Audacy News/Talk 1120 KMOX St. Louis/104.1 KMOX-FM Hazelwood is marking its centennial today as it celebrates 11/20 as “KMOX Day” with the recognition of 12 “station pioneers”.
With ten plus hours of special programming today from 8am to 6:30pm, the station is honoring former KMOX General Manager Robert Hyland, sports broadcaster Bob Costas, former station hosts Jack Carney, Rex Davis, Bob Hardy, Anne Keefe, John McCormick and Jim White, former St. Louis Cardinals play-by-play announcers Jack Buck, Harry Caray and France Laux, and former St. Louis Blues play-by-play announcer Dan Kelly. KMOX will also pay tribute to the station’s “Hillbilly Music Era” from the 1930s through 50s, which it said its “National Champion Hillbillies” helped shape American entertainment, championed Midwest culture and established KMOX as a station for every listener. The pioneers are also being recognized with an online tribute featuring airchecks and other multimedia in partnership with the St. Louis Media History Foundation.
Audacy St. Louis SVP/Market Manager Becky Domyan said, “For 100 years, KMOX has kept St. Louis informed and connected, a legacy we are incredibly proud of. We now honor the pioneers who helped build this station. They are the definitive voices and leaders who became synonymous with KMOX and defined a century of service. We look forward to building on their foundation and continuing to serve as the home for news St. Louisans rely on for the next hundred years.”
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