Poetic Obituaries: But when the station manager heard

the idea, he signed [Ruth Brunk] Stoltzfus to a six-month contract.

The program needed a name, so Stoltzfus' husband asked her what she wanted to talk about during the broadcast and she is said to have responded, "I want to share ideas, tell stories, read poetry and just talk heart to heart."

With that, the program's name became "Heart to Heart," and Stoltzfus became the first known Mennonite woman on the airwaves with a regular program. She referred to herself on the air as "your friend Ruth."

from The Daily News Record: Ruth Brunk Stoltzfus: A Woman Ahead Of Her Time

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