Big Wigs – awards night for community superstars to recognizer their outstanding work in the advertising industry! About this Event Big Wigs is designed for your favorite behind-the-scenes people in the advertising, communications, and marketing industry. Scores of these people work hard to help produce exceptional advertising and communications, so AAF-Knoxville creates this award show…
Category: Knoxville Media News
Knoxville radio host promises to camp out on the roof of a car dealership until Tennessee's next win
A Knoxville radio host has started a camp-out protest waiting for Tennessee’s next win this season. Tyler Ivens of 99.1-WNML The Sports Animal tweeted a video from his first night on the roof of Toyota Knoxville. The radio station promoted the stunt on its web site. “Tune in this week to hear him do the…
Popular Knoxville radio personality on commission expected to address Nathan Bedford Forrest bust
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A popular Knoxville radio host has been appointed to a state panel that is expected to address the contentious bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest in the state Capitol. Gov. Bill Lee says Tennessee’s Capitol Commission will soon meet for the first time in more than two years. On Monday, Read more…
Vote for Knoxville’s Big Wigs
Well the nominations have been pouring in and Knoxville has served up the cream of the crop for this years Big Wig Awards! Please take a few moments to vote and then share on your social channels to encourage others to vote. Voting closes on Friday October 4th. Vote for The Big Wig Awards here
Tennessee sports talk radio host who lived on billboard until Vols won a game in 1988 says someone should do it again this year
Duncan Stewart is a diehard Tennessee Volunteers fan. The former sports talk radio host and sports director of WSIX in Nashville has never shied away from his love of the football team, and he took that to another level back in 1988…literally. And now, he thinks someone should follow in his footsteps. The 1988 season…
Q100 Knoxville Relaunches As 100.3 The Wolf
WCYQ Knoxville TN as “100.3 The Wolf“. Positioning as “New Country Now”, the launch sees the addition of the Bobby Bones Show for mornings while former morning hosts Opie Joe and Carina Lime moving to afternoons. Dana Lundon continues to track middays from sister 104.7 WZZK Birmingham. SummitMedia Knoxville has launched a new Country radio…
Former Top Creative at JWT, CPB and Barton F. Graf Joins Tombras
Jeff Benjamin, a former chief creative officer at JWT North America and Crispin Porter + Bogusky (CPB), has joined independent agency Tombras. He is the Knoxville-based agency’s first CCO. Most recently, Benjamin served as a partner and executive creative director at Barton F. Graf, which is closing at the end of the year. “Jeff is…
Big Wig Awards Nominations are now open!
Please nominate the local Knoxville advertising support community super stars for the categories below. Once you’ve nominated some all stars, we would appreciate it mightily if you’d share this on your social platforms of choice so one and all can get in on the fun. Click this link to nominate!
All Access: Loyd Ford Parts Ways With WCYQ/Knoxville
LOYD FORD has departed his position as PD for SUMMITMEDIA Country WCYQ (Q100.3)/KNOXVILLE after four and a half months on the job. FORD is looking for his next opportunity, and can be reached here or by phone at 864-448-4169. FORD has an extensive radio programming background, and most recently operated RAINMAKER PATHWAY CONSULTING in GREENVILLE,…