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Howdy Bell

I think Howdy Bell spent most of his on-air time and talent on 1260am WFBM. He may also
have done some television on WFBM channel 6.
 
I remember Howdy on WIRE in the early 60s when they were MOR. I don't recall him being on WFBM, at least during their heyday. The line-up I recall thru the late 60s was Joe Pickett with Glenn Webber in AM drive.
CBS programming thru the early midday. Hal Fryer (Harlow Hickenlooper) late midday. Lou Sherman afternoons and Bernie Herman evenings. The automated "Music with McMasters" was simulcast on WFBM-AM 1260 and WFBM-FM 94.7 overnights.
 
Howdy did indeed do middays on WFBM in the late 60's through the early 70's. My dad, George L. Davis, did midays on WFBM from approx '65 to '68, when Howdy took over the shift. He would substitute for Howdy from time to time, and I have some old airchecks...."George L. in for Howdy this week while he is on vacation", etc. After 1310 WIFE went through it's various format changes in the late 70's, early 80's (Top 40...Music You Grew Up With (AC)....All news....), he ended up at WMLF (later "WTUX") doing both an air shift and then morning sports with morning man Lou Sherman. I also remember him doing overnights at the second incarnation of Easy Listening WXTZ in 1994, this time at 93.9 FM. After WXTZ changed formats in early 1996, he went to work for 7 years at WXIR Love 98 as the news director, doing the "Wakeup" morning show with Steve White. He also did voiceover work for both Love 98 and sister station WBRI until the station was sold on June 30, 2003. A great guy and a great talent!
 
I think he was a GM for Christian stations in Louisville at one time. Last time I saw him was at a friends wedding and Howdy performed the ceremony.
 
I got the feeling that someone on this thread just might remember Russ Smith from WIFN,
WCSI and WFBM. He eventually moved to Europe. I would really like to get hold of Russ.
I know he was good friends with Lou Sherman and Lou's wife, but sadly, they are both
in the big sound booth in the sky.
 
perenoel6218 said:
I got the feeling that someone on this thread just might remember Russ Smith from WIFN,
WCSI and WFBM. He eventually moved to Europe. I would really like to get hold of Russ.
I know he was good friends with Lou Sherman and Lou's wife, but sadly, they are both
in the big sound booth in the sky.
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"Did you ever make contact with Russ Smith, I was stationed with him in Germany in 1967 and would love to talk to him.
 
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