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| Larry Scott was retired from the radio business for a time and ran a trucking service out of ]. He returned to Shreveport to host several one-hour shows on KWKH on Sunday mornings until KWKH instituted a format change to sports talk in May 2012. | Larry Scott was retired from the radio business for a time and ran a trucking service out of ]. He returned to Shreveport to host several one-hour shows on KWKH on Sunday mornings until KWKH instituted a format change to sports talk in May 2012. | ||
| Larry Scott received the Deejay of the Year 1981 from the Country Music Association and from the Disc Jockey of the Year (1971, 72) and Radio Personality (1968,74).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.acmcountry.com/winners|title=winners|last=LTD.|first=BubbleUp |
Larry Scott received the Deejay of the Year 1981 from the Country Music Association and from the Disc Jockey of the Year (1971, 72) and Radio Personality (1968,74).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.acmcountry.com/winners|title=winners|last=LTD.|first=BubbleUp|website=Academy of Country Music|access-date=2016-07-11}}</ref> Larry is also an inductee <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tgmhf.org/inductees/|title=Inductees {{!}} Texas Gospel Music Museum and Hall of Fame|website=www.tgmhf.org|access-date=2016-07-11}}</ref> into the Hall of Fame. Other awards include: | ||
| * Academy of Western Artists<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://awaawards.org|title=AWAAwards.org {{!}} The Academy Of Western Artists|website=awaawards.org|access-date=2016-07-11}}</ref> - Disc Jockey 1999<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://awaawards.org/?page_id=20|title=Past AWA Winners {{!}} AWAAwards.org|website=awaawards.org|access-date=2016-07-11}}</ref> | * Academy of Western Artists<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://awaawards.org|title=AWAAwards.org {{!}} The Academy Of Western Artists|website=awaawards.org|access-date=2016-07-11}}</ref> - Disc Jockey 1999<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://awaawards.org/?page_id=20|title=Past AWA Winners {{!}} AWAAwards.org|website=awaawards.org|access-date=2016-07-11}}</ref> | ||
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Larry Scott (September 27, 1938 – July 10, 2016) was an American country music disc jockey who hosted a number of country music shows in the U.S. First announcing on a radio station in Neosho, Missouri in 1955, Scott later moved to the west coast where he worked at radio stations KBBQ and KLAC from 1967 to 1982.
Born in Modesto, California, Scott was noted in country music circles for hosting The Interstate Road Show which aired overnight on KWKH from Shreveport, Louisiana and on KVOO (now KFAQ) in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The show involved a mix of country music, news, vital weather reports and road conditions for truckers that were on the road. Mr. Scott is also known as a devotee of Western swing music and hosted Western Swing revival shows across the Southwestern United States. The most recent show honoring this genre occurred in Wichita Falls, Texas in 2006.
Larry Scott also released an album of truck driving songs for Alshire Records in 1972 titled Keep On Truckin' (A/S). One song on the LP, "Phantom 570," alluded to his Phantom 570 truckers' show in which he played host on KLAC (570) radio in Los Angeles. A popular track from the album was "Diesel Cecil."
Larry Scott was retired from the radio business for a time and ran a trucking service out of Terrell, Texas. He returned to Shreveport to host several one-hour shows on KWKH on Sunday mornings until KWKH instituted a format change to sports talk in May 2012.
Larry Scott received the Deejay of the Year 1981 from the Country Music Association and from the Academy of Country Music Disc Jockey of the Year (1971, 72) and Radio Personality (1968,74). Larry is also an inductee into the Texas Gospel Music Hall of Fame. Other awards include:
- Academy of Western Artists - Disc Jockey 1999
Larry Scott died in Oak Ridge, Kaufman County, Texas two-and-a-half months before his 78th birthday.
Sources
- Classic country sound in full swing Tulsa World, December 13, 1999
- The King Of Swing Bob Wills Crossed the Border and Put His Playboys On the Map Tulsa World, August 24, 1997
- State dance festival slated Wichita Falls Times Record News, June 4, 2006
- Academy of Country Music Website, July 11, 2016
- Texas Gospel Music Hall of Fame and Museum, July 11, 2016
- Academy of Western Artists, July 11, 2016
References
- "KBLA to Go 24-Hour 'Mod' Country", Billboard. June 17, 1967. p. 4. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- LTD., BubbleUp. "winners". Academy of Country Music. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
- "Inductees | Texas Gospel Music Museum and Hall of Fame". www.tgmhf.org. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
- "AWAAwards.org | The Academy Of Western Artists". awaawards.org. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
- "Past AWA Winners | AWAAwards.org". awaawards.org. Retrieved 2016-07-11.