Halligan worked for Tobe
Deutschmann at the first Radio Shack in Boston, and
that it was the Deutschmann family, not Mr. Halligan,
that founded Radio Shack. Halligan was a crackerjack
salesman and perhaps did, indeed, wind up at least
partially owning the store (I think there were more
than one, actually). But didn't the Deutschmanns start
the thing? Does anyone have the documentation at hand?
I'm separated from my modest library for a few days...

73,
Mike O'Brien, K0MYW



--- "Duane Fischer, W8DBF" <dfischer at usol.com> wrote:

> Here is a stretch, but the founder of Hallicrafters,
> Radio Shack was founded 
> by William J. Halligan, Sr. in South Boston, MA in
> about 1933. However when 
> it was purchased by whomever purchased it originally
> from Bill and his 
> partner, they did continue to use the name. Does
> anyone have any details as 
> to who did buy it and when it became part of Tandy?
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Joe Roth-N4ARI" <n4ari at msn.com>
> To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 6:38 AM
> Subject: RE: [Boatanchors] RS going, going,
> 
> 
> > And these posts have what to to with boatanchors?
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> >
> > ----Original Message Follows----
> > From: "Grant Youngman" <nq5t at comcast.net>
> > To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
> > Subject: RE: [Boatanchors] RS  going, going,
> > Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 02:18:08 -0600
> >
> > > Local Fox news is reporting the president of
> Radio Shack has
> > ...
> > John
> >
> > He may be taking a fall (well deserved), but ...
> > Grant/NQ5T
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