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WGNS History (A brief look back and 1947 - 2021)
Remote broadcast at the opening of a NEW Ford Dealer in Murfreesboro in the early 1950's on NW Broad Street.
"LIVE" Remote Broadcast with WGNS' Bart Walker in the 1980's.
Previous WGNS Remote Vehicles.
The WGNS studio in 2021
WGNS' Bryan Barrett
Law Enforcement in front of WGNS Studios years ago
WGNS' Nick Cohn in 2021
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.
The front of WGNS in 2017
Former on air personality John Hood visiting with Bart Walker (Dec. 30, 2021)
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.
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