Gary Beaty
| Gary Beaty | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 25, 1943 Jamestown, Tennessee |
| Station(s) | WSM/WSM-FM |
| Station(s) | TNN, RFD-TV |
Gary Beaty (born August 25, 1943) is an American country music disc jockey and television announcer in Nashville, Tennessee. He served as a disc jockey at Nashville's WSM AM/-FM and as an announcer on The Nashville Network (TNN) and RFD-TV.
Gary Beaty, the youngest of four children, was born in Jamestown, Tennessee to Winsted and Roxie Beaty. Beaty got his start in radio as a teenager at Jamestown's WCLC (AM). While attending college at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Beaty worked part-time at WBIR. He then continued working as either a DJ, news director, or music director for a variety of smaller stations such as WMTS and WGNS in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, WMSR (AM) in Manchester, Tennessee, and WKGN in Knoxville, Tennessee. From 1967-1972 Beaty worked on a staff with nationally known DJ Hall of Famer Scott Shannon at WMAK. Afterward, Beaty took a job at WBSR in Pensacola, Florida and then moved on to WAAY in Huntsville, Alabama. It was at WAAY where Beaty had his first experience in TV, working as a weekend weatherman for WAAY-TV.
In 1976, Beaty returned to Nashville to work as a full-time disc jockey on WSM's AM and FM stations. At The Nashville Network (TNN), Beaty served as the announcer for Nashville Now from 1983-1993, occasionally filling in for the host, well-known country music, national and Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame member Ralph Emery. Coincidentally, Beaty was the fill-in host for the show when Garth Brooks, Shania Twain, and Toby Keith all made their cable network debuts. In the late 1980s, Beaty also co-hosted an afternoon show on TNN featuring music videos called Video PM alongside Cathy Martindale. From 1985-1991, Beaty acted as co-host of the syndicated telecasts of three Farm Aid concerts and also announced two years of Hee Haw. During this time, Beaty achieved a grand slam record by announcing The Academy of Country Music Awards, The GMA Dove Awards, The TNN/Music City News Awards, and the Country Music Association Awards, all in a single season.
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