
Coach & Friends
The gang's all here! From headlines to punchlines, you're in just the right spot to start your morning - Coach & Friends on Classic Country 90.9
March 6, 2026
Mar 06, 2026
David “The Barber” Nolen and Coach Kris Herron jump started the eve of the weekend. The guys talked about the pajama epidemic and whether it might be connected to the shopping cart theory. They also learned a new word, paraprosdokian. The two discussed the 1899 song “Hello! Ma Baby” and a memorable experience involving chocolate pudding.
March 5, 2026
Mar 05, 2026
It was a Giddens Morning with Coach Steve Giddens and Sister Sheila. The crew spent some time tossing around nicknames for Sheila and sharing their observations for the month. They also discussed the challenges of working through a nursing program and navigating the world of paying bills online.
March 4, 2026
Mar 04, 2026
Rusty Taylor joined Coach Kris Herron for the morning on Coach & Friends. Taylor shared a few tales from the golf course, and friend of the show Nap chimed in with a question. Vols softball head coach Josh Giddens also stopped by the studio for a visit. The guys went over headlines from The Clay Times Journal.
March 3, 2026
Mar 03, 2026
Coach Michael Shortt was in studio with Coach Kris Herron. The guys talked about the recovery of a sunken truck and somehow worked in a discussion about a cookie cake along the way.
March 2, 2026
Mar 02, 2026
Coach Jerry Weems joined Coach Kris Herron to start off the new month. Coach Chase Horn stopped by with an update on Vols baseball as the season gets underway. With it being the first Monday of the month, Dr. Chip East of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System joined the guys to share tips on tree planting, seed starting, and pruning fruit trees.
Feb. 27, 2026
Feb 27, 2026
David Nolen joined Coach Kris Herron to kick off the Friday show. The two covered everything from pajamas and national forest land being opened for drilling to wedding RSVP and attire expectations.
Feb. 26, 2026
Feb 26, 2026
Coach Steve Giddens joined Coach Kris Herron to start the day. Topics ranged from gas lines and pulpwood to Bible paper, squirrel hunting, and Herron’s newly discovered sleeping habits.
Feb. 25, 2026
Feb 25, 2026
Rusty Taylor and Coach Kris Herron carried the show to the midweek mark. Students and teachers from the Clay Central health science program stopped by to talk about their program. The guys highlighted the top stories from The Clay Times Journal.
Feb. 24, 2026
Feb 24, 2026
Coach Michael Shortt made it a Shortt Tuesday. The guys talked about a new burger coming to the Big Arch, shared stories from a granddaughter’s birthday party, touched on local happenings, and swapped a few fishing tales along the way.
Feb. 23, 2026
Feb 23, 2026
Coach Jerry Weems helped kick off the final week of February alongside Coach Kris Herron. Coach Weems was presented with his Smoky Mountain trip gift before the focus shifted to Gatlinburg-Pittman High football. The morning also included a rundown of local happenings, and Coach Danny Horn stopped in for an early visit.

