The other was the fact that Marilyn Lloyd was the widow of Mort Lloyd, an anchorman at CBS affiliate WDEF-TV, who had won the Democratic nomination to face Baker and who had then been killed in a light-airplane accident on his way to celebrate his primary victory; the Democratic Party then chose his wife to succeed him as the congressional nominee.
WDEF-TV, a television station (digital channel 12) licensed to Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
WDEF-FM, a radio station (92.3 FM) licensed to Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States