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This 1979 photo of WAKY's Steven Lee Cook came from the 1983 book "Louisville's Own" |
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From a 1979 issue of Radio & Records |
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In 1979 WAKY turned 21. Celebrating the
occasion: Standing, L-R Tom Prestigiacomo, Unknown, Charlie Daniels, Mike
McVay - Sitting, Epic Records rep Tom Moran - Kneeling, Darrell Douglas |
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Chuck Jackson and Mike McVay |
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The WAKY
Wart Hogs Basketball Team |
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Bobby Hatfield does a live broadcast on
the River City Mall in front to WAKY's studios trying to raise money for
Cystic Fibrosis (1979)
(The first six pictures on this page are stills from WAVE-TV stories
that featured WAKY) |
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WAVE-TV reporter John Rawlins does a
stand-up in the WAKY control room (1979) |
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WAKY PD Mike McVay (1979) talks about the
future of disco.
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Darrell Douglas does middays on WAKY
in 1979.
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Darrell Douglas wonders which one of these fancy slide pots turns
down the song that's playing. |
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"That
was Peaches & Herb on WAKY. Now here's KC & The Sunshine Band!" |
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Program Director Mike McVay (left) and
General Manager George Francis (1980) |
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News Director Glen Bastin and the WAKY
News Team circa 1980.
L-R George Gillis, Gloria Buchanan, Betsy Lewis, Marty Reising, Bill
McQuage, Reed Yadon |
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L-R: Bill Bailey, Reed Yadon,
Executive Secretary Marie Rogers (1980) |
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"Dirty" Harry Lyles |
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Max
Green AE, Zakia Quaahar (Mike McVay's assistant) and Arnie Levin AE
surrounding the promotional robot Chickenchest Filet (circa 1979) |
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WAKY
Sales Staff, 1980-ish: L-R: Richard _____ (Maintenance Engineer),
Margie _______ AE, Bob Newberry (Engineer), Greg Baird AE (top
center), Beth Radford AE (far right but not in spirit), Joe Koetter
AE (left bottom center), Max Green "AE" (bottom center with hat/'stache),
Alice Wright (GSM Joe Wright's wife, bottom right center). |
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WAKY
airstaff in early 1982:
Background, from left: Bill Purdom, Mark Strauss, Liz Curtis, Bob
Moody, B.J. Koltee
Foreground: Ev Kelly, Tim Kelly |
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Leonard Yates counts 'em down on WAKY in 1982 |
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Fourth Street Countdown's Leonard Yates (1982) |
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Paula
DeMuth, WVEZ AE, around 1982 |
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The
Epics performing at WAKY's Silver Anniversary party (1983) |
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Leonard Yates does Fourth Street Countdown (September 1983) |
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Max
Green AE and Alan Gantman GM in L.A. circa 1985 |
