Lightning 100’s 2007 Recap

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Laurel Creech is recongized in a ceremony as one of only 14 “Emerging Leaders” by the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce.

Colbie Caillat with the Rev

Popular local bartender, Logan, hosts his final “Real Jazz” program on WRLT Sunday mornings.

Delbert McClinton


Nashville is chosen as one of the few select cities world wide for Red Bull’s Flugtag event.  Lightning 100 and Team Green together with a team of listener volunteers participate by building and manning a “Yellow Submarine” for the competition, placing 3rd. Over 100,000 spectators attended the Flugtag event.

Train crashes into Marathon Village


Pete Yorn visits the studio


Lightning 100 resumes streaming its on-air signal over the internet after a four year hiatus.  The station pulled the plug in June 2002 due to a national controversy over royalty payment issues.

Will Hoge in-studio performance


WRLT receives 16 finalist nominations in the annual March of Dimes AIR Awards, winning a record six awards in 2007

What we were listening to in 2007

01. Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)
02. John Butler Trio – Better Than
03. Snow Patrol – You’re All I Have
04. Beck – Think I’m In Love05. Ryan Adams – Two
06. John Mayer – Belief
07. KT Tunstall – Hold On
08. Modest Mouse – Missed The Boat
09. Amy Winehouse – You Know I’m No Good
10. Spoon – The Underdog
11. Ben Harper – In The Colors
12. Rilo Kiley – Silver Lining
13. Katie Herzig – Sweeter Than This

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