The "Radio Torii" sculpture was created by sculptural ceramist Peter King and sits inside the lobby of WUWF (Building 88) on the UWF Pensacola campus. In Japanese culture, the torii is a road-marker that lets you know you are approaching a temple.
This visual interpretation of WUWF 88.1 FM by artist Peter King is dedicated to the memory of Thomas K. Perry, WUWF General Manager (1981-1992), whose vision and commitment to excellence was instrumental in bringing public radio to the citizens of Northwest Florida.
Peter King, the man who proudly proclaims to be WUWF's very first listener, created the station’s signature art piece. "Wonderful” is how former WUWF Executive Director Pat Crawford described the torii, which was one of King’s first such creations. “He (King) said the torii is a road-marker in Japan that lets you know that you’re approaching a temple,” Crawford explained. “And, he said, ‘And, to me, public radio is like my temple.’” Credit: WUWF at 40: The Early Years