Nashville Trivia

In 1925, National Life and Accident Insurance Company founded the radio program known today as the Grand Ole Opry. The program's original name was WSM Barn Dance, and the station's call letters were an acronym for the company's slogan, "We Shield Millions!" The famous name change took place two years later when announcer George Hay was preparing for a Saturday night program, which followed a broadcast of classical music from New York. In his opening remarks, Hay quipped, "For the last hour, we have been listening to music taken largely from grand opera and the classics. We now present our own Grand Old Opry," and the name stuck.

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