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Just My Luck! is the autobiography (published posthumously) of Dick Gilbert, the helicopter pilot/traffic reporter for WHAS Radio in Louisville, Kentucky from 1970 through 1984. It is a fascinating look into the incredible life of an adventurous man. It includes detailed descriptions of life in a German prison camp in World War II, assignments in the South Pacific at the site of the first H-bomb test and on the team that surveyed the Arctic Circle in Alaska, as well as a detailed description of his live broadcast during the 1974 tornado that devasted Louisville. In his humorous, colorful style, Dick Gilbert captures the essence of the scene he describes, and stamps it with his own unique philosophy.
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Dick Gilbert was born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1924. He joined the Army-Air Force in 1942, and served as a bombardier on a B-26 until he was shot down over Germany in February of 1945. He was liberated in May of 1945, and went on to fly F-51s and, ultimately, helicopters. He flew the helicopter and did the traffic reporting for WBBM Radio in Chicago and WCBS Radio in New York in the 1960's. He returned to his hometown in 1970, and continued his radio career at WHAS in Louisville. He was best known both locally and nationally for his live, airborne report of the 1974 tornado in Louisville - for which he received the Presidential Commendation, among many other awards. He retired in 1984, and died of cancer in 1999. He is survived by his daughter, Candy Medina.
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