On Sunday night, December 16, 1973 Your Dave Young made his debut on WKGN The Famous 1340. Dave had exited WNOX 990 and became the new 7p-midnight DJ at WKGN.
6 Smokey Burns
9 Bob Baron
11 Frank Erwin
3 Wayne Bernard
7 Dave Young
12 Jerry Steele
News- Joe Anderson, Ken Burger, and Walker Johnson.
Dave was replaced at WNOX in the afternoon by Randy Lane. The Big 99 featured Eddy Roy, Fleetwood Gruver, Jay Richards and Fred Brown.
The next daypart move for Your Dave happened on March 25, 1974 as he took over afternoons with Wayne Bernard becoming morning drive. Kent Newton joined the air staff at that time as Smokey Burn exited "state" left to Nashville and sister station WMAK.
Dave's final WKGN hurrah came about in late summer '74 with "The Dave Young Morning Show" along with side kick Joe Anderson...in early '75 Dr. Al Adams returned to program WKGN, Dave left but was soon heard at WIVK.
The 101 Audio Vault features Dave's debut on WKGN~
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On June 7 101 will announce the recipient of "The 101 Living Legend Award" along with naming the 101st member of the YDY 101 Wall of Fame (and s/he may be a figment of my imagination)!