79WAKY

79WAKY

  • 6180 Fieldstone Cir
  • Charleston, South Carolina
  • 29414-7581

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Here are items that used to appear in the "What's New" section on the Home Page . December 19, 2009 Thanks to former WAKY GM George Francis for sending us the 1980 article WAKY: The Wild Kid Grows Up . Pics from the article have been posted on Photo Page 17 . November 23, 2009 Our appreciation goes out to George Francis for sending us the new WAKY "Battle of the Stars" photo and to Bob Moody for writing the caption. Find it on Photo Page 15 . November 5, 2009 Thanks to Randy Davidson for the just-added Lee Gray aircheck from 1974. October 19, 2009 We've replaced the October 14 WAKY-FM Johnny Randolph/Gary Burbank aircheck with a longer version. Get it here . October 17, 2009 On October 14, former 79 WAKY personality Gary Burbank guested on Johnny Randolph's 103.5 WAKY show, and a good time was had by all. Find the audio evidence here . August 30, 2009 It was great to hear from Bob Newberry, WAKY's chief engineer 1979-81. Check out the great pics he sent us on Photo Page 16 . August 11, 2009 Check out Photo Page 19 for an update on the call letters that hung in WAKY's 4th Street showcase studio, courtesy Mark Strauss. July 22, 2009 Thanks to Bobby Ellis for the 1984 photo of him with Gary Clark and Keith Landecker, which you can find on Photo Page 19 . July 3, 2009 Dave McCann worked at WAKY in 1979 (and later KJ100) but we didn't know what happened to him -- until now! Dave just discovered 79WAKY.com and checks in here . April 26, 2009 Thanks to the man with probably the biggest record collection in Kentuckiana -- Leonard Yates -- for the pics of WAKY's 1967 "Louisville Scene" LP. Find it and other goodies on the Promotional Materials Page . April 13, 2009 Get a whoppin' dose of your Duke of Louisville from the four new montages of WAKY-FM "Daily Baileys" here . Thanks to Les Cook for passing them on so all can enjoy the recent musings of Dr. William W. Bailey at their leisure. March 8, 2009 Thanks for Rob Calhoun for sending us the October 1989 Heard-Leader column "Louisville Radio Station Was One Wacky Place To Work". Read it here . February 15, 2009 A great big 790 kilocycle thank-you to Jim Brewer, who recently sent us an incredible unscoped WAKY aircheck he recorded on the afternoon of Sunday, October 13, 1974 while a freshman at the University of Louisville. While we had to scope down the music for online presentation, all the jock breaks, commercials and "station stuff" are left intact for your enjoyment in our just-posted airchecks of Chuck Jackson (our best yet) and Kris Kelley . January 25, 2009 A 1997 C-J "Business First" feature on former WAKY jock Coyote Calhoun has been added here . Thanks to Robin Oldham for sending it our way. January 6, 2009 A better quality, more complete version of WAKY's Air Works TM Productions jingles (used during the Mike McVay era) is now available here . December 28, 2008 We have new pics posted on Photo Pages 11 , 12 , 13 and 15 of Coyote Calhoun, Woody Stiles, Gary King and Lee Masters with lovely WAKY winners. Thanks to Mr. & Mrs. Les Cook for their help in getting these to us. December 21, 2008 Courtesy WAKY-FM's Les Cook, we have two new 20+ minute "Daily Bailey" montages.

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