Today's 101 contributor is Walker Johnson of CP and Walker fame. 101 asked WJ how he and Curtis Parham first got teamed up...
Walker Johnson-
He was doing mornings on WETE and I did afternoons. He had worked in B'ham and heard a "team" on another station. When WETE sold, everyone was to be canned, so CP went to the new PD (Bob Kagan) and pitched the idea of a team.
Our last book on WETE showed CP pulling a ten in the mornings and I pulled an 8. Our first book together on WRJZ we pulled an 18 and beat everyone but WIVK. Our second book we beat WIVK and continued to beat everyone until FM started to really grow in the market. Our last book together we lost to WIVK by one point and still beat everyone in the market.
From 101...WRJZ exploded onto the Ktown airwaves in late 1976! Here's the first line up-
5- CP and Walker
9- Bob Kagan
12- JJ Scott
4- Tim Edwards
8- Lee Taylor
12- Rick Kirk
Coming soon...more from Sir Bernard! And 101 wants to hear from you!
Walker Johnson-
He was doing mornings on WETE and I did afternoons. He had worked in B'ham and heard a "team" on another station. When WETE sold, everyone was to be canned, so CP went to the new PD (Bob Kagan) and pitched the idea of a team.
Our last book on WETE showed CP pulling a ten in the mornings and I pulled an 8. Our first book together on WRJZ we pulled an 18 and beat everyone but WIVK. Our second book we beat WIVK and continued to beat everyone until FM started to really grow in the market. Our last book together we lost to WIVK by one point and still beat everyone in the market.
From 101...WRJZ exploded onto the Ktown airwaves in late 1976! Here's the first line up-
5- CP and Walker
9- Bob Kagan
12- JJ Scott
4- Tim Edwards
8- Lee Taylor
12- Rick Kirk
Coming soon...more from Sir Bernard! And 101 wants to hear from you!