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April Fools: some classic local bloopers for you

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 »

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My newest, funniest favorite commercial

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 »

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How to live to be 100: You start with a Hardee’s biscuit each morning…

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 »

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30 years ago: Karaoke came to Chattanooga!

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 »

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Spring training: a cherished family tradition

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 »

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Let’s celebrate “Luther Day” on Monday!

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 »

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My vote for funniest commercial ever

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 »

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Who rescues people from a burning house? These guys!

UPDATE, OCTOBER 15, 2015:  Jacob Gray and Mason Chamberlain were honored this week as Youth Heroes by the American Red Cross of Southeast Tennessee! Original story from March 1, 2015:… Read more »

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Remembering Leonard Nimoy and the March of Dimes Telerama

It seems hard to believe now, but for 11 years, (1967-77), Chattanooga viewers watched a 20-hour annual telethon (from 11:00 p.m. Saturday to around 6:30 p.m. Sunday) for the March… Read more »

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Sammy George elected to Country Radio Hall of Fame

Congratulations to Sammy George, one of Chattanooga’s all-time top broadcasters on his election to the Country Radio Hall of Fame.  Sammy was general manager of US-101 during the station’s meteoric… Read more »

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