David Carroll is a longtime Chattanooga radio and TV broadcaster and news anchor, who got his start here in Marion County at WEPG-AM radio. His new book is new book “I Won’t Be Your Escape Goat” is available on his website, ChattanoogaRadioTV.com. You may contact him at 900 Whitehall Road, Chattanooga, TN 37405 or by the email link below.
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David Carroll’s News and Notes: The Cursive Comeback
I just saw a TV commercial for an “Atlanta Braves 2023 All-Star Game Bat.” For $139, you get a baseball bat signed by the eight Braves who were selected to the All-Star game. I wanted to take a closer look at the bat, so I went online to examine it. Just as I had suspected, …
David Carroll’s News and Notes: I Came to Play
Every year I clean out my pockets and share the notes I’ve made while watching sporting events on TV. I listen carefully to the sportscasters, who have a lot of time to fill. Despite the recent changes to speed up baseball games, there are still plenty of time-outs, pitching changes, and stalling tactics. In football games, 60 minutes of action transpires in a 4-hour …
David Carroll’s News and Notes: Leave My CPAP Out of It
You know you’re getting old when you remember that we used to elect a president every 4 years, and we didn’t think about the next election until at least 3 years later. These days, the next presidential campaign begins immediately after the inauguration. In 2020 we elected a guy, and for reasons both good and …
Where’s That Bathroom on the Right?
As you may know by now, I love rock ‘n roll oldies. That’s what I grew up listening to. Now, all these decades later, I’m playing catch-up. There’s almost always some song from the 60s, 70s or 80s blaring from my car speakers, and that’s me trying to sing along. The other day, a song …
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