That Was Then

In November, Arcadia Publishing Co. of Charleston, SC, will release Images of America: Knoxville's WIVK by Ed Hooper. This book delves into the history of Tennessee's country music station, WIVK. It includes 200 photos (some never-before-seen) of the station from 1953 when Jim Dick founded it, through today. Photo information courtesy Ed Hooper. To order this book visit www.wivk.com.

Legendary morning announcer Claude Tomlinson in the studio circa 1956. He remained with the station until 1992.

The first WIVK studio on Gay Street above a hardware store, where it remained until moving to Bearden Hill.

Announcer Ken Russell, known as Cousin Ken, started at WIVK as a fill-in in the 1950s. He had an ear for local talent that made his program one of the station's most popular.

Tomlinson who first signed WIVK on the air in 1953.

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