Old, old school- Red Kirk and Curly White. Definitive radio personalities in the Tri-Cities during their era, which unfortunately for me was before my time.
Also included in this list would be the late, great Bill Cramer, who made WQUT with "The Cramer Outrage" and then was shown the door for his efforts and lived the rest of his life working overnight shifts and at dying AMs.
I knew Bill and while he was eccentric, he also was a great gentleman and music enthusiast.
And since when was eccentric a bad thing for radio?
Cramer did more for this market than the market did for him. Sadly, that's about par for the course for the Tri-Cities.
OTHER GOOD DJs (of a more contemporary nature)-
Love Reggie Neel. Smooth as they come.
Love Marty Osborn. Knowledgable as they come.
I'd say I love Jeri George, but people would get the wrong idea. But I respect her talents as much as anyone's.
AND FROM THE TOPIC OF WHERE DID HE GO?
My idol, Casey Williams, of WEMB (yes, WEMB!) and the Coffee Club, the morning show in the mid-90s.
I worked with him in Erwin and found him to be creative without being overbearing.
I also found him to be a workaholic who would do six morning shows a week, then usually something in the afternoon, and then the 12 a.m.-7 a.m. board op shift on Sunday morning on WXIS. They told him the 23 hours between shifts from 7 a.m. on Sunday to 6 a.m. on Monday were his "day off."
Great voice, great sense of humor, and, like everyone else in Erwin, was patronized by management and paid in sea shells and box tops.
Also included in this list would be the late, great Bill Cramer, who made WQUT with "The Cramer Outrage" and then was shown the door for his efforts and lived the rest of his life working overnight shifts and at dying AMs.
I knew Bill and while he was eccentric, he also was a great gentleman and music enthusiast.
And since when was eccentric a bad thing for radio?
Cramer did more for this market than the market did for him. Sadly, that's about par for the course for the Tri-Cities.
OTHER GOOD DJs (of a more contemporary nature)-
Love Reggie Neel. Smooth as they come.
Love Marty Osborn. Knowledgable as they come.
I'd say I love Jeri George, but people would get the wrong idea. But I respect her talents as much as anyone's.
AND FROM THE TOPIC OF WHERE DID HE GO?
My idol, Casey Williams, of WEMB (yes, WEMB!) and the Coffee Club, the morning show in the mid-90s.
I worked with him in Erwin and found him to be creative without being overbearing.
I also found him to be a workaholic who would do six morning shows a week, then usually something in the afternoon, and then the 12 a.m.-7 a.m. board op shift on Sunday morning on WXIS. They told him the 23 hours between shifts from 7 a.m. on Sunday to 6 a.m. on Monday were his "day off."
Great voice, great sense of humor, and, like everyone else in Erwin, was patronized by management and paid in sea shells and box tops.