September, 2015 - The Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame

VOLUME 3, NUMBER 9:
NEW ELECTION PROCESS · RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP
September, 2015
ENTER THE TENNESSEE RADIO HALL OF FAME WEBSITE
OFF MIC
by TRHOF President Gary Beaty
Just about everyone in
Tennessee knows, and looks
forward to hearing the words,
“It's football time in Tennessee!” That's the phrase created
by Hall of Famer Bobby Denton
on the Vol Radio Network, and
Bob Kesling continues the
tradition today. We're at that
time now, early September, and
it's exciting.
membership meetings all across the state. The next
official board meeting will be in Knoxville, on October,
17th, with board members Cindy Arnold and Johnny
Pirkle co-ordinating! An announcement of the location will
be made in the newsletter you’ll receive October 1st.
Keep Calm...
Gary
It's also the beginning of another exciting "time" - a
period of evaluation and examination of the careers of
those whose names and achievements have been
submitted for induction into The Tennessee Radio Hall
of Fame. Read all about it on page 2 of this issue of
E-Waves!
We have received more than 15 nominations for
consideration in the Career category, which according
to our new process, will require an online vote of
all members to narrow the list to that number. Once the
membership vote narrows the list to 15, the board of
directors will use that list to select the six inductees. As
always, the board and the Advisory Council will select
the Legacy inductees and the Legendary Station of the
Year in a meeting later in the year.
Thanks also to all who participated for our two
meetings in August. We took a great trip to Bristol to
the Birthplace of Country Music Museum in Bristol, on
August 8th. We enjoyed barbeque and met with broadcasters in Memphis on August 22nd. Read about both
adventures on pages 3 and 4 of this issue.
It was great to meet new members at both locations,
and we look forward to future encounters at board and
Don Aaron
Mike Bohan
Robert Boyer
Dave Brown
Tom Bryant
Moody Castleman
Brian Cottingham
Charles A. Edwards, Sr.
Tommy Grider
James Hammond
Michael Hammond
Spider Harrison
Tyler Hawks
Demetria Kalodimos
Mike Keith
Cathy Martindale
Susan Collins Palladino
Gary Pickens
Richard Robinson
Loretta Stapp
Paul Tinkle
Elva Marie Woodward
Sid Young
The Nominations Are In!
Twenty-three broadcasters have been nominated
for induction in the 2016 Career Class of the Tennessee
Radio Hall of Fame. They are:
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Al Adams
Tim Berry
Dave Brown
Kyle Cantrell
Mickey Dearstone
Lee Dorman
Elinor “Lin” Folk
Earl Freudenberg
Phillip Gibbons
Terry Hailey
Herb Howard
Maxine Humphries
Keith Landecker
Mary Glenn Lassiter
Cathy Martindale
Charlie Monk
Dick Palmer
Bill “Dex” Poindexter
Tom Prestigiacomo
David Tower
Bart Walker
Coleman Walker
Paul White
The Board of Directors, along with the Advisory
Council, will select six Legacy inductees from that slate no
later than September 30.
The 2016 Legendary Radio Station will be nominated
and elected by the Board of Directors and the Advisory
Council during a joint meeting to be held on or before
December 15th.
Thanks to everyone who participated in the nomination process. We look forward to inducting the 2016
Classes of Tennessee Radio Stars at our banquet on May
7, 2016. Mark your calendar now!
By Dave Nichols
TRHOF Historian/Election Coordinator
Each of these persons was nominated by at least two
active Full Members during the two-month nomination
period ending August 31.
For the first time this year, active Full Members will
vote to narrow that slate to 15 nominees in an online
preliminary election to be held in the month of October.
The Board of Directors will then select six Career
inductees from that list no later than December 15.
Biographies of the nominees and voting instructions
will be sent to all active Full Members by email.
You must be an active Full Member on September
30, 2015 to vote in that election. New members and
membership renewals are now being accepted.
The eight nominees for the 2016 Legacy Class are:
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Harry Chapman
David Earl Hughes
Lewis Arthur King
Warren Medley
Dave Overton
Charlie Scott
Aaron B. Robinson, Sr.
Cal Young, Jr.
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Bristol Visit: Birthplace of Country Music Museum
by Melissa McDonald, Secretary
We arrived in Bristol, Tennessee/Virginia on a beautiful, sunny Saturday
morning, and the day just got better from there. The Birthplace of Country Music
Museum is a wonder of interactive history, and a credit to those who brought it to
life. Enjoy the pictures, and plan a visit of your own.
Above: Dr. Jessica Turner, curator
of the museum, served as tour
guide for the group. She is pictured
with Board Members Melissa
McDonald and Johnny Pirkle.
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Memphis Visit: Barbeque and Good Times
by Melissa McDonald, Secretary
A large crowd enjoyed some authentic Memphis barbeque
and good conversation on August 22, during the
Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame’s latest visit to the Bluff
City.
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Out & About
What’s going on with members of the Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame? And who are they meeting along the way?
That’s why we publish short stories in Out & About.
TRHOF members are invited to send news about awards, encounters with radio or entertainment greats and
other news of interest for possible publication in E-Waves. Please send the information, along with pictures (if you have
them) to Melissa McDonald at [email protected] . The submission deadline is the 20th of each month.
Tommy Jett
Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame
Career Inductee Tommy Jett celebrated
and was celebrated in August. The
18th annual Tommy Jett Entertainers’
Reunion gathered friends and fans
together in Chattanooga on August
23rd.
Sky Zoo Bar and Grill was the
location for the eight-hour event. The
proceeds raised were donated to the
Veterans Homelessness Task Force, via
Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke’s office.
George DeVault & Garry Mac
Above: George DeVault & Garry Mac.
Brian Craig
Brian Craig, Board
Member, recently had
a chance to meet and
talk
with
legendary
rock ‘n roller Chubby
Checker. Craig, the
entertainer and Buzz
Cason even discussed
the famous 60s dance
and song, The Twist,
which was Checker’s
biggest hit.
Above: Brian Craig, Buzz Cason and
Chubby Checker.
Two very happy TRHOF Board Members were part
of the crowds filling the infields at the NASCAR race at
Bristol on August 23rd. ‘Nuff said!
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Don’t forget — (nudge, nudge)
REMINDERS
What’s Your Radio Story?
Do you have a radio story you’d like to share? It can be
anything that is part of your radio history.
Just email it to any of the newsletter staff listed below.
Keeping Up With the Hall
Our newsletter is published the first of every month.
Back issues may be viewed on our official website:
www.tennradiohalloffame.org
Let Treasurer Skip Woolwine know of any change
in your email address so you don’t miss an issue!
Check Your Calendar
Saturday, October 17, 10:00 a.m. EDT
It’s an open meeting for the Board, all members,
and all prospective members, in Knoxville.
Location TBA. (No UT game that week.)
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To check the TRHOF event calendar anytime,
go to the home page of our website:
http://tennradiohalloffame.org
Collecting Our History
The Hall has a committee to collect and purchase
Tennessee radio memorabilia, including old microphones,
on-air signage, transmitter parts, promotional items and
anything else related to radio stations in our state.
If you have items to donate (or purchase on Ebay,
Craigslist, etc.) please contact Nick Archer via a
message on the TRHOF Facebook page.
Our Facebook page now boasts over 1,100 members,
and our YouTube Page with over 58,000 views of air
checks, inductions and other audio/video memories.
NEWSLETTER STAFF
Editors: Melissa McDonald [email protected]
Cathy Martindale [email protected]
Buddy Sadler [email protected]
Skip Woolwine [email protected]
Contact email: [email protected]
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