Happy Birthday wishes to Randy Miller...

Randy and I were weekend DJs together at WIVK back in the late 70's. Randy went on to master the airwaves in Ktown at WKGN and WNOX before launching a many decades dominance of morning drive in Kansas City! HBD!!!

WATO 1290 Oak Ridge studios...in its elder years. Tons of great DJs sat in that chair.

15Q aka WKVQ was hatched in the spring of '76, its life was short. 

By November the station was monikered as 1490 'KVQ.

Here's the DJ line up at that time-

6-10 George Patrick Dooley

10-12 Suitcase Simpson

12-3 Robert Michael Beach

3-7 Michael Henry Martin

7-12 The Birdman

12-2 The Brothers

2-6 Mark McKinney

Happy 101 October

Bob Thomas made his debut on WIVK (AM 850) on Saturday July 2, 1977...he worked 4-9p that weekend, both Saturday and Sunday.

Other weekend DJs at WIVK at that time were me, Jeff Winters and Randy Miller.

WBIR-FM featured Big Jim Hess as the morning DJ, they played country.

The sports director at Channel 10 TV was Jim Cline.

WKGN's format was AOR...jocks were Alan Sneed, Dave Elrod, Mike Beck, and Kerry Lambert. PS- those were not their on air names.

Adele worked the midnight to 6a shift at 62 WRJZ.

The A/M ratings listed WIVK at a 23.8 followed by WRJZ 18, WEZK 14, and WNOX 9.

In August '77 Scott Sams joined WOKI-FM 100 as afternoon drive...they voice tracked at that time.

Where were you in the summer of '77?

These little pamphlets were so cool...if you have any, please send our way-

ktownradio@gmail.com

Eddie Beacon!

These days Scott Sams anchors the morning news on KRLD 1080 Dallas...in 1976 he worked at three Ktown stations, starting with WKGN, followed by 15Q as Jamie Rivers, and finally at WNOX 990.

The 101 Audio Vault captures Scott on WKGN~

Regarding the previous post of the WNOX DJs...

I know the faces, but I can't put a name with them today! Maybe I'll remember them tomorrow! The fellow on the bottom left looks like Jim Clark. The one on the right is possibly Jim King. John Alexander's dad, was Noel Alexander, who retired from WATE-TV in the early 60s. He worked at 620 before the TV days. (Buster Sutton)

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Birthday wishes this week to Jean Ash!

Do you recognize these radio personalities?

WNOX 990 back in the day...

...a 101 Photo Reload!

101 posted this photo a few years back! 

In modern times photography is 101% ingrained in to society as our smart phones double up as cameras, back in the day, not so...most photos from the 70's can be categorized as "vintage and classic".

Do you recognize this duo? Dennis Willard and Mike Clark, two Ktown radio veterans!

Hello from Darren Wilhite of the famed Wilhite and Wall radio show...

Hey George, just saw we got added to Dave’s HOF! What a great honor to have our name next to some K-Town legends. Especially Dave, who was a great friend to us. [Bowing] “We’re not worthy...we’re not worthy!” Thanks!!

They're Back!

Ed Brantley and Bob Thomas are back...via podcasting! It's a tremendous new genre...Ed and Bob worked together at WIVK (I was there too) starting in the 70's. More recently they hosted the Ed and Bob show on WNOX FM 100. I was privileged to be a guest back in 2010.

Here's the link...Ed and Bob!

Here's a 101 Reload (previously posted)-

I loved "The Birdman"...he came to 15Q from Chattanooga. One afternoon Tom Dooley brought him into the control room to meet me, and have me show him the board. Bird said, I was listening on the way in and "man I want to sound like you". I told him, he could never sound like me...but the best thing he could do was "SOUND LIKE HIM". He certainly took those words to heart and became one of the most unique personalities anywhere. He was one of my best friends...someone who would go to war for/or with you. He was a wonderfully crazy man and a great talent. It was a pleasure knowing and hanging with him the short amount of time he had on the planet. There was only ONE Bill "Birdman" Thomas. I will always miss him! (Mike Beach)

101 turns 11 years old today...

On this day each year we add new members to the "Your Dave Young 101 Wall of Fame".

Congrats to...

Bernard J. Quayle
Bob Anderson

Bob Byerley

Bob Crenshaw

Carson Cooper

Chris Hampton
Don Lindsey

Ed Hooper
J Bazzel Mull (and Lady Mull)

Jefferson Kaye
Jerry Howell

Pete Michaels
Ron Meredith
Vic Rumore

Wilhite and Wall

This fantastic group has contributed immensely to the long and storied history of Knoxville radio (fact and fiction)! There are now 100 members in our Wall of Fame!