March 4, 1982 WQYK - Tampa

This was my first afternoon at K99 - WQYK. It was also the first (and only) country format station I ever worked for. I don't like country music, so I'd turn the monitors off when the music was playing. Then I just did my usual stuff at the breaks. Ironically I was #1 in the Tampa market and after two years I had elevated to being one of the highest rated country DJs in the country. (I still got fired... mor on that later. )This old malfunctioning cassette doesn't have a lot of content. I was just settling in to an unfamiliar format. The circus is at the old Bayfront Arena in St. Petersburg, Rita Ciccarillo does news and I try to give away the "Cash Call" jackpot. You will hear the cassette die at the end. It's sort of prophetic. The GM argued with me about the spelling of the Howard FranklanD bridge and thought I was a smart ass, so a week later he fired me, Super Bowl weekend of 1984. (the first Tampa Super Bowl)