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Let's stroll down memory lane together and enjoy Knoxville radio, it's filled with a rich history from Claude Tomlinson to CP and Walker, from Johnny Pirkle to Brother John St. John.
Today we'll remember 1972...Melanie's hit "Brand New Key" was #1 when the year began, Neal Ridley was the President of the local minor league baseball team, and in late January the WNOX announcers went on strike! That's right, upset over their current morning DJ named J Worthington Smith, the rest of the team refused to go on the air leaving J Worthington to spin records for 29 1/2 hours. The strike was resolved by PD Eddy Roy and a new line up was created...
WNOX-
6 King in the Morning
10 Eddy Roy
12 Ken Mynatt
3 Dave Young
7 J Worthington Smith
12 Pat Thompson
News- Raymond Stacker Wilck, Ron Ashburn, Tom Richmond
A few years later King in the Morning joined a brand new station, WOKI, it was automated, and King was the morning jock. More on WOKI FM 100 later.
Let's stroll down memory lane together and enjoy Knoxville radio, it's filled with a rich history from Claude Tomlinson to CP and Walker, from Johnny Pirkle to Brother John St. John.
Today we'll remember 1972...Melanie's hit "Brand New Key" was #1 when the year began, Neal Ridley was the President of the local minor league baseball team, and in late January the WNOX announcers went on strike! That's right, upset over their current morning DJ named J Worthington Smith, the rest of the team refused to go on the air leaving J Worthington to spin records for 29 1/2 hours. The strike was resolved by PD Eddy Roy and a new line up was created...
WNOX-
6 King in the Morning
10 Eddy Roy
12 Ken Mynatt
3 Dave Young
7 J Worthington Smith
12 Pat Thompson
News- Raymond Stacker Wilck, Ron Ashburn, Tom Richmond
A few years later King in the Morning joined a brand new station, WOKI, it was automated, and King was the morning jock. More on WOKI FM 100 later.