(CLICK HERE) THIS IS KIRBY CARMICHAELS SITE! KIRBY LIKES TO TAKE PICTURES OF GROUPS AND EVENTS IN THE AREA! SEE OLDIE GROUP PHOTOS AND CONCERTS, HOW THEY LOOK NOW!
(CLICK HERE) FOR KIRBY'S OLDIE AND OLD SCHOOL INTERNET RADIO STATION! |
(CLICK HERE) THIS SITE CONTAINS INFORMATION AND PICTURES OF YOUR FAVORITE "ROCK & ROLL/SOUL/
R&B ARTISTS!
(CLICK HERE) THIS SITE HAS PICTURES, ALBUM TITLES, AND BIO'S ON YOUR FAVORITE SOUL/R&B ARTISTS!
(CLICK HERE) LIKE TO SEE AND HEAR COPIES OF 45'S YOU USED TO HAVE IN YOUR COLLECTION!
(CLICK HERE) READ ABOUT ROBERT TANNER, MELVIN LEWIS AND OTHER RARE SINGERS, AND HEAR THEIR MUSIC!
CLICK HERE)THIS SITE FEATURES BIO'S AND GRAVESITE INFORMATION ON FAMOUS PEOPLE WE ALL KNOW, LOVE AND MISS. GO TO FAMOUS GRAVE SEARCH, TYPE IN A NAME, THEN CLICK ON THAT NAME FOR THE INFORMATION, AND PICTURE OF THE GRAVESITE. MOST HAVE A PICTURE OF THE TOMBSTONE!
(CLICK HERE) ATTENTION CLASSMATES AND FRIENDS! PLEASE DRIVE SAFELY! GO TO THIS SITE, CLICK ON YOUR CAR TYPE, SEE HOW IT LOOKS WRECKED, AND DRIVE CAREFULLY! DON'T DRINK & DRIVE!!!
(CLICK HERE)FOR ALL THE LATEST MUSIC NEWS AND GOSSIP ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE STARS!
(CLICK HERE) FOR SECRET STORIES AND INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE STARS!
(CLICK HERE) TO PURCHASE OLDIES, AND TO WATCH FLASH MOVIES FROM THE PAST!
(CLICK HERE) IF YOU NEED THE WORDS TO YOUR FAVORITE SONG!
(CLICK HERE) HERE IS THE LEGACY MUSEUM SITE!
(CLICK HERE) PAT WILD AND GLORIA W. CANNODY HAVE PUT TOGETHER A GREAT CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY WEB-SITE!
(CLICK HERE) NANCY HAS A LOT OF INFORMATION, PICTURES AND MAPS OF EARLY LYNCHBURG! ALSO SHE HAS JUST ADDED NEWSPAPER PICTURES OF EVENTS IN THE PAST! DON'T MISS THIS!!
(CLICK HERE) SIMILAR TO NANCY'S SITE ABOVE, PICTURES OF MR. SEAY, EARLY LYNCHBURG AND LOTS MORE!
(CLICK HERE) THIS IS THE WEB-SITE OF THE OLD CITY CEMETERY. A LOT OF CIVIC LEADERS ARE BURIED HERE!
(CLICK HERE) GO TO THIS SITE, click on "LITTLE KNOWN FACTS" ABOUT LYNCHBURG!
(CLICK HERE) TO FIND OUT WHO OWNS PROPERTY IN LYNCHBURG!
(CLICK HERE) HERE ARE FACTS ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOWS FROM THE PAST!
(CLICK HERE) ARE YOUR FAVORITE SINGERS STILL LIVING? THIS SITE HAS DETAILS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM!
(CLICK HERE) FIND ANYBODY! REALLY! LOOK FOR LOST FRIENDS, CLASSMATES, ECT. PUT IN A NAME, AND THE STATE. ELIMINATE BY BIRTHDATE, AND CITY. FOR FUN, PUT IN YOUR OWN NAME...YOU WILL BE SUPRISED!!
(CLICK HERE) THE ELLINGTON FELLOWSHIP PLAYHOUSE IN LYNCHBURG. MR. HOWARD LANGHORNE, DHS-1964 mgr.
