Paul A. Brandt: was the original owner of WCEN (1150, Mount Pleasant) from the time the station was built in 1948 until he sold it in 1968.
Brandt was a Mount Pleasant businessman who also owned the Economy 5 & 10 cent store. Paul built other radio stations, including WBRN (1460, Big Rapids), which went on the air in 1953, and WBFC in Fremont (which moved to Whitehall about 1960-61 and fell silent in 1962). His son Roger and grandson Rob followed him into the broadcasting business.
Paul Brandt retired to Colorado and Texas, where he passed away in 1995.