A radio personality, remarkable community member and the original “voice of Seguin” are all what many would consider descriptions of former radio broadcaster Stan McKenzie.
McKenzie, who died on July 3 at 89 years old was born in Miami, Texas on April 2, 1928. A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, McKenzie earned a Bachelors of Fine Arts in 1948.
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