If you haven’t heard this aircheck before, you’re definitely in for a treat. Memphians know that Rick Dees was a huge star at WHBQ around the time of this aircheck. And if you think he was good there, put Dees in the same studio as Charlie Van Dyke and you have a trainwreck… or the funniest morning show ever in Boss-Angeles (oops, sorry.. wrong era).
This is vintage KHJ from 1976. Rick Dees’s Disco Duck record is number one in Los Angeles, and apparently doing a tour of RKO stations to promote it. Obviously someone in Southern California was listening this day and remembered several years later when Dees took over mornings at KIIS.
Van Dyke is definitely right on top of his game here.
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Yes, this certainly was remembered when he took over mornings at KIIS. BUT, it was ALSO remembered even sooner than that – when he took over mornings at 93KHJ!
Charlie Van Dyke is now the voiceover for several stations such as WFTV Channel 9 in Orlando.
Charlie Van Dyke’s voice is seemingly everywhere. One of my favorites is his narration of TM Productions’ “YOU” jingle demo. The demo features
KHJ jingles including the classic “Charlie Van Dyke, you, and 93 KHJ!” He may still be the “TV VOICE” of WAVY-TV-10 in the Norfolk market. For those not in the know, this gentleman represents
the very best of broadcast personality radio.
Charlie Van Dyke used to announce for KMGH in Denver from 1985 or ‘86 until around 1993 or ‘94, then he went to KUSI in San Diego where he continues to announce for that station today. He has also announced sign-offs, sign-ons, station ID’s, and program promos for other TV stations in the United States, such as WLKY-TV in Louisville, Kentucky, for whom he announced during the same time he announced for KMGH-TV.
The greatest voices of RKO Radio were Bill Drake, Robert W. Morgan, and Charlie Van Dyke. I say this as someone who grew up in L.A. listening to KHJ and had a dream to join RKO which was fulfilled as morning anchor of the RKO Radio Network.