A story with a good ending

Cleveland County Commissioners recognized Gerald Weathers at its meeting in August for "his random act of kindness to hear the call for help from WOHS Radio DJ Tim Biggerstaff."

The morning of May 28, Weathers heard Biggerstaff call for help on the air on WOHS-AM 730. He drove to the radio station’s building at 1511 W. Dixon Blvd. and called 911 when nobody answered his knocks.

Biggerstaff, 46, had gotten dehydrated, had a seizure while he was doing his radio show and collapsed and remained unconscious until medical personnel arrived and took him to Cleveland Regional Medical Center in an ambulance.

He was released around 5 p.m. that same day and is OK.

The story also received national attention.

“Who could’ve known our story would’ve generated such interest,” Biggerstaff said. “The world is hungry for some good news.”

Weathers said he and Biggerstaff have repeated their story to people who work for ABC, CBS, CNN, FOX, People magazine, The National Enquirer and media outlets in South America.

“I feel like I was just trying to help my fellow man and doing what I’d want someone to do for me,” Weathers said. “People seem to like a story with a good ending.”