GOOD MONDAY MORNING!
The leaves are gone up in the
hills but they still are hanging
around down here.
The above pictures were taken last
year when we had RAIN and color!
Find more photos like this on GoSmokies
In less than a week we “may” know what happened at 105 (WFIV), the AAA FM Flag Ship station of the Horn Radio Network. Less than a decade ago the group consisted of some rather strong local AM stations and an under powered FM. Sadly a questionable Knoxville radio character took over the operation and robbed several surrounding communities of their local stations by firing staff and cutting local programming. The result was something called the Horn Radio Network. The Network not only stripped the stations of their community service and identity but the programming that replaced it has never been much to get excited about. The FM survived the initial gutting but last week the person behind the AAA format hit the bricks. Much more to come on this one..so stay tuned!
CHECK IT OUT!
MS FARKWAD NOW HAS HER
OWN BLOG! She is
E MAILING HER POSTS
TO MANAGEMENT AND WE ARE
PUBLISHING THEM!
CHECK OUT BOTH HER SITE AND
HER CALENDAR PICTURE FROM
A FEW YEARS AGO!
POOR OLE CNN is working like
a yeller dawg to get SOMEONE
to watch them.
WELL they figured out a way
that finally WORKED by RIGGING
the Democrat debate.
Wolf and the crew are now
pulling out all the stops and
tossing ethics right out the window.
Problem is FOX is still beating them.
You have to love it!
Ms. Farkwad’s staff and the woman herself have added their thoughts to some of the more edgy comments from last week.
Everyone who chimed in gets a big gold star and a giant attaboy from both the staff and their queen. As always if any of the comments OR, in this case their responses stir your visceral fluids touch off a comment. All are welcome and as always NEVER edited!
Anonymous said...
A)When is Fox 43 getting their own news at 10PM?
MS FARKWAD
SOON WE HOPE!
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 7:55:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
WBIR News sucks. Rusty Pabst from the News-Sentinel? Howdy, folks, welcome to Yokumville! I'm Rusty Pabst with da hedlines. Come meet my brudders, Shiney Bud and Chillur Miller. I talk just as dumb as I look. For real news without puppy dogs and daisies, watch WATE News. Local news should be facts, not kittycat fluff. The real pros are at 6, where they know how to run a control board. 10 is ripe for a killing.
MS FARKWAD
HEY, ONE REASON THAT 6 AND THEIR PROS CAN’T KILL 10 IS THEY DON’T GET IT! KNOXVILLE LIKES PUPPY DAWGS, DAISIES, SCHWALL, HEART DANG LAND. THEY DON’T LIKE NEWS THAT ISN’T NEWS AND THEY HATE BREAKING NEWS THAT NEVER BREAKS!
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 11:24:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
Good WATE lapdog, Anon 11:24!
Woof, woof!
WATE wouldn't know a fact if it walked out of Greystone's basement and onto the set.
Hype? Meaningless lives and walk-and-talks? Bo Williams wasting his time and ours with pothole exposé’s?
MS FARKWAD
HOLD ON, IF WATE HAD BEEN ON THE BALL WITH THEIR POTHOLE EXPOSE I WOULDN’T HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND THE BALL JOINT ON MY 63 RAMBLER!
A reporting staff touted as experienced enough to "focus on Knox County", when that experience consists of desk assistant (intern)
duty in major markets coupled with MONTHS of street work in Mayberry BFE?
Yep.
That's WATE, all right.
The NEWS station.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007 12:15:00 AM EST
Anonymous said...
QUOTE- "E) Put Dan Farkas back on the street weekday as reporter. Not as an insult, but he had MORE TALENT with packaging reports for news. And why can't WBIR attract/hire sports people?"
Farkas is a pussy on the air. He acts like an ESPN wannabe, but doesn't have the stones to pull it off. He sounds like he's reading "Cinderella" to kindergarteners.
MS FARKWAD
WORDS LIKE THAT ON THIS BLOG MAKE ME WANT TO WASH YOUR MOUTH OUT WITH IVORY! ALSO CINDERELLA WOULD DO A BANG UP JOB READING TO PRE-SCHOOLERS IF SHE HAD NOT BEEN KILLED ON THE DRAGON WHEN HER SCOOTER RAN UNDER THAT MILK TRUCK!
Channel 10 is too cheap to hire good sports people. Pay for the talent or put out the same crap as before. Might want to look at channels 6 or 8, who actually keep their sports people for a long time. 10 is going down!
MS FARKWAD
WANTS TO THANK THE MANAGEMENT OF 6 AND 8 FOR THEIR POST!
Wednesday, November 14, 2007 4:26:00 AM EST
Anonymous said...
I'd like to see one of the local stations hire Dolly Parton to come in and do the weather, but if they did, my tv would tip over and get all busted up. Just the thought of it makes me want to twist those knobs.
MS FARKWAD
WHAT IS WITH BUST? KNOBS? SORRY BUT TIRED METAPHORS FOR MS PARTON DO NOT GET IT ON THIS BLOG.
NEXT TIME YOU WANT TO CRACK WISE ABOUT MS PARTON’S ATTRIBUTES DROP THE OVER WORKED SLANG AND GO WITH :
Breasticles
Kazongas
Juggernauts
The Twins
Yayas
Bazookas
Majumbas
Nugs
Sweater Meat
U-Boats
Wongas
Love bubbles
Love cushions
Love melons
Love muffins
Cannon Balls
OR THE OLD STAND-BY
BIGGUNS!
Wednesday, November 14, 2007 4:30:00 AM EST
Anonymous said...
I watched 10's report last night on the deputy who was shot...when did journalism 101 include the dictum that thou shalt refer to the alleged perp by his last name, and the victim by his first name? The reporter referred to "Carson" (the alleged triggerman) and "John John" (the victim).
John John????
Bloody hell...
MR FARKWAD
ARE YOU FROM ACROSS THE POND?
Wednesday, November 14, 2007 6:01:00 AM EST
Anonymous said...
HAM IS GONE! Lets drop it ok? She was just another blond and never really did much reporting or quality anchor work.
She did have a nice going away party and everyone was invited but again who cares she is gone!
MS FARKWAD
THE PARTY WAS A C LIST OF WANTABEES AND NOT WORTH THE RISK OF LEAVING YOUR CAR UNATTENDED IN THE OLD CITY!
Farkus or Farkass as some call this guy is good at what he does but those teeth do scare my cat.
MS FARKWAD
HE HAS TEETH LIKE JIMMY CARTER! NO, MORE LIKE BILLY CARTER..YOU KNOW THE SMART ONE!
Beth on Live At Five is the hottest of the field at BIR and she also looks to be the best.
Robin can't dress and until she gets some bondo for that hole in her chin she will never move to a big market.
All the women on 8 are very hot. Liz Tedone is back and if she would take a few laps around the dinner table she could be beautiful again! She still does very good work and it is good to see her on TV once
again.
MS FARKWAD
WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM WITH WOMEN ANCHORS?
YOU WANT UGLY LOOK AT THE MEN!
It is fun to bitch and I am glad this bog lets us!
Wednesday, November 14, 2007 12:07:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
When I look at those pictures in Knox Radio 101, it takes me back to the good ole days when I first started in radio. I wish someone back then had kicked me in the nuts and sent me to a different career. Then I could eat and pay rent at the same time.
MS FARKWAD
WE HAVE AN ORGANIZED NUT KICKING EVERY FRIDAY AFTERNOON
JUST BEFORE HAPPY HOUR AT
THE MARY KNOX TAVERN;
DROP BY! THERE IS ALWAYS ROOM FOR ONE MORE SET!
Wednesday, November 14, 2007 3:50:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
Channel 6's trustworthiness sucks compared to 10-12 years ago. And Lori Tucker has always been a bitch. From what I hear, mean to her coworkers that are "beneath" her. You go to Channel 10 or Channel 8 and you won't find any of that shit.
MS FARKWAD
WOULD LIKE TO WASH YOUR MOUTH OUT
WITH TWENTY MULE TEAM BORAX!
NEXT TIME USE FEMALE DOG AND DOO DOO..REMEMBER GROWN PEOPLE
WITH THE MINDS OF SMALL CHILDREN ARE READING YOUR COMMENTS!
Channel 6 should bring back Sam Brown and Margie; hell at least it'd be better than what they have now.
MS FARKWAD
REPORTS ARE SAM AND MARGIE RAN AWAY TO MEXICO
AND ARE RAISING DOGS SO SMALL THEIR PUPPIES FIT IN A TEA CUP!
Channel 10 should continue to use Bill Williams as frequently as possible.
MS FARKWAD
NO ONE SHOULD USE ANYONE BUT THEIR PARENTS!
Wednesday, November 14, 2007 4:29:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
Should Abby Ham haver her number retired?
No, but a spread in Playboy would be nice.
MS FARKWAD
ONLY READS THE ARTICLES IN PLAYBOY.
With all the eating establishments Ken Schwall visits, his ass should be as wide as the interstate. But I still like to watch his reports. Schwall and The Heartland Series are about the only two redeeming things on channel ten.
MS FARKWAD
MR SCHWALL’S ASS WAS KILLED BY A PACK OF WILD DOGS TWO WEEKS
AGO BUT HIS LAMA AND DONKEY
WERE SAVED BECAUSE THEY WERE
OUT FOR A RIDE WITH HIM IN THE BACK SEAT OF HIS GEO.
If Abby is unavailable, how about a Stacey McClung spread ?
MS FARKWAD
MY FAVORITE SPREAD IS KENTUCKY BY 24 OVER THE VOLS.
Anyone notice all the singing spots on tv lately, like the furniture ad with the fat hippie? The Shoneys ad with Phil Williams is so good it should be shown nationally. Gooder job, big boy!
MS FARKWAD
WANTS TO THANK PHIL WILLIAMS FOR SENDING IN HIS THOUGHTS.
How about Abby Ham in a bikini on a motorcycle?
MS FARKWAD
HOW ABOUT PHIL WILLIAMS IN A THONG ON A MOPED?
Wednesday, November 14, 2007 6:31:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
And Lori Tucker has always been a bitch. From what I hear, mean to her coworkers that are "beneath" her. You go to Channel 10 or Channel 8 and you won't find any of that shit."
I worked with her for a few years and you are SO right! She is shallow and will say anything about anyone that crosses her. 6 has a few nice looking women (very few) but I guess Tucker has the big contract so they can't put one in her chair? I use to wonder how Gene could stand to be around her then I found out he couldn't and felt much better! Also someone needs to tell her to get her hair cut! She is not a 48 year old kid anymore!
MS FARKWAD
WOULD LIKE TO THANK GENE PATTERSON FOR SHARING HIS THOUGHTS.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007 6:58:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
There ain't nothing in the world as a good catfight. Well, almost nothing.
MS FARKWAD
MIKE VICK HAS SOMETHING BETTER THAN A CAT FIGHT.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007 10:24:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
Hillary Clinton gets elected President and is spending her first night in the White House.
She has waited so long..........
The ghost of George Washington appears, and Hillary says, "How can I best serve my country?"
Washington says, "Never tell a lie."
"Ouch!" Says Hillary, "I don't know about that."
The next night, the ghost of Thomas Jefferson appears...
Hillary says, "How can I best serve my country?"
Jefferson says, "Listen to the people."
"Ohhh! I really don't want to do that."
On the third night, the ghost of Abe Lincoln appears...
Hillary says, "How can I best serve my country?"
Lincoln says, "Go to the theater."
MS FARKWAD IS A REPUBLICAN BUT STILL CAN’T LAUGH AT THAT JOKE BECAUSE IT IS SO OLD!!!!!!
Friday, November 16, 2007 1:43:00 AM EST
Anonymous said...
