Author Archives: David Carroll

I am thrilled that the best pitcher of my lifetime is being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.  This is Greg Maddux’s first year of eligibility, and anyone who… Read more »

By now, you may have seen at least one of Will Ferrell’s “Anchorman” movies.  If not, I’ll bet you’ve seen one of the eight thousand commercials he’s done in connection… Read more »

In memory of Luther Masingill:  March 9, 1922-October 20, 2014 Monday morning, Luther Masingill will, as always, speak into the WDEF microphone and attempt to find some lost dogs.  He… Read more »

Spoiler alert:  you will probably need a Kleenex or two if you watch this video.  But it’s really something.  I was a kid watching this when it aired on ABC… Read more »

Tis the season for Christmas parties.  The office parties where you somehow get cornered with an alleged co-worker, although you couldn’t pick him out of a police lineup.  Awkward, right? … Read more »

UPDATE: December 2016;  Darrell Patterson has just been inducted into the Tennessee Journalism Hall of Fame.  Congratulations, Darrell, this is much deserved! Working on television, I’m pretty sure, is easier… Read more »

He’s the guy with the biggest laugh in the room.  The quickest wit.  The best stories. Bill Poindexter, better known as Dex, began his broadcasting career when he was a… Read more »

Here’s that good laugh you’ve been needing.  Take a minute to listen to a true, funny story told by former WFLI morning DJ Dale Anthony.  For many years, he was… Read more »

Last Saturday morning, I woke up intending to write something funny.  Those of you who subscribe to this blog (thank you, by the way) know that I use it occasionally… Read more »

UPDATE: February 28, 2014:  The man who shot Ronald Westbrook will not be charged with a crime. Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney Buzz Franklin said he will not pursue… Read more »