Chattanooga R & R 1970's

[secondchoice]

In the 1970’s Chattanooga had a rarity in radio. Three top 40 or Rock and Roll AM stations. WFLI, WGOW, and WDXB seem to have “Radio Wars”. I did not get to listen too much, Military and college keep me out of town except an occasional weekend. I know E Alvin Davis went to New Orleans or at least some one used the name on WTIX or WNOE, and I think Dexter was at US 101, but there were several other very talented folks on the air. My question is what ever became to the Air Staff of these stations?

 

[jetfli]

In the 1970’s Chattanooga had a rarity in radio. Three top 40 or Rock and Roll AM stations.  WFLI, WGOW, and WDXB seem to have “Radio Wars”.  I did not get to listen too much, Military and college keep me out of town except an occasional weekend.  I know E Alvin Davis went to New Orleans or at least some one used the name on WTIX or WNOE, and I think Dexter was at US 101, but there were several other very talented folks on the air.  My question is what ever became to the Air Staff of these stations? 

Not so rare in its day. Difference between the three was the personality of the station and the personalities on the air who knew how to build and play to a community of listeners.

Cleveland Wheeler who was on the air under that name and as Brother Dave Randall recently came back to Chattanooga to kick off WUUQ after several successful gigs, including programming a satellite oldies channel. Many of the other DJs who passed through Chattanooga seemed to be on a revolving circuit between Chattanooga, Nashville, Atlanta, Charlotte, and Jacksonville — I think Chuckie "Boo Boo" Baron hit all of those places. Allen Dennis came through a couple of times but spent the latter years of his career at WSM in Nashville. Bill Scott left for Atlanta, only to have a long career in Nashville as Coyote McCloud.

Others left the mic. Kris Kelly, aka Walter Hooper, became a station owner in Dayton - Spring City. Bill Burkett got into management and now works with the East Tennessee Radio Group. Then there's folks like the lengendary Chickamauga Charlie who got out of the radio biz altogether.

Some many folks, so many stories...

Disclaimer: My screen name is not related to the old Chattanooga radio station.