Happy Birthday to former Ktown DJ Allen Free! Like many of us Allen polished his skills at WBLC 1360 Lenoir City, working for Earl Lauderdale!One of our favorite personalities to come thru Ktown was Jack Diamond at WKGN, one of a host of great nighttime DJ's to work that time slot...remember Johnny Walker and his trumpet, Dr Al Adams at night, and Cookin' Kent Newton aka Tom Kent! For almost 30 years now, Jack (now Coyote Calhoun) has been operating and DJing at WAMZ Louisville. Here's Jack...
"This is really one of the best radio websites I've seen. Even though I only worked in Knoxville for a short while (Feb. 73 - Sept 73) it's really alot of fun to read up on some of the folks I worked with, and others who even though I never had a chance to work with, were Knoxville legends. Very entertaining!"
A couple of contributors commented about, whatever happened to Ken Mynatt?...
"Last account I had of Skinny Kenny, he was a motorcycle officer with the Roane County Sheriff's office. Snuffy Smith was hanging out in NC." (Dave Young)
"Ken Mynatt bought an AM station in Harriman and operated it for a time before deciding to pursue an interest in law enforcement. After stints with a couple of police departments in Roane County, he is now a big-shot with the Roane County Sheriff's Office, in charge of the new jail. Down that way he is known as Major Kenneth Mynatt..." (A Nony Mouse)