Thursday, January 31, 2013

101 travels back to February 1975... 

*Eddy Roy and POA were teaming up in the morning on WNOX 

*3-7p on WOKI FM 100 was Suitcase Simpson 

*Bert Bertelkamp was named to All-AA basketball team, as was future DJ Mark Mabry. Bert and I graduated from Bearden together, Mark attended Central 

*Ron Fuller and Ron Wright were the wrestling headliners in Ktown 

 (101 Audio Vault)...and Bob Thomas was rockin' on WKGN~


Page 3... Burfday wishes to Roger Epperson!

Monday, January 28, 2013


101 features (as Your Dave would call it) "oldie but forgotten goodie"...this is a previous post, time for a 101 Reload from 2008~


Where were you in '84?

Today 101 strolls down radio's memory lane...

The new year started with a "bang" at WATE TV 6. Out the door were Lloyd Immel, Jeff Jacobs, Keith Brunson, and Sundra Thompson. Ouch!

The Big Orange basketball team featured Willie Burton, Rob Jones, Fred Jenkins, and Tyrone Beaman. Don Devoe was the head coach.

In late January Michael Henry Martin took over mornings at U-102. Bill Miller (Suitcase) was Program Director. Anchoring the news were Mike Clark and David Henley.

U-102...
6 Mark Herzog aka MHM
10 Tom Van Hart
3 Larry Trotter
7 Jeff Freeman
12 Bill Bailey

Remember this?...WIVK AM became WHIG and featured CP and Walker in the morning, Becky Lynn middays, and Your Dave afternoons.

In '84 WRJZ had not yet turned gospel, the DJ's there were Bob Ziegler, Martin Baker, Jim Donovan, and Lynn Davis.

In May, Sam Brown returned to WATE TV from KDKA Pittsburgh.

Robert Redford had another big movie hit in '84..."The Natural"!

Over at WIMZ, longtime great Phil Williams did morning drive and the station was programmed by Kerry Lambert, who also did middays.

In the summer of '84 WEAG Alcoa "The Doctor" was on the air with Jim Donovan doing mornings, moving from WRJZ, Paul Vincent middays, and Scott Black was on in the afternoon. Ernie Baker, aka Ernie the Bartender, was news director.

ABC hosted the '84 Olympics and their coverage was headed up by Jim McKay, Frank Gifford, and Kathleen Sullivan.

By fall WHIG was back to being WIVK-AM and the AM/FM simulcast morning and afternoons with Claude Tomlinson in the morning and Ed Brantley afternoons. Bob Thomas was middays on FM and CP worked 10-noon and Your Dave was on 12-3p on AM 850.

In the fall WOKI-FM 100 was Jeff Jarnigan 6-10, Greg Williams 10-3, Jim Wilson 3-7, and Shotgun Stevens 7-12.

There you have it, some tid bits from 24 years ago in Ktown! Do you have great radio memories from '84?

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Page 3...aka "running off at the typewriter"~

Do typewriters even exist in 2013?

Radio sure has changed, did you see this coming? Sitting at my desk in Orlando I can dial up (so to speak) almost any radio station in the world...

Something new is a Cumulus New York station that is being called NASHFM...it's a country format, no jocks yet, not sure if NASH refers to Nashville or if the station will go national, ie- syndicate the time slots...

101 found a great all inclusive radio news sight...Media Confidential, check it out!

Friday, January 25, 2013

Happy Friday!

Stay safe as the roads are icy in East Tennessee...

As one ages it becomes a truism about toilet paper...it goes faster towards the end, ha! I bring this up because today's 101 Audio Vault is an air check from almost 40 years ago, but seems like only yesterday...(Bob Thomas on WKGN)~




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So will the court ruling re- DBC and WNOX hold up the sell to Journal?

From the 101 birthday Club~ Happy Burfday wishes to Jamey Kerr!

