Author Archives: David Carroll

Why do I keep doing this?  Covering schools, I mean.  I’ve lost track of the years.  Somewhere around 1994, I think, my employer told me I needed to have a… Read more »

Update, May 24, 2017:  Sandy Stott Bradley has passed away.  A GoFundMe page has been established to aid her family with medical and funeral expenses.  As graduation night approaches (Friday)… Read more »

Almost two years after the day terrorism came to Chattanooga, new details are emerging about the tragic events of July 16, 2015. Major Chris Cotton shared new information at the… Read more »

When I started in radio, I spent a lot of time on the phone.  While the songs were playing, I was answering the request line.  I was single, and I… Read more »

Well, I opened a can of worms.  A few weeks ago, I listed a few of the common spelling mistakes that make us laugh (or groan).  Since then, my mailbox… Read more »

Ever since I was a child, “The Andy Griffith Show” has been on TV somewhere every day of my life.   Nowadays I can usually find entire episodes on YouTube…. Read more »

When your father is the most famous man in town, you tend to get labeled.  You don’t really have your own name.  In Chattanooga, Joanie and Jeffrey Masingill grew up… Read more »

I could bore you with a long list of things I don’t do well.  For starters, there’s swimming, car repair, and working with any technology introduced after the Bush administration… Read more »

Longtime fitness guru Richard Simmons has gotten huge publicity lately for doing….nothing. During the 1980s and 90s he was a constant presence on TV.  He had his own daily show… Read more »

I attended a wedding over the weekend, and it provides a happy update to a couple of sad stories we’ve experienced together during the past few years.  Everybody’s radio friend… Read more »