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Travel talk show legend celebrates last radio show

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Knoxville native Ramsey Pollard will be hanging up his hat this weekend as the host of the radio talk show, “Ramblin’ with Ramsey” will air his last show on Sunday.
“Ramblin’ with Ramsey” is a live radio talk show dedicated to travel, hospitality and tourism. Over the past 20 years, the show has aired in all 50 states and in 12 foreign countries. While listening to Pollard’s show, audiences hear about accommodations, historic sites and attractions. Interviewees include employees of local convention and visitor’s bureaus, hotels, resorts and attractions. Sunday’s shows will air from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST and from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. EST and both will focus on tourism in Knoxville.
Sunday’s 2 p.m. broadcast will feature Sarah Malak, Public Relations Manager of the Knoxville Tourism & Sports Corporation (KTSC), while at 4 p.m., Pollard will interview Kim Bittinger, Director of Marketing at the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, Tracy O’Connor, KTSC Sales Manager. The 2 p.m. show will air on the Cable Radio Network and the 4 p.m. show will air via the Accent Radio Network. Both shows will broadcast live from the Knoxville Marriott.
Pollard says he chose Knoxville as the site of his last broadcast mainly because he is a native of the city. Pollard graduated from Knoxville’s Central High School in 1949 and his father was a pastor at Knoxville’s Broadway Baptist Church.
This weekend will not only celebrate Pollard’s final broadcast and the beginning of his retirement, but it will also mark Pollard’s 76th birthday. Pollard’s three daughters and their families, as well as many other family members and close friends, will all travel to Knoxville to celebrate the milestones.
The talk show host says he is as excited about his retirement as he is his 76th birthday. “They’ll probably sing a little ‘Happy Birthday’ to me,” said Pollard.
For more information on “Ramblin’ with Ramsey,” visit www.ramblinwithramsey.com.