Author Archives: David Carroll

We hear about tragedies every day.  Most of the time, the stories are about people we don’t know.  Yet some of these tragic stories strike a chord.  When I heard… Read more »

On April 13, 1925, Chattanooga started broadcasting and has never stopped.  WDOD-AM became the city’s first radio station.  At first, it was on just three nights a week, for 90… Read more »

Happy April Fools Day!  In honor of this laughter-filled day, here are two collections of my favorite “classic” local news bloopers, from my friends, past and present, at WRCB.  Enjoy:… Read more »

Take a regular married couple, a kitchen table with a sizable salad bowl, and the nostalgic sounds of the “Dirty Dancing” soundtrack….and well, you’ll have the Time of Your Life. … Read more »

  Education and potential tax increases are always hot topics around here, and people have plenty of questions.  So let’s field a few: Q: Hamilton County Superintendent Rick Smith will… Read more »

UPDATE Feb. 24, 2019:  Just two days after his 104th birthday, Claude Ogle Sr. has passed away.  As his son Ken told me, “He was determined to make it to… Read more »

Back in 1990, in my early days at Channel 3, I was playing softball for the KZ-106 Foul Tips.  One day my teammate Dewayne “The Big Kahuna” Gass (now widely… Read more »

I just got back from a cherished family tradition: spring training baseball with my sons in Florida.  Chris and Vince are in their twenties now, and it’s a challenge to… Read more »

I’m doing something a little different with this blog: I’m giving you a choice!  If you love to read, please read my thoughts below on “Luther Day.”  If you’d rather… Read more »

I was going through old tapes, and found what I think is the funniest commercial ever.  Tom Snyder played this on his late night CBS show in 1999, and we… Read more »