Action Line with Bart Walker and Guest John Hood


Former on air personality John Hood visiting with Bart Walker (Dec. 30, 2021)
Far Left: A young John Hood hosting a local spelling bee that was on WGNS radio in the early 1950's era.
John Hood was on WGNS in the late 1940's and into the 1950's. He later went into banking and then into politics, becoming a TN State Representative.
John Hood was on the City School Board between 1967 and 1983. He later became a Rutherford County Commissioner between 1968 and 1978. Hood then served as a TN State Representative in district 48 between 1998 and 2008.
Mr. Hood is 90-years-young and shared memories of the early broadcasting years of WGNS during his visit on Dec. 30, 2021.
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