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Beginning
| The
Early
Days |
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| April 11, 1924 |
The WLS call letters
were granted by the FCC |
| March 29, 1941 |
WLS moved from 870 to
890 on the am dial. |
| November 19, 1959 |
The Chicago Tribune
reported that ABC Buys Out Its
Partner In Station WLS.
American Broadcasting -
Paramount Theaters Inc., has
entered into an agreement on
Wednesday to purchase the Prairie
Farmer Publishing company,
licensee and half owner of radio
station WLS and owner of three
farm publications. The purchase
price was said to be $6,000,000. |
| January 24, 1960 |
The Chicago Tribune
reported "ABC won't take over
radio station WLS until March 1.
The FCC has approved the buy, but
there are tax technicalities. The
new boss, Ralph Beaudin, popped in
from Pittsburgh for a staff look" |
The Top 40
Era...
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| March 21, 1960 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported WLS ran ad for one disc
jockey, one staff announcer and
one newsman care of Ralph Beaudin
General Manager WLS. |
March 21, 1960
March 28, 1960 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Ralph W. Beaudin, general
manager of KQV Pittsburgh,
appointed general manager of WLS
Chicago, and John Gibbs, KQV
program and sales manager, named
to succeed Mr. Beaudin as general
manager of KQV. |
| April 10, 1960 |
The Chicago Tribune
reported "Ralph Baudine (sp), new
boss of ABC - WLS radio, canceled
every program on the station.
He'll rebuild pronto for a May 2
'round the clock operation." |
| April 20, 1960 |
The Chicago Tribune
reported "WLS signed Bob Hale, a
Peoria dee jay to handle the
midnight to dawn news and music.
It's unlikely that the station
will pick up the old Chez show
(with celeb as it's counter to the
station's declared format:
Pulsating platters with a paucity
of patter. But they are
talking." |
| May 2, 1960 |
WLS made the switch to
Top 40. The lineup included Jim
Dunbar, Ed Grennan, Mort Crowley,
Gene Taylor, Sam Holman, Dick
Biondi, and Bob Hale. WLS's slogan
was "Mid-America's Bright New
Sound". Ralph Beaudin was
president, Ralph Blank was program
manager, and Maurice Steitmatter
was music director. "Ally Oop" by
the Hollywood Argyles was the
first song played by Mort Crowley. |
| May 9, 1960 |
Billboard
Magazine, page 11 featured
an article documenting the WLS
switch to the top 40 format |
| May 30, 1960 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Ray Betsinger, account
executive at WLS Chicago for over
15 years to WAIT, that city, as
coordinator of sales and sales
promotion. |
| June 13, 1960 |
Billboard Magazine, page
128, Vox Jox, Biondi Found: Dick
Biondi, whose whereabouts was
frantically sought by one of his
Buffalo fans last week, is at WLS,
Chicago, in the 9 p.m. to midnight
time period. |
| June 20, 1960 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Charles (Chuck) Bill,
formerly farm director and air
personality at WKBK (TV) Chicago,
appointed farm director at WLS,
that city, succeeding Bill Mason,
named to similar capacity at WBBM
Chicago. |
| June 27, 1960 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported William Mson, formerly
farm director at WLS Chicago, to
WBBM, that city as farm service
director succeeding George Menard,
transferred to WBBM-TV as farm
personality. |
| July 18, 1960 |
Billboard Magazine, page
24, Vox Jox, Bob Hale, formerly
with WMAY, Springfield, Mass., is
now spinning 'em on WLS, Chicago
from midnight to 5:30 a.m. |
| August 22, 1960 |
Billboard Magazine, page
23, Vox Jox, Another new father is
Mort Crowley, WLS, Chicago - also
a girl. |
| October, 1960 |
WLS moved from 1230 W.
