Longtime local broadcast personality. Ray graduated from Beaver HS in 1948 and went to work for WLOH, Princeton, in 1953. He moved to WHIS (now WVVA), Bluefield, in 1954 where he stayed until his 1995 retirement. He is best known for playing "Sheriff Snoop" from 1956-1975 on the "Snoop & Scoop" show (the actual name was "Circle 6 Ranch") on WHIS-TV, with O.C. Young as Scoop. He also broadcasted the Bluefield Beavers' football games, designed the Graham G-Men logo, and was on the board of directors of the Bluefield Orioles. Ray was active in the March of Dimes, serving three times as chairman of the Telerama, and was a charter member of Edgemont Baptist Church.
Longtime local broadcast personality. Ray graduated from Beaver HS in 1948 and went to work for WLOH, Princeton, in 1953. He moved to WHIS (now WVVA), Bluefield, in 1954 where he stayed until his 1995 retirement. He is best known for playing "Sheriff Snoop" from 1956-1975 on the "Snoop & Scoop" show (the actual name was "Circle 6 Ranch") on WHIS-TV, with O.C. Young as Scoop. He also broadcasted the Bluefield Beavers' football games, designed the Graham G-Men logo, and was on the board of directors of the Bluefield Orioles. Ray was active in the March of Dimes, serving three times as chairman of the Telerama, and was a charter member of Edgemont Baptist Church.
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