Wolfman Jack & KAAY

From David Montgomery

Shortly after we moved from the 7th Street studios into the new building on Cottondale Lane, we had a rip snortin' grand opening party to celebrate the opening of the new studios. All the local and regional politicians, advertising agency people, and anyone having anything to do with radio or TV in central Arkansas were invited. The building was packed with celebrities, local media people and a variety of VIP's and special guests, and it was really something!

To make the Grand Opening party memorable for the listeners, we arranged to have Wolfman Jack do a live show from the new studios, take listener calls and generally do the Wolman thing custom tailored for Little Rock and the nighttime sky-wave audience. This happened not long after the American Graffiti movie made the theater rounds, so Wolfman's name was well known at the time. The Wolfman flew into Little Rock, got a VIP limo ride to the studios and met with the staff and then got a 5 minute lesson on how to "run the board". (There were several helpers nearby to make sure things went smoothly.) Expectations were high, and he lived up to his reputation as being outrageous and fun! And so it happened - Wolfman Jack came to Little Rock to do his show live from the new KAAY studios.

(Cue Wolfman's voice: That's K-A-A-Y in Little Rock, baby - A-Wooooooo)
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