Bad decision making on the part of WVLT on Thursday at noon. They tried to do a live report from Nashville and screwed it up. But the press conference was not of an eartb-shattering nature (it did matter to east Tennesseans, though) and should have been taped and edited for the 4pm news. Instead, it made channel 8 appear to be small town tv news. Bad choice.
Getting to look at Stacey made up for it, though. Yummy.
MS FARKWAD
WANTS TO REMIND YOU THEY PUT STALKERS IN JAIL CELLS WITH LARGE MEN NAMED SNAKE.
Nov 16, 2007
Nov 13, 2007
IT IS A DAWG EAT DAWG WORLD
IF YOU ARE IN THE LOCAL TV
NEWS WORLD!
More NEW COMMENTS!
YOU KIDS ARE ROCKING MS FARKWAD'S
WORLD..KEEP THEM COMING!
SAY ever wonder how
CP AND WALKER got started?
Sure you did! The premo
site for HISTORICAL
Knoxpatch radio lies/facts/stories
has the inside on the team
from the horse's as..uh
MOUTH. Check it out.
More health issues at the head office so
not only is this a late posting but it is
a small one.
First the staff LOVES a determined
STALKER! Check it out, this guy
just won't give up!
NOW..here are your outstanding
posts from the last few days.
The comment department head,
Liza Farkwad was beside
herself due to both the
quality of your submissions
and the wonderful passion
each one contained.
Ms. Farkwad encourages
everyone to please continue
to use this blog as a gateway to
let the locals know how you feel!
Anonymous said...
Channel 6's trustworthiness sucks compared to 10-12 years ago. And Lori Tucker has always been a bitch. From what I hear, mean to her coworkers that are "beneath" her. You go to Channel 10 or Channel 8 and you won't find any of that shit.
Channel 6 should bring back Sam Brown and Margie; hell at least it'd be better than what they have now.
Channel 10 should continue to use Bill Williams as frequently as possible.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007 4:29:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
Should Abby Ham haver her number retired?
No, but a spread in Playboy would be nice.
With all the eating establishments Ken Schwall visits, his ass should be as wide as the interstate. But I still like to watch his reports. Schwall and The Heartland Series are about the only two redeeming things on channel ten.
If Abby is unavailable, how about a Stacey McClung spread ?
Anyone notice all the singing spots on tv lately, like the furniture ad with the fat hippie? The Shoneys ad with Phil Williams is so good it should be shown nationally. Gooder job, big boy!
How about Abby Ham in a bikini on a motorcycle?
Wednesday, November 14, 2007 6:31:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
And Lori Tucker has always been a bitch. From what I hear, mean to her coworkers that are "beneath" her. You go to Channel 10 or Channel 8 and you won't find any of that shit."
I worked with her for a few years and you are SO right! She is shallow and will say anything about anyone that crosses her. 6 has a few nice looking women (very few) but I guess Tucker has the big contract so they can't put one in her chair? I use to wonder how Gene could stand to be around her then I found out he couldn't and felt much better!
Also someone needs to tell her to get her hair cut! She is not a 48 year old kid anymore!
Wednesday, November 14, 2007 6:58:00 PM EST
nonymous said...
A) When is Fox 43 getting their own news at 10PM?
B) I laughed my ass off and changed the channel after watching an ABC program last Thursday night, when at 10:59 PM WATE did a promo with a guy doing a live shot from Claiborne County on the scene of a drug bust. He teased that the drug bust was about to happen, and WATE was the only crew LIVE on the scene. WTF, who cares? I flipped it over to 10.
C) Put Michelle Silva back on mornings permanently at Channel 10 since Abby "Hams" is gone.
D)If Channel 8 wants to compete with the big boys in the morning, they will start their local news at 5AM. I turn off the TV at 6AM anyway and turn on the radio.
E) Put Dan Farkas back on the street weekday as reporter. Not as an insult, but he had MORE TALENT with packaging reports for news. And why can't WBIR attract/hire sports people?
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 7:55:00 PM EST
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Anonymous said...
WBIR News sucks. Rusty Pabst from the News-Sentinel? Howdy, folks, welcome to Yokumville! I'm Rusty Pabst with da hedlines. Come meet my brudders, Shiney Bud and Chillur Miller. I talk just as dumb as I look. For real news without puppy dogs and daisies, watch WATE News. Local news should be facts, not kittycat fluff. The real pros are at 6, where they know how to run a control board. 10 is ripe for a killing.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 11:24:00 PM EST
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Anonymous said...
Good WATE lapdog, Anon 11:24!
Woof, woof!
WATE wouldn't know a fact if it walked out of Greystone's basement and onto the set.
Hype? Meaningless lives and walk-and-talks? Bo Williams wasting his time and ours with pothole expose's?
A reporting staff touted as experienced enough to "focus on Knox County" , when that experience consists of desk assistant (intern)
duty in major markets coupled with MONTHS of street work in Mayberry BFE?
Yep.
That's WATE, all right.
The NEWS station.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007 12:15:00 AM EST
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Anonymous said...
QUOTE- "E) Put Dan Farkas back on the street weekday as reporter. Not as an insult, but he had MORE TALENT with packaging reports for news. And why can't WBIR attract/hire sports people?"
Farkas is a pussy on the air. He acts like an ESPN wannabe, but doesn't have the stones to pull it off. He sounds like he's reading "Cinderella" to kindergarteners.
Channel 10 is too cheap to hire good sports people. Pay for the talent or put out the same crap as before. Might want to look at channels 6 or 8, who actually keep their sports people for a long time. 10 is going down!
Wednesday, November 14, 2007 4:26:00 AM EST
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Anonymous said...
I'd like to see one of the local stations hire Dolly Parton to come in and do the weather, but if they did, my tv would tip over and get all busted up. Just the thought of it makes me want to twist those knobs.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007 4:30:00 AM EST
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Anonymous said...
I watched 10's report last night on the deputy who was shot...when did journalism 101 include the dictum that thou shalt refer to the alleged perp by his last name, and the victim by his first name? The reporter referred to "Carson" (the alleged triggerman) and "John John" (the victim).
John John????
Bloody hell...
Wednesday, November 14, 2007 6:01:00 AM EST
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nonymous said...
Random media thoughts:
[1] I already miss Abby Ham.
[2] Why can't the people running master control for Channel 10 get the 11pm news right? And what is this continuing problem with the latenight Tennessee Lottery spot? (It ends and then the image stays unchanged on the screen for 30 or 40 seconds.)
[3] Dan Farkas has returned to his sing-song little girl voice.
[4] Channel 8 should lose the country bumpkins reporters and hire someone who can talk sensibly. (This refers to reporters, not anchors.)
[5] Channel 6 needs to buy a bucket of personality and then give everyone a saucerfull before going on the air.
[6] Knoxville radio remains lame. And why does a station change its format to oldies and then signs on with a network? No local involvement = death to the latest format flavor.
[7] Mexican radio in Knoxville is a waste of time and space. Si.
[8] The Froggy station wins by default because everyone else is so bad. Bad as in no good.
[9] Has WIMZ begun the long slide downward? Perenially number three in the market, they now have fallen to fourth.
[10] The News-Sentinel is great because they provide all the news and commentary that we need. Yeah, and my dog's farts smell like roses, too.
Monday, November 5, 2007 3:18:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
Yeah, and my dog's farts smell like roses, too."
So does mine!
Monday, November 5, 2007 10:39:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
[6] Knoxville radio remains lame. And why does a station change its format to oldies and then signs on with a network? No local involvement = death to the latest format flavor."
Last week it was jump on Star or whatever they are calling that station now? So after being on IVK for the last few years I went over and gave it a try.
The morning show spent over 15 minutes talking about a little boy who peed in church. No really at least 15 and there was no punch line? One of them said they wore depends on the air to see if they would leak but outside of that it just went on and no.
I gave up, went back to IVK and then for some reason tried them again. This time they were talking about a dog that peed in the house.
Freddy was doing Chicken Hawk on WDVX and it was just nice to leave the pee station and hear anything that at least tried to be funny!
The morning show on Star was so boring..don't take my word for it go over and listen yourself.
Tuesday, November 6, 2007 9:23:00 AM EST
Anonymous said...
Walker, who is this dumbass who keeps talking about correcting your spelling on the knoxviews.com blog, when he cannot even spell words in his own post correctly. He writes "racists" instead of "racist."
Tuesday, November 6, 2007 8:36:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
"[9] Has WIMZ begun the long slide downward? Perenially number three in the market, they now have fallen to fourth. "
Now 5th 12+ behind WNOX The Big Talker (aka WIVK's stepchild/bitch). But they still kick ass in 2nd place in many demos afternoon drive.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007 12:17:00 AM EST
Anonymous said...
"[7] Mexican radio in Knoxville is a waste of time and space. Si."
AMEN!!!! I enjoyed the country on 93.5 two years ago, and WKGN's adult urban format on 1340 did well. Both signals are now screwed, hardly showing up in a diary. Thank a Jose the next time you see one.
----
"[1] I already miss Abby Ham."
Watch Channel 8 in the morning for some great talent, and looks. Those guys may be number 3 but they have FUN on the air. Stacey is better looking than Abby anyway.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007 12:22:00 AM EST
Anonymous said...
Regarding random media thoughts:
You think WATE people should get more personality--have more fun on the air? Consider this quote on mixing news and entertainment from Jim Lehrer (know who he is?)
"You want to be entertained? Go to the circus, please."
Wednesday, November 7, 2007 8:30:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
"[6] Knoxville radio remains lame. And why does a station change its format to oldies and then signs on with a network? No local involvement = death to the latest format flavor."
Agreed. 103.5 maybe does worse in the mornings because it is satellite instead of local. Stupid, LONG, boring chit chat on music stations in the mornings (or anytime) is a recipe for disaster. And the oldies station using a satellite network--just what we need--more narrow-minded programming using a small core of music instead of the huge variety that's available. Yep. Smart stuff there. And now someone's started Christmas music this week--I'll be puking on Santa by the week before Christmas if I listen to six weeks of this stuff. Anyone who plays Christmas music the first week of November should be horsewhipped. WIVK didn't win Station of the Year this year. The cash cow's udders must be dry right now. But the News-Sentinel is still great--8 out of 10 birds like it but hope they start using a round format so it fits in the cage better.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007 11:39:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
"WIVK didn't win Station of the Year this year. The cash cow's udders must be dry right now."
Hey guy, if you are referring to CMA Station of the Year, the Counrty Music Association has a rule that if you win one year, you can't win the next. Which is why we typically win every other year.
Our share might be down slightly, but our cume is up in key demos.
Thursday, November 8, 2007 4:39:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
Channel 10 used to be real good in airing local news in a technical sort of way. They never made mistakes. What happened? They must be using the Arby's monkeys to run their control board, especially at 6pm and 11pm. No, wait, nevermind. The Arby's monkeys have coordination.
Friday, November 9, 2007 6:14:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
Our share might be down slightly, but our cume is up in key demos."
WHich says folks come over and get the time and then they go back to the station they really like.
cume is a joke from hell and is often used by stations that can t get folks to stay with them.
IVK is down...so is the rest of the market!
Friday, November 9, 2007 10:37:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
WATE doesn't need "personality."
It needs a news philosophy beyond "let's scare the shit out of everybody" with pointless stories covered by newbie reporters whose idea of compelling television is how many consultant cliche's they can pack into a 1:30.
Out of four hires, three are blonde women with barely a smattering of experience.
Can you tell them apart?
The NEWS Station?
Please.
Saturday, November 10, 2007 12:29:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
Dan Farkas makes me tingly all over, but afterwards I usually get the runs.
Monday, November 12, 2007 6:21:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
Dan Farkas makes me tingly all over, but afterwards I usually get the runs."
