Thursday, September 12, 2024

who's on the radio...

50 years ago, WOKI-FM 100 made a big splash in the Knoxville radio market. Johnny Pirkle's Oak Ridge powerhouse debuted with top 40 music and an automated DJ system (the precursor to voice tracking).

Fast forward to the 21st century and Pirkle had the 100.3 FM dial sounding great with a news/talk format featuring two legends, Ed Brantley and Bob Thomas, hosting the morning show as Ed and Bob.

Fast forward again and the popular news/talk format sits at 98.7 FM as WOKI-FM aka NewsTalk 987.

Here's the line up...

6 Phil Williams

10 Bob Yarbrough

12 Dan Bongino

3 Hallerin Hilton Hill

7 Sean Hannity

9 Mark Levin

1 Red Eye Radio

...and Bob Thomas fills in for all day parts!