Today 101 explores the summer of '74-
The summer kicked off with 2 big exits at WKGN. Bob Baron left as did Kent Newton. Newton became Tom Kent at 56 WHBQ Memphis.
Mornings in Ktown featured CP at WETE, Wayne Bernard at WKGN, Eddy Roy WNOX, Carson King WOKI, and Claude Tomlinson at WIVK.
In mid June WKGN added 2 great sounding DJ's...Jeff Stevens to middays and Mike Beach to nights.
July 1 saw Walker Johnson turning in his keys at WKGN and taking the airwaves at WETE as afternoon DJ. WETE featured CP 5-9, Jim Humphries 9-2, Walker 2-6, Joe Crotty at night, and Ernie Baker as "Ernie the Bartender" overnight.
The Knox Sox placed 3 players on the Southern League All Star team that summer...Nyls Nyman, Mike Squires, and Mike Buskey.
In late August Russ Skinner joined WOKI as midday jock.
Where were you in the summer of '74?
The summer kicked off with 2 big exits at WKGN. Bob Baron left as did Kent Newton. Newton became Tom Kent at 56 WHBQ Memphis.
Mornings in Ktown featured CP at WETE, Wayne Bernard at WKGN, Eddy Roy WNOX, Carson King WOKI, and Claude Tomlinson at WIVK.
In mid June WKGN added 2 great sounding DJ's...Jeff Stevens to middays and Mike Beach to nights.
July 1 saw Walker Johnson turning in his keys at WKGN and taking the airwaves at WETE as afternoon DJ. WETE featured CP 5-9, Jim Humphries 9-2, Walker 2-6, Joe Crotty at night, and Ernie Baker as "Ernie the Bartender" overnight.
The Knox Sox placed 3 players on the Southern League All Star team that summer...Nyls Nyman, Mike Squires, and Mike Buskey.
In late August Russ Skinner joined WOKI as midday jock.
Where were you in the summer of '74?