Longtime country music disc jockey Rhubarb Jones got his first job in radio at WPID. Jones would later go on to be named Medium Market Broadcast Personality of the Year by the Country Music Association Awards in 1983, Large Market Broadcast Personality of the Year by the Country Music Association Awards in 1987, and Disc Jockey of the Year by the Academy of Country Music in 1983. Alabama lead singer Randy Owen sang at Jones' 1988 wedding to Charm Baker.
