Even though he was born 15 years earlier, Lexington, Kentucky nativeJohn Quincydidn't really discover Top 40 radio until he smuggled in a transistor radio to a church camp outside of Louisville in the summer of 1970. After a few hours of listening to the legendaryWAKYin his dorm room, he...
In the summer of 1970 while visiting Louisville for a week, I discovered WAKY. I had never heard radio like WAKY before. The station boasted strong and entertaining personalities likeBill Bailey,Dude Walker,Johnny Randolph,Gary Burbank,Weird BeardandMason Lee Dixon. The music presentation was upbe...