Sunday, May 10, 2009

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!

101 goes way back today...1972 and WKGN "The Famous 1340". As the new year began the DJ line up featured-

6 Bobby Rivers
9 Bob Baron
12 Sonny Knight
3 Wayne Bernard
7 Brother John
12 Frank Erwin

In mid January Allen Dennis joined the station as the new morning DJ!

In late March Chris Hampton left his WKGN news position and became a fulltime DJ.

On May 15 Allen Dennis exited for sister station WMAK Nashville and Eddie Beacon returned to 'KGN...(Brother John also left as he joined W-149)~

6 Bobby Rivers
9 Bob Baron
11 Chris Hampton
3 Wayne Bernard
7 Eddie Beacon
12 Frank Erwin

Shortly...Eddie Beacon exited again and Frank Erwin went to 7p-12 and was replaced on the overnight show by Monte Morgan.

The WKGN news team in 1972 featured Jim Goodman, Walker Johnson, and Joe Anderson...

The door continued to swing open that year, on July 3 Gary Drake and Jerry Steele joined WKGN...

6 Bob Baron
9 Gary Drake
12 Chris Hampton
3 Wayne Bernard
7 Frank Erwin
12 Jerry Steele

...And that DJ line up stayed in tact for the remainder of 1972.

The 101 Audio Vault features Gary Drake~