Long before there was CP and Walker, there was CP and Doc? Curtis Parham reminisces about Doc Johnston...
Doc Johnston was a legendary broadcaster in Knoxville and the PD (WBIR) who hired me when I was a freshman at UT in 1966. He worked in a separate studio with a baby grand piano and accompanied himself when he read spots, wished happy birthdays, or just "rambled". I was always amazed when he picked the "recorded" music for his show. He would go into the library, grab a stack of albums at random, and tell me to play side 2 cut 3 from all of them. Things weren't so "scientific" in those days, but he had a heckuva following. Doc wasn't the easiest guy to work for. I think that may have stemmed from his having been a Marine Drill Instructor in WW II. I really enjoy your blog; it brings back a lot of good memories about when radio was still fun. Keep up the good work, CP.