NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business.
Our guest this week is Kevin Ingram, Mark Howard's co-host on the Wake-Up Zone for over a decade.

Their first show together

How the Wake-up Zone evolved

Differences between on-air Mark and off-air Mark

What Kevin leanred from working with Mark

Mark's fearlessness and interviewing style

The Walk Off

A comedian tried to get them fired

What drove Mark Howard nuts on the air?

Never losing his love of sports

Dealing with health issues

Mark's love of his friends, peers and the Yankees

How hard was it for the WUZ to end?

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Kevin Ingram: Remembering Mark Howard

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