Earl Freudenberg: Luther Loved Christmas Wednesday, December 23, 2020 - by Earl Freudenberg Luther The late Hamilton County Commissioner Curtis Adams named broadcaster Luther Masingill “A Chattanooga Treasure”. No truer words were ever spoken. Having grown up listening to Luther and then working with him, I quickly found out his favorite time of the year was Christmas. Our families go back to the 40’s. His father sold dry goods to my grandfather who operated a store on North Market Street. When I met Luther for the first time he knew who I was. I first worked with Luther in 1968 while a control room operator at WDEF radio. I quickly learned how generous he was but didn’t want any fanfare. That Christmas he handed out small monetary gifts to his fellow workers. We worked together twice in the 80’s and then again after WDOD and WDEF merged.