OK I don't care if you are from WATE and getting your ass kicked...what you just wrote is..is..is...DAMN FUNNY!
Monday, November 12, 2007 6:23:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
Hey WBIR...we don't care if you are taking up for the illegal aliens that are sucking up our benefits here in east Tennessee. They are not welcome here. Your attempts to change public opinion on this will be futile except for some liberal pussies. In the end, it shows how much channel 10 has gone to hell. Legal aliens? Fine. Illegals? Ship 'em out. Bunch of culo chingaderas. Channel 10 u suck.
IF YOU ARE IN THE LOCAL TV
NEWS WORLD!
More NEW COMMENTS!
YOU KIDS ARE ROCKING MS FARKWAD'S
WORLD..KEEP THEM COMING!
SAY ever wonder how
CP AND WALKER got started?
Sure you did! The premo
site for HISTORICAL
Knoxpatch radio lies/facts/stories
has the inside on the team
from the horse's as..uh
MOUTH. Check it out.
More health issues at the head office so
not only is this a late posting but it is
a small one.
First the staff LOVES a determined
STALKER! Check it out, this guy
just won't give up!
NOW..here are your outstanding
posts from the last few days.
The comment department head,
Liza Farkwad was beside
herself due to both the
quality of your submissions
and the wonderful passion
each one contained.
Ms. Farkwad encourages
everyone to please continue
to use this blog as a gateway to
let the locals know how you feel!
Anonymous said...
Channel 6's trustworthiness sucks compared to 10-12 years ago. And Lori Tucker has always been a bitch. From what I hear, mean to her coworkers that are "beneath" her. You go to Channel 10 or Channel 8 and you won't find any of that shit.
Channel 6 should bring back Sam Brown and Margie; hell at least it'd be better than what they have now.
Channel 10 should continue to use Bill Williams as frequently as possible.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007 4:29:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
Should Abby Ham haver her number retired?
No, but a spread in Playboy would be nice.
With all the eating establishments Ken Schwall visits, his ass should be as wide as the interstate. But I still like to watch his reports. Schwall and The Heartland Series are about the only two redeeming things on channel ten.
If Abby is unavailable, how about a Stacey McClung spread ?
Anyone notice all the singing spots on tv lately, like the furniture ad with the fat hippie? The Shoneys ad with Phil Williams is so good it should be shown nationally. Gooder job, big boy!
How about Abby Ham in a bikini on a motorcycle?
Wednesday, November 14, 2007 6:31:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
And Lori Tucker has always been a bitch. From what I hear, mean to her coworkers that are "beneath" her. You go to Channel 10 or Channel 8 and you won't find any of that shit."
I worked with her for a few years and you are SO right! She is shallow and will say anything about anyone that crosses her. 6 has a few nice looking women (very few) but I guess Tucker has the big contract so they can't put one in her chair? I use to wonder how Gene could stand to be around her then I found out he couldn't and felt much better!
Also someone needs to tell her to get her hair cut! She is not a 48 year old kid anymore!
Wednesday, November 14, 2007 6:58:00 PM EST
nonymous said...
A) When is Fox 43 getting their own news at 10PM?
B) I laughed my ass off and changed the channel after watching an ABC program last Thursday night, when at 10:59 PM WATE did a promo with a guy doing a live shot from Claiborne County on the scene of a drug bust. He teased that the drug bust was about to happen, and WATE was the only crew LIVE on the scene. WTF, who cares? I flipped it over to 10.
C) Put Michelle Silva back on mornings permanently at Channel 10 since Abby "Hams" is gone.
D)If Channel 8 wants to compete with the big boys in the morning, they will start their local news at 5AM. I turn off the TV at 6AM anyway and turn on the radio.
E) Put Dan Farkas back on the street weekday as reporter. Not as an insult, but he had MORE TALENT with packaging reports for news. And why can't WBIR attract/hire sports people?
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 7:55:00 PM EST
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Anonymous said...
WBIR News sucks. Rusty Pabst from the News-Sentinel? Howdy, folks, welcome to Yokumville! I'm Rusty Pabst with da hedlines. Come meet my brudders, Shiney Bud and Chillur Miller. I talk just as dumb as I look. For real news without puppy dogs and daisies, watch WATE News. Local news should be facts, not kittycat fluff. The real pros are at 6, where they know how to run a control board. 10 is ripe for a killing.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 11:24:00 PM EST
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Anonymous said...
Good WATE lapdog, Anon 11:24!
Woof, woof!
WATE wouldn't know a fact if it walked out of Greystone's basement and onto the set.
Hype? Meaningless lives and walk-and-talks? Bo Williams wasting his time and ours with pothole expose's?
A reporting staff touted as experienced enough to "focus on Knox County" , when that experience consists of desk assistant (intern)
duty in major markets coupled with MONTHS of street work in Mayberry BFE?
Yep.
That's WATE, all right.
The NEWS station.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007 12:15:00 AM EST
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Anonymous said...
QUOTE- "E) Put Dan Farkas back on the street weekday as reporter. Not as an insult, but he had MORE TALENT with packaging reports for news. And why can't WBIR attract/hire sports people?"
Farkas is a pussy on the air. He acts like an ESPN wannabe, but doesn't have the stones to pull it off. He sounds like he's reading "Cinderella" to kindergarteners.
Channel 10 is too cheap to hire good sports people. Pay for the talent or put out the same crap as before. Might want to look at channels 6 or 8, who actually keep their sports people for a long time. 10 is going down!
Wednesday, November 14, 2007 4:26:00 AM EST
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Anonymous said...
I'd like to see one of the local stations hire Dolly Parton to come in and do the weather, but if they did, my tv would tip over and get all busted up. Just the thought of it makes me want to twist those knobs.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007 4:30:00 AM EST
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Anonymous said...
I watched 10's report last night on the deputy who was shot...when did journalism 101 include the dictum that thou shalt refer to the alleged perp by his last name, and the victim by his first name? The reporter referred to "Carson" (the alleged triggerman) and "John John" (the victim).
John John????
Bloody hell...
Wednesday, November 14, 2007 6:01:00 AM EST
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nonymous said...
Random media thoughts:
[1] I already miss Abby Ham.
[2] Why can't the people running master control for Channel 10 get the 11pm news right? And what is this continuing problem with the latenight Tennessee Lottery spot? (It ends and then the image stays unchanged on the screen for 30 or 40 seconds.)
[3] Dan Farkas has returned to his sing-song little girl voice.
[4] Channel 8 should lose the country bumpkins reporters and hire someone who can talk sensibly. (This refers to reporters, not anchors.)
[5] Channel 6 needs to buy a bucket of personality and then give everyone a saucerfull before going on the air.
[6] Knoxville radio remains lame. And why does a station change its format to oldies and then signs on with a network? No local involvement = death to the latest format flavor.
[7] Mexican radio in Knoxville is a waste of time and space. Si.
[8] The Froggy station wins by default because everyone else is so bad. Bad as in no good.
[9] Has WIMZ begun the long slide downward? Perenially number three in the market, they now have fallen to fourth.
[10] The News-Sentinel is great because they provide all the news and commentary that we need. Yeah, and my dog's farts smell like roses, too.
Monday, November 5, 2007 3:18:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
Yeah, and my dog's farts smell like roses, too."
So does mine!
Monday, November 5, 2007 10:39:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
[6] Knoxville radio remains lame. And why does a station change its format to oldies and then signs on with a network? No local involvement = death to the latest format flavor."
Last week it was jump on Star or whatever they are calling that station now? So after being on IVK for the last few years I went over and gave it a try.
The morning show spent over 15 minutes talking about a little boy who peed in church. No really at least 15 and there was no punch line? One of them said they wore depends on the air to see if they would leak but outside of that it just went on and no.
I gave up, went back to IVK and then for some reason tried them again. This time they were talking about a dog that peed in the house.
Freddy was doing Chicken Hawk on WDVX and it was just nice to leave the pee station and hear anything that at least tried to be funny!
The morning show on Star was so boring..don't take my word for it go over and listen yourself.
Tuesday, November 6, 2007 9:23:00 AM EST
Anonymous said...
Walker, who is this dumbass who keeps talking about correcting your spelling on the knoxviews.com blog, when he cannot even spell words in his own post correctly. He writes "racists" instead of "racist."
Tuesday, November 6, 2007 8:36:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
"[9] Has WIMZ begun the long slide downward? Perenially number three in the market, they now have fallen to fourth. "
Now 5th 12+ behind WNOX The Big Talker (aka WIVK's stepchild/bitch). But they still kick ass in 2nd place in many demos afternoon drive.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007 12:17:00 AM EST
Anonymous said...
"[7] Mexican radio in Knoxville is a waste of time and space. Si."
AMEN!!!! I enjoyed the country on 93.5 two years ago, and WKGN's adult urban format on 1340 did well. Both signals are now screwed, hardly showing up in a diary. Thank a Jose the next time you see one.
----
"[1] I already miss Abby Ham."
Watch Channel 8 in the morning for some great talent, and looks. Those guys may be number 3 but they have FUN on the air. Stacey is better looking than Abby anyway.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007 12:22:00 AM EST
Anonymous said...
Regarding random media thoughts:
You think WATE people should get more personality--have more fun on the air? Consider this quote on mixing news and entertainment from Jim Lehrer (know who he is?)
"You want to be entertained? Go to the circus, please."
Wednesday, November 7, 2007 8:30:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
"[6] Knoxville radio remains lame. And why does a station change its format to oldies and then signs on with a network? No local involvement = death to the latest format flavor."
Agreed. 103.5 maybe does worse in the mornings because it is satellite instead of local. Stupid, LONG, boring chit chat on music stations in the mornings (or anytime) is a recipe for disaster. And the oldies station using a satellite network--just what we need--more narrow-minded programming using a small core of music instead of the huge variety that's available. Yep. Smart stuff there. And now someone's started Christmas music this week--I'll be puking on Santa by the week before Christmas if I listen to six weeks of this stuff. Anyone who plays Christmas music the first week of November should be horsewhipped. WIVK didn't win Station of the Year this year. The cash cow's udders must be dry right now. But the News-Sentinel is still great--8 out of 10 birds like it but hope they start using a round format so it fits in the cage better.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007 11:39:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
"WIVK didn't win Station of the Year this year. The cash cow's udders must be dry right now."
Hey guy, if you are referring to CMA Station of the Year, the Counrty Music Association has a rule that if you win one year, you can't win the next. Which is why we typically win every other year.
Our share might be down slightly, but our cume is up in key demos.
Thursday, November 8, 2007 4:39:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
Channel 10 used to be real good in airing local news in a technical sort of way. They never made mistakes. What happened? They must be using the Arby's monkeys to run their control board, especially at 6pm and 11pm. No, wait, nevermind. The Arby's monkeys have coordination.
Friday, November 9, 2007 6:14:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
Our share might be down slightly, but our cume is up in key demos."
WHich says folks come over and get the time and then they go back to the station they really like.
cume is a joke from hell and is often used by stations that can t get folks to stay with them.
IVK is down...so is the rest of the market!
Friday, November 9, 2007 10:37:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
WATE doesn't need "personality."
It needs a news philosophy beyond "let's scare the shit out of everybody" with pointless stories covered by newbie reporters whose idea of compelling television is how many consultant cliche's they can pack into a 1:30.
Out of four hires, three are blonde women with barely a smattering of experience.
Can you tell them apart?
The NEWS Station?
Please.
Saturday, November 10, 2007 12:29:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
Dan Farkas makes me tingly all over, but afterwards I usually get the runs.
Monday, November 12, 2007 6:21:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
Dan Farkas makes me tingly all over, but afterwards I usually get the runs."
OK I don't care if you are from WATE and getting your ass kicked...what you just wrote is..is..is...DAMN FUNNY!
