Coyote McCloud
American radio personality (1942-2011)
William Lehmann (August 31, 1942 – April 6, 2011), better known as Coyote McCloud, was a popular radio disc jockey in Nashville, Tennessee. For more than 30 years, he was a drive-time personality at several Nashville radio stations. He first became well known in the early 1970s on WMAK-AM, then a market-dominant rock and roll station, as host of its 7 p.m.–midnight program. He was called "legendary" among DJs.
McCloud was one of the subjects of a CBS 48 Hours documentary in 1992 about "shock radio". McCloud enjoyed his highest level of popularity while working for Y107 (now WRVW) and had his own fan club. He worked at the station for more than 10 years, from 1984 to 1995. McCloud was featured frequently in Billboard.
Radio career
Early in his career, he was an afternoon drive personality at WGOW-AM (owned by Ted Turner) in Chattanooga, using the name Bill Scott. In 1976, his recording of "Nitty Gritty Rock and Roll" was released as 45 rpm record on the Midland South label, distributed by RCA. The song included the catch-phrases he used as a nighttime deejay on WQXI "Quixie" in Atlanta.
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