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Tag: Chicago
Pat Dawsey, Z-Rock 106.7 WZRC Chicago | February 1987
Back in the mid-1980s, many Rock radio stations were ignoring songs on the harder end of the Rock music spectrum. This left the door open for Z Rock to fill the void. Z Rock was a nationally syndicated radio network that played hard Rock & Heavy Metal music, from 1986 to 1996. The format…
Jerry Williams, Chicago Riot Coverage & MLK Tribute, 78 WBBM Chicago | April 5 1968
Something a bit different. An aircheck of a legendary talk show host, on a legendary station, 78 WBBM Chicago. Jerry Williams was one of the originators of the 2-way talk radio format. His radio career spanned more than 50 years, starting in 1946 as a small station in Bristol, VA. His talk radio career took…
Chuck Britton, 94.7 WLS-FM Chicago | Winter 1984
In 1984, WLS Chicago was still cranking out the hits, on AM & FM. The winds of change would soon be blowing through WLS, but at the moment, things are still rocking. Chuck Brittain held many different shifts during his time at WLS in the 80s. Chuck was the solid, great sounding jock you could…
Wendy & Bill Show, 97.9 The Loop WLUP-FM Chicago | April 15 1996
The Wendy & Bill Show, has become kind of an institution in Chicago. Wendy had worked on air at The Loop on & off since 1986. Bill is a Chicago-born actor, writer, comic, studied improvisation at Chicago’s Second City Theatre. He performed there and traveled with the improv group Joint Void, then made the switch to…
Fred Winston, 89 WLS Chicago | 1983
Fred Winston began his career on Chicago radio as an afternoon DJ spinning the hits on AM 89 WLS in 1971. After almost six years there, he started his trek all across the Chicago radio dial, with stops at WMAQ, WFYR, WCFL, back to WLS, WJMK, WLUP-FM, WPNT-FM, WXXY, and WJMK/WJMK-HD2. Fred has…
Larry Lujack With Guests Steve & Gary, WLS-FM 95 Chicago | February 22 1983
If you grew up with in the signal of WLS Chicago, you’ve probably heard Larry Lujack in the morning, and you may have heard Steve Dahl & Gary Meier for the drive home. But have you ever heard them on air… together? This aircheck features longtime WLS morning guy, Larry Lujack, with…
Jim Hampton’s Radio Recall Featuring Kris Eric Stevens
Date of Recording: Unknown Station(s): 104.3 WOMC Detroit, Michigan, USA; 890 WLS & 1000 WCFL Chicago, Illinois, USA Format: Oldies Featured Air Personalities: Jim Hampton (WXYZ/WOMC, others); Kris Eric Stevens (WLS/WCFL) Contributor: Jim Hampton Airchexx Entry: 1,486 Comments: Described as perhaps one of the youngest jocks ever on WLS, Kris Eric Stevens is featured in…
Smokin’ Joe Dawson on B-96 WBBM-FM Chicago | September 2, 1986
Labor Day weekend 1986… not particularly memorable except perhaps if you were lamenting the fact that Summer vacation was over. Smokin’ Joe Dawson sent this in himself and explains that at this period in time, B-96 had no jingles! This was about a month before I left to go to Seattle to burn off a…