Washington Street to The 5th Floor
of the Stone Container Building at
360 North Michigan Avenue. |
| October 14, 1960 |
WLS produced the weekly
Silver Dollar Survey from October
14, 1960, to December 22, 1967 |
| October 15, 1960 |
The Chicago Tribune said
"Added dee jays at WLS are Mort
Crowley and Art Roberts. Jim
Dunbar has taken over the period
following Don McNeill. Ed Grennan
has taken over the Farm Special
daily" |
| October 17, 1960 |
Billboard Magazine, page
23, Vox Jox, Mort Crowley, WLS
Chicago, has moved from the 12:30
- 3 p.m. time slow to a 6:30 to 9
am segment. Art Roberts, from
Buffalo has taken over Crowley's
old time period. Other time
changes at WLS include Jim
Dunbar's takeover of Ed Grennan's
10 a.m. to noon show. Grennan now
holds forth of WLS's "Farm
Special," 5:30 - 6:30 a.m. across
the board. |
| October 17, 1960 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Art Roberts, formerly air
personality at WKBW Buffalo, to
WLS Chicago, in similar capacity. |
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| April 3, 19610 |
Billboard Magazine, Page
41, Vox Jox, Chicago: Station WLS,
here, reported that the January,
local Pulse rated the outlet No. 1
on weekends, with an 18.5 average
share of audience and No. 2
weekdays, with a 16.7 share of
audience. The outlet ranked No. 7
when it went on the air last May
2. |
| May 7, 1961 |
The Chicago Tribune
mentions Bob Hale, " ALL in all,
eight a. m. stations and one FM
station in Chicago dispense
recorded music and vocal
embroideries to all - night radio
listeners. For WLS, Bob Hale
presides over Music East of
Midnight." |
| May 15, 1961 |
Sponsor Magazine reports
Happy Birthday WLS Chicago
celebrated first anniversary of
it's Bright New Sound 3 May. |
| May 22, 1961 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Richard E. Taylor
appointed sales executive for WLS
Chicago. He previously had been
with WAGA - TV, Atlanta, Ga., and
WJW Cleveland. |
| June 19, 1961 |
WLS Ad appeared in Billboard
Magazine - Anyway You Look
At It |
| June, 1961 |
Gene Taylor moved from
nights to 3 - 6:30 pm on WLS |
| August 4, 1961 |
The Chicago Tribune
reported "WLS, the rat - tat ABC
radio station, chastised weeks ago
by the Pulse rating service for
claiming Chicago s No. 1 spot,
finally made it. Pulse now puts
the WLS rock 'n rollers at the top
of the local heap in listeners, no
matter how you cut it - WIND drops
to No. 2, after a lot of years." |
| August 7, 1961 |
WLS Ad appeared in Billboard
Magazine - 3 Out Of 4 |
| August 21, 1961 |
Billboard Magazine, page
3, One of Chicago's top deejays,
Sam Holman (also program director
of WLS in that city), left WLS to
join WABC here. Stations WLS and
WABC are both ABC affiliates. |
| August 28, 1961 |
Billboard Magazine, page
10, Gene Taylor replaced Sam
Holman as WLS, Chicago, program
director, and took over his
afternoon record show. Heretofore
Taylor piloted WLS's night - time
record show. His replacement on
that program, as yet unannounced,
will be someone from outside the
WLS organization. Holman recently
resigned his post at WLS to become
p.d. at WABC here. |
| September 18, 1961 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Samuel Holman, program
supervisor, WLS Chicago, joins
WABC, New York in similar
capacity. |
| October 2, 1961 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Clark Weber, air
personality with WRIT Milwaukee,
joins WLS in a similar capacity.
He succeeds Bob Hale show is doing
show at new time. |
| October 16, 1961 |
Billboard Magazine, page
3, WLS, with it's 50,000 watts,
round - the - clock coverage and
Dick Biondi, continues to be the
city's No. 1 outlet for singles,
but of late WJJD has been cutting
into the market. |
| October 16, 1961 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Chris Lane joins KAYO
Seattle as director of program
operations. Mr. Lane was formerly
with WLS Chicago. |
| October 19, 1961 |
WLS's Dick
Biondi went to five locations
for a Keds promotion including
by helicopter |
| October 23, 1961 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported New "soft" sound in
station break and promotion
jingles was introduced by WLS
Chicago last week as the ABC owned
station also increased local news
breaks using beeper phones and
remote reports. Popular top 40
format otherwise remain unchanged
except for increase of album and
memory tune inserts in 6 a.m. to 3
p.m. period to 2 each hour. |
| October 30, 1961 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Bill Duane named to
newly-created post of news
operations director, WLS Chicago.
