Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Coyote J


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. Anyone is free to move the article to the title suggested below. However, editors are encouraged to improve the article with the sources indicated below to prevent renomination in the near future. (non-admin closure) ASTIG️🙃  (ICE-T • ICE CUBE) 02:35, 6 March 2022 (UTC)

Coyote J

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Deprodded with vague "it needs to be improved, not deleted" comments. However, I was utterly unable to find even the tiniest bit of sourcing. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 03:53, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Radio-related deletion discussions. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 03:53, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 04:40, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Alabama-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 06:13, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete all I see are hits about coyotes, nothing about a DJ. Oaktree b (talk) 18:53, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep sources under his real name, Jim Batton, in addition to his DJ name, include:
 * Memories of Nashville Rock Radio
 * KET Louisville Life: Coyote Calhoun Story KET is a PBS station
 * Coyote Calhoun Inducted into DJ Hall of Fame
 * Coyote Calhoun to retire after 35 years at WAMZ
 * Coyote Calhoun Page listing numerous other articles about him
 * Kris Applegate, Legendary Locals of Louisville, p. 63, ISBN 1439645876, 2014, Arcadia Publishing Inc.
 * https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/coyote-calhoun-ends-35year-career Coyote Calhoun Ends 35-Year Career]
 * There's more, but he's clearly notable. GregJackP   Boomer!   01:12, 11 February 2022 (UTC)

Relisting comment: to establish consensus on whether the sources are for the person being discussed Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Star   Mississippi  02:59, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
 * KEEP The notability has been established. The article needs a lot of improvement, but that is a function of more of a "notable enough to spend enough time to fix and source the article" problem that editors juggle. The on-air 1988 incident, for example, ended with police intervention and earned him the notoriety afterwards. I *think* the Birmingham market is big enough to establish him as a major DJ, but if it's not, the 1988 on-air firing is. The article would be fine with a smaller set of details and less narrative to fit the sources and relative notoriety. Fix, shorten, and keep. I like to saw logs! (talk) 06:36, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep Meets WP:GNG with sources presented by GregJack. They're reliable enough IMV. SBKSPP (talk) 07:36, 13 February 2022 (UTC)
 * GregJack sources are for a different person, Louisville Country DJ,Coyote Calhoun (no real name sighted) Worked at WAMZ in 1988 and could not have been fired from Z-102 in Birmhingham. Coyote J, real name Jim Batton, is not the same man. 19:23, 13 February 2022 (UTC)  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Armysheep75 (talk • contribs)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, — Coffee  //  have a ☕️ //  beans  // 18:20, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I would agree with the Armysheep75 case. Louisville Coyote Calhoun was born in San Marcos, Texas, but his real name is simply not given. He worked in Wichita, Knoxville, and Sallisaw, Oklahoma. There seems to be enough sourcing for an article on the Louisville Calhoun. A search of Radio & Records turns up mentions of a Coyote J. Calhoun that appears to be the subject of the AfD, but the lack of a searchable local paper really hinders me nailing down anything other than the fact that Coyote Calhoun and "Coyote J. Calhoun" or Coyote J are separate people.  Sammi Brie  (she/her • t • c) 03:52, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Keep provided that the information in the article about them being a producer is accurate. Being both a radio DJ and a music producer give them the notability required. Without that the notability is harder to determine. Having said that, the page certainly has room for improvement. Gusfriend (talk) 06:23, 27 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep thanks to the sources found by GregJackP. MrsSnoozyTurtle 00:52, 5 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep and Move to Coyote Calhoun. Many more quality sources appear using this name of which this reference is probably the most significant source. It documents his induction into the on-air personality category of the Country Radio Hall of Fame in 2005. This would mean he passes criteria 1 of WP:ANYBIO.4meter4 (talk) 19:57, 5 March 2022 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.