Yes Don the Dude did work for WDSD in the early days along with Pistol Pete, and Country Glen Calhoun. The station flipped call letters to WDSD several years before the flip to Country in 1974. The station flipped to compete with WAFL, which had gone country in 1973, but was only 3kw and broadcasting in Mono. I don't remember the exact date, but Pistol Pete was the first jock and the first some played was Donna Fargo, You Can't Be a Beacon If Your Light Don't Shine. I guess it was a bit of a shock for the banks and doctor's offices. I joined the station in October 1975, during my senior year of high school. I first met Don at a remote down the street at a National Homes remote. Don went on to work for Bill Anderson as road manager, and the for the Nashville Network on a show called "You can be a star". Don was the "announcer" and decided which people got on the show. He told me his claim to fame was rejecting Randy Travis. Randy was so nervous in front of the camera that he couldn't see. Boy, he must have been Touched By An Angel just after that try out. I lost track on Don several years ago, I heard he was in Florida. By the way I worked for the old Rau Radio WDSD/WDOV for eight years until 1983. Oh, and te old country at the time was the current country, we also played the Legends like Ferlin Husky, Hank Sr. Kitty Wells, Hank Thompson, etc.
