Knoxville Radio History 101
Monday, July 14, 2025

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15Q was a short-lived phenomenal sounding radio station back in 1976. The station imported many high-powered jocks including Steve West, Sho...
Friday, July 11, 2025

Date with Doc (Johnston)

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My W149 morning show didn’t start until 6:30, so—believe it or not—on the way in, I would often listen to the start of Doc’s show and his pi...
Tuesday, July 08, 2025

Art Miller...

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Here are some additional WBIR AM-FM “artifacts” from almost 60 years ago. Going thru the old files brought back memories of a different time...
Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Platters to Platters

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Everything in life is connected, the theme platters to platters chronicles my careers in radio and restaurants and 105 years ago today, the ...
Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Art Miller...

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Back in the late 1960s, east Tennessee’s radio markets were undergoing significant shifts in listener demographics and increased competition...
Monday, June 09, 2025

Happy Birthday

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Inside your radio Ktown knew him as Alan Douglas, today 101 wishes Alan Sneed a very happy birthday. For years AD was on the air at the icon...
Sunday, June 08, 2025

Bluegrass on Parade...

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I was at that show. GRITZ from North Carolina cancelled and you substituted the Knoxville Grass. You were the MC. I had heard you on the ra...
Wednesday, May 28, 2025

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Bluegrass music may be more popular than ever, back in 1978 it was sounding great...and yes, The Osborne Brothers played "Rocky Top...
Thursday, May 22, 2025

What would Jimmy Buffett do?

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Bob Savage explains...back in 1980 on WNOX 990~  Page 3- George, I earlier send you a query about Jim Price, who I hired at 16 to do weekend...
Sunday, May 18, 2025

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Coming Soon...101 headquarters are relocating to Tampa, and to celebrate here's a pamphlet I've had forever, WLCY 1380 back in 1974!
Thursday, May 15, 2025

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 Anthony Dennis Drakos 1947 - 2025
Saturday, May 03, 2025

Where are they...

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I hired a 16-year-old kid named Jim Price to work weekend overnights in 1969 at WKGN. Renamed him Sebastian James. My successor renamed him ...
Friday, April 25, 2025

Where are they now?

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It's the spring of 1980 and WKGN 1340 featured Jeff Winters in the morning...also behind the mic were Chuck Edwards, Chris Adams, Keith ...
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