Elvis License Plates Saved by SIRIUS Satellite Radio Listener

Elvis fans are devoted and this story proves it. According to a story by the Associated Press and reprinted by wmcstations.com, Tennessee was on the verge of issuing a new Elvis license plate but was waiting for the required 1,000 pre-paid users to sign up for it at $35 apiece. That's the rule there for new specialty plates.

Well, the deadline was approaching and the list was still 100 short. Luckily, an anonymous donor stepped forward from New Jersey and sent $3500 to the state to cover the shortage. The donor heard about the plate's plight on an Elvis program hosted on SIRIUS Satellite Radio by George Klein, a longtime friend of Presley.

More Elvis Radio from the Archives:
* Elvis Was Discovered By A Former DJ
* 24/7 Elvis Comes To SIRIUS Satellite Radio
* DISH Subscribers Can Now Hear Elvis Channel From SIRIUS Satellite Radio

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