(CLICK HERE) FOR EARLY PICTURES OF LYNCHBURG'S FIFTH ST!
(CLICK HERE) READ ABOUT MRS. PAULENE WEEDEN MALONEY, FORMER VICE-PRINCIPAL AT DHS, AND ABOUT THE LINKS INC.
(CLICKHERE) FOR A HISTORY SITE OF CARVER-PRICE HIGH SCHOOL IN APPOMATTOX, VA!
(CLICK HERE) A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT TO GET IN CONTACT WITH CHRIS CRUZ. HE IS THE GUY THAT PAINTED MY BLUE VAN! HERE IS HIS WEB-SITE.
(CLICK HERE) THIS IS THE LINK TO MY WEBMASTERS SITE! IF YOUR GROUP OR BUSINESS WOULD LIKE A WEB-SITE, CLICK HERE AND E-MAIL OR CALL WOODY WATTS!
DON'T FORGET TO LET ME KNOW IF A LINK IS OUTDATED OR DOESN'T WORK!
BELOW IS THE RON LEE STORY!
I have had a lot of people ask me about the tragic accident involving Ron Lee! Here is the newspaper article!!
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(CLICK HERE) PLAY THE SLIDE SHOW TO SEE MR. ROBERT WINFREY, fmr. CHORAL DIRECTOR AT DHS!
(CLICK HERE) MR. WILLIAM SINKLER, fmr. BIOLOGY TEACHER AT DHS-1963-6!
(CLICK HERE) DR. W. CORNELIUS McCLURE, MATH TEACHER AT DHS, 1965! HE IS NOW THE PRESIDENT OF LANE COLLEGE IN JACKSON, TENN. THEY HAVE A COOL "OLDIES" RADIO STATION ON CAMPUS WLCD (CLICK HERE)
(CLICK HERE) DR. ARLENE CLINKSCALE. fmr. ROBERT S. PAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER!
(CLICK HERE) MR. ROBERT "BIP" DANIELS DHS-1964, CROSSROADS-SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH!
(CLICK HERE) MS. CORNELIA HARVEY AMOS-PARSONS DHS-1966. WEDDING, REUNION, EVENTS PLANNER! |
(CLICK HERE) DR. MYRA GORDON, DHS-1968!
(CLICK HERE) MR. WILLIAM JOHNSON, DHS-1960!
(CLICK HERE) DR. MELVIN PINN!
(CLICK HERE) MR. LEMUEL LEWIS, DHS-1965! LEMUEL HAS A WEATHER CHANNEL
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(CLICK HERE) CHECK OUT THE BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK OF NORMON GREENE, DHS-1969! BUY A NORMON ORIGINAL!
(CLICK HERE) DR. VIVIAN PINN!
(CLICK HERE) DR. EDWARD BARKSDALE!
(CLICK HERE) REV. OWEN CARDWELL JR. LISTEN TO HIS SERMONS BY GOING TO "online media!"
MR. KENNETH FERGUSON, aka "BIG SIX", DHS-1969!
(CLICK HERE) JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI CITY COUNCIL!
(CLICK HERE) MR. RAY BARNETT DHS-1967, INSURANCE AGENT!
(CLICK HERE)MR. SPENCER STONE AND COMPANY ARE DOING INTERESTING THINGS IN JAMAICA!
(CLICK HERE) MS. HERMINA WALTHALL HENDRICKS DHS-1969! PROFESSOR AT RANDOLPH COLLEGE!
(CLICK HERE) MR. ALFRED JONES FORMER ELECTRIC SHOP TEACHER AT DHS. HERE IS HIS SON'S CHURCH REV. ALFRED JONES III!
(CLICK HERE) FOR JONES BROADCASTING COMPANY!
(CLICK HERE) LEROY, ALFRED, ELMO....THE COPELAND'S INVITE YOU TO CHECK OUT THEIR HOME MOVIES FROM 1968 ON "YOU TUBE!"
(CLICK HERE) PAUL & JUAN FARROW. THEY WERE TAUGHT BY THE BEST, DR. WALTER JOHNSON! JUAN IS TEACHING TENNIS IN MACON, GA!
