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September 22, 1950 - WKIC broadcast a football game between Hazard and Cumberland. Hazard won the game 34 to 0.
September 22, 1950 - Randy Walters was born. He was a popular announcer on WSGS between 1979 and 1989. He was known for the characters he created on the air, including Cowboy Jim, the Maharishi, and traffic reporter Jose Kissinger. Before his radio career in Hazard, Walkers did nondestructive testing at a nuclear power plant in Detroit. His other pre-radio jobs including digging graves, working in the coal mines, and race car driving. His first announcing job was describing wrestling matches in Atlanta, now known as the WWF. 
September 22nd 1966 - The UK Board of Trustees selected the site for the new Hazard Community College - land owned by the Black Gold  Mining Camp.
September 22, 2001 - Montgomery Gentry performed a concert at Memorial Gym in Hazard.
September 22, 1980 - Groundbreaking ceremonies were held for the Allie Daniel Gorman Tower Park   named after Hazard Mayor Bill Gorman’s mother.  The 60 unit, five story apartment building for the elderly  is located in Lothair.


September 22, 1957 - "Tammy and the Bachelor," with Debbie Reynolds, opened at the Cinema Drive-In at Christopher.
Shelton Marine Center was located on East Main Street in Hazard for many years in the 1950s and 1960s. They sold Evinrude motors among other brands. Clymon Shelton was the owner. Their phone number was "Oak 874" and their address was 622 East Main. They offered lay-away plans.