WGNS Recognized by Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame for Community Service

Aug 03, 2019 at 10:46 pm by bryan


WGNS humbly accepted the 2019 Luther Award for Community Service from the Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame at their induction ceremony in Murfreesboro.

It was held at Embassy Suites and Conference Center Saturday (August 3rd).

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Bob Keisling, the play by play voice of the Tennessee Volunteers, was this year's emcee. He introduces and welcomes Bart and Scott Walker along with Bryan Barrett to the stage:

The Luther Award honors one outstanding Tennessee radio station for its above and beyond service provided to the community it serves.

Named for Chattanooga radio legend Luther Masingill, who spent more than 70 years waking up residents of Chattanooga and southeast Tennessee, the award will recognize one station that consistently provides an exceptional level of community interest, involvement and interaction throughout the year.

Luther did not simply host a morning show on legendary station WDEF, and the Luther Award does not go to a station who simply runs public service announcements or conducts a once-per-year radiothon. The winning radio station will have shown a depth of service, enabling and participating in all segments of the community.

Here the entry from WGNS Radio, honoring our community for their support of the "Good Neighbor Station":

TN Radio Hall of Fame Honored 12 Broadcasters

2019 Career Honorees

  1. Ken Berryhill (Memphis)
  2. Phillip Gibbons (Country Music industry)
  3. Bev Johnson (Memphis)
  4. Gene Lovin (Chattanooga)
  5. Larry Perry (Broadcast Attorney/Engineer)
  6. Dave Ramsey (syndicated talk show) prior commitments kept him from attending

2918 Legacy Honorees

  1. Phillip Beal (East Tennessee, Tri-Cities)
  2. Donna Brake (MTSU grad, formerly at WGNS, WSM, Atlanta, Los Angeles and more)
  3. Ott Devin (WSM and Grand Ole Opry)
  4. Jim Eikner (Memphis, Knoxville, New Orleans)
  5. Sid Leake (WHBQ Memphis)
  6. Vic Rumore (Nashville, Knoxville, management)

The night was filled with honors for the new inductees from all over Tennessee. You can hear the entire ceremony here (which was broadcast live on WGNS):

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