[BC] Jackson, MS radio

[Douglas B. Pritchett]

The station recoverd from Tanner's departure pretty well. Hired a guy 
named Bob Burton from WSGN in Birmingham to do mornings. He eventually 
teamed with a TV sales guy from Hattiesburg name Kurt Kilpatrick. They 
ended up in Houston years later. Bill Crews stuck around, as did Jim 
Chick. My old room mate David Blair came over from WWUN, and that rascal 
Bob Grayson (walt's kid brother) also worked there. It was a great 
operation. My time was during the move from the TV3 studios out to the 
xmtr site on Beasley Road. Those Fairchild boards were a trip. Nothing 
like that anywhere in Mississippi at the time.

-- 
Douglas B. Pritchett
Fort Wayne, IN
WBZQ1300 at verizon.net


Bill Brister wrote:

>I remember that he really woke WJDX up. I was in TV there at the time and
>was not familiar with the a lot internal workings and staff at the radio
>stations but I remember WJDX was very staid prior to Tanner's coming and he
>pepped things up considerably adding personality radio and a real upbeat
>sound. I listened to WJDX for the entire time I was there 1970-1973. I don't
>know if WJDX went back to sleep after his departure or not.
>
>Bill Brister
>Houston, TX
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