When you think of Scott Shannon comes to mind? The Z100 worst-to-first transformation, Pirate Radio Los Angeles, maybe WCBS-FM. All good.
However, in 1972, Shannon was honing his craft at 1300 WMAK in Nashville. Shannon hosted evenings and eventually rose to Program Director.
When Shannon left WMAK, it was for a promo position with Casablanca Records. The radio story could have ended right there. Instead, Shannon returned to radio at WPGC in Washington, DC, and the rest, as they say, is history.
Here’s Scott Shannon, 1972 WMAK, Nashville.
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Jeff Lynn serves as Editor of Barrett Media’s Music Radio coverage. Prior to joining Barrett Media, Jeff spent time programming in Milwaukee, Omaha, Cleveland, Des Moines, and Madison for multiple radio groups, including iHeartMedia, Townsquare Media, NRG Media, and Entercom (now Audacy). He also worked as a Country Format Editor for All Access until the outlet shut down in August 2023.
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