The obituary with visitation and  funeral service information for Joy Wright is listed at the conclusion of this story. July 28, 2014: The last time many of us saw Joy… Read more »

I can’t tell you how many times people have said, “Why don’t you share some stories of your early, wacky days as a teenage disc jockey? I can’t tell you,… Read more »

As my wife would gladly tell you, I’m the world’s worst when it comes to song lyrics.  Even though I was on radio for about ten years, I spent most… Read more »

There’s nothing like a great photograph. What many people consider to be the best album cover photo ever, is the Beatles “Abbey Road.”  It’s been studied, diagrammed, dissected and discussed… Read more »

During my broadcasting career, I’ve welcomed many new reporters into Chattanooga.  Since they’re usually from out of town and I’m pretty much a native, they ask me a lot of… Read more »

“Well my daddy left home when I was three, and he didn’t leave much to Ma and me, except this old guitar and an empty bottle of booze.  Now I… Read more »

I caught a “Seinfeld” rerun the other night.  Between the laughs, I remembered how NBC was reluctant at first: the show was too Jewish, too New York, and of course,… Read more »

In 1988, the Beach Boys were toast.  Done.  Only in their 40s, they were already in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which is life’s way of saying, “We… Read more »

His songs are still on the radio, some of them anyway.  Oldies stations play only the ones that move fast.  I think they’re afraid younger, short-attention span listeners will tune… Read more »

  Some videos really don’t need an introduction.  So here it is, my tribute to the Great Jet-FLI, 1070 AM, WFLI, Lookout Mountain, Tennessee. Although there was no introduction, I… Read more »