Yearly Archives: 2013

Some people are laughing at Marion County High School right now.  For some, they enjoy seeing a “football school” get raked over the coals.  Others are connected to rival schools,… Read more »

As you may know by now, I love rock ‘n roll oldies.  I don’t even pretend to be a music snob.  You can have your trendy new music on NPR,… Read more »

On November 22, 1963 Chattanooga had three TV stations, each with only a handful of news reporters.  There were about a dozen radio stations, mostly on the AM band, all… Read more »

The obituary with visitation and  funeral service information for Joy Wright is listed at the conclusion of this story. July 28, 2014: The last time many of us saw Joy… Read more »

I can’t tell you how many times people have said, “Why don’t you share some stories of your early, wacky days as a teenage disc jockey? I can’t tell you,… Read more »

As my wife would gladly tell you, I’m the world’s worst when it comes to song lyrics.  Even though I was on radio for about ten years, I spent most… Read more »

There’s nothing like a great photograph. What many people consider to be the best album cover photo ever, is the Beatles “Abbey Road.”  It’s been studied, diagrammed, dissected and discussed… Read more »

During my broadcasting career, I’ve welcomed many new reporters into Chattanooga.  Since they’re usually from out of town and I’m pretty much a native, they ask me a lot of… Read more »

“Well my daddy left home when I was three, and he didn’t leave much to Ma and me, except this old guitar and an empty bottle of booze.  Now I… Read more »

I caught a “Seinfeld” rerun the other night.  Between the laughs, I remembered how NBC was reluctant at first: the show was too Jewish, too New York, and of course,… Read more »