Polk, John

Date:
2014-04-17
Length:
62 minutes
Interviewer:
Fox, Jack
Transcription available:
no
Series:
WHAS Radio
Series ID:
2014_163
Interview Number(s):
2014_163_18
Summary:
John Polk worked with the WHAS starting in 1976. John Polk first starts by discussing his employment at radio stations like WBKY, WASTM, WIDC, NAP, before starting his employment at HAS. John discusses how he first started in the WHAS, subbing for people like Wayne Perky, Jack Fox, and Barney Arnold. John Polk discusses the creativity and successes of the WHAS, like their reporting of the 1974 tornado, or their many popular characters and skits.
Topic(s):
WHAS-Radio (Louisville, Ky.), Radio industry and trade, Disc jockeys