He has been with the station since
1950 as a newscaster. |
| November 13, 1961 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Kenneth Johnson named
sales service coordinator for WLS
Chicago. |
| 1961 |
Art Roberts joined WLS
from 12:30 - 3:00 pm replacing
Mort Crowley who moved to mornings |
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| January 15, 1962 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Fred L. Zelner Jr., chief
engineer WLS Chicago, named
director of technical operations,
ABC Radio, New York. |
| March 12, 1962 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Mike Ditka, Chicago
Bears, National Football League,
joins WLS Chicago as sales
representative in that city. |
| April 28, 1962 |
Billboard Magazine, page
8, In Chicago there are no
significant changes. WLS, known
among promotion men as the No. 1
station for the sale of singles,
remains No. 1 in the city in Pulse
ratings, WLS's Dick Biondi, night
time deejay, remains the hottest
in his trade in the Windy
City. |
| June 2, 1962 |
Billboard Magazine, page
36, WLS here has appointed
Peitscher, Janda Associates as the
new public relations counsel for
the American Broadcasting -
Paramount Theaters, Inc., owned -
and - operated station. |
| June 4, 1962 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported WLS Chicago commemorated
the second anniversary of it's
"bright sound" in Chicago radio by
distributing 7,500 yellow roses in
158 agencies to the time buying
fraternity across the
country. |
| June 23, 1962 |
Billboard Magazine, page
26, Dick Biondi, popular deejay on
Chicago's WLS, has been honored by
the Cook County chapter of the
March of Dimes for his efforts in
organizing a teen age fund -
raising program. |
| July 2, 1962 |
Sponsor Magazine,
reported that WLS, Chicago, is
featuring a "Secretary Of The Day"
promotion to honor Chicagoland
secretaries honored by their
bosses |
| July 14, 1962 |
Billboard Magazine, page
25, WLS Jockey Rides Trotter's Tie
- In. WLS, local ABC radio outlet,
has inaugurated a promotion tie -
in withe deejay Mort Crowley ans
Sportsman's Park trotting track.
It's called "A Night at the
Track" |
| July 16, 1962 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported WLS Chicago contributed
$1,228,360 worth of time to public
affairs programs and announcements
during the past year, president
Ralph Beaudin announced last week. |
| July 23, 1962 |
Sponsor Magazine
reported Sounds of Chicago will
soon be echoing across the seven
seas. Sailors aboard the Patrick
Henry requested tapes of WLS
programs for rebroadcast on the
nuclear sub's inter-com system. |
| September 3, 1962 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Ronald L. Sack, promotion
manager of WLS Chicago, appointed
manager of publicity and promotion
of ABC owned radio station's. |
| September 10, 1962 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported George Mazarr, formerly
with WEAW - AM - FM Evanston.
Ill., joins WLS Chicago as account
executive. |
| September 17, 1962 |
Sponsor Magazine has ad for WLS's
ratings "One Station Stands
Out". |
| October 8, 1962 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported William L. Means.
formerly with Portlamd Cement Co.
and before that with WCIS (TV)
Springfield, Ill., and WGN
Chicago, named promotion director
of WLS Chicago. |
| October 20, 1962 |
Billboard Magazine, page
4, Article talks about Treasure
Tunes From The Vault Album. |
| October 22, 1962 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Ron Riley. air
personality with WLS Chicago,
joins WHK's (Cleveland) announcing
staff. |
| November 10, 1962 |
Billboard Magazine, page
61, Local deejays will play
basketball before a Chicago
Zephyrs - New York Knickerbockers
game. Included are WLS deejays Art
Roberts, Gene Taylor, Jim Dunbar
and Don Stewart. |
| November 17, 1962 |
Billboard Magazine, page
38, Gene Taylor, WLS program
director reacts to WYNR by loosing
up the playlist to 65 to 70
records from 55 - 60. Taylor noted
that this has forced WLS to be a
lot tougher on old material.
"Whenever a record falters, off it
comes. Our music list turns over a
lot faster now," Taylor said.
Still unchanged, however, is WLS's
policy that a record has to do
something, somewhere, before it's
played. |
| December 1. 1962 |
Billboard Magazine, Vox
Jox, page 40, With the holiday
season at hand, it's a busy time
for jocks on the public scene.
