D.H. "Buck" Long, vice president of WKRG, brought the idea of "Congressional Report" to the attention of Jack Edwards, who represented . The program would be a collaboration of Edwards, Trent Lott of and Bob Sikes of . Sikes was reluctant at first, according to Lott, but he ultimately joined the program from its first broadcast. Sikes was a Democrat; Edwards and Lott were Republicans. Throughout the years, the hosts made sure the program would remain non-partisan and free of conflicts.