Johnny Randolph
spent 10 years on the air at 790 WAKY (1967-1977), becoming Program Director in 1970.
He was coaxed in coming out of retirement to do afternoon drive at the
reincarnated WAKY between 2007 and 2020.
On this page you can
download Johnny Randolph
airchecks from the Super 79 and 103.5 WAKY. All airchecks are in MP3 format and are arranged chronologically (when dates are
available).
Shortly after Randolph's passing, WAKY-FM Program Director
Joe Fedele
asked some of the folks from the original WAKY to share
their memories of Johnny.
Still More Randolph in '73 Download It!
3:21 - 1183 KB
JR three days before Christmas '73 Download
It!
:40 - 235 KB
JR counts down the Top 100 of 1973. Download
It!
25:00 - 8790 KB
In this piece of audio -- recorded in the WAKY
Production Room in August of 1974 -- Johnny Randolph does a "phoner" with
Donny Osmond. Various bits of the conversation were later used for a WAKY
contest and to promote the Osmonds' appearance at the Kentucky State Fair.
You
also hear WAKY salesman and concert promoter Trigg Black. Download It!
15:52 - 5579 KB
Here's Johnny in 1975. Download It!
3:46 - 1330 KB
Johnny does PM drive on May 18, 1976. Download It!
25:25 - 1330 KB
Johnny Randolph returns to WAKY in 1980 for this
one-shot stint at hosting
WAKY's oldies show "Fourth Street Sunday Night." Download It!
19:45 - 8937 KB
On Derby Eve in 1984, former WAKY jocks Johnny
Randolph and Steve Cook
host the "Rock and Roll Revival Show" on Louisville's
WHAS talking about WAKY and WKLO,
as well as playing airchecks of both
stations.
Former WKLO jock Joe London sits in with Johnny
Randolph to play the hits on September 19, 2008. Download It!
47:12 - 16,598 KB
Gary Burbank guests with Johnny
Randolph to talk about Burbank's new biography
and reminisce about his time at the original WAKY. (October 14, 2009) Download It!
5:05 - 40,707 KB
Johnny Randolph interviews Joe
Stampley, the lead vocalist on one of the biggest
"Louisville hits" of the 60s, The Uniques' "All These Things"
(February 25, 2010) Download It!
11:03 - 5188 KB