Category: Knoxville Media News
Have you seen it? UT Vols' marketing wins with massive 'Power T' billboard in Knoxville
The Fan Experience department within University of Tennessee athletics has its marketing down to a “T,” or should we say large “T.” A giant orange Power T that looks like it could have come off of Paul Bunyan’s helmet if he had been a Vol football player has stood as a unique billboard along Interstate 40 in West Knoxville…
Knoxville advertising firm that created Thompson-Boling Arena's 'The Summitt' logo to close by Christmas
After 32 years of business, FMB Advertising will close its doors by the end of 2018. President Jody Freeman said the decision to close the downtown marketing, branding and communications firm was “excruciating,” according to a press release. The firm cited health issues as one of the factors, including a terminal cancer diagnosis for Freeman’s…
Big Wigs – Congratulations to All the Nominees and Winners
Congratulations to all the nominees as well as winners. 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 to recognize those who aren’t recognized by other awards. Best Educator…
The latest Knoxville Radio Ratings are in! Results from the Summer 2018 survey are here.
This is from the Winter 2018 survey, during the 12-weeks between June 21 – September 12. Unless you’re in the radio business for a while or follow these numbers closely, you might not realize how much these numbers have changed over the past several years, but they certainly have! Click here to see the 12+…
Vote for Knoxville Big Wig Awards Here! Deadline Friday October 12th!
It’s that time of year again to celebrate your favorite behind-the-scenes people in the advertising, communications, and marketing industry for the 2018 Big Wig Awards. Scores of these people work hard to help produce exceptional advertising and communications, so AAF-Knoxville creates this award show to recognize the “unsung heroes” of advertising and marketing. This is…
Knoxville's first female TV anchor, husband were history-making team at WTVK Channel 26
In the mid-1970s, Joan Lambert became the first female news broadcaster in Knoxville TV history when she began co-anchoring the news for what was then WTVK Channel 26. Her career boost at a time when the proverbial glass ceiling was still much lower for women was no doubt aided by the fact that her husband,…
AAF Knoxville Big Wig Award Nominations open until Friday October 28th
Nominate your favorite behind-the-scenes people in the advertising, communications, and marketing industry for the Big Wig Awards. Scores of these people work hard to help produce exceptional advertising and communications, so AAF-Knoxville creates this award show to recognize those who aren’t recognized by other awards programs. AAF Knoxville board members are not eligible to be…
John Pirkle’s Scruffy City Spin
By Adam Jacobson Radio and TV Business Report In late March, a Knoxville radio veteran who acquired WNFZ in 1974 and enjoyed successful on-air stints at then-Top 40 WNOX-AM 990 and WOKI-FM “I-100” acquired an AM in what’s colloquially known to some as “Scruffy City” from Kirkland Wireless Broadcasters. Now, the spin cycle is on for this…