Have you ever tried to find a photo of “anyone” in the WNOX control room? IF I recall it was because they didn’t want anyone from the other stations to see their Graylab darkroom timers. I visited Stan Smith (J. Worthington Smith) while he was on air many times. I kept in touch after he moved to Greenville SC. I lost track of him after a few years. I have so many Terry Womack stories...but I hesitate...I will send a photo in a couple of weeks though! (500 Mega Watt)
Reading about the window shooting at WNOX reminded me of another story – one I have to be careful about. In the mid 1970s there were some times when WNOX was knocked off the air due to a power failure at the transmitter site. The cause was due to an unknown person or persons discovering that the WNOX transmitter was supplied power from a nearby utility pole, with electricity running directly into a manual disconnect switch – which was located OUTSIDE the transmitter building. Apparently all one had to do was pull the switch and off went the transmitter – back-up power apparently did not work. Some time later NOX installed a large fence around the entire transmitter building. Rumor has it that an employee of a competing station was the culprit. (500 Mega Watt)
Coming soon- Allen Dennis, Wilhite and Wall, and more!