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Nelson Gullett
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All I hear is sky-blue bells ringing.

WDVX Development Director.

Host of The Americana Pulse, Wednesday nights at 7:00 on WDVX in Knoxville, TN.

wdvx.com/support
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For anybody that wants to know more about what I do… Here’s a stupidly massive playlist of everything I’ve played on my radio show on WDVX since April of 2020. It’s a pretty solid “set to random” playlist, I think.

open.spotify.com/playlist/3Yz...
Remote Radio: Every Song on Americana Pulse from April 2020--???
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Building the playlist for this week's show, which is focused on 2026 Grammy nominees, is the most time I've had to dig into the nominations since their release, & I have some thoughts.

I'll keep most of them to myself... but here come a few.

*I don't know how to handicap any of these categories.
November 29, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Fun fact (terribly sad fact, actually)

My childhood dog died the night this episode aired. My parents waited until after it was over to tell me.
Just for you, the three spirits.
November 28, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Printed out some Billy Strings crossword puzzles to hand out at today’s WDVX Big Plate at Barley’s.
November 28, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Black Friday sale is live in the WDVX Shop!

wdvx-radio.myshopify.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:54 PM
If nothing else… Stranger Things 5 really shows the important role local independent radio can play in a small community.

Where would Hawkins be without Rockin’ Robin and the crew at WSQK, The Squawk?
November 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
We’ve had Netflix for many, many years, and I never knew about the screen limit until my teenager just came running downstairs screaming at me to turn it off because she couldn’t watch Stranger Things.

The youngest was watching K-Pop Demon Hunters.

I guess we only get two screens at once?
November 27, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Ran out of the good, self sealing, envelopes while sending thank you letters… had to use the lick it yourself envelopes for the last few letters.

I now have a paper cut on my tongue.

The hazards of the public radio fund drive…
November 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Americana Pulse
Wednesday
7:00-10:30
WDVX

New Haley Heynderickx & Max García Conover…
Big Ears artists…
Super groups…

Everything from Jon Batiste to Johnny Paycheck.

Check it out.
November 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Our auction comes to a close tonight at 11:59pm! And if you’re unable to bid on any items but would still like to donate directly to a public media station in need, you can at JohnOliversJunk.com! Thank you all for a wonderful season, we’ll see you in February!
November 25, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Haley Heynderickx & Max Garcia Conover (x2)
Tom Russell
Eric Bibb
Snocaps
Jon Batiste
Valerie June
Bela Felck
Otis Taylor
Sabine McCalla
Rosie Flores
Johnny Paycheck
Neko Case
The Chicks
Mon Rovia
Blind Boys of Alabama
Madi Diaz
Todd Snider
Aaron Lee Tasjan

Just a few folks on the show next week...
November 22, 2025 at 5:09 AM
The Americana Pulse is back Wednesday night at 7:00 on WDVX. We’ll start with new music from Orville Peck, & artists from his Rodeo festival.

And… As some of y’all may have guessed already… We’ll have piles, & piles, & piles of Todd Snider as we say goodbye with a tribute.

Tune in at 7:00 on WDVX.
November 18, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Pretty cool that WDVX got a direct donation from an actor in Hollywood yesterday after this aired Sunday night. Thank you @lastweektonight.com!

You can support WDVX through the link in my profile.
November 18, 2025 at 2:06 PM
For anyone confused by my previous post regarding John Oliver, public media, and LBJ's balls...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yknM...
Public Media: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
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November 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
“John Oliver is auctioning off LBJ’s balls to support public media,” is a sentence I always knew I would type some day. I just didn’t know it would be today.

Thank you @lastweektonight.com

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Last Week Tonight
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November 17, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Hail. Hail. Rock & Roll…

Rest easy Todd.

open.spotify.com/track/648XP7...
The Ballad of the Kingsmen
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November 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
On a pretty serious Andrew Bird kick this morning…

“We’ll fight for your music halls and dying cities.”
November 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Two more hours in the studio tonight to close out the WDVX Fall Find Drive.

Tune in on WDVX… and call 865-544-1029 to donate now.

It’s been a tremendous week, and we want to end on a strong note.
November 13, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Repost with an iconic fictional band
November 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
C'mon Cats...
November 12, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Did not expect to meet 700 WLW sports host Lance McCallister at the WDVX Blue Plate Special today.

It’s a small (radio) world after all.
November 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I got to hang out with the Wood Brothers today during the WDVX Fall Fund Drive.

Thanks to WDVX’s Paul West for the pics.
November 7, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Big day at WDVX!!!

Today is our 28th birthday, and we’re celebrating with a bluegrass b-day party at the Bijou.

I’ll be on the air after to kick off the WDVX Fall Fund Drive until around midnight.

Gonna be a good one.
November 5, 2025 at 1:51 PM
WDVX Fall Fund Drive officially starts Thursday.

Get your gear now at wdvx.com/support
November 4, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Wednesday night on WDVX... after Tennessee Shines... it's a late night edition of The Americana Pulse.

Hear everything from Sam Cooke to Scott Miller... and John Hartford to Professor Longhair.
November 4, 2025 at 4:30 AM
New Adventures in Hi-Fi

My favorite non-I.R.S. R.E.M. album, and it doesn't get the same love as the other albums of the 90's to that point.

"E-Bow the Letter" is an all timer.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:57 AM