(CLICK HERE) MR. BRUCE MABRY, BROTHER OF WILLIAM MABRY, DHS-1969, ARTIST AND PAINTER! GO TO "EVENTS" TO SEE BRUCE'S RECENT ART SHOW PICTURES!
(CLICK HERE) MR. RONNIE RATHERS, JAZZ ARTIST!
(CLICK HERE) MR. DENNIS SAUNDERS DHS-1969. THIS IS A LINK TO DENNIS'S WEB-SITE. VIDEOS AND BIO'S INCLUDING HIS BAND AND SONGS!
(CLICK HERE) MR. GEORGE MELVIN, JAZZ ARTIST, WE KNOW GEORGE FROM THE "VISTATONES!"
(CLICK HERE) ALL CLASSMATES WHO GRADUATED FROM E.C. GLASS 1969 REMEMBER MR. RICHARD BARTLEY! VERY FAMOUS DJ!
WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO YOUR FAVORITE DJ??
(CLICK HERE) FOR HARRIET WILLIAMS, WJJS DJ IN THE LATE 70'S! WE REMEMBER HER FROM THE DANCES AT THE HUNTON BRANCH YMCA IN LYNCHBURG! SHE IS NOW KELLY WEST IN YORK, PA!
(CLICK HERE) FOR QQUINCY, MICHAEL E. TAYLOR FROM THE "QUIET STORM!"(CLICK HERE) FOR QQUINCY WEEKDAY AFTERNOONS 5-7PM ON WXJZ IN FLORIDA! QQUINCY IS ALSO THE VOICE YOU HEAR DOING MOST OF THE COMMERCIALS AND COMMUNITY CHURCH NEWS NOW ON WLLL!
(CLICK HERE) DELLA JACKSON, fmr. NIGHT DJ FOR WJJS IN THE MID 70'S. IN THE MOTION PICTURES SHE PLAYED THE TV REPORTER IN THE MOVIE "ASSASSINATION FILES" AND "MONEY FOR NOTHING!" SHE IS MARRIED TO BERNARD CREWS, BROTHER OF WILLIE CREWS DHS-1969. note: Della Crews courtesy "you tube."
(CLICK HERE) RAY "KING BEE" CRUME. 7-MIDNIGHT BLUES DJ ON WJJS IN 1973-4! WE DON'T KNOW WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO RAY??
(CLICK HERE) DAVID LEE MICHAELS, FMR. WJJS DJ!
(CLICK HERE) JERRY ROGERS FROM WLLL WHEN IT WAS A ROCK & ROLL STATION IN LYNCHBURG, IN THE MID-60'S! YOU MIGHT REMEMBER HIM AS ONE OF THE HOSTS OF THE SATURDAY MORNING TEEN PARTY AT THE PARAMONT THEATER WHEN IT WAS IN DOWNTOWN LYNCHBURG
(CLICK HERE) WAYNE FANNING, DJ AT WGOL, STAR102.7!.
(CLICK HERE) JONATHAN MUMM, DJ, WBRG, WLLL, WLGM!
(CLICK HERE) BLAIR CARTER, DJ, WVLR(V-103), WJLM(J-93), WJJS!
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Starling Merritt(deceased) Lynchburg's 1st Black DJ!
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Al Ford-WWOD Nighttrain (deceased)cancer
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"Jimmy" Troy-WJJS 1969-73! Now at ch13 Orlando, Fl!
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"Yours truly me, P. Augusta D, Thank you very kindly!!"
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P. Augusta D, , Norman Durham, from the group Kleer!!
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Me, Walt Ford-Vibe100, Dan Marks-Oldies
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Mitch Creasy, Harriot Williams, Jim Rhinehart-1975!
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Me, Pat Anderson Braxton, Eddie "Count J." Jordan(riding on top)!
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Jim Rhinehart-WJJS dj 1973-76!
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The real Eddie "Count J." Jordan, now at FedEx, Hartford, Conn!
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J.J.Maxx, store owner in Key-West, Florida!
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Nightbird (deceased) diabetes in 1990!
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Carrol Seay, fmr. station Mgr. WWOD-1968, Richard Kent!
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Alvin "Right-on" Rhoades&wife, now apt. owner in Roanoke, Va.
