 He then continued working as either a DJ, news director, or music director for a variety of smaller stations such as WMTS and WGNS in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, WMSR (AM) in Manchester, Tennessee, and WKGN in Knoxville, Tennessee.From 1967-1972 Beaty worked on a staff with nationally known DJ Hall of Famer Scott Shannon at WMAK.Afterward, Beaty took a job at WBSR in Pensacola, Florida and then moved on to WAAY in Huntsville, Alabama.