Country Music Conversations with Lee Arnold

By Lee Arnold

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Lee Arnold was the best known air personality at WHN, New York, the most listened to Country music radio station of all time. After working at WSCR in his hometown of Scranton, he continued his broadcasting career at WAVY radio/TV and WNTA AM/FM/TV, both in Norfolk, VA. Lee became Music Director and Air Personality at Country formatted WJRZ, Hackensack, NJ (1965-1971), which served the New York City metropolitan area. Lee also tried his hand at music, creating a few singles from 1968 through the seventies. He recorded a few popular singles, “A Trucker’s Christmas” and “Mama Sang a Song” (https://open.spotify.com/track/6jBZSgTgG9446rHga0Scrc . He joined WHN radio (1971-1988), an Adult Contemporary radio station which ultimately evolved into to a Country format in 1973. While at WHN, Lee hosted the weekly nationally syndicated shows "Country Cookin” and "Country Line" (1972-1976). Later, he hosted the Mutual Broadcasting System's "On A Country Road" (1981-1991) and was the voice of "Country In The Air," an in-flight airline Country Music channel. He was honored by Billboard Magazine, The Country Music Association (1976) and The Academy of Country Music (1983) as Major Market Country Disc Jockey of the Year. Lee Arnold appears as announcer on two landmark live Country albums, "Buck Owens and The BuckeroosCarnegie Hall Concert" and "Country Comes To Carnegie Hall." Lee subsequently joined Country formatted WYNY, NY (1991-1993). Lee Arnold was inducted into The Country Music DJ Hall of Fame in 2002. He joined the Sirius Satellite Network in 2001, hosting both Country music and American Standard shows simultaneously. He also was a co-anchor analyst for both ESPN and Animal Planet's dog show series. In July of 2002, he debuted a new syndicated weekly show as host of "Country CloseUP" on Triumph Radio Network. He retired from the business to spend time with family in 2010. Today Lee lives in Chester, NJ with his daughter and her wife and his five grandchildren. Lee is actively involved with animals today. He has two French bulldogs, Mr. B an Puzzle, who are his constant companions and can sometimes be heard on his latest venture, his podcast, that takes us backwards and then forwards in time through amazing conversations with Country artists of the past. Lee looks to not only tell the lost stories of some of the great artists of our time, but also to bring a perspective to listeners about reflection and change. He shares his opinions of today’s Country music, discusses being in his nineties and dealing with the loss of a spouse, as well as being active and an important part of an energetic and modern family. Join Lee as he shares conversations and country music with his friends.

Episode Date
Carlene Carter
Jan 03, 2024
Earl Thomas Conley
Dec 27, 2023
Gail Davies
Dec 20, 2023
The Bellamy Brothers
Dec 13, 2023
Ricky Van Shelton
Dec 06, 2023
Kathy Mattea
Nov 29, 2023
Lee Greenwood
Nov 22, 2023
Crystal Gayle
Nov 15, 2023
T. Graham Brown
Nov 08, 2023
Ronnie Milsap
Nov 01, 2023
Gene Watson
Oct 25, 2023
Randy Travis
Oct 18, 2023
K.T. Oslin
Oct 11, 2023
John Anderson
Oct 04, 2023
Faron Young
Sep 27, 2023
Ray Price
Sep 20, 2023
Clint Black
Aug 02, 2023
Charlie Daniels
Jul 05, 2023
Rodney Crowell
Jun 21, 2023
Lorrie Morgan
Jun 14, 2023
Don Williams
Jun 07, 2023
George Strait
May 31, 2023
Charley Pride
May 24, 2023
Vince Gill
May 17, 2023
Emmylou Harris
May 10, 2023
Patty Loveless
May 03, 2023
Bob McDill
Apr 26, 2023
Dan Seals
Apr 19, 2023
Jerry Reed
Apr 12, 2023
Dwight Yoakum
Apr 05, 2023
Johnny Cash
Mar 29, 2023
Larry Gatlin
Mar 22, 2023
Eddie Rabbitt
Feb 08, 2023
Gary Morris
Feb 01, 2023
Tanya Tucker
Jan 25, 2023
Statler Brothers
Jan 18, 2023
Hank Thompson
Jan 11, 2023
Billy Walker
Jan 04, 2023
Alabama
Dec 28, 2022
Conway Twitty
Dec 21, 2022
Roger Miller
Dec 14, 2022
Tammy Wynette
Dec 07, 2022
John Denver
Nov 30, 2022
Dolly Parton
Nov 23, 2022
Garth Brooks
Nov 16, 2022
The Judds
Nov 09, 2022
[Bonus] Waylon Jennings
Nov 04, 2022
Waylon Jennings (Part 3)
Nov 02, 2022
Waylon Jennings (Part 2)
Oct 26, 2022
Waylon Jennings (Part 1)
Oct 19, 2022
Keith Whitley
Oct 11, 2022
Harlan Howard
Oct 02, 2022