Walter Ralph Emery (born on March 10, 1933) is a famous country music disk jockey and television host. He gained national fame hosting the syndicated music series Pop! Goes the Country from 1974 to 1980, and Nashville Now - the cornerstone, live nightly program of The Nashville Network - from 1983 to 1993. March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in Leap years). ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Country music, also called country and western music or country-western, is an amalgam of popular musical forms developed in the Southern United States, with roots in traditional folk music, Celtic Music, Blues, Gospel music, and Old-time music. ... For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw A news presenter is, broadly speaking, a person that presents a news show on television or radio. ... In the television industry (as in radio), syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast programs to multiple stations, without going through a broadcast network. ... TNN logo 1983-1997. ...

Emery earned his first national fame as the late-night 'disc jockey' on Nashville's venerable AM radio station WSM. Due to the 'clear-channel' broadcasting range of the station at night, Emery's country-music radio show could be heard over much of the American south and east--especially by many an overnight long-haul truck driver, who were often fans of contry music. WSM may refer to one of the following: AM radio station WSM in Nashville, Tennessee, USA FM radio station WSM-FM, also in Nashville Web-based System Manager, an IBM management software for administering AIX 5L host on RS/6000 systems. ...

Once Emery was seen on Nashville Now, his rich voice and easy affability with his guests made the show a national phenomenon. He would converse with a wide range of country-music stars of all eras, and also played opposite a Muppet-style 'co-host,' "Shotgun Red," during several seasons. John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together The Muppets are a group of puppets and costume characters created by Jim Henson and the company he created. ...

In October 2005, Emery launched "The Nashville Show," a free weekly Webcast with Shotgun Red as co-host. Look up October in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A webcast is similar in intent to a broadcast television program but designed for internet transmission. ...

The second of Emery's three wives was country star Skeeter Davis. Skeeter Davis Mary Frances Skeeter Davis (December 30, 1931 – September 19, 2004) was an American country music singer and a member of the Grand Ole Opry radio show for more than 40 years. ...

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