Dick Biondi of WLS, Chicago, was
picked to be the only radio
personality to be in a November 25
Christmas parade sponsored by
Chicago's State Street Council. |
| December 1, 1962 |
Billboard Magazine, page
46, Our condolences to Gene
Taylor, WLS program director, on
the death of his father. Taylor
was out of town last week making
the appropriate arrangements. Jim
Dunbar stepped in for Gene in the
p.d. slot. Other news included Art
Roberts being out because of a
sick baby, and Mike Rapchick being
out because of his wife's illness. |
| December 8, 1962 |
Ralph Beaudin of WLS was
named Radio Man of the
Year by the American College
of Radio Arts, Crafts, and
Sciences. |
| December 17, 1962 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Ralph Beaudin, president
of WLS Chicago, was named "radio
man of the year" Dec. 7 at annual
awards banquet of American College
of Radio Arts, Crafts, and
Sciences. Mr. Beaudin has been
president of the ABC - owned and
operated outlet since March, 1960. |
| December 22, 1962 |
Billboard Magazine, page
25, Record promotion men are up in
arms over a slap at WLS here by
Chicago Sun Times columnist Paul
Molloy. He calls it a "pimple on
the face of local radio," and
says, "there are others." Molloy
blames Ralph Beaudin, WLS
President, and says that Beaudin's
recent "Radio Man of the Year"
award in the "funniest thing to
happen to radio since the days of
the late, lamented Fred Allen. |
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| January 1, 1963 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Joe Kelley, formerly with
WKYE Bristol, Va., joins WLS
Chicago as disc jockey. |
| January 1, 1963 |
Sponsor Magazine
reported Robert Kovoloff to the
sales staff of WLS Chicago. |
| January 4, 1963 |
The Chicago Tribune
reported "Top - rated Dick Jockey
Mort Crowley and WLS abruptly part
company. He switches to KHJ in Los
Angeles. " |
| January 21, 1963 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Robert Kovoloff, formerly
with WJJD - AM - FM Chicago, joins
WLS, that city. |
| February 4, 1963 |
Sponsor Magazine
reported WLS's Dick Biondi was
named disk jockey of the year for
the second consecutive years
according to a popularity poll run
by Bill Gavin author of a leading
weekly trade newsletter in the
record industry. |
| February 16, 1963 |
Billboard
Magazine featured an article
on the importance of the WLS
Survey |
| February 18, 1963 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Mort Crim, former
newscaster at KFAB - AN - FM
Omaha, joins news department of
WLS Chicago. |
| March 18, 1963 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported James Dunbar, assistant
program director and on - air
personality at WLS Chicago, named
program director of KGO - AM-FM
San Francisco. Both are owned by
American Broadcasting - Paramount
Theatres, |
| March 18, 1963 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Charles Stroud, former
director of client services at WGN
- AM - FM - TV Chicago, named
promotion director of WLS, that
city. |
| April 15, 1963 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Mort Crim, formerly with
KFAB Omaha, named news announcer
at WLS Chicago. |
| May 2, 1963 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Frank Jones, formerly
with WYNR Chicago, joins news
department of WLS there. |
| May 4, 1963 |
Sponsor
Magazine had picture of WLS's 3rd
Anniversary of the Bright New
Sound |
| May 8, 1963 |
The Chicago Tribune's
Herb Lyon wrote about WLS's Dick
Biondi. "Hot teen-age D. J., Dick
Biondi, and WLS are at
loggerheads. he's off the
air in a dispute over his outside
activities, but "still on staff" -
or so says WLS. How's that again?" |
| May 9, 1963 |
The Chicago Tribune's
Herb Lyon said "WLS program chief,
Gene Taylor, quit after firing hot
teen-age Dee Jay Dick Biondi; then
was re- hired, as was Biondi, who
still hasn't agreed to the station
s stringent new terms." |
| May 13, 1963 |
The Chicago Tribune's
Herb Lyon discussed Dick Biondi's
departure. "Hot WLS Dee Jay Dick
Biondi's departure from the
station has his teen-age fan
clubbers making life miserable for
WLS execs via mail, phone calls,
etc. No truce is in sight" |
| May 17, 1963 |
The Chicago Tribune's
Herb Lyon said "Latest WLS dee jay
to exit is All - night Man Joe
Kelly, following Dick Biondi. Don
Phillips takes over." |
| May 24, 1963 |
The Chicago Tribune's
Herb Lyon mentioned Dick Biondi.
