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Bob Watson Airchecks

Bob Watson was a newsman and/or News Director at WAKY twice: 1961-1967 and 1968-1973. During his early years at WAKY he occasionally pulled a DJ shift too. All Bob Watson airchecks on this page are in downloadable MP3 format and are arranged chronologically (when dates are available). 

1961 Newscast #1
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5:05 - 1793 KB
1961 Newscast #2
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5:57 - 2096 KB
1961 Newscast #3
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:56 - 329 KB
Bob Watson 1963 DJ Show
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8:16 - 2908 KB
Music After Hours - 1963
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3:29 - 1230 KB
Bob Watson 1964 DJ Show
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8:43 - 3070 KB
1964 Bob Watson Newscast #1
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3:45 - 1323 KB
1964 Bob Watson Newscast #2
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4:32 - 1598 KB
1964 Bob Watson Newscast #3
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4:52 - 1587 KB
1964 Bob Watson Newscast #4
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5:12 - 1833 KB
1965 Bob Watson Newscast
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4:38 - 1713 KB
1967 Bob Watson Newscast
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4:16 - 1501 KB
1969 Bob Watson Newscast -- which includes a "special" guest reporter
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3:48 - 1789 KB
June 16, 1969 Bob Watson Newscast
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4:02 - 1422 KB
In the summer of 1971 WAKY produced and aired a 5-part documentary called "The Silent Riders."
Get the flavor of the historical series with this capsule presentation.  
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12:59 - 4568 KB
Bob Watson Interview with A.B. "Happy" Chandler
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30:59 - 10,913 KB
Bob Watson Interview with Coach Adolph Rupp
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42:00 - 14,771 KB
Bob Watson Interview with Colonel Harland Sanders
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49:46 - 17,559 KB
Bob Watson's "The Trial of Sue Munday"
Part 1

28:44 - 13,503 KB
Bob Watson's "The Trial of Sue Munday"
Part 2

43:21 - 49,843 KB
Here's Bob's last newscast on WAKY in December of 1973.
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7:08 - 2512 KB