Get Stung By the Bee! Mel Bee WRVU Nashville TN

Mel Bee was a DJ on WRVU, the Vanderbilt campus radio station, from 1971 to about 1975. One of WRVU's classic lineup of block programming specialty jocks, he was the king of soul. Mel loved being on the air, as this pic shows. Click to enjoy larger!

Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame

There's a brand new organization celebrating and honoring the broadcasters and stations of Tennessee. The Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame was formed this year by Lee Dorman. Plans for the future include an awards banquet, exhibit space for Tennessee memorabilia, and induction of historic broadcasters to the Hall of Fame. Click here to visit the website.

 I'm the contact person for collecting airchecks, photos, and anything else for the museum.
 Let's kick off the fun with a lot of photos of Tennessee radio people in the studio! Click any image to enlarge.

Keith Bilbrey of WSM-AM, FM, TV, and Opry announcer.

Captain Midnight, Roger Schutt,  on WMAK, 1967.

Chappel Fisher of WSIX-FM, here at radio station WJXA, Oldies 96.3

"Dashing" Dave Hampton at Vanderbilt University radio station WRVU, 1971.

Hawk Harrelson of Y107, WYHY, in 1990.

Newsman Buddy Sadler with "Miss Fire Prevention", from WKDA-AM, 1969.

Charlie Daniels and Tom Bootle, WKDF-FM.

Dale Turner and Debbie "DJ" Jones, WKDA from 1978.

Hey, it's me! Nick Archer at WKQB (WLAC-FM), doing album rock in 1979.


Like Post Records, more to come....

Wayne Ashworth's WTOB Memories

WTOB 1380 Winston-Salem NC was one of the best sounding Top 40 stations around from the 60s on. Jocks like George Lee, Willie Edwards, The Flying Dutchman, and later Rick Dees and Steve Norris kept the station ahead of rival WAIR. News Director Wayne Ashworth published these photos on Facebook, and they're reposted here with his permission.

 

Ralph Beavers and Wayne Ashworth in front of the WTOB studios in the Thruway Plaza. 

 

Bob Dale at the board.

"Wild Child" Willie Edwards on the air at WTOB.

WTOB digs Reynolds High School pennant

Tiny Tim in the studio with WTOB jock Steve Norris.

Long time jock Buddy Latham with a great board shot.

WTOB promotional materials. I wonder what that record is.

Thanks again to Wayne Ashworth, WTOB News Director, seen here from 1969.

David Ford at KLTI Longview TX 1957

Here's another shot passed along from David Ford, who was featured in an earlier post. 1957 is the year and we're at the board at KLTI, Longview, Texas. Click to enlarge.