"The final parting between the hot
shot teen- age dee jay, Dick
Biondi, and WLS was bitter. Dick
may grab an offer from WABC in N.
Y. C." |
| 1963 |
Clark Weber moved from
overnights to afternoons on WLS |
| June 10, 1963 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Mike Eisgrau, former
documentary producer at WHCU
Utica, N.Y., joins news staff of
WLS Chicago. |
| June, 1963 |
Bernie Allen joined WLS
for the 12:30 - 3:00 pm shift,
replacing Art Roberts who moved to
nights to replace Dick Biondi |
| June, 1963 |
Gene Taylor moved from
afternoons to 10 -noon on WLS |
| June, 1963 |
Clark Weber moved to
mornings on WLS |
| June 3, 1963 |
WLS Chicago has started
a new editorial policy with
initial series titled "Smut On Our
Newsstands." The ABC owned outlet
will air editorials as occasion
demands... Newman Bernard Miller
will prepare and voice the
editorials approved by WLS
president Ralph Beaudin and
editorial board. |
| June 8, 1963 |
The Chicago Tribune's
Larry Wolters said "Ralph W.
Beaudin, president of WLS, has
announced that the station will
present editorials regularly." |
| September 2, 1963 |
Broadcast Magazine
reported ABC owned WLS Chicago
today (Sept 2) expands local news
coverage by five minutes each hour
and in addition to popular music
currently played, is adding album
music and all time favorites.
Revise format emphasis also will
be placed upon humor. |
| September 3, 1963 |
WLS Ad appeared in Billboard
Magazine - One Stands Out |
| September, 1963 |
Art Roberts moved to
nights on WLS |
| November 11, 1963 |
Broadcasting Magazine
had full page article on WLS's
Ralph Beaudin (page 113) |
| November 11, 1963 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Mort Crowley, formerly of
WLS Chicago join WKNR Detroit as
air personality. |
| November 13, 1963 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported WLS Chicago has received
2,561 requests for a new police
department pamphlet, "Know Your
Law," as the result of a three -
day editorial campaign urging
listeners to read the booklet. |
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| January 11, 1964 |
Cashbox Magazine
reported WLS Chicago will help
ring in the new year with a "Good
Sound of Music Spectacular"
featuring hits of the past ten
years, to be pleayed throughout
the broadcast schedule.
WLS is presently urging listeners
to have a safe holiday season.
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| March 28, 1964 |
Billboard's Nick Biro
wrote, page12. For contemporary
music, WLS seems to have it
alone. |
| April 4, 1964 |
Cashbox Magazine
reported WLS has 58 newscasts a
day. WLS pays $25 for best newstip
of the week. According to WLS news
director Harold Salzman, WLS has
paid out approximately $5,000
since the program began in 1960. |
| April 25, 1964 |
Cashbox Magazine
featured a picture of WLS's Art
Roberts with Brian Hyland |
| May 4, 1964 |
Sponsor Magazine
reported Ronald G. Leppig
appointed to the sales staff of
WLS Chicago. He comes to the
station from WIND Chicago, where
he was a member of the sales
staff. |
| May 16, 1964 |
Cashbox Magazine
reported Dex Card is the new
deejay at WLS who took over Bob
Hale's former spot. |
| May 16, 1964 |
Cashbox Magazine
reported congratulations are in
order to WLS deejay Art Roberts
whose wife recently gave birth to
a baby boy. Art holds down the 9-
midnight slot on the station.
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| May 16, 1964 |
Cashbox Magazine
featured picture with Chad and
Jeremy visiting WLS
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| June 13, 1964 |
Cashbox Magazine
reported WLS Chicago has been
presented the award of honor by
the Chicago Dental Society. WLS's
Ralph Beaudin accepted the award. |
| July 20, 1964 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Roy F. Meyer, formerly of
WLS Chicago. joins news staff of
WITI-TV Milwaukee. |
| July 25, 1964 |
Cashbox Magazine
reported about Emperor Clark Weber
and Weberland. |
| September 5, 1964 |
Cashbox Magazine
featured picture with Clark Weber
and Gene Taylor promoting the
Newbeats Bread & Butter
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| November 2, 1964 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Ray Van Steen, promotions
director of Gaylord Products Inc.,
Chicago, and formerly production
manager at WJJD there, joins WLS
Chicago as public affairs
director. He succeeds Don Stewart,
who moves to WMAQ, Chicago. |
| November 23, 1964 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Mort Crim, newscaster at
WLS Chicago, moves to WNEW, New
York in similar capacity. |
| December 12, 1964 |
Cashbox Magazine
reported Thanksgiving Day marked
the start of the annual Christmas
Neighbor's Club activity by WLS
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| December 14, 1964 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Robert Alexander, for
nearly five years on sales staff
of WLS Chicago, promoted to sales
manager of ABC - owned out
effective Jan. 1 succeeding Armand
Belli who becomes general manager
of WONE Dayton, Ohio. |
| December 19, 1964 |
Cashbox Magazine
reported WLS newsman Stan Dale has
been elected to the executive
commitee of the National Paraplegia
Foundation.
