Wdef luther massengill biography

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This year marks the 10thanniversary of the death of Luther, “the man with sunshine in his voice.” On Oct.

20, 2014, the longest-running broadcaster in the history of the world died, and his name was Luther Masingill. He was known as “The Voice of Chattanooga,” Tennessee for more than seven decades and had an unprecedented career in broadcasting.

Luther Masingill, known to locals in Chattanooga as simply “Luther,” held the same job at the same radio station (WDEF) in the same time slot for 74 years. In addition to his radio career, he signed on with WDEF-TV the first day they went on the air in 1954 and