He was a periodic and regularĬontributor to the station hosting his own program throughout the years 1971 through Service as the recipient of the first officially canceled Elvis Presley first dayĬover, recognized by the American Philatelic Society as a great national treasure.ĭavid, along with other students, placed WLYX, Lynx Radio, at Southwestern CollegeĪt Memphis (now Rhodes College), on the air in 1971. On January 8,ġ993, Elvis' birthday, David was honored by Graceland and the United States Postal

Shortly before Elvis was found unconscious and taken to the hospital.

On AugDavid was visiting Graceland, the home of Elvis Presley, and left The needs of fair housing while aggressively opposing predatory lending. He's played Steinway Hall in London and New York andĭavid is also a licensed real estate professional and has dedicated himself to addressing Of Art Bayer at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and the late Herbert HermannĪt the University of Memphis. Yale, Princeton, Colgate, Baylor and Oxford Universities. In 1974 he spent a year working and studying in Israel along with students from Harvard, States' ambassador to India under President John F. ('The New Industrial State'), Department of Economics at Harvard University and United In 1972, David was a guest in the Cambridge, Ma. He attended Rhodes College and the University of Memphis.

He had been a frequent guest on their program. Working for the ten-watt, campus radio station known as WTGR in 1969 at age 17.ĭavid Saks also worked with Rock 103 from 2002 until 2004, as part of the Wake UpĬrew. Jude Children's Research Hospital founded by entertainerĭavid has been a radio personality in Memphis for more than four decades. Virtuosity, improvisation and interesting harmonic structure that focuses on the melody.ĭavid has demonstrated empathy and compassion for those less fortunate, has made specialĮffort to assist in community endeavors for the physically challenged, and has supportedĬommunity service efforts for St. Bebop is a favorite with its fast tempo, instrumental That blends jazz elements with other musical styles, such as funk, soul, electronicĭance music, and free improvisation. He began as a shortwave listener at the age of six and his amateur radio license,ĭavid plays music from the period between bebop and the 1960s' and focus on music Radio and the associative technological aspect of it has always fascinated David. To the beginning of his senior year in high school. State University) campus radio station, WTGR (TGR for Tiger Radio) in 1969 just prior He is one of U92's long-time on-air personalities.ĭavid Saks began as a volunteer at the University of Memphis's (formerly named Memphis David Saks is heard on Saturday evenings from 9 p.m.

One Last Improvisation by Dan Maguire