In the early 80's, WSIX-FM started a morning show that featured veteran disc jockey and songwriter Gerry House as the host.

Tragedy would strike when House Foundation member Paul Randall became very ill. Mike Bohan joined the show in 1995 after 20 years at WSMV.

Recently Richard Falklen joined the team as a replacement for Devon O'Day and hosts the news segment once named 'Twang Talk'.

Gerry stopped short of calling it a retirement and made no characterization as to whether or not the decision was solely his — instead stating that "no one is mad at anyone" and that the timing "feels right".

A press release issued to local media immediately after the announcement said that Gerry will continue to contribute to WSIX as a writer, adviser, and "consigliere".

The House Foundation follows a traditional morning show format, eschewing sequential song play for information and discussion.

Generally, in any given segment of the show, there will be one top charting country music song, a time of discussion among the hosts and/or listeners, and a series of commercials.

Certain portions of the show are designed to solicit input from listeners, and often House will direct the conversation to current events both in news and entertainment.

Almost always, the music played is country, and House almost always tells a caller, when requesting a "devil rock-and-roll" (as he puts it) song, to "Get off the phone!"

Whenever there is a major prize given away on the House Foundation, the contest usually includes some sort of complex trivia question, nonsense phrase or guessing game that lasts for almost the entire show.

One interesting aspect of the majority of the phoned in advertisements - the sponsors seem to be coached to agree with everything that Gerry says, applying a basic rule of improvisational comedy.