I was working in Asheville, NC as mid day in 1972. I got a call from Bob Baron who had come to town to listen to my competition. He liked me instead. I, of course, was very excited about going to Knoxville. I did 9 am till Noon on 'KGN. Bob Baron was a marketer. (Is there such a word?) We did everything from putting stickers all over the city, bumper stickers, every on air game or contest we could think of, including the LAST CONTEST. We even did WPFC on WKGN. After promoting this for over a week, we found out that WPFC means We Play Fewer Commercials. We hired folks to count commercials on WNOX and several others, and we always played FEWER commercials-- At least during the promotion. Fool that I was, I kept sending out air checks and after about nine months, I was off to WIXY in Cleveland, then 13Q in Pittsburgh, WIFE Indianapolis and then Bob Baron hired me at WAAY in Huntsville, AL. After two days in Huntsville, I said I would never leave. I am still here after 31 years and out of radio. Bob Baron is still here also and owns Baron Services. Whenever you see a great weather set on TV, Bob probably invented it and sold it to the station. I wish I could go back and relive all the great times with those great people in Knoxville.