Monday, November 12, 2007 6:23:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
Hey WBIR...we don't care if you are taking up for the illegal aliens that are sucking up our benefits here in east Tennessee. They are not welcome here. Your attempts to change public opinion on this will be futile except for some liberal pussies. In the end, it shows how much channel 10 has gone to hell. Legal aliens? Fine. Illegals? Ship 'em out. Bunch of culo chingaderas. Channel 10 u suck.
Nov 5, 2007
With all the dust being kicked up about radio
the staff and management would like to offer
you a nice quiet harbor that consists of
music you will NEVER find on main
stream radio and few if any folks
talking!
WHOLE WHEAT RADIO
is found only on the web and does a
great job playing non
focus group approved music. If
you are sick of the same
thing over and over then this
Alaskan adventure just might be
your new favorite way to pretend to
be working!
SAY IT AIN'T SO POPPA!
Rosie O’Donnell in Talks to Join MSNBC
MONDAY and the knives were OUT!
Wow kids you sure do have mixed feelings about
the return of Don Imus.
As always the edit staff
never locks the gate on comment writers
and as always the good and the ugly
are allowed to post!
Management did say the comments
from proponents of the small
Knoxville/Maryville blog (knoxviews.com)
were just a touch off base.
First unlike the Alcoa dude who
runs the thing we never ban
anyone and we welcome all points of
view. Second unlike the far left
folks who post there we lean between the
middle and the far right and third
when posters from their far left
bunker drop by to take shots we
only call them out when they
are spewing unsubstantiated
DNC generated talking points.
That said there is truth
to the post that some of our
staff has been banned for
posting on their blog. Naturally
they just changed certain wireless
doo dads on their computer and started
posting again under new names. So
far 3 of them are flying well under
the "we hate republican" radar at
knoxviews.com and giggling wildly
when they see their posts come up!
In the shell of a nut...all
are welcome here..keep um coming cause
as has been said in the past..your
POSTS beat the living doo doo out of
most of the stuff Staff writes!
Here be the stuff from last week!
Anonymous said...
Sorry but DON is nothing more than a racists.
He went after the basketball
team because they were both BLACK and WOMEN!
He should never be on the radio again.
As for those who got him fired they
are outstanding men who fight for their people!
Yes WE are very proud of them and only the nut
wing right side of the page thinks
they are out for their own gain.
Your far right blog is
typical of the haters in this country!
Friday, November 2, 2007 10:57:00 AM EST
Anonymous said...
Sharpton and the Rev will now focus all their
attention on "Dog" the bounty hunter,
since he used the dreaded "N" word several times,
and made some remarks to his son during a "PRIVATE"
phone conversation...his beloved son recorded
daddy and sold the audio to the Enquirer..
so I-MAN can come out with both barrels
blazing and catch the dynamic duo off
guard while they fight another racist in
Hawaii!!!....
Friday, November 2, 2007 1:28:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
Can't you understand in
this country when you go
after a race of people like
Don Imus did you have to
suffer for your actions?
Black journalists should meet
with this new boss and they
should let the world know they
are going to be watching him
every step of the way.
When he starts his hate
speak again they should
jump on him and this time keep him down!
Slaves are free now and
Don better watch his back.
This is the most racists blog in
Knoxville and should be
watched as we are doing!
Go away!
Friday, November 2, 2007 1:44:00 PM EST
TheTruth said...
"Anonymous said...
Can't you understand in
this country when you
go after a race of people
like Don Imus did you have to
suffer for your actions?"
Hey you anonymous pussy,
YOU and the rest of the
bigoted Sharptons of the world
are the REAL racists!
You go away!
I'd like to meet you in an
alley and knock some sense into your head.
Again, Don Imus is a great broadcaster.
Sharpton is the racist.
I'm glad I got to shut a
door in his face when he
gave a speech on the UT campus two years ago.
Friday, November 2, 2007 3:36:00 PM EST
The Patriot said...
Citadel Broadcasting should tell the black journalists
to kiss their ass.
This group won't let
it go when the rest of the country,
including the Rutgers women's team,
has moved on. Instead of trying to
keep Imus off the air,
they should put their efforts
into motivating the black community
into taking care of their families
with honest jobs instead of selling
drugs and stealing. Jes tellin da truth.
People like Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson
don't really care about the issues;
they just want to keep getting money
from organizations instead of earning
an honest living. Oh yeah,
liberalism will be the biggest danger
to the Western World since communism.
The left sucks. Eat some of dat, you a-holes.
Sunday, November 4, 2007 11:18:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
Imus frequently is a blow-hard ass.
He's the original shock-jock.
But racist, he is not.
He made a dumb remark
about a women's basketball team. He apologized.
That should end it.
Citadel owes NOBODY,
least of all that "Klansman with a Tan"
ANY kind of an explanation whatsoever.
Hiring Imus is a business decision.
Listeners, or lack thereof,
will determine whether it's the CORRECT
business decision.
I'm a liberal. But
I've taken about as much of these moral hypocrites,
spewing their verbal dysentery, as I can stand.
Before anybody calls anybody else
a bigot, best he/she look in the mirror.
Monday, November 5, 2007 1:41:00 AM EST
Anonymous said...
I think it is wonderful
that certain black writers and
TV producers are keeping Imus under wraps.
There is no doubt the WHITE power brokers will
eventually cut his from their stations
and when it happens it will because of us!
You can't say things like
he said and have us allow you to come
back to work. We were freed many years ago!
Monday, November 5, 2007 11:33:00 AM EST
Anonymous said...
This is the most radical WHITE blog
I have ever read. There are OTHER
people in this country who think
Don Imus should not only not come
back to work but should also put
his money where is mouth is and
support things like the work Rev.
Jackson
and Rev. Sharpton are doing!
I so agree with knoxviews.com
and their banning of YOU and
your insanity from their blog it
is also wonderful that you are
no longer writing for the
Halls News they don't need or
WANT your type of racists comments in their paper!
Monday, November 5, 2007 11:39:00 AM EST
Anonymous said...
Funny you bring up knoxviews.com!
They are a great voice for the
left in Knoxville but they also
hate Don Imus and understand
his views are just the old "white
man" point of view.
They also are a member
of the party with the big umbrella
and it includes even right wing nuts
like you and those who read this garbage!
The man behind knoxviews.com
is not a racists like the writer of this blog and he has the well
being of both knoxville and now maryville
at heart when he keeps posters OFF his blog!
Before you chastise knoxviews
why don't you read it and
if you have the nerve sign up and post.
Be careful though there are great writers
on there and they will correct
your spelling and at times
they will correct your far right thoughts!
Monday, November 5, 2007 12:15:00 PM EST
Nov 1, 2007
BACK TO WORK!
On a personal note I am just beyond excited (hard to get beyond anything at my advanced age) about the return of Don Imus.
NEW THIS AFTERNOON...
Al Sharpton Says Citadel
Should Meet With Journalists
Don Imus' apparent new employer,
Citadel Broadcasting, has been keeping
the National Association of Black Journalists
waiting since early last
week on the association's
request for "dialogue" over Citadel's reported
plans to put Imus back on the air in seven weeks."
HANG ON JUST A SECOND AL!!!
I think it is way out of
line that Citadel would
even CONSIDER meeting with
your shills AND now that the
meeting never happened CITADEL
gets a big GOLD STAR!!!
Al...DON IS GOING BACK TO WORK
AND HE IS GOING TO MAKE A PILE OF
MONEY! Citadel does NOT HAVE TO
TALK TO OR EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE YOU
AND YOUR BACKERS EVEN EXIST!
Yep, Al this is America where
people can hire people without
the BLESSING of anyone and certainly
without the licking of your BOOTS!
GO GET UM DON!
ANY radio dude or dudetta who has ever had outsiders
pound on a GM’s door demanding your
head will understand the empowerment
Imus has given us!
He took it from
the left, took it from the right, and really took it in the back
and guess what he not only
lived to write the book
he got a multi million dollar deal out of the mess!
Even with less than credible critics
still snapping at his heals
Don is headed right back to the airwaves
and we are all hoping he brings
the same sardonic humor with him.
Reports are most if not all of his crew will be on the show and the best news is Don has sharpened his ax! I hope he spends the first MONTH
nailing the race baiters and phony socialists
who worked so hard to
both get him both fired and ruined!
Take their heads off at the neck I man!
In yet another left sided debate held while most
were last minute pumpkin shopping...NBC's MR MEET THE
PRESS got on the wrong side of the networks
endorsed presidential candidate.
Granted more folks are watching the RFD Channel (hey
give it a shot..tant half bad) than these
softball exchanges between the democratic hopefuls
and their media lap dawgs BUT what made this one
special was how Hillary is now after one of
those who kiss her ring! Great fun to watch
as they (the far left media and the far left
dem candidates) start to eat their young.
Left over SPOOK!
Lots of talk about ORBS this time
of the year. Some think they are
balls of energy others think they
are ghosts or at the least related
to things that go bump in the night.
Here is Ms Molly having dinner
with one of those visitors..look
above her.
BOO
Oct 28, 2007
BOO
Happy HOWL O WEEEEEEEENER!
IT IS HERE!! TIME TO BE SCARED!
WANTA GO GHOST HUNTING?
In KNOXVILLE here be
a few PLACES to check OUT!
Any places listed in the Haunted Places requires permission to visit or investigate. Many of the places are patrolled by the authorities, trespassers will be prosecuted.
Knoxville - Baker Peters Jazz Club - Baker Peters Jazz Club is a known haunted site in Knoxville. Now a trendy & expensive Jazz bar, it was once a Civil War era residence. The baseline of the story goes that the house was built by a Dr. James Harvey Baker. Dr. Baker's allegiances in the war are disputed; some have him on the side of the Confederates, others have him as neutral. Either way, he did have at least one son that we know of named Abner who fought staunchly for the Confederates (other versions have Dr. Baker with TWO sons on opposing sides of the war). During an invasion by the Union army in 1864, Dr. Baker was treating wounded Confederates in his home when the Union army arrived and demanded the surrender of the men in the house. Dr. Baker refused and barricaded himself and in his bedroom. The Yankees invaded the house, raced upstairs and shot him through the door. Upon returning home, 22 yr old Abner vowed revenge on the person who informed the Yankees that his father harbored Confederates. He did kill the informer, a postmaster, but was later killed by the informer's friends in a return act of revenge. Legend has it that Abner has refused to leave the house that he and his family fought so hard to retain. The house went through several changes of hands before becoming a jazz bar, which was likely very disrupting to whatever spirits are there. Baker Peters claims to have a framed photo of what looks like Abner's ghostly reflection posted somewhere in the restaurant. Other accounts report employees experiencing chills, hearing whispering, objects moving or being thrown from shelves and breaking, and even (in the early days) discovering a hanging candelabra in a dining room with the candle holders twisted downward.
Knoxville - Bijou Theater - Rumors has it that this theater located in the middle of the city is haunted by a man. The theater was once some kind of army hospital way back when. It gained publicity by local radio station...Voices and even sightings have been heard there.
Knoxville - Halls High School - It is said that in the late 1970's a young girl was having a fight with her boyfriend at the top of the stairs by the office when he pushed her and she fell to the bottom of the stairs. He left her to bleed to death. When the boyfriend got nervous, he went back to where he had left her and she wasn't there. No one knew where the girl had went and he told no one of what he had done. She was filed under "missing persons" and no one ever found her. One year later on the day of her murder, the boyfriend was on his way home from a party when he was stabbed and killed and left for dead. No weapon was ever recovered nor was anyone ever convicted. It is said that is was his high school girlfriend that came back from the dead to avenge her murder. Supposedly, many strange things happened in that stairwell that caused the school board to close it up. The doors are locked and it now leads to nowhere cause it has been built up at the top. There are many boxes of storage in there and no student is to be allowed in there at anytime. At night it has been reported that janitors can hear arguing, and sometimes you may even hear something falling down them.