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| February 1, 1965 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Everett Hills Marsh,
salesman with WAZE Clearwater.
Fla., joins sales staff of WLS
Chicago. |
| May 3, 1965 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Armand J. Belli, general
sales manager of WLS Chicago,
named general sales manager of
KAKE-TV Wichita, and KUPK (TV)
Garden City, both Kansas City.
Frank Nardi, graphic
supervisor at WGN Inc., Chicago
named advertising and promotion
manager at WLS, that city. |
| July 26, 1965 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Harvey Wittenburg, with
news staff of WLS Chicago, has
been named manager of WLS-FM which
now programs separately from WLS
in stereo sports, music and news.
Michael O'Laughlin,
formerly with WBBM Chicago,
becomes WLS-FM sales manager.
Chuck Kline, FM Group
Sales, joins WLS-FM as program
coordinator, Bill Frink of WCFL
Chicago, becomes sports director. |
| July 28, 1965 |
The Chicago Tribune
reported "Aug. 1 top big brass
shifts at WLS, the shock 'n' roll
station, break down thusly: Ralph
Beaudin, a fair haired boy with
his ABC bosses [the ratings!],
stays on as prexy and gen. mgr.;
Gene Taylor is new station
manager, and Clark [The Emperor]
Weber steps up to program manager.
What with yells from kid fans,
Weber will continue on the air
too, from 6 to 10 a. m." |
| August 2, 1965 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Gene Taylor, program
manager for WLS Chicago, promoted
to station manager. He reports to
Ralph Beaudin, WLS Inc., president
- general manager. Clark Weber,
WLS morning personality, succeeds
Taylor as program manager. |
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January 22, 1966
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Cashbox Magazine
featured picture of WLS's Clark
Weber and Bobby Vinton
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| January 24, and 31,
1966 |
Broadcasting Magazine
has ad from WLS more male
executive secretary care of Ralph
Beaudin |
| July 9, 1966 |
Cashbox Magazine
reported starting July 2, 6 WLS
disk jockeys will be handing out
silver dollars at Chicago beaches
and swimming pools. Operation
Beach Patrol. If a listener is
tuned to WLS they will get a
silver dollar. Program ran until
Labor Day |
| August 29, 1966 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported William R. Rice, news
writer at WLS Chicago, appointed
editorial director. |
| December 19, 1966 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Gene Taylor, station
manager, WLS Chicago, appointed
general manager, succeeding Ralph
W. Beaudin, who recently became
ABC radio group VP. |
| December 26, 1966 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Mike Lee, account
executive at WLS-FM Chicago, named
sales manager.
