Beasley dedicates media complex

With one station in 1961, George Beasley built a 43-station radio company that is publicly traded today.

But the Naples-based entrepreneur hasn't forgotten his roots. He returned Aug. 22 to his alma mater at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C., to dedicate the George G. Beasley Media Complex.

The new media complex measures 18,000 square feet and it includes radio and television stations, classrooms, labs and faculty offices. It also houses the student-run radio station.