Knoxville - HillCrest-North Nursing Home - Building "B" - was built in 1951,the oldest wing of the Nursing Home was originally used as a T.B. Hospital and years later turned into a Nursing Home. The building is of the Art-Deco style and has six floors and a basement. Many who have worked here, have seen ghosts. The ghosts have been of dead people who have worked there years ago, such as Nurses and Maintenance Men who still feel compassionate towards the building and residents. Hillcrest is known for it's caring staff. Living and Deceased.
Knoxville - Lakeshore Asylum - The original structure burned down in the 1920's, but the gutted ruins remain. People have reported hearing the screams of patients being beaten and shackles being thrown around.
Knoxville - Lennox Place - Lennox subdivision - Not many of the neighbors want to talk about it but some do. The whole Lennox subdivision has experienced ghosts. It is not a house but many houses that see the same ghosts. A man with white hair, in a long nightgown. A young girl with long blonde hair. They are mischievous mostly and not mean. They like to open people's garage doors in the middle of the night. Rattle dishes. Unlock doors during daytime when the owners are away so that they come home and their house is wide open.
Knoxville - Old Grey Cemetery - Supposedly haunted by a black shape. Mainly seen late at night moving through the tombstones.
Knoxville - University of Tennessee campus - Strong Hall - The Women's Residence Hall, Strong, is said to be haunted by the ghost of one of the first female students to attend the school. It is said that she appears in the lobby mirror every year on her birthday. Students have reported strange noises at night, and Sophie, the ghost, is said to take a dislike of sexual indiscretions.December 2003 Addition: "Sophie"... One of the most popular rumors is that the 4th floor Resident Asst's room is considered to be "Sophie's" room and that anyone assigned to that room is teasingly/affectionately nicknamed "Sophie's Roommate". Some have even gone so far as to say that no one RA has lasted more than a year in that room. While Sophie is generally depicted as a benevolent spirit who wants to ensure that the women of Strong uphold their moral decency, many younger students are afraid of her still.
My favorite “media” memories of Halloween were writing stories about what the local radio mob was doing to scare up some ratings. Two of my favorites were when the original Mark and Kim of Star spent the evening in the basement of
Baker Peters on that special night. Kim could tell you stories! The other was the time Mike Hammond and the WIVK kids spent Halloween night ghost hunting in the Bijou.
Real media haunts include the old WIVK building on Kingston Pike (Old timers can tell you some “basement” stories that will curl your hair)..and the mansion on Broadway where WATE has their studios and offices. That joint’s owner was stone cold dead for five days in the manse before anyone found him and folks have said they can still smell him cooking breakfast upstairs!
The current SCARY story in radio has to be the reports that the morning guy on WWST flew into a rant about his competition on the FROG and reportedly said they (the WIVK morning show) were doing 80s radio? Bless his heart if that means they are doing news, bits, taking calls on the air, giving stuff away and playing the hits then he might wanta give it a try! From the numbers it sure looks like more than a few listeners “prefer” 80s radio over long protracted rants he allegedly engages in!
WIVK-FM Citadel Country 25.2 23.5 20.6 21.1 19.6
WWST-FM Journal CHR/Top 40 7.1 8.1 7.7 7.1 7.2
As always your comments are welcome and remember if you are going to roll a yard or soap a window please go with biodegradable products! Al Gore would so appreciate it!
Here are the latest comments…ADD YOURS NOW
Anyone hear the rant from Marc on STAR about how bad the WIVK morning show was?
He was out of the box in insults and even Kim was still!
Who is this guy and why would he go off on a show that has 2.9X the listeners as his?
Friday, October 26, 2007 6:21:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
Radio is dead because it has no
idea how to get people to listen!
Music is so not the answer because MUSIC is found around every
corner!
How about some FUN?
Could work?
Friday, October 26, 2007 6:23:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
Yeah...heard that rant about ivk the other morning..he always does that...why in the world would you even bring up that station...but he is always bashing them...would be different if their show was kicking their ass...but thats not the case...Kim and Frank were kinda speechless...letting the dude rant...but of course, he always seems to think he's better and smarter than everyone else anyway,so there ya go..
Saturday, October 27, 2007 3:47:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
I think Hal Hill beat Marc and Kim 12+ this time for goodness sakes!
Sunday, October 28, 2007 7:59:00 AM EST
Anonymous said...
guess he figures if he gives them down the road,it might make a few more listeners turn their way...but that station is always smashed by ivk....they should say were Number 1 ...right after the toad station...they would be correct it most all books...wonder if he knows how much of a cry baby that makes him sound...feel sorry for the other 2 having to hear that crap all the time...
Sunday, October 28, 2007 8:32:00 AM EST
Anonymous said...
Kim and Frank are class acts, but that Mark Anthony dude is a bald, jealous, big piece of crap who would likely not do well in a market bigger than Knoxville. Maybe he is jealous because WIVK, a station double the size of his, would NEVER hire him. Whoopdie-do, you work at Star 102.1, who gives a crap!
That station is not established and has sucked since the end of the old U-102 days. Mark is NOT a reflection of the local market and should leave. At least Kim has been in Knoxville radio for years and Frank is polite enough to adapt; heck Frank has worked at all three of the big radio groups in Knoxville over the past five years, and has still seen fit to stay.
I think it's funny how WIVK now has a part time jock named Mark Anthony as well!
Sunday, October 28, 2007 6:45:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
Is the guy on the pop station Marc or Mark? Was there a Mark before this Mark?
I do remember Frank when he was on with Phil at WIMZ and we really enjoyed hearing him when we drove the kids to school, he was really funny and added class to the show.
Why don't they use him more? I agree that Mark or Marc adds very little to the show and most mornings sounds like he has a chip on his shoulder!
Monday, October 29, 2007 8:56:00 AM EST
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Oct 22, 2007
KIDS
remember last week when the MEGA paper ran those
radio ratings? LOL
here be the REAL ONES!
No let me talk to you like
a brother IN law!
I think WIVK is trying to
get folks who pay THAT DAMN MUCH
for a SPOT... to think like it is 1999!
No really...the world of local radio is
shrinking faster than a T shirt bought
at Wally World! I so believe they
(WIVK) are twisting and turning
in the ratings wind right now
cause the playing field has been
so BLOWN up! That said,
you do what you want and you believe what you
want but the next time the big paper runs
RATINGS..Please hang around for this tired ass
blog and let us link YOU to the truth!
Oct 15, 2007
I just got this:
Keep Michael Grider of WNOX and his brother in your thoughts and prayers. Jonathan Grider was stabbed in Oak Ridge...including having his throat slashed...and is now at UT Med Ctr.
Michael has had to go from reporter to now being a spokesman for the family. I can only imagine the stress he is experiencing.
Jay Kersting,
Good WEDNESDAY morning!
The HISTORIC KNOXVILLE RADIO site has a really cool old poster of the line up from the long dead WETE!
The station was the AM radio side of WATE
television and evolved into WRJZ in 1976.
The CEO of the blog managed to get a job
doing afternoons there after a guy
let it slip that there was an opening
and said “guy” was going to apply.
Both the Boss and this guy were
working at WKGN and not knowing that
the Boss was a veteran of many
radio back stabbings
he shared the super secret
info of an opening at WETE with him.
Quickly the Boss exited the control room
found a phone and called the WETE Program Director.
Being familiar with his
snappy wit, fine deep voice, the Boss's $110.00 a week salary
Don Patrick (WETE PD) hired the Boss
on the phone for a knee rattling salary of $145.00 a WEEK!
Moving from WKGN to WETE
was like going from the penthouse to the outhouse.
The Famous 1340 was
slick, played hit tunes, and was a jumping off
place for announcers to move to bigger markets.
WETE was an eclectic group
of really great announcers
coupled with a sales/management staff that made Herb Tarlek look like a genius.
All in all WETE was great fun
and as is said so often in radio
the inmates truly did run the institution!
NEW...the L I N K S are now in white. The staff said it was much
easier to find them with the new color format.
For some odd reason the BIG PAPER ran a look
at the radio ratings over the weekend.
Friends if you want to see CURRENT ratings
and find out just where all the dawgs are
running in the race just click right
HERE! Yep, the numbers the BIG PAPER
ran were correct but again if you want
CURRENT numbers..as in what is going
on RIGHT NOW in local radio tap
that new WHITE link!
IMUS is back according to Drudge
be sure to check their site today
for more details. Right now they
are saying he will be starting December
3rd.
I just hope he returns spitting nails and
fire at those who slithered around in the
dark to get him canned. I also hope he remembers
his last day on the air and how H. FORD Jr.
ran under the rug on him! GO DON..WELCOME
BACK!
AL GORE WINS THE BIGGGUN!
Vote early and often on
the question about Al Gore
winning a prize for
PEACE by boring us with
a movie on his thoughts
on the environment!
As we all have been told
by Al he is very big on
going GREEN and because
we believe in equal time
we found a great inside
link outlining some of his
biggest ideas on
how to give MOTHER EARTH A BIG WET KISS.
Please check it out
before you vote!
Also before you vote
on Al Gore's big win you
might want to take a look at
what SCIENTISTS are saying about
global warming and Albert's
point of view!
More to come as it happens...be sure to check
Drudge for the newest details on the long
awaited return of DON IMUS!
And as always after
you vote feel free to
drop in your comments!
Oct 8, 2007
FLASH!!!!!!BREAKING WIND...BREAKING NEWS...
BREAKING WIND!
NBC Universal is dropping the curtain on "beautiful downtown Burbank."
THEY ARE COMING OUT OF THE
WOODWORK TO KEEP DON FROM WORKING?
WHO ARE THESE "GROUPS" WHO
WANT TO TAKE AWAY A MAN'S RIGHT
TO WORK IN THIS COUNTRY?
Don Imus wants back on the radio
and so do the millions who miss
the man.
This afternoon an
obscure group called the
The National Association of
Black Journalists...show of
hands of ANYONE WHO KNOWS ANYONE
IN THIS GROUP?? Yea me either..anyway
THEY are trying to STOP this
man from earning a living in
the United States Of America!
I hope those suits trying to
hire DON give these NAOBJ folks
a GIANT MIDDLE FINGER!
Dang it Don fight these guys
and get back on the air!
Commissioner Scott Moore
calls meeting to discuss
possibility of special election!
OH YEA YOU KIDS IN KVLE
REALLY DO NEED TO ELECT
MORE OF THE SAME AND FAST!
GREAT WIN!!!!
SPORTS RADIO CALLERS ARE
IN A QUANDARY..GAY STREET QUARTER BACKS
CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO
CONTINUE THEIR HATE FOR
PHIL!
Restful weekend after the fine
win. It is easy to hate Florida
but Georgia is another matter. Their
school is located in a really
good little burg and I have never
visited their campus on game
day in orange without having
a very cute GA sorority
girl give me a quality cussing!
A drunk blond gal stumbling out of
antebellum home with fire in her
eyes is as southern as a visit
to The Varsity!
Enjoyed some fellowship with
a retired Sentinel (local paper in
Knoxville, TN)writer this weekend and
he ask what I thought of the trial
outcome.
Humbled that he would
ask I tried to form my thoughts
for a succinct and clear answer.
The best I could come up with was,
"I loved it!" I added that the
paper was the ONLY media outlet
with the resources and the hanger
downs to take on the folks what run
local government. I also said
the fun part now was to see how
the shadow players are coming out
to both endorse the ruling and
try to take credit for it!
Knoxville is just great fun to
watch from a safe distance. The
big question now is when will the
SIXTY MINUTES crew be landing at
TYS?