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"Sir" Charles WJJS-1984-86! Now in Ohio!
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Mitch Creasy-WJJS 1975-76
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Cisco Miles -G.L.T.C.
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The WJJS "Ice Cream Truck" Remote Unit!
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Chris Barry, Me, Toni Bonvini, Al Crennel
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Me, Cisco Miles, J.J. Maxx, Robert Tucker!
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the late Al "Your Pal" Crennel, Me! We all miss him!!
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Fmr. Saturday night dj, "Your Pal Al!"
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LISTEN TO MORE WKKD MUSIC ON "YOU TUBE" HERE!! click on the songs below!
LISTEN TO MUSIC PLAYED ON WJJS IN THE YEARS WHEN THE STATION FIRST STARTED FROM "YOU TUBE!"
note: all songs here courtesy of "you tube," and might be removed at any time! Let me know when this happens, and it will be replaced with another memory!
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READ THE WKKD STORY!!
I know that everyone remembers WKKD radio station! I happened to think that Lynchburg needed a little "SOUL" on the airwaves in 1967 and 1968! After spending the summer of 1966 in Chicago, Ill, my cousin told me to listen to their "Soul" radio station WVON. I was amazed from what I heard! I wished that Lynchburg had one of these....then I said why not? The only time you heard "Soul" music was staying up late and listening to WLAC out of Nashville, Tenn. and falling asleep in class the next day, or listening to far away WPXI on 910kc. from Roanoke! Trying to pick up static filled WPXI ended when WLLL came on the air on 930kc, and you couldn't pick them up anymore! That is when I started experiments in transmitters and finally got one to work on the AM dial! I noted everything about WVON, what they said, what they played, and even got the name "Mad Lad" from one of their DJ's the late Mr. E. Rodney Jones!
(CLICK HERE) And go to a site where you can hear WVON air-checks as well as other "Soul" stations of the era! After a few blown circuits, and smoke filled bedrooms, I found a way to play records and talk over the air....quite a distance. My Science teacher, Mr. Clark gave me a few set crystals, but that put my signal on the shortwave band! I started out at 1000kc. on the dial, thanks to a set crystal device that put where you were on the dial, found in a box of army surplus, Mr. Jones my electric shop teacher had given me. WKDE radio station in Altavista had this spot on the dial (and still does) so I couldn't broadcast there till the station went off at sunset! It was funny, soon as the Country Music station went off, here I come on the same spot with James Brown! I used to tell people to tune into WKDE and wait for me to come on! This got old quick when there was a long wait, and really got old when 50,000 watt WCFL came blasting in from Chicago at night! My time to broadcast wasn't but an hour and a half at the most when 1000kc. was clear! Soon I moved to 540kc, all the way to the left of the dial and called myself "Corner radio!" No one found me there...I finally settled on 630kc. which no one was there anytime! This station was operated from my home then at 15th & Pierce St. I had 15 watts of power near WLVA(590kc.). I covered College Hill and White Rock with no problem! On a good day I could reach all the way to Rivermont and Fairview Hgts. areas of Lynchburg. I got a few calls from the Concord area, for some reason the signal went to the east. Other stations had a tall tower to broadcast from, I only had a long wire that went from the roof at my window, to a tall tree in my yard! I did have a red light blinking like the big stations that I made from a Christmas light blinker! I cut on the station when I got out of school, usually around 3:45PM till 7:00PM during the week. All afternoon on Saturdays, and my Moms Mahalia Jackson lp's were featured on Sundays! My staff included, Milbert "Piggy" Megginson, Kenneth "The Androver" Banks, Ronnie "Soul Kid" Rathers, Chris Sharp, Mike "Rico" Harris, George "Speedy" Walker, Troy "Jimmy Troy" Jones, Clay "Buckshot" James, Sam "Sugar Bear" Stevens, and Leroy "Dr. Soul" Copeland. WKKD was on for a year, and during that time no DJ ever said a bad word over the air! The closest happened when I found Dad's stash of party Lp's by Moms Mabley and Pigmeat Markham! I previewed the good clean jokes, and played them between songs, but Redd Foxx didn't make it!! I had to get music the best way I could! One record cost 76cents, which was a lot back then! Leroy then worked in the record dept. at G.C. Murphys. We would push the fact that you could get these songs from Leroy at Murphys, and he would let us keep the records to play on the station. Leroy was selling records like hotcakes, featuring songs that were played on the station! I guess that people thought that if you were told to do your shopping someplace on the station that would help the station!? Well that was advertising, and it works like that today! We all took turns with no pay to play "Soul" music on the station! Dawson "Sweetcake" Smith would bring over the latest from "the Jivers", Robert Tanner, Jimmy Brown, Joe Bradshaw, and others for me to play! I had people come by my house and donate money because they liked what I was doing! My sister took requests on the phone downstairs, even though we didn't dare give out our telephone number on the air! Mom would get mad because while I was on the air my station produced static in the tv set and she couldn't watch "Edge of Night!" I had been on the air for months before my parents knew what I was doing! Here are a few songs we used to play on WKKD...see if you remember these? (click play)
Tribute to a King-William Bell, In the Morning-The Mighty Marvellows, Take Care-June Conquest, Dry Your Eyes-Brenda & The Tabulations, and Jealous Love-Wilson Pickett! Want more?? Scroll below for more music!
