Director

Oral Link

Directing

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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 1All crew credits: 2

TMDB ID: 3826985

IMDb ID: nm13479884

Known for: Directing

Born: March 29, 1940

Died: February 13, 2020

Age: 79

Place of birth: Webb City, Missouri, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1981 - 2013

Years active: 33

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Oral Link

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Director (2)

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Biography

Oral Link was born March 29, 1940 in Webb City, Missouri to Roy Franklin Link and Ollie Jewel Link. He served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War as a Specialist E4. He later was rewarded the Korea Defense Service Medal for his efforts. Link worked as a Production Manager at KTBS (Shreveport, Louisiana) for 36 years. During his career at the station, he won Broadcaster of the Year, before retiring in 1996. While at KTBS, he became the director of Leroy McGuirk's "Championship Wrestling" and later Bill Watts' "Mid-South Wrestling" when they were taped at the KTBS studio, and followed the program to the Irish McNeil Boys Club at the Louisiana State Fairgrounds. Link passed away on February 13, 2020 after a long battle with cancer.

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