Have you tried this
blog yet?
What makes it a beautiful thing
is the gate keeper has
opened the door to all
former radio kids and their
cloudy memories of the way
it was. Take it from one
who ran with that pack, there
is NOTHING they love more
than to talk about..themselves!
If you are
local be SURE to drop in
and slide back to the days
when the radio was actually
something you wanted to
listen to!
As always vote early and
often in our poll...post
about anything and check back
for cracking news!!!!!!
BREAKING WIND!
NBC Universal is dropping the curtain on "beautiful downtown Burbank."
THEY ARE COMING OUT OF THE
WOODWORK TO KEEP DON FROM WORKING?
WHO ARE THESE "GROUPS" WHO
WANT TO TAKE AWAY A MAN'S RIGHT
TO WORK IN THIS COUNTRY?
Don Imus wants back on the radio
and so do the millions who miss
the man.
This afternoon an
obscure group called the
The National Association of
Black Journalists...show of
hands of ANYONE WHO KNOWS ANYONE
IN THIS GROUP?? Yea me either..anyway
THEY are trying to STOP this
man from earning a living in
the United States Of America!
I hope those suits trying to
hire DON give these NAOBJ folks
a GIANT MIDDLE FINGER!
Dang it Don fight these guys
and get back on the air!
Commissioner Scott Moore
calls meeting to discuss
possibility of special election!
OH YEA YOU KIDS IN KVLE
REALLY DO NEED TO ELECT
MORE OF THE SAME AND FAST!
GREAT WIN!!!!
SPORTS RADIO CALLERS ARE
IN A QUANDARY..GAY STREET QUARTER BACKS
CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO
CONTINUE THEIR HATE FOR
PHIL!
Restful weekend after the fine
win. It is easy to hate Florida
but Georgia is another matter. Their
school is located in a really
good little burg and I have never
visited their campus on game
day in orange without having
a very cute GA sorority
girl give me a quality cussing!
A drunk blond gal stumbling out of
antebellum home with fire in her
eyes is as southern as a visit
to The Varsity!
Enjoyed some fellowship with
a retired Sentinel (local paper in
Knoxville, TN)writer this weekend and
he ask what I thought of the trial
outcome.
Humbled that he would
ask I tried to form my thoughts
for a succinct and clear answer.
The best I could come up with was,
"I loved it!" I added that the
paper was the ONLY media outlet
with the resources and the hanger
downs to take on the folks what run
local government. I also said
the fun part now was to see how
the shadow players are coming out
to both endorse the ruling and
try to take credit for it!
Knoxville is just great fun to
watch from a safe distance. The
big question now is when will the
SIXTY MINUTES crew be landing at
TYS?
Have you tried this
blog yet?
What makes it a beautiful thing
is the gate keeper has
opened the door to all
former radio kids and their
cloudy memories of the way
it was. Take it from one
who ran with that pack, there
is NOTHING they love more
than to talk about..themselves!
If you are
local be SURE to drop in
and slide back to the days
when the radio was actually
something you wanted to
listen to!
As always vote early and
often in our poll...post
about anything and check back
for cracking news!!!!!!
Oct 4, 2007
IF GA BEATS UT THIS AFTERNOON
WHO CARES!
PEARL AND THE BOYS ARE
TUNING UP!!!
GO VOLS
NEWS BREAKING LIKE THE WIND!
AS OF NOON TODAY (FRIDAY OCT 5) KNOXVILLE
HAS NO SHERIFF AND TWELVE HOLES
IN THEIR HALF CIRCLE OF RULERS!
AL AND JESSIE ARE SILENT
AS THE DUKE PLAYERS BEGIN
TO LAW THE HECK OUT OF
THE CITY AND THE DA!
WHAT A WONDERFUL WEEK WE JUST HAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FOUR of the stories that made us go,
DANG were:
1.. THE DAN FARKUS!!! Friends in all fairness I think this guy is
doing OK. Before you jump on him too hard check out his pedigree!
2.. THE RUSH LIMBAUGH! Lord help I had
NO idea when the "STAFF" said in the
afternoon meeting we needed
to talk about RUSH LIMBAUGH the
pure HATE and rage it would generate!
I was so AGAINST talking about the guy!
Heck everyone knows just the mention
of the man's name makes the far
far left grow fangs and pool
massive amounts of spittle!
I was told my vote didn't count
because I was crippled by age. We
ran the story and boy did the rats
come out of their HOLES!!!!!
You commented and commented and
KEPT COMMENTING! As always
here is RUSH'S SIDE.
3..THE DON IMUS! Kids how
cool or NOT COOL would it be
to have this wonderful old curmudgeon
on the air right here in KNOXPATCH!
You naturally had thoughts on the
return of the Don and they were
as always WONDERFUL!
4..WATE FIRED BY FOX!
Brothers and sisters we
SAID it was just a rumor but
certain posters took it
to heart and embraced it
as FACT! Staff wants you
to know the story is still
in the rumor box until
the WATE MOLE says
the deal is done!
As aways..YOU the POSTER
made the blog a heck of a read last week!
THANK YOU and if you would like to continue to
post this weekend...fire at WILL!
The great POSTS from last week!!!!
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 8:21:00 AM EST
Anonymous said...
Why is everyone picking on the Fark
Man? He is a nice guy and knows his sports.
Go after that old woman who anchors on 6 or the fat fool that cooks on 8. Leave Fark Man alone!
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 8:23:00 AM EST
Anonymous said...
That fat fool on 8 helps WVLT keep their reign in the 12 Noon news block. (Plus the Price is Right and their new fat fool)
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 9:03:00 AM EST
Anonymous said...
I just checked this blog..what a ridiculous waste of time.
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 12:52:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
The Fark IS irritating. I don't want a nice guy who reads the sports like he is talking to pre-schoolers. Maybe the above poster has a crush (even a mancrush) on him.
And I like that Fat Fool on Channel 8 at noon. He keeps people tuned in for the whole half hour and not bailing after the weather. The other two stations noon hours are very boring. And sucky.
No wonder Knoxville radio is so bad. There are so many stupid people running the statios it boggles the mind. They'll never learn, so they can kiss their assets goodbye.
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 1:06:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
I hate the damn Democrats. They will really screw up the country if they get totally in charge.
The left is so desperate that they will latch onto two words uttered by Rush Limbaugh, take them out of context, and then beat a dead horse over and over, all in an effort to take attention away from the moveon.org fiasco.
Almost every aspect of what the Democrats do is hateful and devious. They hate Bush and the right so much they will do anything to get power. But it WILL backfire on them. They learned from Bill Clinton a long time ago to lie and lie and lie and keep on lying, and to not shut up.
Those lying Democrats are wanting to legislate the Fairness Doctrine for talk radio and television. Because their Communistic ideas are not popular enough with real people to keep an audience. So they want to jam it down out throats. It won't work, and I pray that the Fairness Doctrine never becomes law. Because it is not fair. It reeks of Stalinism.
Some idiots post on this blog criticizing the Right, Republicans, Bush and Rush. As always, no new ideas, just blame and hate. Got news for ya--the folks on Fox are keeping the leftist networks from dealing propaganda to the masses. Someone to call the networks on their lies. Fox is not going away, and is becoming more popular than ever.
I firmly believe that if this country ever falls, it will be from within, and likely because Democrats and the Left failed the country. They'll let terrorism grow, let the damn Mexicans take over because they don't have the stones to patrol the border correctly, let China and Russia drive us into the ground economically, and weaken our military because they don't like them. To hell with them all.
I hate the damn left. And if you don't agree with me, you can kiss my ass.
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 1:23:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
I just checked this blog..what a ridiculous waste of time.
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 12:52:00 PM EST"
I agree and here are the reasons.
I work for WATE and just because we are dropping FOX at ten is no reason to say they are mad and dropping us. We have a great news product at 11 and because we often rank higher than WBIR at that time we are tired of doing stories at 10 that they try to run out and cover before 11.
Also the link to Rush was a black eye to anyone who posts on Gene's blog at WATE of knoxviews.com
Both are great blogs and certainly do NOT need the hate speak that comes from this blog.
Unlike the author of this blog I have and still do work in media. It is so obvious this person has never been where I have been and is nothing more than a viewer. Until they have put in a few YEARS working for a real radio or television station they should stop trying to lie to professionals!
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 1:24:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
I am a professional broadcaster with over 30 years experience. There is a lot of lying on this blog, but it seems to come mostly from liberals.
If these tv and radio stations are operated so well, why are there so many problems with them? It's fun to sit back and read the tit for tat volleys fired here. One thing is constant from generation to generation. There's always an abundance of stupid people.
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 1:42:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
I don't know who that person was that said they work for WATE but I really do and I had no idea FOX was going to drop us!
I wonder when they are going to tell our staff? Does anyone know if there are going to be other cut backs? Come on please fill us in.
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 1:43:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
Anonymous said...
I just checked this blog..what a ridiculous waste of time
Then why are YOU here? You like it and you know it. heh heh
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 1:44:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
I love WIVK in the morning and I do not want a bigot on when I drive my children to school
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 2:27:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
We got Imus off the are and we will also get Rush off the air.
Watch what you let POST here or we may have you taken off also!
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 3:55:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
We all just need to get together and have some drinks...
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 7:36:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
I love don imus and he always was talking about country music so
i am sure he would be a great one to do mornings at IVK. When does he start?
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 10:35:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
QUOTE-"We got Imus off the are and we will also get Rush off the air. Watch what you let POST here or we may have you taken off also!"
Spoken like a true fascist. Although I will say that Imus took himself off the air. Had he not made that verbal slip, he would still be on the air and YOU wouldn't have made a difference at all. The comment about Rush? I suppose a Democratic-led Congress and a Democratic president could begin to take our freedoms away. One more reason for the Right to keep the fascists out of power.
Thursday, October 4, 2007 4:58:00 AM EST
WHO CARES!
PEARL AND THE BOYS ARE
TUNING UP!!!
GO VOLS
NEWS BREAKING LIKE THE WIND!
AS OF NOON TODAY (FRIDAY OCT 5) KNOXVILLE
HAS NO SHERIFF AND TWELVE HOLES
IN THEIR HALF CIRCLE OF RULERS!
AL AND JESSIE ARE SILENT
AS THE DUKE PLAYERS BEGIN
TO LAW THE HECK OUT OF
THE CITY AND THE DA!
WHAT A WONDERFUL WEEK WE JUST HAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FOUR of the stories that made us go,
DANG were:
1.. THE DAN FARKUS!!! Friends in all fairness I think this guy is
doing OK. Before you jump on him too hard check out his pedigree!
2.. THE RUSH LIMBAUGH! Lord help I had
NO idea when the "STAFF" said in the
afternoon meeting we needed
to talk about RUSH LIMBAUGH the
pure HATE and rage it would generate!
I was so AGAINST talking about the guy!
Heck everyone knows just the mention
of the man's name makes the far
far left grow fangs and pool
massive amounts of spittle!
I was told my vote didn't count
because I was crippled by age. We
ran the story and boy did the rats
come out of their HOLES!!!!!
You commented and commented and
KEPT COMMENTING! As always
here is RUSH'S SIDE.
3..THE DON IMUS! Kids how
cool or NOT COOL would it be
to have this wonderful old curmudgeon
on the air right here in KNOXPATCH!
You naturally had thoughts on the
return of the Don and they were
as always WONDERFUL!
4..WATE FIRED BY FOX!
Brothers and sisters we
SAID it was just a rumor but
certain posters took it
to heart and embraced it
as FACT! Staff wants you
to know the story is still
in the rumor box until
the WATE MOLE says
the deal is done!
As aways..YOU the POSTER
made the blog a heck of a read last week!
THANK YOU and if you would like to continue to
post this weekend...fire at WILL!
