WUTK Celebrates Forty Years
I grew up enjoying great local radio in Mobile, Alabama. WABB-FM was an amazing station for a few years, playing Led Zeppelin, Emmy Lou Harris, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Lynyrd Skynyrd, John Prine and more. Still,...
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WUTK, 90.3 The Rock: Serving Up Great Programming for 35 Years
Ed Note: I’ve enjoyed the station since about its second year of existence, first discovering U2 and The Alarm, two of my favorite bands from that era, on its airwaves. I’m proud to be a part...
TVA Continues to Pursue Sale of Towers – Accepting Comments (Plus a Plug and a Giveaway)
Today I’m going to give you several quick hitters as we approach the weekend. First, it’s been several months since the announcement that TVA would offer its towers for sale. I wrote about it in May,...
Knoxcentric Radio Show Launched, Schedule Announced, Available Via Podcast
I’ve mentioned the radio show a few times on the blog, but I wanted to bring it all together, put it out front for a bit and tell you about a related feature that has been...
Asheville Hosts First Open Streets
Contacted by organizers there who requested use of some of my photographs from Knoxville’s Open Streets events, I was curious about Asheville’s first Open Streets event – and a little surprised that we’d had two such...
Regas Square Project Begins, Inside of Knoxville Takes to the Airwaves
It’s a day for announcements. First, Regas Square, which I first detailed here last October. Read the original article for much greater detail than I’ll give here. The news is that the project, announced nine months...
Waynestock 2015 a Huge Success
I’d love to write a lengthy article about Waynestock, detailing set lists and performances, but for a couple of reasons, I can’t do that. First, I really wanted to enjoy the music and not focus as...
Waynestock Starts Tonight. Love Music? Then Don’t Miss It.
It’s really pretty simple: If you love music and want to support local bands, there really isn’t a choice about where to be for the next three nights. Forget the good reasons I’ll list below to be...
TAMIS, Cas Walker, Rentfro and French Guys
If Friday night was bizarre at Pilot Light, and it was, Saturday evening was at the very least, eclectic and unusual at the Relix Theater in Happy Holler. The event was billed as a Grand Opening...