Category Archives: general

Broadcasting is now in its second century. KDKA radio in Pittsburgh signed on in 1920. By the end of that decade most major cities had at least one radio station…. Read more »

I’ve been trying hard to avoid politics. We’re just weeks from the presidential election, and it’s impossible to escape. Even the birds outside my home are unusually chirpy, and they’re… Read more »

I received a surprising e-mail a few days ago, and it was not a pleasant surprise. Here is the back story. When I began working on my “Chattanooga Radio and… Read more »

For most of my life I’ve considered myself a rock ‘n roll disc jockey. During the first ten years of my broadcasting career I was on Top 40 radio stations,… Read more »

25 years ago  (Aug. 31, 1999), my friend John Wilson called me. Four months earlier, he had written his final story for the newly merged Chattanooga Times and Free Press…. Read more »

During the past few years, I have written four books. Among the most enjoyable experiences to come out of those efforts have been multiple visits to churches and clubs to… Read more »

As this dreadful presidential campaign nears the end of its fourth year, do you ever get the feeling you’re watching a rerun you’ve seen many times before? You know, like… Read more »

Turn on a classic rock station, and you might hear “Summer of ‘69.” Bryan Adams released the song in 1984, reminiscing about playing six-string guitar in a high school band,… Read more »

The November election is 3 months away, and I’m already fed up with the negative ads. They’re encroaching on my baseball games, and the Braves are stressing me enough already…. Read more »

A few years ago, a high ranking elected official in my area asked me to come by for a visit. I thought he might have a news tip, so I… Read more »