The great POSTS from last week!!!!
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 8:21:00 AM EST
Anonymous said...
Why is everyone picking on the Fark
Man? He is a nice guy and knows his sports.
Go after that old woman who anchors on 6 or the fat fool that cooks on 8. Leave Fark Man alone!
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 8:23:00 AM EST
Anonymous said...
That fat fool on 8 helps WVLT keep their reign in the 12 Noon news block. (Plus the Price is Right and their new fat fool)
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 9:03:00 AM EST
Anonymous said...
I just checked this blog..what a ridiculous waste of time.
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 12:52:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
The Fark IS irritating. I don't want a nice guy who reads the sports like he is talking to pre-schoolers. Maybe the above poster has a crush (even a mancrush) on him.
And I like that Fat Fool on Channel 8 at noon. He keeps people tuned in for the whole half hour and not bailing after the weather. The other two stations noon hours are very boring. And sucky.
No wonder Knoxville radio is so bad. There are so many stupid people running the statios it boggles the mind. They'll never learn, so they can kiss their assets goodbye.
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 1:06:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
I hate the damn Democrats. They will really screw up the country if they get totally in charge.
The left is so desperate that they will latch onto two words uttered by Rush Limbaugh, take them out of context, and then beat a dead horse over and over, all in an effort to take attention away from the moveon.org fiasco.
Almost every aspect of what the Democrats do is hateful and devious. They hate Bush and the right so much they will do anything to get power. But it WILL backfire on them. They learned from Bill Clinton a long time ago to lie and lie and lie and keep on lying, and to not shut up.
Those lying Democrats are wanting to legislate the Fairness Doctrine for talk radio and television. Because their Communistic ideas are not popular enough with real people to keep an audience. So they want to jam it down out throats. It won't work, and I pray that the Fairness Doctrine never becomes law. Because it is not fair. It reeks of Stalinism.
Some idiots post on this blog criticizing the Right, Republicans, Bush and Rush. As always, no new ideas, just blame and hate. Got news for ya--the folks on Fox are keeping the leftist networks from dealing propaganda to the masses. Someone to call the networks on their lies. Fox is not going away, and is becoming more popular than ever.
I firmly believe that if this country ever falls, it will be from within, and likely because Democrats and the Left failed the country. They'll let terrorism grow, let the damn Mexicans take over because they don't have the stones to patrol the border correctly, let China and Russia drive us into the ground economically, and weaken our military because they don't like them. To hell with them all.
I hate the damn left. And if you don't agree with me, you can kiss my ass.
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 1:23:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
I just checked this blog..what a ridiculous waste of time.
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 12:52:00 PM EST"
I agree and here are the reasons.
I work for WATE and just because we are dropping FOX at ten is no reason to say they are mad and dropping us. We have a great news product at 11 and because we often rank higher than WBIR at that time we are tired of doing stories at 10 that they try to run out and cover before 11.
Also the link to Rush was a black eye to anyone who posts on Gene's blog at WATE of knoxviews.com
Both are great blogs and certainly do NOT need the hate speak that comes from this blog.
Unlike the author of this blog I have and still do work in media. It is so obvious this person has never been where I have been and is nothing more than a viewer. Until they have put in a few YEARS working for a real radio or television station they should stop trying to lie to professionals!
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 1:24:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
I am a professional broadcaster with over 30 years experience. There is a lot of lying on this blog, but it seems to come mostly from liberals.
If these tv and radio stations are operated so well, why are there so many problems with them? It's fun to sit back and read the tit for tat volleys fired here. One thing is constant from generation to generation. There's always an abundance of stupid people.
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 1:42:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
I don't know who that person was that said they work for WATE but I really do and I had no idea FOX was going to drop us!
I wonder when they are going to tell our staff? Does anyone know if there are going to be other cut backs? Come on please fill us in.
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 1:43:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
Anonymous said...
I just checked this blog..what a ridiculous waste of time
Then why are YOU here? You like it and you know it. heh heh
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 1:44:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
I love WIVK in the morning and I do not want a bigot on when I drive my children to school
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 2:27:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
We got Imus off the are and we will also get Rush off the air.
Watch what you let POST here or we may have you taken off also!
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 3:55:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
We all just need to get together and have some drinks...
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 7:36:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
I love don imus and he always was talking about country music so
i am sure he would be a great one to do mornings at IVK. When does he start?
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 10:35:00 PM EST
Anonymous said...
QUOTE-"We got Imus off the are and we will also get Rush off the air. Watch what you let POST here or we may have you taken off also!"
Spoken like a true fascist. Although I will say that Imus took himself off the air. Had he not made that verbal slip, he would still be on the air and YOU wouldn't have made a difference at all. The comment about Rush? I suppose a Democratic-led Congress and a Democratic president could begin to take our freedoms away. One more reason for the Right to keep the fascists out of power.
Thursday, October 4, 2007 4:58:00 AM EST
Sep 30, 2007
FLASH!!!!!!!!!!!I M U S may be coming back
and it could be with the company that
OWNS WIVK! Whata think kids...
toss ANDY AND AL UNDER THE BUS
and BRING IN DON?
POST AND LET US KNOW!!!!
THE WEEKEND IS SO CLOSE WE CAN SMELL IT!
IF YOU WANTA HAVE SOME FUN SUNDAY NIGHT
CLICK HERE!
Anyone REALLY believe
the results of the big
trial will CLEAN UP
Knox County politics?
Upside is we won't have
to watch local news
kids try to slosh through
the boring facts or
lack there of and we can
get back to enjoying
Walter cook those
five ingredients
dishes!
We are so DRY! Maryville
and Alcoa are banning all sorts of
water usage to try and
cover what they can pump out
of Little River. It is SO
DRY that
my Lantana bush
is leaving thank you notes to the
dawgs after they hike their
legs in the morning!
Got this one early...feel
free to pass it on!
Ed is in trouble. He forgot his wedding anniversary.
His wife was very angry.
She told him "Tomorrow morning,
I expect to find a gift in the driveway
that goes from zero to 200
in less then 12 seconds...AND IT BETTER BE
THERE!!"
The next morning,
Ed got up early and left for work.
When his wife woke
up, she looked out the window
and sure enough there was a box
gift-wrapped in the middle of the driveway.
Confused, the wife put on her robe,
ran out to the driveway and brought
the box back in the house.
She opened it and found a brand new bathroom
scale.
Ed has been missing since Friday.
Please pray for him!
The new DEMOCRAT congress is doing a great
job NOT doing their job.
Focusing on Talk Radio rather than
the promises they made to their voters
they have bogged down in a silly fight
that could expand into the
question of custody of Britney’s babies
and if Barbra Walters really
talks like that or fakes it
to keep Rich Little in a job? Their
Latest insanity can be followed by clicking here!
Remember our LOVE
of the FCC? Me either
but anyway..this fine
government agency is
being accused of doing little
to nothing. SHOCK OF SHOCKS!
The AP is now saying " According to the
Government Accountability office
the agency (FCC) tips off some people with business
before the commission in advance
about what items are coming up for a vote,
usually before the public is notified."
Check it out!
ONE OF KNOXVILLE'S FAVORITE
FORMER ANCHOR/REPORTERS
CONTINUES HER FIGHT
AGAINST CANCER.
RUMOR...RUMOR...LIE...FACT...BUT
WITHOUT A DOUBT A RUMOR!
The MOLE at WATE told staff
a few weeks back that FOX
was going to drop 6 and start
doing their OWN news at 10!
Reasons were varied but one
was they didn't care for
WATE trying to get THEIR
viewers to go over to
WATE at 11!
OK, we didn't put much STOCK
in the whisper until ANOTHER
left handed report came in over
the cyber transom. Reports are
FOX (locally) is doing construction
on their digs and hiring a NEWS CREW
to do their own 10 news! True?
Who knows...stay tuned!
and it could be with the company that
OWNS WIVK! Whata think kids...
toss ANDY AND AL UNDER THE BUS
and BRING IN DON?
POST AND LET US KNOW!!!!
THE WEEKEND IS SO CLOSE WE CAN SMELL IT!
IF YOU WANTA HAVE SOME FUN SUNDAY NIGHT
CLICK HERE!
Anyone REALLY believe
the results of the big
trial will CLEAN UP
Knox County politics?
Upside is we won't have
to watch local news
kids try to slosh through
the boring facts or
lack there of and we can
get back to enjoying
Walter cook those
five ingredients
dishes!
We are so DRY! Maryville
and Alcoa are banning all sorts of
water usage to try and
cover what they can pump out
of Little River. It is SO
DRY that
my Lantana bush
is leaving thank you notes to the
dawgs after they hike their
legs in the morning!
Got this one early...feel
free to pass it on!
Ed is in trouble. He forgot his wedding anniversary.
His wife was very angry.
She told him "Tomorrow morning,
I expect to find a gift in the driveway
that goes from zero to 200
in less then 12 seconds...AND IT BETTER BE
THERE!!"
The next morning,
Ed got up early and left for work.
When his wife woke
up, she looked out the window
and sure enough there was a box
gift-wrapped in the middle of the driveway.
Confused, the wife put on her robe,
ran out to the driveway and brought
the box back in the house.
She opened it and found a brand new bathroom
scale.
Ed has been missing since Friday.
Please pray for him!
The new DEMOCRAT congress is doing a great
job NOT doing their job.
Focusing on Talk Radio rather than
the promises they made to their voters
they have bogged down in a silly fight
that could expand into the
question of custody of Britney’s babies
and if Barbra Walters really
talks like that or fakes it
to keep Rich Little in a job? Their
Latest insanity can be followed by clicking here!
Remember our LOVE
of the FCC? Me either
but anyway..this fine
government agency is
being accused of doing little
to nothing. SHOCK OF SHOCKS!
The AP is now saying " According to the
Government Accountability office
the agency (FCC) tips off some people with business
before the commission in advance
about what items are coming up for a vote,
usually before the public is notified."
Check it out!
ONE OF KNOXVILLE'S FAVORITE
FORMER ANCHOR/REPORTERS
CONTINUES HER FIGHT
AGAINST CANCER.
RUMOR...RUMOR...LIE...FACT...BUT
WITHOUT A DOUBT A RUMOR!
The MOLE at WATE told staff
a few weeks back that FOX
was going to drop 6 and start
doing their OWN news at 10!
Reasons were varied but one
was they didn't care for
WATE trying to get THEIR
viewers to go over to
WATE at 11!
OK, we didn't put much STOCK
in the whisper until ANOTHER
left handed report came in over
the cyber transom. Reports are
FOX (locally) is doing construction
on their digs and hiring a NEWS CREW
to do their own 10 news! True?
Who knows...stay tuned!
Sep 27, 2007
TIS DA WEEKEND
VOLS WIN OPEN DATE!!
JUST GOT THIS ONE
AND IT IS A GOODERN!!!!
"A Texan is walking through a field,
sees a man drinking water from
a stock tank with one of his hands.
The Texan shouts to the man
'Hey don't drink that water,
It has cow shit in it!!!!!!!!!!!
The man shouts back
'Soy Mexicano, yo no entiendo inglés.
Hábleme Español.'.
(I'm Mexican, I don't speak English.
Speak Spanish to me)
The Texan shouts back,
'Utilice ambas manos,
usted conseguirá más para
beber.'
(Use both hands, you'll get more to drink)
ATTENTION old (seasoned)
RADIO KIDS! Some fine
folk have put together
a blog that looks back
at the twisted history of
KNOXVILLE RADIO! I
would LOVE to have you
check it out. Uh what?
Well heck yes I am MENTIONED
IN IT?
LOTS of mud being tossed
between FOX and CNN these
days. The most watched
Cable News Network in this
or any other country (FOX) is
upset after CNN used a
blog as their fact hole in
called Bill O a racists.
