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Posted: 12:57 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Roland Brooks dies

By Tim Bryant

The funeral for veteran broadcaster Roland Brooks is set for 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at the First Baptist Church of Athens: Brooks’ career as a farm and garden radio broadcaster spanned three decades, with more than 10,000 reports. He died this week at Athens Regional Medical Center, age 78.

 
 
 

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