As fall approached in 1974, the WKGN 1340 on air line up included...
Your Dave Young 6-9
Frank Erwin 9-noon
Jeff Stevens noon-4
PD Wayne Bernard 4-7
Mike Beach 7-midnight
Todd Martin overnight
Joe Anderson, Jean Ash and Chris Moser anchored the news desk with David Todd as weekend DJ.
Fast forward to the end of September 1974 and Rick Davis replaced Mike Beach in the 7p time slot. Soon thereafter Jeff Stevens exited, Todd Martin moved from overnights in to the noon-4p slot and Jay Richards was added as overnights. Bob Thomas was now heard on the weekend.
6-9 Your Dave
9-12 Erwin
12-4 Martin
4-7 Bernard
7-12 Davis
12-6 Richards
At the end of November Wayne Bernard was shifted to Mooney's WMAK in Nashville, sister station of WKGN. PS~ Wayne became Charlie Chase.
Here's the new team-
6-9 Dave Young
9-12 Frank Erwin
12-3 Todd Martin
3-7 Rick Davis
7-12 Jay Richards
12-6 Bob Thomas
Say hello to 1975! Larry Wayne joined the air staff as the new year kicked off and took over the all night shift as Bob Thomas moved to 7-midnight, Jay Richards was no longer on 1340. Tollie Michaels (Russ Brown) joined David Todd as weekend DJs.
As spring time approached, Mike Beach was back and on February 24 Dr. Al Adams debuted as PD and morning DJ!
Its March and the moniker "WKGN Takes You To The Country" debuted along with the new line up-
6-10 Dr. Al Adams
10-3 Frank Erwin
3-7 Mike Beach
7-12 Rick Davis
12-6 Bob Thomas
WE- David Todd and Russ Brown (now using his real name)
News- Joe Anderson and Jean Ash
...soon its "WKGN where all the good old songs have gone"
In April Russ Brown left for WNOX so Chris Lee (Kerry Lambert) and Phil Michaels joined! Lauren Murphy and Connie Lee were now on Joe Anderson's news team. PS- Vic Rumore was GM.
It wasn't until the end of August 1975 that the weekday DJ line up changed...exit Rick Davis with Phil Michaels in as 7-midnight.
More changes came about in late September with Coyote Smith becoming the 7-midnight DJ, David Todd overnights as Phil Michaels returned to weekends and Bob Thomas had left for WBIR as Paul R Wells. Steven Ray King was now reading news.
And finally at Thanksgiving Scott Sams became the night DJ.
6-10 Dr. Al Adams
10-3 Frank Erwin
3-7 Mike Beach
7-12 Scott Sams
12-6 David Todd
...that's a wrap of WKGN from the fall of '74 through '75!