Earl J. Gallagher, with
WCCO, Minneapolis, joins sales
staff of WLS. |
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| January 23, 1967 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported WLS Fan Magazine was sold
out. More than 50,000 copies of
the WLS Personality were sold out
and another 50,000 were ordered. |
| February 13, 1967 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Peter C. Bordwell, with
WEAW Evansville, Ill., joins news
department of WLS Chicago. |
| April 22, 1967 |
Cashbox Magazine
reported WLS was named winner of
the Headliner Award for a series
of editorials entitled "The
Disappearing Nurse" |
| May 5, 1967 |
WLS produced the weekly
Super Summer Survey from May 5,
1967, to August 25, 1967 |
| May 13, 1967 |
Billboard
Magazine featured an article
on the WLS Personality
Album |
| May 15, 1967 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Harold Saltzman, news
director at WLS Chicago, elected
president of Illinois AP
Broadcasters Association. |
| May 20, 1967 |
Cashbox Magazine
reported WLS spinner Ron Riley
reported to police headquarters to
moderate a conference for
Chicagoland high school news
editors. |
| 1967 |
Larry Lujack joined WLS
for afternoons from WCFL. |
| June 12, 1967 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Gene Taylor, general
manager of WLS AM-FM Chicago,
elected VP. |
| June 17, 1967 |
Cashbox Magazine
reported "Congrats to Gene Taylor
who was upped to vice president of
WLS , Inc.!" |
| July 1, 1967 |
Cashbox Magazine
reported Larry Lujack took over
the daily 2 to 6:30 pm slot at
WLS, replacing Dex Card. |
| July 8, 1967 |
Cashbox Magazine
featured an article on WLS Super
Summer kick off with Connie Mack
chosen as WLS Personality Page
Girl |
| July 24, 1967 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Dennis Fraser, previously
with WNUS Chicago, WJIM Lansing
MIch, and WDBQ Dubuque, IOWA ,
joins WLS Chicago as news writer. |
| July 30, 1967 |
WLS presents The Monkees
in Concert at Chicago Stadium |
| August 5, 1967 |
Cashbox Magazine
reported WLS's Art Roberts voted
:Most Popular Disc Jockey In
Midwest" by Scene Magazine |
| August 19, 1967 |
Cashbox Magazine
featured an article on the end of
WLS Super Summer with a July 30
Monkees Concert |
| September 4, 1967 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported WLS Chicago drew 10,000
teenagers to a pop music concert
in a city park Aug 26 and signed
more than half of them on the
scene as volunteers for it's
annual fall drive to collect
neighborhood contributions for the
Danny Thomas's St. Jude Children's
Research Hospital. WLS disk
jockeys were hosts at the event. |
| September 9, 1967 |
Cashbox Magazine
reported WLS deejay staff and
ALSAC presented a free pop concert
at Grant Park (8/26) featuring New
Colony Six, Riddles, Shadows of
Knight, and H P Lovecraft. |
| September 30, 1967 |
Cashbox Magazine
reported new staffer at WLS is
Jerry Kay from KJR Seattle who's
occupying the midnight to 5:00 am
slot |
| October 2, 1967 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Jim Wynne with WLIP
Kenosha, Wis., joins news staff of
WLS Chicago. |
| October 7, 1967 |
Cashbox Magazine
reported WLS PA Clark Weber the
sole recipient of a special award
from TV Radio Mirror Magazine for
outstanding programming. |
| November 6, 1967 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported John H. Rook, operation
director at KQV Pittsburgh. joins
WLS Chicago as director of
operations in charge of
programming. |
| November 18, 1967 |
Cashbox Magazine
reported John Rook, formerly with
KQV Pittsburgh, has been named
director of programming operations
at WLS. |
| November 25, 1967 |
Cashbox Magazine
featured a picture of Tony Bennet
with WLS's Ron Riley, Gene Taylor
and Clark Weber. |
| December 11, 1967 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Edwin Doody, commercial
producer for BBDO, Chicago, joins
WLS, that city, as account
executive. |
| December 31, 1967 |
The winners of the first
annual WLS Hit Parade
Awards were announced. |
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| January 1, 1968 |
The Chicago Tribune
reports "WLS - AM changes its
program schedule starting today
with increased time for the Bernie
Allen and Ron Riley shows.
Disk jockey Allen will be heard
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday thru
Sunday and Riley will broadcast
from 6:15 to 9 p.m. Monday thru
Friday and from 6 to 9 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, instead of 7
to 9 p.m. Monday - Sunday.
The increased hour for Riley
absorbs Don MacNeill's Breakfast
Club. Other disk jockey
hours will remain the same: Jerry
Kaye, midnight to 5 a.m.;
Clark Weber, 6 to 10 a.m.; Larry
Lujack, 2 to 6 p.m.; and Art
Roberts, 9 to midnight Monday thru
Saturday. The complete disk
jockey schedule for Sunday now
stands at midnight to 5 a.m.,
Kaye; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Allen; 2
to 6 p.m., Lujack; and 6 to 9 p.m.
