Gary Beaty (born August 25, 1943) is an American country music disc jockey and television announcer in Nashville, Tennessee.
In 1976, Beaty returned to Nashville to work as a full-time disc jockey on WSM's AM and FM stations.
[5] Coincidentally, Beaty was the fill-in host for the show when Garth Brooks, Shania Twain, and Toby Keith all made their cable network debuts.
[6] From 1985-1991, Beaty acted as co-host of the syndicated telecasts of three Farm Aid concerts[7][8] and also announced two years of Hee Haw.
Since leaving the Gaylord Entertainment Company, Beaty has kept busy freelancing on multiple commercial and industrial projects.