I started listening in the late 80s and don’t recall Ward working with a side kick from that time forward. I thought he was great by himself. Did Cawood Ledford also work alone for Kentucky? Seems like he did.
Not sure. I know it was several years. There was someone else who worked with Ward too, but I can't remember whom. @Thunder Good-Oil probably remembers
AW was a player and assistant coach for Mears and was on the radio with Ward only a year or two. But I think he was more like an analyst that stayed quiet unless Ward needed another interpretation of what had happened.
I could have sworn that there was somebody else but I’m drawing a blank. Maybe just a coach and not a player.
Back then they couldn’t seamlessly switch back and forth to the studio like they do now with Wilkerson. Ward’s “color” guy roles went to much more low key participants.