Mr. Charles Mangum, running for Lynchburg City Council at the time, did a speech on my station! We did a voter registration project at the suggestion of Mr. Mangum for everybody not registered to vote to call in! I had a 5:30PM sports show where I would push the schedule for Dunbar sports, who played in the game, who got the most points, ect. who won the Langston game, come out for the Gibson game, and who won the championships! After the game, you can go to the Hunton Y dance, the Jackson Hgts. Community Center...ect. You couldn't find this coverage in the newspaper! I would ride my bike to certain places in the city to see how the station was coming in. My radio had a strength meter on it to tell me how strong the signal was at a certain location! While out one day, I rode over to Va. College. I heard WKKD blasting out of one of the dorm rooms. There was a group of guys gathered around the radio. I found out they were from Philly, and missing the sounds of their home stations WDAS & WHAT! They were looking for a little music when they discovered WKKD. I asked..."Well how do you like my station?" "Your station...kid on a bike...you're kidding right?" "I said keep listening...I'll be right back!" I went home and said..."This is for the Philly crew at Va. Seminary, thanks for listening!"
I rode back to the college, and was treated to handshakes and compliments about WKKD! They helped me out by telling me what their Philly stations were doing, and giving me the latest music sheets from the station! I learned about dj's like Georgie Woods and others! I had people to come into range of the station, park, listen, and have dance gatherings right on the side of the street! All around the area of the Hunton Y, you could walk down the street and hear WKKD blasting out of every parked car! The only flaw in the station from not sounding like the other stations was that it had a bad holding device. In other words if you remember you had to keep tuning it in every twenty minutes or so because it would move suddenly on the dial a little! One listener would use two radios so that when it WKKD moved off a little, the other radio would catch it! The fact that WKKD moved on the dial a little was because I had high voltage on a certain electric tube called a 6L6! This poor tube put out the power on the station! In tec. terms, It wasn't supposed to have no more than 300 volts on it....I had 450+ volts!! That was my greatest expense. They cost $9.00! I was going through 6L6 tubes every few weeks! Electronic Service, on Park Ave. was stocking up the tubes just for me! A few "questionable associates" of mine were finding a stockpile of 6L6's. They didn't tell me where they came from, and I didn't ask! If the bedroom light was out you could see the 6L6 glowing in beat with the music! I got this brilliant idea to put a container of ice near the tube and have a fan blow down on it! This worked a little and extended the life of the tube maybe another week! Once while I was on one of my bike trips...all of a sudden the station just stopped! I was way cross town...so after some fast biking, I arrived to find the ice had fallen into the transmitter!! OH NO!! There wasn't too much damage, and I was back on the air the next day! I recently asked my "questionable associates" where the tubes came from? I now know...but I am not going to put it here in the story!! Next time you see me, ask me...I'll tell you! At 7PM when I said goodnight and cut the station off, you could hear cars starting up and leaving throughout the area!! Dj's Jimmy Troy and Sam Stevens started radio stations in their areas of Lynchburg! WBON, and WSAM rebroadcast WKKD where it was weak in certain areas of Lynchburg. They would also program their own music, just like