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      February 2, 2021

      From James Brown to Joe Armstrong, Black-owned WJBE promotes the 'unity' in community

      Prior to 2012, Joe Armstrong was embarrassed when people came to visit him in Knoxville. Not because of any particular quality the city was known for but, rather, what was missing: a Black radio station.  “There definitely was a void,” he told Knox News. It was a void Armstrong was uniquely qualified to fill, leaning on…

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      January 27, 2021

      East Tennessee radio executive Randy Ross dies

      KNOXVILLE, Tennessee — Radio industry veteran Randy Ross died Tuesday. Ross was general manager for Midwest Communications. He oversaw area radio stations that included B97.5, 103.5 WIMZ and DUKE FM. B97.5 is a radio partner with WBIR. He’d previously worked in broadcasting in the Tri-Cities, and had been an executive at South Central Media. He…

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      January 20, 2021

      Former Knoxville meteorologist Bob Becker has died

      We’re sad to report a popular former Knoxville meteorologist has died. Bob Becker, 64, who worked for many years at WATE and later at WBIR died this weekend. Becker was born in Monroe, New York, and went to college at New York State. He came to East Tennessee in 1997 and quickly became popular with…

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      November 11, 2020

      Colleagues and friends remember Billy Kidd

      The Wednesday news that Billy Kidd had passed away at just 61 years old stunned East Tennessee. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – The Wednesday news that Billy Kidd had passed away at just 61 years old stunned East Tennesseans. The longtime radio personality was a giant in Knoxville media, and he had the accolades to show…

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      October 8, 2019

      Big Wig Awards on Wednesday, October 16. Ticket information here

      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…

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      October 8, 2019

      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…

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      October 4, 2019

      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…

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      September 25, 2019

      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…

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      May 14, 2019

      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,…

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      April 8, 2019

      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.…

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