Background
Pirkle, John Ward was born on December 14, 1937 in Etowah, Tennessee, United States. Son of Ward and Kathleen (Tummins) Pirkle.
Pirkle, John Ward was born on December 14, 1937 in Etowah, Tennessee, United States. Son of Ward and Kathleen (Tummins) Pirkle.
Graduated from the high school, Etowah.
Disc jockey, Station WLAR, Athens, Tennessee, 1958-1960; radio-television announcer, disc jockey, production manager, Station WATE, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1960-1964; program director, radio personality, Station WNOX, Knoxville, 1964-1970; program manager, Station WROL, Knoxville, 1970-1973; founder, president, Station WOKI-FM, Knoxville, since 1974; president, chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Video Catalog Channel, Inc., since 1990. Owner WNFZ Radio, Knoxville, since 1992.
Active Oak Ridge Boys Club (board directors 1978-1981), Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Anderson County (board directors 1981-1983). Council member Great Smokey Mountains council Boy Scouts American, 1990-1991. Member National Association Broadcasters, Tennessee Association Broadcasters.
Married Mänya Higdon, 1967. 1 child, Jonathan W. Stepchildren: Manette Monroe, Leigh Krieps.