Sunday, April 12, 2015

It's the summer of '78... 

Some big movies were playing on the big screen~ Grease, Jaws 2 and Animal House!

The ratings arrived with WIVK A/F combining for 25.7 followed by WEZK and WRJZ both at 16.1, then WNOX 11.3 and WOKI 5.5.

Scott Sams left the platters behind for full time TV as the weatherman at WBIR Channel 10.

CC McCartney joined WNOX 990!

WOKI featured Johnny Pirkle (6-10), Gary Adkins (10-3), and Mike Beverly (3-7)!

John Conlee's "Rose Colored Glasses" had a long run at #1 that summer!

Bob Kesling and Steve Mears anchored the WIVK sports desk!

Mark Thompson was a DJ at WRJZ, he went on to cohost the famous Mark and Brian radio show!

...and Clyde Scott Jr became the PD at WATO 1290!

Where were you in the summer of '78?