WTBF
AM 970 | FM 96.3 | FM 94.7
Meet the staff of
WTBF
Photos by
Jonah Enfinger Photography
Ralph Black
RIP
Former Morning Show Host
Ralph Black was a part of our team for over 40 years. He has also been inducted into the Troy University Baseball Hall of Fame, the Troy University Sports Hall of Fame, the Alabama Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame and the Wiregrass Sports Hall of Fame. He was also a member of the Auburn Knights for nearly 60 years!
John Mike McCall
Morning Show Host
John Mike is the current host of "The Morning Show," along with his co-host and wife, Stephanie McCall.
John Mike is also host of "The Ralph Black Coaches Connection" airing every Wednesday night during high school football season.
Stephanie McCall
Traffic and Office Manager
Stephanie is WTBF's traffic and office manager as well as co-host of "The Morning Show."
As the voice of reason on the morning show, Stephanie plays a vital role keeping the community up-to-date with news, community announcements, and events.
Doc Kirby
Program Director & Host
Doc Kirby has been involved with radio since 1972 when he helped start a campus radio station at Daytona Beach Community College. His primary role for many years has been the Operations and Program Manager of WTBF-AM & FM. Kirby has hosted a 30-minute author interview show since 1991, called "On The Bookshelf", which is featured on our website.
Jonah Van Allen
Lunch Rush Host
Raised in Abbeville, Jonah is the host of "The Lunch Rush" from noon until 1 p.m. on weekdays sponsored by Momma Goldberg's Deli in downtown Troy.
Bill Rice, Jr.
Sales Manager
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Raised in Troy, Bill has extensive expertise in advertising and has worked in TV, print, and radio.
Bill recently returned to Troy after working with Cumulus Broadcasting for several years and has joined WTBF as our sales manager.
Richard Gilchrist
General Manager/Station Owner
Dr. Angela Roling
Station Owner
Wade Giddens
Engineer
For more information contact Richard Gilchrist at gilchristrws@gmail.com .
Doc Kirby
Program Director & Host
Doc Kirby has been involved with radio since 1972 when he helped start a campus radio station at Daytona Beach Community College. His primary role for many years has been the Operations and Program Manager of WTBF-AM & FM. Kirby has hosted a 30-minute author interview show since 1991, called "On The Bookshelf", which is featured on our website.
Chip Wallace
Sportscaster
Chip Wallace has been a participant of the Ralph Black Coach's Connection since the early part of this century. He loves to talk Alabama history, origin of place names, and geography of our great state as well as high school mascots, nicknames, and tag numbers. He was known as the "Voice of the Pike County Bulldogs" from 1989-1995. He has broadcasted high school football games from the oldest county in the state (Washington-1800) to the newest (Houston-1903) and many points in between.
Cot Wallace
Sportscaster
Cot Wallace has been a participant in the Ralph Black Coach's Connection since its origin in 1997. He is the only member that has been on the show since its inception. Cot is a former A.H.S.A.A. official and adds additional insight from this perspective. He likes to say that he has been on the show since "Ralph had hair." He has officiated and broadcasted games throughout the great state of Alabama and enjoys doing so.
Chase Robinson
Social Media Manager & Weekend Host
Chase is WTBF's social media manager. He maintains our website and presence on Facebook and Twitter.
He also hosts WTBF's weekend programming and serves as a sports producer alongside Jeremy Vinson in concert with Troy University and WTBF's sports broadcasting teams.
Jeremy Vinson
Sports Production
Jeremy is WTBF's sports producer, working in concert with Troy university and WTBF's sports broadcasting teams to bring you high school football, Troy women's basketball, and Troy baseball.
Capturing the moments.
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