I started at 15Q doing mornings after Steve West left. Those were some
big shoes to fill, and I'm not sure I was perfect for it. I remember
living on the west side of Knoxville and 15Q would be nearly inaudible
on my car radio as I drove in to work. Meanwhile "Double Super WNOX" was
blasting. Not the best frame of mind with which to crack the mic at 6
in the morning, but I did it.
When Chuck Boo Boo Baron crawled out from under whatever rock he
inhabited and took mornings (god love him), Ron Baptist moved me to
afternoons which was a much better fit all around.
I think all of us treated 15Q as an aircheck machine that happened to
broadcast live to the fragment of Knoxville who could hear us. We made
it sound as big-time as we could so we could leap to bigger markets. And
leap we did...Steve West to Atlanta, Kid Curry to Miami, Bob Kelly to
Cincinnati, I went to Houston, and on and on. And of course the late Bob
Kaghan started the WRJZ dynasty that eventually kicked 'NOX's ass.
Apologies to names I've left out or forgotten - I'm sure their moves
were great ones and are well documented elsewhere on your blog.