WIVK/KNOXVILLE’s TED “GUNNER” OUSLEY and longtime KBEQ (Q104)/KANSAS CITY morning host RANDY MILLER (who got his start in KNOXVILLE radio) are among the final round of nominees of the 27 selected to vie for a spot in the TENNESSEE RADIO HALL OF FAME this year. Other recently-announced nominees are: 35-year WDIA/MEMPHIS veteran BOBBY O’JAY; JOHN…
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Wilhite & Wall back on Knoxville radio with Merle FM morning show
The duo spent seven years at WIVK back in the 90’s. They’re back! Longtime East Tennesseans will remember Wilhite and Wall when they woke us up in the 90’s on WIVK. Now they’ll do the same on 96.7 Merle FM. Darren Wilhite and Tim Wall spent seven years in Knoxville before moving on to cities…
Country Radio Hall Of Fame Inductees 'Andy & Alison' Tackle '10 Questions
Already seasoned radio personalities as solo air talents when they teamed in 1997, Andy Ritchie and Alison Mencer spent 20 years waking up Knoxville at the legendary WIVK. During that time, Andy and Alison were consistently recognized by the industry as one of the top morning shows in America, with seven CMA Personality Of The…
Tom Taylor's NOW Newsletter: “The longest active winning streak in Nielsen’s continuous-measurement markets comes to an end.”
Cumulus country WIVK Knoxville/107.7 was just defeated by Midwest’s “Classic Rock 103.5” WIMZ, with total-week age 12+ AQH share. Ratings-watcher Chris Huff knows this is radio history. He tells this NOW Newsletter that “The last time WIVK was not the #1 station in Knoxville, Jimmy Carter was president, and it was the April-May book…
WIVK/Knoxville Adds Justin Scheman As Exec. Producer For 'Tony & Kris'
CUMULUS Country WIVK/KNOXVILLE has added JUSTIN SCHEMAN as Exec. Prod. for its “TONY & KRIS” morning show. In the newly-created position, SCHEMAN will handle producer duties for the “TONY & KRIS” show as well as the pair’s forthcoming syndicated weekend programming. TONY RANDALL and KRIS ROCHESTER joined WIVK last JULY (NET NEWS 7/11/17); longtime “ANDY…
WIVK's Jimmy Holt hangs up his headphones for the last time
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) — Friday served as a bittersweet day for radio host Jimmy Holt, who hung his DJ headphones up for the last time at Knoxville’s WIVK 107.7. Nov. 10 ended his 18 year career at the station. “Although I won’t get to say goodbye on the air today, I want to thank you for…