07/29/2025
📻 “Get your head out of the bed, you ain’t listenin’ to a word I said, spray them pits and eat them grits while the Morning Man Show plays them hits!”
We had an exciting time last night walking down memory lane with one of Pierce County’s most famous radio voices, Mr. Troy Mattox!
As a teen, Mr. Mattox got his start at the local radio station, and after serving in Vietnam, he worked hard to make his dream a reality. In 1979, WKUB 97.7 hit the airwaves, and he later grew his business to include WWUF 105.1 and WSGT 107.1. Many of our society members fondly recalled listening to these stations while working in the to***co fields or catching Georgia Football games on the radio.
🎙️ Mattox shared many incredible memories from his broadcasting career. One of his funniest to look back on? Giving the daily to***co market prices straight from the warehouses, right alongside the hospital report of who had been admitted and discharged each day. (Yes, they actually announced who was in the hospital on the radio!)
He also reminisced about the many ballgames in Pierce County’s history, including the infamous 1963 Blackshear Tigers vs. Patterson Eagles matchup.🏈 Games back then would broadcast live on Friday nights and then replayed on Saturday mornings! Broadcasting also gave him the chance to interview several political icons such as Jimmy Carter and Zell Miller, and he vividly recalled the day he was reporting live when news broke that President JFK had been assassinated.
📻 The world of radio has impacted Pierce County in so many ways and has given us all countless memories to cherish. We’re so thankful for Mr. Mattox’s time, stories, and the lasting legacy he’s created right here in Pierce County. 💙