Lord help if you believe
ANY of the media today...especially
the national network news tribes..just
about ANYONE who does not follow their
path is a racists.
Granted, most of them
have the credibility of
a far left community tabloid but
STILL some folks actually
believe them! If you missed
the dust up here is the history
AND the latest.
WHO IS THE HIGHEST PAID MEDIA DUDE OR DUDDETTE?
Hint in news it is the one who does the
worst job...no REALLY check it out!
OK OK OK!!! The reason we have NOT posted
is up until last night this week has been a mega media BORE!
THEN bang here comes the Arbitron Trends followed
right behind by an insidious story concerning
one of the most useless of government agencies..the
good old FCC!
Looking at our local radio stations
after the second trend of the summer
makes me wanta write a song! Nope, too
hard...I will just steal one and jack with it!
How about rather than "WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE"
we change it to "WHERE HAVE ALL THE RADIO LISTENERS GONE"
This second trend of the summer shows the trap
door falling open at WIVK and the FROG
wide-eyed as it looks into the abyss!
The highest rated country station in
all the kingdom is now in the teens
12+! Oh yea kids, and even with all the
hate talk about UT football their
sports talk station is seeing cracks in their
line! As for their NEW "oldies"
attempt on the old WOKI..well don't ask!
It isn't JUST the WIVK Juggernaut that
is bleeding....check out the numbers all
the way down the list and you will see
LISTENERS are taking a powder! Account
Weasels will tell you it is just a
"summer" thing but don't drink their
Kool Aid. It is a combo of children downloading
and creating their OWN music radio stations
on those T tiny little things at the end of
the strings coming out of their ears..
A N D the growth of OUTER SPACE RADIO!
Here is where the black dog of the
government comes into play. First
never forget the FCC is not there to
help YOU ..its only function is
to CONTROL one of the freedoms our kin
fought the British for a few centuries back.
That said as satellite radio grows the
FCC shrinks and man if there is one thing in
this world a government agency hates is to
shrink! Ya think they will just shut down and
let us control what we hear by NATURAL SELECTION?
Not a chance brothers and sisters and the
proof slammed me between the eyes
when I read..
" FCC Chairman Kevin Martin
said this morning that his agency
is considering forfeitures against
XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite
Radio for a series of rule violations
tied to receiver standards and power
levels for terrestrial repeaters."
YEP they are reaching their claws
into something that is growing daily in
popularity and gives the listener an
abundance of choice as to what
bounces out of their car and home speakers!
Remember IF terrestrial radio keeps
exploding it will wither the tree the
FCC loves to prune and cultivate.
Katie's news on CBS sucks
like a super charged HOOVER
and she knows it! The upside
is she continues to dig
her own grave with her far left
mouth and at the same
time she is squaring off against
none other than Dan Rather!
If those two come to blows
we ALL WIN no matter who remains
standing!
The Washington Post says
that congress is actually
buying into Al Gore's
carbon footprint horror
story! One member wants
to charge you another .50
for a gallon of gas and
keep you from building
your dream home, because
of Al! Scary kids very scary!
Locally the steam is
draining from the story
about the big paper lawing
Knox County Government
King and Queen Pins.
Watching the fine coverage
on our local TV news
outlets leaves our staff
saying both sides kinda
smell like the back
side of the compost heap.
As with all stories
your comments are so welcome
so jump on in!
Don't forget to vote early
and often in the poll!
Sep 18, 2007
WEDNESDAY ALREADY!
As you can tell one of my
favorite spots on the
web for news is Drudge.
Looks like they caught
some flack this morning and
more than a few folks have
stood with them in their
fight to bring you news
with a smile! If
you like to read the thoughts
of the FAR FAR left and
comment on them here is
the place to do it!
STAFF RETURNS FROM THE FLORIDA GAME!
When asked why it took them SO LONG
to drive home they said along the way
they kept seeing these signs that said
FREE PICNIC TABLES ONE MILE. According
to the guys the tables were made out
of concrete and it took hours to
break the seats away from them
so they could pack it all on the
roof of the Ford.
For some odd reason a local sports blog
has been dead into Kenny Chesney and it all
has to do with the Florida Game!
Best question after the game
came from one of the
kids on the Sports Animal
when they wondered out
loud how a team (UT) could play
a soon to be National Champion (FL)
to within ONE POINT and then
one year later let that team beat them
by over 30? Your thoughts are
so welcome on this one!
A former piano player
in one of New Yorks first gay
bathhouses is afraid to go on The View!
This morning the TODAY SHOW said a
student assaulted by police for
asking former Presidential Candidate
John Kerry questions in an open
forum may have just been trying to
get attention. Not only did the
kid get attention he also got
fifty thousand VOLTS. QUESTION if
the same student had been assaulted
while asking a REPUBLICAN politician
questions would the TODAY SHOW have
taken the same stance?
Sep 13, 2007
SORRY WE ARE LATE!
Early Saturday morning right after catching the late show at
the Mary Knox on Old Maryville Highway the staff piled in their
SUVs and headed south to Florida for the UT game. Working with
a skeleton crew we just now managed to toss something together!
Print is media right? Then I have to ask do any of you
actually care about the lawing of the county government by the
big paper? We have a poll up and if you wanta vote AND post
fire at will!
Question...are you now using WVLT for
your University of Tennessee football
station? This is their first
year out as the "OFFICIAL"
flagship station of the Vols and
we (the few of us NOT in Florida)
were wondering if you have moved over
to them from WBIR to catch the Large
Orange?
Rumor floated in that
Abby Honey Baked had left the
building at 10. Relax, it
was just a floater and had
zero stickability. I like
the lady on the air, but some of
you have mixed feelings? If she
did leave would you jump ship
and watch WATE OR WVLT in the morning?
I know ANOTHER QUESTION! Whata think?
Last week Katie continued to
ride the down elevator in the
ratings war at CBS. Her trip
to the sandbox pulled no new numbers
and when the story broke about
Hillary Clinton taking over 800K
in funny money for her campaign
Katie spent more time talking about
the death of a bird than the
sleazy contribution. Ya think
the "Rather" network will
bounce her over to 60 Minutes or
will they hang with her like they
did Dan cause they LOVE her agenda?
Again, hit the comment box..inquiring
minds wanta know!
This is Florida Week and from the
show of car flags and "special reports" on
radio and TV it looks like folks
could give a rodents behind. Is it
the Calf mess or the first half scare from
that trade school in Mississippi that has us
so down about da Orange? Will a WIN
Saturday cure the problem..or if we take it
in the shorts will there be Three Men and a
Truck at Phil's house Sunday Morning?
OK that is about all we can do
considering the media complex looks like
the aftermath of a raid at Hazel Davidson's
house
Have a great weekend...go VOLS
and be sure to comment and VOTE!
Early Saturday morning right after catching the late show at
the Mary Knox on Old Maryville Highway the staff piled in their
SUVs and headed south to Florida for the UT game. Working with
a skeleton crew we just now managed to toss something together!
Print is media right? Then I have to ask do any of you
actually care about the lawing of the county government by the
big paper? We have a poll up and if you wanta vote AND post
fire at will!
Question...are you now using WVLT for
your University of Tennessee football
station? This is their first
year out as the "OFFICIAL"
flagship station of the Vols and
we (the few of us NOT in Florida)
were wondering if you have moved over
to them from WBIR to catch the Large
Orange?
Rumor floated in that
Abby Honey Baked had left the
building at 10. Relax, it
was just a floater and had
zero stickability. I like
the lady on the air, but some of
you have mixed feelings? If she
did leave would you jump ship
and watch WATE OR WVLT in the morning?
I know ANOTHER QUESTION! Whata think?
Last week Katie continued to
ride the down elevator in the
ratings war at CBS. Her trip
to the sandbox pulled no new numbers
and when the story broke about
Hillary Clinton taking over 800K
in funny money for her campaign
Katie spent more time talking about
the death of a bird than the
sleazy contribution. Ya think
the "Rather" network will
bounce her over to 60 Minutes or
will they hang with her like they
did Dan cause they LOVE her agenda?
Again, hit the comment box..inquiring
minds wanta know!
This is Florida Week and from the
show of car flags and "special reports" on
radio and TV it looks like folks
could give a rodents behind. Is it
the Calf mess or the first half scare from
that trade school in Mississippi that has us
so down about da Orange? Will a WIN
Saturday cure the problem..or if we take it
in the shorts will there be Three Men and a
Truck at Phil's house Sunday Morning?
OK that is about all we can do
considering the media complex looks like
the aftermath of a raid at Hazel Davidson's
house
Have a great weekend...go VOLS
and be sure to comment and VOTE!
Sep 3, 2007
BUT FIRST A WORD FROM OUR .......
Monday, September 3, 2007 1:23:00 PM EST
HAPPY V O L FIRST HOME GAME WEEKEND!!!!!!...
KIDS! WBIR is reporting that
the excitement, pageantry, debauchery,
and general Saturday afternoon party of
the first home game at UT is being
HIGH JACKED by ..... GET READY...
the ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT!
"The kickoff to the "Make Orange Green Week"
will begin on Saturday in Circle Park
with a picnic hosted by
the Parents Association.
About 3,200 people are expected
to attend the tailgating event.
BEING A GIANT BELIEVER IN
LITTERING..CUTTING AND BURNING TREES
AND DRIVING REALLY OLD GIANT
CARS..THIS SCARES ME TO
DEATH!
Thank goodness there is an
island of reason in the
"GREEN" madness. Right now
PLEASE hit this link and
let PENN AND TELLER give you
the REAL truth on the so called
"ENVIRONMENTAL" movement!
COMMENT SECTION HAS A QUESTION ABOUT
ONE OF OUR FAV. REPORTERS AND
HIS EARS? You have an answer..
PLEASE POST BACK!
NBC's besieged child-perv show "To Catch a Predator"
is fighting back against charges
it is responsible for the
suicide of a Texas prosecutor.
PS
The Old Man Band will be playing this
month @ Catono's (Tellico Village)
9/21/07 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Next month we will be back there
twice and also downtown for the
Fall Festival in Maryville on the
13th. Look for us on the
outdoor stage next door to
Roys Records at 3:30
and then down at Brackins
around 5.
Monday, September 3, 2007 1:23:00 PM EST
HAPPY V O L FIRST HOME GAME WEEKEND!!!!!!...
KIDS! WBIR is reporting that
the excitement, pageantry, debauchery,
and general Saturday afternoon party of
the first home game at UT is being
HIGH JACKED by ..... GET READY...
the ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT!
"The kickoff to the "Make Orange Green Week"
will begin on Saturday in Circle Park
with a picnic hosted by
the Parents Association.
About 3,200 people are expected
to attend the tailgating event.
BEING A GIANT BELIEVER IN
LITTERING..CUTTING AND BURNING TREES
AND DRIVING REALLY OLD GIANT
CARS..THIS SCARES ME TO
DEATH!
Thank goodness there is an
island of reason in the
"GREEN" madness. Right now
PLEASE hit this link and
let PENN AND TELLER give you
the REAL truth on the so called
"ENVIRONMENTAL" movement!
COMMENT SECTION HAS A QUESTION ABOUT
ONE OF OUR FAV. REPORTERS AND
HIS EARS? You have an answer..
PLEASE POST BACK!
NBC's besieged child-perv show "To Catch a Predator"
is fighting back against charges
it is responsible for the
suicide of a Texas prosecutor.
PS
The Old Man Band will be playing this
month @ Catono's (Tellico Village)
9/21/07 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Next month we will be back there
twice and also downtown for the
Fall Festival in Maryville on the
13th. Look for us on the
outdoor stage next door to
Roys Records at 3:30
and then down at Brackins
around 5.
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