Buddy in the morning!
With over 50 years on the air Buddy brings you a happy upbeat start to your mornings. Also we celebrate birthdays Monday thru Friday at 755am. Call birthdays in at 7046330621 or email Buddy at bpoole@1280wsat.com
WSAT Sports
Carolina Panthers
Catawba College
UNC
High School
Carolina Panthers @ Tennessee Titans
November 24 - 26, 2023
LEAVE SALISBURY Friday 7:30AM; Watch movies, play bingo on way and enjoy friends. Stop for lunch near Knoxville. Travel to Nashville area and check in Drury Inn. Hot meal provided. Enjoy Friday evening on your own.
Saturday: 9:30AM Leave for Country Music Hall of Fame. Afternoon on your own. Bus picks up at 3pm in downtown Nashville.
Leave for Grand Ole Opry at 6:30pm. Return to hotel after show around 10pm.
Sunday: Leave for Titans Stadium at 9:30AM. Kickoff 1PM
Trip Includes: 2 nights’ accommodation at Drury Inn in Franklin, Tn. And breakfast and Friday night dinner.
Ticket to Country Music Hall of Fame
Ticket to Grand Ole opry
Ticket for Panthers @ Titans game.
Round trip transportation.
Refreshments on bus
Tour Guide Buddy Poole
Cost per person:
Single: $869
Double: $659
Triple: $639
Yes, I would like to reserve______# of seats for Nashville, Tennessee trip November 24-26, 2023. My deposit of $150 per person is enclosed in the amount of
$________. The balance is due October 15,2023.Cancellations must be received 30 days prior to departure. Cancellations received after 30 days are subject to payment forfeiture. Make checks payable to CAP COMMUNICATIONS. Mail to 1525 Jake Alexander Blvd. W, Salisbury, NC 28147.
Weather Al Conklin
Hometown: Nanuet, NY
Family: Married with two daughters and a son.
Education: Bachelor of Science Degree in Meteorology, State University of New York
Career: Al started his forecasting career in radio at Accu-Weather in Pennsylvania and remained there for four years as a broadcast meteorologist. He began his television career at Wilmington, NC's WECT in 1989, as a Meteorologist/Environmental Reporter. After a two year stint at WINK-TV in Fort Myers, FL and a year a WTVJ in Miami, Fl, Al returned to the Carolinas and WBTV in April of 1993.
Honors: AMS TV Seal of Approval; 1997 Emmy for Best Weathercast
Hobbies: Music, traveling, Civil War history and gardening.
Favorite Sports Teams: New York Yankees, Carolina Panthers
Favorite Food: Chicken Parmagania
Email: aconklin@wbtv.com
Community News David Whisenant
Family: Married to Jtan; one son, Kyle, daughter-in-law Anna, and granddaughters Ava and Maisie.
Education: Bachelor of Arts, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.
Career: Announcer/sales rep for WSTP/WRDX radio, Salisbury, NC; football color announcer, Appalachian Sports Network for Appalachian State University Mountaineer football.
David grew up watching WBTV and it was the only TV station he ever wanted to work for.
His biggest stories include the Pillowtex/NC Research Campus developments over the years, the tragic fire at Salisbury Millworks, the funeral of President Ronald Reagan, NASCAR-related stories and coverage and follow ups on Hurricane Katrina and the local connections to that disaster and recovery.
Beat: Bureau reporter covering Charlotte and all points north including Salisbury, Concord, and Kannapolis and "wherever they send me."
Honors: Key to the city of Salisbury for Hurricane Katrina relief partnership project; First Place, National Motorsports Press Association Television News Category, 2008; Silver Award, Radio and Television News Director's Association of the Carolinas, 2008; two awards for First Place, National Motorsports Press Association, 2009; Gold Award, Radio and Television News Director's Association of the Carolinas, 2009; Gold Award, RTNDAC, 2010; Charlie Harville Award, NMPA, 2010; First Place Spot News, NMPA, 2010, First Place, Long Form Documentary, NMPA, NC Animal/Rabies Control Association Reporter of the Year, 2012.
Hobbies: Church activities, family, music (Beatles) and lots of reading, British history
Favorite Sports Teams: Appalachian State, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Redskins, Richard Petty, England (soccer)
Favorite Foods: Shellfish, shrimp, lobster and hot dogs from Hap's in Salisbury.
Email: dwhisenant@wbtv.com