Former WAKY-AM DJ Tom Dooley passed away last night, due to complications from brain cancer.
Details here:
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/tomdooley
Tom Dooley was WAKY's afternoon drive jock twice: 1968 and 1974-1976. Worked at KELI (Tulsa), WQAM (Miami), KNUZ (Houston) and WSAI (Cincinnati) before coming to WAKY the first time. Left WAKY to concentrate on his musical career full-time. Lost his voice and had two operations. When his voice returned, he got back into radio and worked at WMPS (Memphis, Dooley's hometown), WORD (Spartanburg, SC), KRIZ (Phoenix), WFIL (Philadelphia), WHBQ (Memphis) and KHJ (Los Angeles) previous to returning to WAKY. Left WAKY to go to work for the Jimmy Carter campaign in Atlanta. While in Atlanta, he got a job with WGST, leaving there to go to FM100 in Memphis. Tom also did time at stations in Rockford, IL, Cleveland, OH, and Knoxville, TN. Did a nationally syndicated Contemporary Christian radio show ("The Journey") and more out of MasterMedia Ministries in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area. Sidelined due to health issues in the spring of 2010.
Tom Dooley WAKY airchecks and an audio interview he did with yours truly are available at www.79WAKY.com.
Details here:
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/tomdooley
Tom Dooley was WAKY's afternoon drive jock twice: 1968 and 1974-1976. Worked at KELI (Tulsa), WQAM (Miami), KNUZ (Houston) and WSAI (Cincinnati) before coming to WAKY the first time. Left WAKY to concentrate on his musical career full-time. Lost his voice and had two operations. When his voice returned, he got back into radio and worked at WMPS (Memphis, Dooley's hometown), WORD (Spartanburg, SC), KRIZ (Phoenix), WFIL (Philadelphia), WHBQ (Memphis) and KHJ (Los Angeles) previous to returning to WAKY. Left WAKY to go to work for the Jimmy Carter campaign in Atlanta. While in Atlanta, he got a job with WGST, leaving there to go to FM100 in Memphis. Tom also did time at stations in Rockford, IL, Cleveland, OH, and Knoxville, TN. Did a nationally syndicated Contemporary Christian radio show ("The Journey") and more out of MasterMedia Ministries in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area. Sidelined due to health issues in the spring of 2010.
Tom Dooley WAKY airchecks and an audio interview he did with yours truly are available at www.79WAKY.com.