The Opry Finds A Home
After stints at several Nashville venues, including three decades at Ryman Auditorium; the Grand Ole Opry finds a permanent home at the Opry House in ...
Building Nashville
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From WSM Radio, this is Building Nashville. These are the stories of the people, places, and events that helped make a Music City. Hosted by Chuck Mead and produced from the studios of 650 AM WSM.
The Opry Needs A Home
In the late 1920's the Grand Ole Opry radio show on WSM had become appointment listening for much of North America. In this episode, follow the Opry a...
E.W. "Bud" Wendell
In this episode, Chuck Mead takes you to the stage of the Grand Ole Opry for a very special Tuesday show. Then, you will meet a man who spent many yea...
The Air Castle: Part 2
As WSM becomes one of the most dominate stations in the US, station staff and engineers strive to develop programming and technology to reach an even ...
The Air Castle: Part 1
When National Life and Accident Insurance Company decided to create a radio station to increase insurance sales, they created a legend. In this episod...
Minnie Is Just So Proud To Be Here
Minnie Pearl becomes and Opry star and Sarh Ophelia Colley becomes Sarah Cannon. While Minnie Pearl blazes a trail to comedy stardom, Sarah Cannon gai...
Sarah Meets Minnie
Today, Chuck Mead introduces you to Sarah Ophelia Colley. She is growing up in an upper-middle class family in Centerville, Tennessee. She dreams of a...
Making A Music City
In this Season 1 preview: Building Nashville Host, Chuck Mead, takes you on a virtual walk up Lower Broadway in downtown Nashville. Along the way, he ...