WDVX program hosts make our station great. These dedicated individuals are passionate about the music, but also about serving their communities.
Our hosts come from all walks of life. Some are volunteers and others are on staff at the station, but each WDVX DJ has a unique story to tell.
WDVX wants to create and provide content that promotes the cultural heritage of East Tennessee and the Southern Appalachians and our hosts help make that possible by serving as guides to the stories and songs.
If you’re a long-time listener, you probably recognize their voices, but do you recognize their faces?
We hope you’ll take some time and get to know our hosts better.
To learn more about a DJ, click on his or her name.
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Alex Leach
Alex Leach hails from the mountains of East Tennessee, in the small town of Jacksboro. He has been part of the WDVX family since… More
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Amy Campbell
Amy Campbell is an independent producer, creator, and host of 2 shows that are aired on WDVX, Sweetgrass “The softer side of Bluegrass” and… More
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Bobby Fulcher
Bob Fulcher, Park Manager of the Cumberland Trail and founder and long time Director of the Tennessee State Parks Folklife Project, is internationally renowned… More
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Brent Cantrell
Folklorist Brent Cantrell, Executive Director of Jubilee Community Arts, hosts “Wild Hog in the Woods,” a program of old-time Southern Appalachian music including raw… More
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Charlie Lutz
I’ve called East Tennessee home for nearly 40 years, but I am originally from Springfield, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C. When I was… More
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Colton Zenni
Born and raised right here in East Tennessee, Colton’s musical roots run to his core. At an early age, Colton seized control of his… More
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Daniel Fluitt
Daniel Fluitt is a born and raised West Texan who was the lead singer / songwriter for the critically acclaimed Thrift Store Cowboys. After… More
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Don Burggraf
Don Burggraf is the chief wire twister and light bulb changer at WDVX. He’s been in public broadcasting since 1968, after getting burned out… More
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Grace Toensing
A native of Toledo, Ohio, Grace moved to Tennessee in 1984 and has been with WDVX since 1999, (the camper days). Grace edits the… More
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Jim Childs
A native Tennessean, Jim was born in Memphis, but has lived in East Tennessee since the 1970s. He possesses a large, growing and diverse… More
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Joe Bussard
Joe Bussard had spent a lifetime pursuing rare surviving examples of early 20th century American music. His private archive contains more than 25,000 obscure… More
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Johnny Mack
Johnny Mack was born in Kansas City, Missouri, one of the blues strongholds of the industrial North in the 1940s. He was raised in… More
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Judah & John Goodall
Judah Goodall is WDVX’s self-described, “most talented ten year old DJ – true story”. Now 16, he can be found behind the mic on… More
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Katie Cauthen
Katie happened upon her dad’s record collection at an early age, familiarizing herself with artists like Doc Watson, Norman Blake, and John Hartford. She credits… More
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Lewell & Lora
Lewell and Lora Molen became childhood sweethearts when Lora’s dad, Jim Dutton, formed The Kentucky Grass with Lewell’s brother in law, Lawrence Lane, around… More
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Nelson Gullett
Nelson Gullett was born in the deep dark hills of Eastern Kentucky in a town called Paintsville. He says Loretta Lynn’s cabin on the… More
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Paul Campbell
For over 40 years Paul Campbell, Director of the UT Social Work Office of Research and Public Service and long an active member of… More
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Red Hickey
Red Hickey, the youngest of three girls, was born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee. She went to art college in fashion design in Atlanta… More
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Sean McCollough
Sean McCollough is a National Parent’s Choice Award winner, a multi-instrumentalist, and a seasoned performer. He also teaches musicology at the University of Tennessee… More
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Spencer Gross
After an almost 40-year absence from radio Spencer returns to the air as a volunteer at WDVX. He worked in radio from 1970 to… More
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Tony Lawson
Co-founder of WDVX, Tony Lawson, was born in Eastern Kentucky, moved to Campbell County in a coal truck when his dad got a job… More
