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| Author: | Curious Hair [ Wed Oct 20, 2021 9:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Archives of an old magazine about Chicago radio |
I can't remember whether I've posted this here before. Ah well, not like we've never repeated ourselves before. Apparently at some point in the late '80s, some people had the bright idea to do the Trib's old TV Week but for radio. This entails program guides of varying readability -- trying to do a linear guide with icons for traffic on the 8s was perhaps a bit ambitious, and the fact that most radio shifts are 4-5 hours versus TV's half-hour intervals makes it a pretty ugly presentation that they thought better of. However, it's also fluffed up with faintly promotional content about various radio hosts and stations in town. It looks like it ran up through 1993, which is not bad for what was pretty clearly a passion project above all else at a time when you actually had to print this stuff on paper. As a time capsule, of course, it's fascinating to see names from 1988-1993 and realize how many personalities you recognize versus how many stations have come and gone. Various suburban AMs I've never even heard of. WABT Crystal Lake: The Wabbit. The late lamented WLUP-AM 1000. Meanwhile, you scroll through and if a lot of the names aren't still on the air now, they were in recent memory. Julian Jumpin' Perez, still mixin' after all these years. Somewhere in one of the later editions, there's a program guide for 820 The Score and I was surprised to learn that there was at one point a Saturday midday show featuring Mike North and Rick Telander. Boy, that must have been something. Steve Dale, the pet guy, writing about Dave Baum, the guy who taught Dan Bernstein to be annoying on the radio. https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-O ... _Magazine/ Poke around as I've been doing. |
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| Author: | RFDC [ Wed Oct 20, 2021 9:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Archives of an old magazine about Chicago radio |
Curious Hair wrote: Somewhere in one of the later editions, there's a program guide for 820 The Score and I was surprised to learn that there was at one point a Saturday midday show featuring Mike North and Rick Telander. Boy, that must have been something. That one happened to be the first one I clicked on. Dave Baum in mornings. North/Telander 10am - 2pm Murph 2pm - 6pm 6pm Memolo  Quite the day of radio for a Saturday. This is pretty cool, thanks for sharing CH |
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| Author: | Dr. Kenneth Noisewater [ Wed Oct 20, 2021 9:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Archives of an old magazine about Chicago radio |
First one I clicked on was about Orion Samuelson and Max Armstrong. Figures. Thanks, CH. I could kill a whole day in this rabbit hole. |
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| Author: | SpiralStairs [ Wed Oct 20, 2021 10:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Archives of an old magazine about Chicago radio |
Holy shit. Don Wade used to be a morning DJ at US99 |
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| Author: | Curious Hair [ Wed Oct 20, 2021 10:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Archives of an old magazine about Chicago radio |
SpiralStairs wrote: Holy shit. Don Wade used to be a morning DJ at US99 Yeah, I think it was either at US99 or the very tail end of music-formatted 890 that he was a Wacky Morning DJ who would play gay characters. I remember because his obituary had to make begrudging mention of his days as "Phil McCracken" and "Peter Suckwell." EDIT: from googling, I see he also played "Dr. Buster Hymen." Damn, dude, they should have had him on billboards with duct tape on his mouth while making exasperated gestures. |
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| Author: | Zippy-The-Pinhead [ Wed Oct 20, 2021 10:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Archives of an old magazine about Chicago radio |
SpiralStairs wrote: Holy shit. Don Wade used to be a morning DJ at US99 He was a phony as a talk host. |
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| Author: | Zippy-The-Pinhead [ Wed Oct 20, 2021 10:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Archives of an old magazine about Chicago radio |
Liberal icon Stephanie Miller paired with Big John Howell. I don’t remember that at all. |
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| Author: | Curious Hair [ Wed Oct 20, 2021 10:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Archives of an old magazine about Chicago radio |
Has anyone done a 20-year stint in Chicago morning drive with less of an impact than Don Wade and Roma? When 890 had a good thing going, they were probably #4 on the depth chart behind Roe and Garry, Rush, and Jay Marvin. Zippy-The-Pinhead wrote: Liberal icon Stephanie Miller paired with Big John Howell. I don’t remember that at all. Yeah, the old CKG, right? |
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| Author: | SpiralStairs [ Wed Oct 20, 2021 10:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Archives of an old magazine about Chicago radio |
Curious Hair wrote: SpiralStairs wrote: Holy shit. Don Wade used to be a morning DJ at US99 Yeah, I think it was either at US99 or the very tail end of music-formatted 890 that he was a Wacky Morning DJ who would play gay characters. I remember because his obituary had to make begrudging mention of his days as "Phil McCracken" and "Peter Suckwell." EDIT: from googling, I see he also played "Dr. Buster Hymen." Damn, dude, they should have had him on billboards with duct tape on his mouth while making exasperated gestures. I remember my mom driving me to morning swim practice and she'd play Don & Roma in the car on the way there. Shit took years off my life. Soup brain radio. |
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| Author: | Curious Hair [ Wed Oct 20, 2021 11:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Archives of an old magazine about Chicago radio |
From the "how do I recognize that name" files, a reader-mail section in a 1991 issue includes a message from a "Guy Postlewait," a name I see in the comment section of every single Feder blog post ever. (In fairness, it's hard to forget "Guy Postlewait.") It's a small world after all. |
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| Author: | WaitingforRuffcorn [ Thu Oct 21, 2021 1:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Archives of an old magazine about Chicago radio |
Fall 1990 Mike Murphy pitches the Score’s initial concept. Fans talking to fans. |
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| Author: | denisdman [ Thu Oct 21, 2021 7:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Archives of an old magazine about Chicago radio |
Found a profile on Pat Foley and Dale Tallon as the voices of the Blackhawks. Honestly, the one I dove into was pretty well done. |
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| Author: | SpiralStairs [ Thu Oct 21, 2021 7:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Archives of an old magazine about Chicago radio |
Dale Tallon? He got a cousin named Meadow Claw?