Sunday, January 20, 2013

Do you remember when radio was live and local 24/7? Well, almost 24/7...there were some syndicated shows back in the day, ie- Larry King hosted an all night talk show nationally, Casey Kasem and American Top 40, the Wolfman Jack Show, Doctor Demento, etc... Weekend DJs were important back then, and thru the years a ton worked the mic at WKGN...the 101 Audio Vault features "David Todd"~



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Carol Satterfield stories are about as easy to find as Dick Sterchi stories. The old timers that worked with her will enjoy this one…In the late 90’s Carol’s doctors ordered no alcohol. She missed two things dearly. One was the taste of scotch. Her daughter Robin put that and her favorite cigarettes in with her at the funeral home. The other was her Tanqueray gin. She knew she couldn’t take it with her, but that wasn’t going to stop her from trying! Carol had me promise to toast her at the funeral and pour a bottle in her final resting place. Her family and friends joined me in keeping that promise this morning. Everyone smiled and remarked that it was classic Carol Satterfield! 

On a separate note, we’re shooting a pilot for a reality TV show next week. Check out Radio Ranch on Facebook when you get the chance. Here’s the website we just set up: Click Here 

Thanks and regards, Phil Jarnagin

Friday, January 18, 2013

The one and only Neal Boortz signed off the air for the last time today. I use to listen to him on WSB in Atlanta when I lived there back in the early 90's and followed him to syndication. He's still going to tweet to us, at "talkmaster" on Twitter!

Happy Birthday yesterday to Rick Smith...he taught me my first radio board at WBLC in Lenoir City back when they played a light rock type format in 1976...lots of voices got their start on the 1360 AM dial position!

Monday, January 14, 2013



You just never who you will run into at the bookstore...no, not James Patterson but Chris Grabenstein. Chris was a DJ at the infamous W-149 back in the mid 70's...unique voice and great personality!

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Carol Satterfield passed away this weekend. Carol was in sales back when I worked at WIVK and she was a very kind person. If you have a Carol story you would like to share, please send to 101...

Friday, January 11, 2013

The 101 Audio Vault travels to February 1975 and Todd Martin signing off at WKGN...for the last time~



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Are "Ed and Bob" taking their morning talk show down the dial in Ktown?

Tuesday, January 08, 2013


Sorry Phil, she's big news this morning, ha! 

Happy Happy Happy Birthday to Phil Williams!

I got my 3rd class license in the spring of '76 and was off and running, first at WBLC Lenoir City and then to weekends at WIVK! Around that time another teenager, a dapper Phil Williams, was also beginning to make a voice in Ktown....decades later, Phil is still going strong!

I remember Phil best for his early years at WNOX 990, then on to WIMZ as morning DJ, even teaming with Mike Beach for years, and now as a wonderful talk DJ for Dick/Citadel/ Cumulus!

Happy Day Phil...we are glad a local voice remains strong in Ktown!

PS...the foto, in case you slept thru the BCS game last night, is the Alabama QB's girlfriend, she was a big hit on the telly throughout the game!

Sunday, January 06, 2013

Happy Sunday!

101 travels to August 1980 and 62 WRJZ... The DJ line up included 6-10 CP and Walker, 10-1 Fred Story, 1-4 Adele Arakawa, 4-7 JJ Scott, 7-12 Jeff Jarnigan, and 12-6 Steve Howard.

The 101 Audio Vault features weekend DJ Carrington Thompson signing off for his final time as he was exiting for WBT/WBCY-FM in Charlotte..



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Guess who has a birthday on January 8? Yes, the one an only Phil Williams, still beaming loudly over the Ktown airwaves, since the 70's!!!

Thursday, January 03, 2013



No...this photo is not McCartney and Lennon, but it could be!

From 1970, Dennis Willard and Mike Clark, they were and are musicians and kick started their radio careers in the Atomic City at WATO 1290!

101 salutes Dennis on his birthday!!!



Wednesday, January 02, 2013

Happy 2013!
 
101 is excited about another year of photographs, memories and voices from the 101 Audio Vault!
 
Ed Brantley tweeted..."2013 has some big changes in store for me."