I was 14 when my family moved to Louisville. I rode my bike around the neighborhood clutching my five-dollar transistor radio in my hand  either tuned to 1080 WKLO or the Big 79 WAKY.
When I got my ’71 Nova, my buds and I cruised over to Second and Walnut to WKLO’s showcase studio, then around the corner to Fourth Street to peer through the glass at the WAKY jocks. They were both great stations, but WAKY continued with “personality” radio into the 70’s, when ‘KLO adopted a tightly-regimented “Drake” format.
This composite (portions of which have been heard elsewhere) was originally created either for a “Station of the Year” competition, or a presentation to advertisers. Narrated by Gary Burbank, (3-6 pm) it also includes The Duke of Louisville Bill Bailey (6-9 am), Dude Walker (10am-1pm), Johnny Randolph (PD, 1-3pm), Jay O’Bryan (6-9 pm) and Lee Masters, (9pm-2am).
Both Jay and Lee invited me to sit in on their shows a couple of times. It was great fun!
Bill Bailey suffered a stroke in 2004 that left him partially paralyzed. He passed away on Saturday, January 14, 2012.