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In the vagabond world of radio, it is a little unusual that Bill Hagy is still working for the same hometown company he started with in the 1960's when all the big stations were in the AM band. But his hometown roots have not limited his success.
After his '60s accomplishments with rock 'n' roll on the AM dial, Hagy joined the FM revolution and had his first exposure to country music programming with the company's WKYQ-FM in Paducah, Kentucky.
 | | | Bristol Broadcasting Company President W. L. "Pete" Nininger congratulates Bill Hagy on being named one of America's Top Program Directors by Radio Ink magazine. |
Later in 1978, WXBQ-FM (then WFHG-FM) was switched to the country format and a huge wave of success began for both Hagy and Bristol Broadcasting Company.
Under Hagy's guidance, WXBQ grew during the '80s to become the overwhelming market leader - a position still held today. For more than a dozen years, WXBQ-FM has held the Number One spot in the Tri-Cities market. WXBQ-FM has also been praised as one of America's highest rated station.
In addition his duties as Program Director for WXBQ-FM, Hagy also serves Bristol Broadcasting Company as Corporate Operations Manager overseeing company stations here in the Tri-Cities and in Kentucy and West Virginia. In each of these markets the Bristol Broadcasting Company stations command dominate ratings positions year after year due in no little part to Hagy's influence.
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Each year Radio Ink, a leading broadcast industry publication, names the 40 best radio program directors in the country. This year WXBQ's Program Director, Bill Hagy, was selected for prestigious list. The annual list is anything but a popularity contest. The editors of Radio Ink look at a number of criteria in order to arrive at their selections. They examine the stations' ratings, they poll a number of radio industry managers and executives, and they seek the advice of other program directors to arrive at a list of honorees. So for our Bill Hagy to be named the number two program director in the country on this list is quite an honor indeed! We all congratulate Bill.
