Author Archives: David Carroll

UPDATE May 7, 2018:  I had the honor of watching as Steven and Cody Hughes represented their dad as he was inducted into the Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame on… Read more »

  I never got to meet Mort Lloyd, although he was in my living room day after day, year after year.  He was Chattanooga’s most-watched TV news anchorman.  He switched… Read more »

These stories rarely make headlines, but it doesn’t make them any less important.  Purse snatching is going on in broad daylight in busy stores and parking lots.  If you look… Read more »

UPDATE: August 19, 7:25 p.m. Thanks to Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke, Molly Cooper of the Mayor’s staff, City Council Dist. 7 representative Chris Anderson, and TDOT for reading my blog… Read more »

Anyone who knows me (and some who don’t) may have noticed by now that I haven’t handled Robin Williams’ death too well.  I’ve survived many of my favorite celebrities, and… Read more »

  Robin Williams is dead at the age of 63.  The coroner’s office has revealed that the beloved comedian died of asphyxiation, hanging himself.   I’ve lived through hundreds of… Read more »

UPDATE SEPT. 29, 2025: Skip Caray has a 1 in 10 chance of being selected this year. Don’t get your hopes up. UPDATE OCT. 25, 2023: Ernie Johnson Sr. has… Read more »

The Tennessee 3rd District race is over, and incumbent GOP Rep. Chuck Fleischmann has fought back a challenge from Weston Wamp.  According to the state election site, Fleischmann defeated Wamp… Read more »

It’s throwback Thursday (unless you’re reading this on Flashback Friday, or Sentimental Saturday, or….) so let’s go back a quarter-century when a youthful, sparkling Cindy Sexton anchors Channel 3’s evening… Read more »

When you’re at the top of the showbiz world, you’re an easy target.  Taylor Swift resides there these days.  She’s made millions with her music, and has won every award… Read more »