Today's contributor is Mick Rizzo...15Q and WKGN (1976)...Great time living in Knox....
15Q was half a block away from an 8 story Nursing Dorm-- WOW!!!!
Last I heard-- Steve (West) Bridgewater went on to an acting/producing career (he was in Forrest Gump!)...
Kid Curry was in Miami for a million years (might still be)... Because they (15Q) were "overbooked" talent wise-- I was blown-out about a month after the station went on the air-- Ron Baptist was PD and had brought me in.... they felt he needed to hone his management skills-- so-- since he'd hired me-- he had to fire me...
15Q was half a block away from an 8 story Nursing Dorm-- WOW!!!!
Last I heard-- Steve (West) Bridgewater went on to an acting/producing career (he was in Forrest Gump!)...
Kid Curry was in Miami for a million years (might still be)... Because they (15Q) were "overbooked" talent wise-- I was blown-out about a month after the station went on the air-- Ron Baptist was PD and had brought me in.... they felt he needed to hone his management skills-- so-- since he'd hired me-- he had to fire me...
The Blessing for me-- Alan Sneed, Knoxville legend-- connected me with Vic Rumore, 'KGN VP/GM-- Baptist had come in on a Sat Nite @ midnite (!) to blow me out-- had breakfast with Alan and Gary (?)--got to meet with Rumore, Dr. Al, and Mike Beach that afternoon-- went on the air @ 'KGN at 7pm that nite!! Turned out that Kent Burkhart, Burkhart/Abrams, was their consult.... after 6-8 months @ 'KGN, they took me to Big WAYS/Charlotte and on to The Big APE with Greasy......
Always loved Knox-- reminded me of Ann Arbor...
Always loved Knox-- reminded me of Ann Arbor...