Larry Solomon-
I was a (mostly) part-time jock at Rock 104 (aka WIMZ-FM) for 5 years....starting in August 1979 (when the station changed its format from country...at that time it was known as WBIR-FM.) During my 5 years there, I worked with a bunch of great folks.....Kerry Lambert (program director and all-around good guy!), Mike Beach, Dave Elrod, Carson Cooper, Ron Sprowl, Scott Paulson, Colvin Idol, Kim Mayo, Commander Dave, Mike Beck, Rick Long, Dan Walston, and so many others. A couple of years ago, I help organize a reunion in Knoxville of the early ROCK 104 staff members. I've attached a photo of Kim and Colvin at the reunion. I've attached another photo with Lynn Fuson (copywriter), Rick Long, and Mike Beach. Others who attended were Bruce Dodge (general manager), Sue Long, Linda Perry, Carson Cooper, Rick Funk (chief engineer), and several others. It was certainly a treat to see everyone! The station certainly had its interesting moments. Knoxville was starved for an FM album-oriented station...ROCK 104 was the first. I was honored to host the Sunday night "Just for Jazz" show at one point....I replaced Frank Greene (formerly of WKGN) on the jazz show when he left the station. Although I left WIMZ and the radio biz over 23 years ago, it's nice to "travel" back to that time every now and then.
Larry Hammock-
I have been on radio in Knoxville since 1962..On many stations from small religious AM stations to some of the big radio stations such as 990 AM WNOX as well as TV...Today I am the back up Air Traffic Reporter with Pete Michaels and still enjoy the excitement of being live on the air. My work with Pete began about 20 years ago and I look forward to staying on the air for many years to come...Yes, going on 46 years on Knoxville airwaves and still going...Glad to see the radio site and I remember the good old days of radio and I have to say it was and still is wonderful...Thank you for being Knoxville Radio.