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WINNETKA CHILDRENS FAIR
WINNETKA, ILL - 1966 TO 1968
| DICK BIONDI AND CLIFF EDWARDS |
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| EARLEY 60s |
| DICK BIONDI AT WJMK RADIO IN CHICAGO |
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| CLICK PICK TO GO TO WJMK- DICK BIONDI |
This "Wild Italian" began his radio career in New York state and made his way to Chicago in 1960. He joined the staff of WLS and was heard in over 38 states and in Canada during his 9PM - 12 Midnight shift. In the early 1960's, thanks to the giant signal of WLS covering 40 of the original 48 states, Dick Biondi was the nation's #1 disc jockey, with a pulse rating averaging a 60 share of the national audience. He was an original, with his own style that few even tried to copy. During this time, Biondi wrote and recorded the novelty "On Top Of A Pizza" song which sold over 11,000 copies!
Dick left WLS in 1963 and traveled to Southern California, where he became involved in the music business, introducing The Beatles at Hollywood Bowl and the Rolling Stones at Long Beach Arena. Biondi eventually took his show on the road with the Dick Biondi Road Show, introducing various artists and bands to local high schools in Southern California, such as Bobby Sherman, The Knickerbockers and many more!
Dick came back to the Midwest in August 1984 and introduced a new Oldies station to Chicagoans - Magic 104, which you know today as MAGIC 104.3 WJMK! Dick is a member of both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland and the Radio Hall of Fame. Dick's been part of Chicago's Best Oldies for over 15 years and is still going strong.
CLIFF EDWARDS WITH ART ROBERTS
WLS CHICAGO
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