Career
Scott was noted in country music circles for hosting The Interstate Road Show which aired overnight on KWKH from Shreveport, Louisiana and on KVOO (now KFAQ) out of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The show involved a mix of country music, news, vital weather reports and road conditions for truckers that were on the road. Mr. Scott is also known as a devotee of Western swing music and hosts Western Swing revival shows across the Southwestern United States.
The most recent show honoring this genre occurred in Wichita Falls, Texas in 2006.
Larry Scott also released an album of truck driving songs for Alshire Records in 1972 titled Keep On Truckin" (A/South 5358). One song on the LP, "Phantom 570," alluded to his Phantom 570 truckers" show in which he played host on KLAC (570) radio in Los Los Angeles
A popular track from the album was "Diesel Cecil."
Mr. Scott was retired from the radio business for a time and ran a trucking service out of Terrell, Texas.
He returned to Shreveport to host several one-hour shows on KWKH on Sunday mornings until KWKH instituted a format change to sports talk in May 2012.