In Search of a New Dream

Abstract

This chapter describes Host’s return to Kentucky, where Garvice Kincaid recruited him to broadcast University of Kentucky football and basketball games alongside Walter “Dee” Huddleston for the Kentucky Central Radio Network. Host also served as a DJ on WVLK; in addition, he was required to sell radio advertising for the station. While on the road broadcasting, Host spent a good deal of time with Coach Adolph Rupp and other sports broadcasters, such as Cawood Ledford. After a couple of years on the radio, he accepted a sales position with Procter & Gamble in Chattanooga. He was quickly promoted to a larger market in Washington, DC, where he learned a great deal from mentor Mike Hostage. After a few years away, Host moved back to Lexington and got involved in multiple business ventures, including insurance, real estate, and home construction. Because of his various connections and civic activities, the Fayette County Republican Party recruited him to organize Senator John Sherman Cooper’s reelection campaign.