Roger Ball(1955- ) was program and sales director of WJLS. He was with the station from 1975 to 1980. He had earlier worked at radio stations WKOY, WLOH/WAEY, WKJC, and WHIS in Bluefield and Princeton. After he left WJLS, he moved to Florida and became part owner and vice presid...
Bill says, "Working with Bill Minckler, Uncle Mike McCuen and Ric Judson at KLZ-FM would provide some great stories, however I need to check the statute of limitations first! So far it's been a great 35-year ride in radio which I hope to continue just a little bit longer." bsaul...
A Tribute to the history of WLS-AM Radio, Chicago
I am working in Chicago and doing on air work for CRIS Radio: we read newspapers, magazine, etc over FM subcarrier frequency for the visually handicapped. Looking to get back on the air on a commercial station. My nickname of Lady Blue came from the song of that name that we played ...
RADIO AND TELEVISION RECENT POSTS Killing Trib-Media In 1996 the Chief Executive Officer of the Chicago-based Tribune Company (predecessor company to Trib Media), had a vision that he could create a media empire. There was a schism opening in the ownership of the Times Mirror Corporation, a ...
Hay, a prominent announcer and program director known for his National Barn Dance program at WLS in Chicago. Hay launched the WSM Barn Dance with Uncle Jimmy Thompson, a 77-year-old fiddle player, on November 28, 1925 – widely known as the day the Grand Ole Opry was born. A Name ...
But it was radio station WMEX in Boston that became the catalyst for the song’s break-out nationwide, giving the song lots of air time. There was also plenty of competition on the music charts at the time “California Dreamin’” was released. In late December 1965, The Byrds were ...
The Hindenburg disaster wasn’t broadcast live on radio. Morrison was on the scene to record the arrival of the Hindenburg for WLS in Chicago, but he wasn’t broadcasting live. His wrenching account would be heard in Chicago later that night, and it was broadcast nationwide the following day...
Also discussed were how key Chicago institutions such as Sears, Allstate Insurance, Hull House, WLS radio and the University of Illinois at Chicago were key to the development of the West Side, and what remains of these sites today. Noted was Carr & Wright’s 1949 former Allstate Insurance...
When Ali was fighting in the Golden Gloves tournament in Chicago in 1959, for the first time he heard about the Nation of Islam and attended his first Nation of Islam meeting in 1961. He continued to attend meetings, although keeping his involvement hidden from the public. In 1962, Clay me...