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Whatever happened to Benny Ray?
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Do you mean Denny Ray? Denny was on the evening shift on WSM in the early to mid 90's and was always very cool about playing requests for me back when they were about the only station playing any pre Garth Brooks music. Denny was replaced by Eddie Stubbs about the same time that WSM-AM went to all Country classics. I'm not sure where he went after that, I have asked before on other message boards and by emailing WSM-AM
Bennie Ray is working Jim Owens Productions in Nashville on the "Crook and Chase" syndicated show
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Bennie is involved with producing the Crook & Chase radio program. He's doing well. Saw him just yesterday, as I do frequently. He is my neighbor.
The Crook & Chase Countdown, as I believe it is called, was among the winners at the recent Nashville AIR Awards.
The Crook & Chase Countdown, as I believe it is called, was among the winners at the recent Nashville AIR Awards.
Bennie Ray, Denny Ray, and Chuck Morgan are all WSM veterans. During the '70s and '80s, Bennie was often heard on SM95 (the WSM-FM soft rock format in those days) before moving to WSM-AM in the early '80s. From 1982 on, he was an on-air/production/programming person for WSM's Music Country Network.
Chuck did nights at WSM, and the success of his overnight show (following in the footsteps of Hairl Hensley, Ralph Emery, and all the others who had worked nights over the years for the station) led the company to launch the Music Country Network in 1982 with Chuck as its primary host. Chuck left in '83 to join the Texas Rangers baseball team (as a stadium announcer, not a player
). Charlie Douglas (from WWL New Orleans) took his place on the air and ran the network's programming until it ended in 1988.
Denny Ray joined the station in the late '80s and worked in various capacities and on various shifts. He did do nights for quite a while. As I recall (and my memories get fuzzier all the time), when he left evenings, Eddie Stubbs took that shift over, and still holds it. I should remember all that better (I was PD of the station at the time), but I've slept since then.
All useless information, but there you go...
Chuck did nights at WSM, and the success of his overnight show (following in the footsteps of Hairl Hensley, Ralph Emery, and all the others who had worked nights over the years for the station) led the company to launch the Music Country Network in 1982 with Chuck as its primary host. Chuck left in '83 to join the Texas Rangers baseball team (as a stadium announcer, not a player
). Charlie Douglas (from WWL New Orleans) took his place on the air and ran the network's programming until it ended in 1988.Denny Ray joined the station in the late '80s and worked in various capacities and on various shifts. He did do nights for quite a while. As I recall (and my memories get fuzzier all the time), when he left evenings, Eddie Stubbs took that shift over, and still holds it. I should remember all that better (I was PD of the station at the time), but I've slept since then.
All useless information, but there you go...
RFD TV is on COMCAST. It is on the digital tier on Channel 135. You have to subscribe to Comcast Digital Package in order to recieve it. I live in Rutherford County and I believe all the Comcast customers in Middle TN recieve this station if they subscribe to the digital package.deltas69 said:
Kyle Cantrell said:
Kyle --
Yet it seems like only recently you were at WMTS and on your way to WSM around the time the FM flipped to country.
You may (or may not) recall me from MSTU (as well as across town at WGNS). I taught a class in Dr. Kimbrell's communications department and if I remember correctly, you had another class in the same room just before mine began.
Chuck Morgan still voices many of the Texas Rangers spots. Every time I hear his voice for the Rangers, I still think of waking up to him on the clock radio (tuned to WSM) every morning at 4:15 so I could get to WGNS in time to sign it on at 5.
RFD TV is on COMCAST. well..i do have the digital tier in the living room on the main tv..but i never watch that tv..in fact i watch very little comcast at all pretty much football, discovery, a&e....i only have it for the internet ..my taste toward tv are hopelessly stuck in the era i grew up in 1955 to 1975 or so...plenty of those shows on hulu, yahoo tv, and others..ive never watched a reality show,or whatever that singing show is with simon cowell..etc..yes i'm quite insane..much prefer mchales navy, .... lol
Bob E. Nelson said:
Hi Bob! Yes, I do remember you, and yes, it does seem like only yesterday. Those were great days. Email me sometime and let's catch up!
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I spoke with Chuck Morgan last summer. His phone number is on the Rangers web page. He was between meetings and we only spoke a couple of minutes but he seems to be doing great in the sales department.
RFD TV is on COMCAST. It is on the digital tier on Channel 135. You have to subscribe to Comcast Digital Package in order to recieve it. I live in Rutherford County and I believe all the Comcast customers in Middle TN recieve this station if they subscribe to the digital package. ...not actually my post,,,but happy to pass the info along again..i've never seen it..but according to the above post..they do exist in the upper channels.......
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