Willie says "woof"

General George Patton is one of my personal heroes.  I was stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky, the home of the U.S. Army Armor School where General Patton was based.  I enjoy reading about him and his war strategies.  I was especially intrigued with his faithful and loyal companion, "Willie", his little woofer. "That's no woofin".

Cousin Mark
WYXI Studios - 1967

Would you believe, I was only 15 when I started my broadcasting career in 1967?  At that time, WYXI was a daytime only station.  As soon as the sun set over the horizon, the station signed off for the day, so I became known as "Mark with the Bark til Dark". I worked in radio until I graduated from college in 1974,  In April of 1974 I married Mary Johnson from Niota.  We have one daughter, Natalie, who is married and has two children.

In 1986 my wife and I along with Bob and Judi Ketchersid purchased WYXI.   Click HERE to read about how we met.

Cousin Mark
WYXI Studios - 2009

      

Cousin Mark and Uncle Bob

In June, 2008 Bob Ketchersid, my partner, and I moved our WYXI studios to 104 Cherry Street next to the tower and transmitter.

           Our new studios on Cherry St