Driving around town running errands and listening to local radio stations over the past few months is disturbing to someone like me that choose radio as a career when I was just 8 years old. I even got a degree in broadcasting so working in the business was something that meant a lot to…
Category: Knoxville Media News
‘Jack’ Officially In the Box For Midwest In Knoxville
After 45 years of ownership, Knoxville radio veteran John Pirkle agreed to sell a Class A serving Knoxville to Duke Wright-led Midwest Communications. The transaction has now closed.
Ruby Tuesday Names Jenifer Boyd Harmon as Chief Marketing Officer
MARYVILLE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Proven restaurant marketing leader will spearhead brand and retail strategy for Ruby Tuesday. Ruby Tuesday, Inc. today announced the appointment of Jenifer Boyd Harmon as its chief marketing officer. Harmon will lead the company’s marketing strategy, customer experience and advertising efforts for their 486 restaurants located across the U.S. and around the…
ALL ACCESS: Joey Tack Exits Knoxville For PD Post At KNCI/Sacramento
JOEY TACK joins BONNEVILLE Country KNCI/SACRAMENTO as PD/midday host effective MONDAY, JULY 1st. He arrives from SUMMITMEDIA/KNOXVILLE, where he spent 15 years, the last five as PD for Top 40/Rhythmic WKHT (HOT 104.5). Tack assumes programming duties that had previously been handled by BONNEVILLE/SACRAMENTO Group Dir./Programming CHAD RUFER.“I am both humbled and thrilled to be…
Comscore Expands Partnership with Lockwood Broadcast Group to Exclusive Measurement Deal
RESTON, Va., May 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Comscore, a trusted currency for planning, transacting and evaluating media across platforms, and Lockwood Broadcast Group, a local broadcast television company based in Hampton Roads, Va., today announced a long-term agreement for Comscore to exclusively provide measurement services to their television stations in Knoxville, Tenn., Wichita, Kan., Augusta,…
Loyd Ford Named PD At WCYQ/Knoxville
LOYD FORD has been named PD/afternoon host at SUMMITMEDIA Country WCYQ (Q100.3)/KNOXVILLE, effective MONDAY, APRIL 15th. FORD has an extensive radio programming background, and most recently operated RAINMAKER PATHWAY CONSULTING in GREENVILLE, SC. Prior to that, he spent 13 years as Mgr./Radio Division for AMERICANIST DIRECT MARKETING. Before that, he held radio programming and brand…
Anchor and chief meteorologist are out at WVLT-TV Channel 8
Longtime WVLT-TV Channel 8 anchor Bob Yarbrough has left the station, according to an announcement on his Twitter page. “No specific reason, just a handful of things that we couldn’t resolve,” Yarbrough posted Sunday. Meteorologist David Aldrich also announced Monday that the station “decided to go in a different direction,” according to his Facebook page.…
Hot 104.5 plays day-long April Fools' Day 'Baby Shark Radio'
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – “Babyyyy Shark – doo doo doo doo doo doo, baby shark….” Now it’s stuck in your head, too…doo doo doo doo. Listeners got a hefty dose of the viral song all day long thanks to Hot 104.5 here in Knoxville. Hot 104.5 played 30 different mixes and remakes of the viral…
After 45 Years, A Knoxville FM Heads To New Owner
BOCA RATON, FLA. — In late March 2018, a Eastern Tennessee radio veteran who acquired a Class A FM in 1974 acquired an AM in what’s colloquially known to some as “Scruffy City” from Kirkland Wireless Broadcasters. Six months later, this broadcaster sold the AM. Now, it is selling the FM after 45 years of…
94.3 JACK-FM Returns to Knoxville “Playing What We Want”
94.3 WNFZ Changes Format and Re-Introduces a Unique Kind of Radio to Knoxville Knoxville, TN – JACK-FM has returned to the Knoxville radio market, re-introducing a new kind of radio. The change-over is effective at 5:00pm on Thursday, March 21st. “We’re excited to introduce a totally different radio station to East Tennessee,” said Randy Chambers,…