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| Author: | man of few opinions [ Thu Oct 21, 2021 8:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Archives of an old magazine about Chicago radio |
This is a really cool find. thanks for sharing, brings back a lot of memories flipping through these. |
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| Author: | Wayne Kerr [ Thu Oct 21, 2021 8:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Archives of an old magazine about Chicago radio |
I don't have the time to waste on this, but it just killed an hour! This is awesome. 1990 Fall-- Orion on the Ag report (really interesting article) Photo of Mike Murphy with something hard in his mouth Some of the Letters to the Editor are unintentionally hilarious Feature writer Linda Cain looks do-able A mention of Catherine Johns, who always sounded do-able Picture of Wayne Hagin and Missouri Sports Hall of Famer John Rooney Thirty years on, it reads a little like a satirical website. But this is fantastic. Loved reading the daily lineups. |
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| Author: | WaitingforRuffcorn [ Thu Oct 21, 2021 11:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Archives of an old magazine about Chicago radio |
Wayne Hagin was screwed over several times. I always thought he was good. He worked with Rooney for years, they Rooney pushed him out for the Cardinals job in 2006. Rooney always wanted to go back to St. Louis I guess. |
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| Author: | Curious Hair [ Thu Oct 21, 2021 12:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Archives of an old magazine about Chicago radio |
There's an article about how country music is the format of the '90s. hehe guys I gotta tell ya I just picked 'em two decades early EDIT: speaking of Hub, I haven't seen him in one of these yet. I'll keep digging. |
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| Author: | HawaiiYou [ Thu Oct 21, 2021 2:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Archives of an old magazine about Chicago radio |
https://www.amazon.com/Cubs-Baseman-Mar ... B01AYKDGME |
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| Author: | Regular Reader [ Thu Oct 21, 2021 4:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Archives of an old magazine about Chicago radio |
Zippy-The-Pinhead wrote: Liberal icon Stephanie Miller paired with Big John Howell. I don’t remember that at all. And replaced by Danny Bonaduce iirc. |
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| Author: | Curious Hair [ Thu Oct 21, 2021 5:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Archives of an old magazine about Chicago radio |
Regular Reader wrote: Zippy-The-Pinhead wrote: Liberal icon Stephanie Miller paired with Big John Howell. I don’t remember that at all. And replaced by Danny Bonaduce iirc. I think Bonaduce was only at the Loop. Maybe he replaced Dahl when 97.9 and 1000 split. I'm reading one about WGN's youth movement, led by Spike O'Dell. Even then, they couldn't have believed it. |
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| Author: | Curious Hair [ Thu Oct 21, 2021 7:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Archives of an old magazine about Chicago radio |
Speaking of Dahl, I had totally forgotten about this bit until I heard "Queen Bee babbycue, talkin' 'bout a fifty-pound a rib" and I immediately remembered my dad doing this bit when I was a little kid. Like, it just lit up a brain cell deep in there or something. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM6O81YG5u0 |
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| Author: | Dr. Kenneth Noisewater [ Thu Oct 21, 2021 8:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Archives of an old magazine about Chicago radio |
Regular Reader wrote: Zippy-The-Pinhead wrote: Liberal icon Stephanie Miller paired with Big John Howell. I don’t remember that at all. And replaced by Danny Bonaduce iirc. Around '94/95, I was at Bootlegger's with some friends when Johnny B's drunk bus tour came through with Danny B. He was hammered. He came up next to us at the bar and we bought some shots. He said he didn't want to do the shot but I'm pretty sure he drank it. It was probably around 7-8pm on a Friday. |
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| Author: | Regular Reader [ Thu Oct 21, 2021 8:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Archives of an old magazine about Chicago radio |
Curious Hair wrote: Regular Reader wrote: Zippy-The-Pinhead wrote: Liberal icon Stephanie Miller paired with Big John Howell. I don’t remember that at all. And replaced by Danny Bonaduce iirc. I think Bonaduce was only at the Loop. Maybe he replaced Dahl when 97.9 and 1000 split. I'm reading one about WGN's youth movement, led by Spike O'Dell. Even then, they couldn't have believed it. I've heard her saying that Bonaduce replaced her. And being embarrassed about it. |
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| Author: | man of few opinions [ Thu Oct 21, 2021 8:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Archives of an old magazine about Chicago radio |
Curious Hair wrote: There's an article about how country music is the format of the '90s. hehe guys I gotta tell ya I just picked 'em two decades early EDIT: speaking of Hub, I haven't seen him in one of these yet. I'll keep digging. In the Fall of ‘89 issue there is a large piece on the Bears booth of Wayne Larrivee, Jim Hart and Hub Arkush. It is pretty funny, it describes Hub as the brash, young, cocky football savant. |
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| Author: | BigW72 [ Fri Oct 22, 2021 8:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Archives of an old magazine about Chicago radio |
I dipped my toe in the water and found a pic of Whitney Houston, Chet Coppock, and a few others Good stuff. |
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| Author: | Curious Hair [ Sat Oct 23, 2021 4:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Archives of an old magazine about Chicago radio |
https://chicagoreader.com/news-politics ... -stations/ An article from '99 about the low-key war between "fine arts" WFMT and the "middlebrow" late WNIB. WFMT has recently added movie and video game soundtracks to its library. I'd say they won the battle but lost the war, becoming more middlebrow than 'NIB ever could have dreamed of being. The London Symphony Orchestra playing Avengers Endgame. Cool. |
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