WKKD! In a small area of Lynchburg, you might pick up as many as three "Soul" stations at one time! We were determined to put "Soul music" in Lynchburg...some kind of way!! Then Rock & Roll station WLLL got mad and turned me in to the FCC (the radio station "police")! I was on one of my bike riding missions when I saw the FCC vehicle parked a block from my house. It was a Dodge stationwagon, sliver and gold in color with goverment tags on it! I asked him what was he doing, and a lot of questions, and he acted like I wasn't ever there. He just kept taking reading with his device. On the back of his device was marked FCC! A guy that worked in radio told me that the FCC was going to get you....this must be it! That guy really paid attention to me when I asked him if he was looking for an "illegal" radio station! I then showed it to him, somehow hoping that he was going to grant me a license on my effort alone....no such luck! They shut the station down with a warning, and told me that if I didn't stop broadcasting there would be trouble! I was on my front steps crying a few days later when Ron Joseph and Fletcher Hubbard came to my house! I thought this was more trouble....it wasn't! The station made such an impact in the area that then easy-listening formated WDMS, became WJJS, and hires me and two of my DJ's! I ended up working there in the afternoon, and Troy and Sam worked on the weekends. What a turn of events, the rest is history, including the ironic fact that the station that turned me in to the FCC is now owned by Gospel DJ, Fletcher Hubbard! WKKD came back briefly as WJOK, "the big joke" in 1971 at 1110kc. on the dial. I was 16 back then, 20 in 1971, and me not wanting to go to jail cut off WKKD for good! I gave my equipment to a friend of mine John Brown who started, and got caught running an illegal Black Gospel station. WHGC at 1606kc. in Charlottesville, Va. was at the top right end of the AM dial broadcasting in 1976! When John got caught by the FCC, he got newspaper coverage! Read the articles below! Recently I have been asked what did WKKD stand for? Usually "Call-letters" either stand for something, or just stand out?? WVON-"voice of the Negro", WLAC-"Life and Casualty Insurance Co." WLVA "Lynchburg, Va." Well, I found out later that there was a legit WKKD in Chicago, Ill, which I could have gotten in more trouble for copying! Here is the secret.....ready......are you sure....really really sure...WKKD stood for my number one snack....Krispy-Kreme Donuts!! OK....You can laugh now!! Thanks for reading and remembering my WKKD story....believe it or not...it was the best time I had in radio!!
Da' Lad!
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I have lost track with my staff member, Clay James. If you know where he is, ask them to please contact me!!
(CLICK HERE) EARLY HISTORY OF URBAN/BLACK RADIO!
(CLICK HERE) HEAR YOUR FAVORITE OLDIES FROM THE PAST! YOU CAN PLAY THE SONGS THAT HAVE THE BLUE ARROWS BESIDE THEM!
(CLICK HERE) THE VIBE-100 WEB-SITE! WVBE-LYNCHBURG, VA.
(CLICK HERE) HERE IS A COOL OLDIES, SOUL STATION OUT OF KENTUCKY! WGVN, GROOVIN' 1580!
(CLICK HERE) TRIBUTE SITE FOR LYNCHBURG'S WWOD RADIO! HOME OF "NIGHT-TRAIN!" KERVINI DAVIS ALEXANDER DHS-'69 USED TO WORK AT WWOD! HER PICTURE IS ON THIS SITE!
(CLICK HERE) REMEMBER LISTENING TO JOHN R, WLAC, NASHVILLE, TENN? THIS SITE HAS THE HISTORY OF THE STATION AND ERNIES AND RANDYS RECORD SHOPS!! HEAR JOHN R. AND THE WLAC STAFF AGAIN! (CLICK HERE)FOR A TRIBUTE TO JOHN R. ON YOU TUBE!
(CLICK HERE) LISTEN TO EARLY RADIO STATIONS RECORDED LIVE FROM THE PAST!
COMING SOON TO THE DOWNTOWN LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA AREA! COLLEGE HILL COMMUNITY RADIO AT 98.7FM!
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