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Cannon launched his radio career in 1972 at the age of seventeen as a part-time announcer in Clarksville in Red River County, Texas. He also worked in his hometown of New Boston and landed his first programming job at KCMC in Texarkana, Texas. He then relocated for a time to Glasgow in southern [[Kentucky]], to work at WCDS. Afterwards, he was a deejay in [[Wichita Falls]], Texas, and [[Oklahoma City]], [[Oklahoma]].<ref name=prime>John Andrew Prime, "Country radio's Barney Cannon dies," ''The Shreveport Times,'' accessed May 9, 2009; material no longer on-line.</ref>
Cannon launched his radio career in 1972 at the age of seventeen as a part-time announcer in Clarksville in Red River County, Texas. He also worked in his hometown of New Boston and landed his first programming job at KCMC in Texarkana, Texas. He then relocated for a time to Glasgow in southern [[Kentucky]], to work at WCDS. Afterwards, he was a deejay in [[Wichita Falls]], Texas, and [[Oklahoma City]], [[Oklahoma]].<ref name=prime>John Andrew Prime, "Country radio's Barney Cannon dies," ''The Shreveport Times,'' accessed May 9, 2009; material no longer on-line.</ref>
His last position was at KWKH, where he had worked since 1985.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ksla.com/global/story.asp?S=10214130|title=Longtime Shreveport radio announcer Barney Cannon dies|publisher=KSLA-TV ([[CBS]]) in Shreveport)|date=May 9, 2009}}</ref> Cannon previously hosted the weekend edition of the ''Interstate Road Show,'' but for his last six years, he served as program director and morning show deejay. He acquired thousands of loyal listeners over the years.
His last position was at KWKH, where he had worked since 1985.<ref>"Longtime Shreveport radio announcer Barney Cannon dies," KSLA-TV ([[CBS]]) in Shreveport), April 20, 2009; no longer accessible on-line.</ref> Cannon previously hosted the weekend edition of the ''Interstate Road Show,'' but for his last six years, he served as program director and morning show deejay. He acquired thousands of loyal listeners over the years.
A former colleague, broadcaster Raymond Franklin "Frank" Page (1925-2013),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theeagle/obituary.aspx?n=frank-page&pid=162291737#fbLoggedOut|title=Frank Page Obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=January 2, 2020}}</ref> who was the first person to announce the entry of [[Elvis Presley]] at the former Louisiana Hayride entertainment program, told ''The Shreveport Times'': "I've lost a great friend, but country music has lost an even greater friend. ... He had a passion for country music, and he knew more about the Louisiana Hayride than even I did."<ref name=prime/> KWKH was the home of the Louisiana Hayride, staged at the downtown Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium.
A former colleague, broadcaster Raymond Franklin "Frank" Page (1925-2013),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theeagle/obituary.aspx?n=frank-page&pid=162291737#fbLoggedOut|title=Frank Page Obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=January 2, 2020}}</ref> who was the first person to announce the entry of [[Elvis Presley]] at the former Louisiana Hayride entertainment program, told ''The Shreveport Times'': "I've lost a great friend, but country music has lost an even greater friend. ... He had a passion for country music, and he knew more about the Louisiana Hayride than even I did."<ref name=prime/> KWKH was the home of the Louisiana Hayride, staged at the downtown Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium.