Coyote McCloud

Coyote McCloud
Born
William Lehmann

(1942-08-31)August 31, 1942
DiedApril 6, 2011(2011-04-06) (aged 68)
Tennessee, U.S.
Occupations
  • Radio host
  • disc jockey
  • songwriter
Spouse
Susan Thomas
​
(divorced)​

William Lehmann (August 31, 1942 – April 6, 2011), better known as Coyote McCloud, was a popular radio disc jockey in Nashville, Tennessee. For more than 30 years, he was a drive-time personality at several Nashville radio stations. He first became well known in the early 1970s on WMAK-AM, then a market-dominant rock and roll station, as host of its 7 p.m.–midnight program. He was called "legendary" among DJs.[1]

McCloud was one of the subjects of a CBS 48 Hours documentary in 1992 about "shock radio". McCloud enjoyed his highest level of popularity while working for Y107 (now WRVW) and had his own fan club.[2] He worked at the station for more than 10 years, from 1984 to 1995. McCloud was featured frequently in Billboard.[3]

  1. ^ Parker Bowles, Tom (2008). The Year of Eating Dangerously: A Global Adventure in Search of Culinary Extremes. Macmillan. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-312-53103-4. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
  2. ^ Dorman, Lee (2009). Nashville Broadcasting: Images of America. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 59–61. ISBN 978-0-7385-6829-4. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
  3. ^ See Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 9. March 6, 1982. p. 19 and Vol. 98, no. 48. November 29, 1986. p. 14. Retrieved November 8, 2010.