{"id":34973,"date":"2026-09-28T07:11:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T13:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/al-ba.com\/wp2\/?page_id=34973"},"modified":"2026-09-28T07:11:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T13:11:11","slug":"beecher-hyde","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/al-ba.com\/wp2\/beecher-hyde\/","title":{"rendered":"Beecher Hyde"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"When you say someone has the gift of gab you don\u2019t necessarily think of that characteristic as  a professional asset. But if you knew Beecher Hyde, you knew his gift of gab made him  one outstanding disc jockey who was beloved by his listeners.  For his ability to charm audiences decade after decade, the ABA is truly honored to recognize Hyde, a Boaz radio icon, by inducting him into the Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe did not meet a stranger,\u201d says his son, Ronnie Hyde. \u201c He liked to talk with people and interview people.  People would call in to talk to him on the air, and it was amazing the people that he knew and who knew him.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe could talk to a microphone for twelve hours and never break,\u201d laughs Chris Watkins who worked with Hyde.  \u201cAnd he didn’t have to have a topic to talk about stuff. He could just talk.\u201d\"\"<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd he could get along with everybody,\u201d Watkins continues. \u201cHe could talk to the president of the United States, or he could talk to the guy that picked up the garbage. There was no distinction between them.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cI’ve seen him stand in front of people in the communities and other places and just make up a talk,\u201d says Ronnie. \u201cHe\u2019d not only nail it, but he\u2019d do it with little effort and do a great job.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also had a laugh that you couldn\u2019t mistake.<\/p>\n

\"\"\u201cHe had a laugh that once you heard it, you couldn’t forget it,\u201d smiles Ronnie. \u201c And as a kid, we’d all be in this department store somewhere and it didn’t make no difference where, but if I ever got lost from him, I’d stand there and, in a minute, he’d get to talking to somebody and then when he started to laugh, I could walk straight to him!\u201d <\/p>\n

Many people were afraid to be on the air with Hyde for fear he would pull a prank on them.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was quite the jokester. For instance, he would make two pans of cornbread, stack them on each other and then cover them with icing. It looked just like a chocolate cake,\u201d laughs Ronnie. \u201cAnd he would put it in a church social or something. Then he\u2019d just sit back and wait for people to eat it. They would be going – this is the driest cake I have ever eaten in my life!\u201d\"\"<\/p>\n

\u201cThey had an electric fence around the tower. And when the engineer would have to go down there to check some stuff, he would tell Beecher to cut that fence off,\u201d says Watkins. \u201cAnd Beecher was like, okay, and he’d stand there and unplug it waiting for that guy to straddle the fence and he’d plug it back up. Every single time! And I’m like, how do you fall for that every time?\u201d<\/p>\n

Hyde made an impression on almost everyone with whom he came into contact including Congressman Robert Aderholt who was frequently a guest on Hyde\u2019s radio show. In fact, it was Aderholt who submitted Hyde\u2019s name for induction.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was honored to nominate Beecher Hyde for induction into the Broadcaster\u2019s Hall of Fame just one week before his passing,\u201d says the congressman. \u201cIt was a privilege to help recognize someone who was truly a broadcasting legend on Sand Mountain.\u201d\"\"<\/p>\n

\u201cBeecher\u2019s voice and his impact on our community will not be forgotten,\u201d Aderholt continues. \u201cI have no doubt that somewhere in Heaven, he is playing great gospel music right now and truly living up to the call letters of the station he loved so much \u2013 WBSA \u2013 the Best Sound Around!\u201d<\/p>\n

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