Riley" |
| January 13, 1968 |
Cashbox Magazine
reported WLS produced an LP
:Voiced (And Music) From Home" for
GIs. It featured deejays Ron Riley
and Clark Weber. It was not for
sale. More than 1000 copies were
sent to US servicemen. |
| February 12, 1968 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported "Mike McCormick,
programming manager for KOIL,
Omaha, joins WLS Chicago as
production director." |
| March 2,1968 |
Cashbox Magazine
reported WLS's Clark Weber had a
contest offering prizes for the
100 ugliest drawings of his
secretary Gazela. |
| April 17, 1968 |
The Chicago Tribune
reports "WLS' Ron Riley is going
to be riding a motorcycle to and
from work May 6 to June and
listeners get to guess his exact
mileage. The three closest will
win Mojave 'cycles of their own,
but Ron's giving his back at the
end of the stint." |
| April 22, 1968 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported John W. Almburg,
associate farm director with WGN
Chicago, named farm service
reporter WLS, that city. |
| April 27, 1968 |
Cashbox Magazine
reported WLS is inviting talented
hopefuls to compete in Big
Break Contest through May 3rd.
Winners received recording
contracts, drums and more. |
| April 28, 1968 |
The Chicago Tribune's
Herb Lyon wrote " WLS, the shock
'n' roll station, will bring young
Chuck Buell in from Denver to zip
things up. Buell is Denver's
hottest broadcaster with the kids.
WLS will also re- shape its other
d.j. schedules." |
| May 27, 1968 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Bob Benson joins WLS
Chicago as news director
succeeding Harold Salzman who
resigned. Mr. Benson was national
news coordinator of Star Stations
group with headquarters at KOIL,
Omaha. |
| June 2, 1968 |
The Chicago Tribune has
feature article on how WLS Music
Director Art Roberts and Program
Director John Rook pick the music
on WLS |
| June 8, 1968 |
Cashbox Magazine
reported WLS announced winners of
The Big Break Contest. According
to John Rook, WLS operations
director, more than 1100 tapes
were received. Chuck Buell and
Clark Weber were among the judges. |
| June 8, 1968 |
Cashbox Magazine
reported WLS will host a special
advanced screening of Finian's
Rainbow the Bismarck Theater. |
| June 22, 1968 |
Cashbox Magazine
reported WLS VP and GM Gene Taylor
accepted an award for the
station's "Project Stay" campaign
to help stop the drop-out problem. |
| July 22, 1968 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Robert M. Williams,
national sales manager, WLS
Chicago, appointed general sales
manager. |
| August 3, 1968 |
Cashbox Magazine
had story on "The WLS Big Mystery
Box on The Big 89" |
| September 14, 1968 |
Cashbox Magazine
reported WLS would aid the Danny
Thomas and St Jude's Hospital by
recruiting volunteers for
fundraising. |
| September 16, 1968 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported James Hankins (Mike
McCormick), production director,
WLS Chicago, joins KQV Pittsburgh,
as program director. |
| September 23, 1968 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Bill Rice, research and
associate sales development
director, WLS Chicago, named
director of new research
department responsible for all
research emanating from major
research services.
Ed Doody, WLS account
executive, appointed sales service
and associate sales development
director. |
| November 9, 1968 |
Cashbox Magazine
reported WLS deejay Chuck Buell
who helms the nightly 6 - 10 om
slot, recently broke his own
midwest record of 89 by spinning
104 disks in a 4 hour time period. |
| November 30, 1968 |
Cashbox Magazine
reported WLS VP Gene Taylor
announced the appointed of Jim
Hunter as production director of
the station. |
| December 21, 1968 |
Cashbox Magazine
reported WLS's Larry Lujack was
voted Best Disk Jockey Personality
by the American College of Radio
Arts, Crafts & Sciences. |
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| January 11, 1969 |
Cashbox Magazine
reported a total of 87,147 votes
were cast by WLS listeners
in
the station's 2nd annual
"Hit Parade Awards" to determine
the year's top recording stars.
Winners included The Beatles (best
group), Gary Puckett (best make
vocalist), Aretha Franklin (best
female vocalist) |
| January 20, 1969 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Jeffrey Hendrix,
newscaster, KXOK St. Louis, joins
WLS Chicago in same capacity. |
| 1969 |
Art Roberts moved from
nights to 10 am - 2 pm on WLS |
| February 7, 1969 |
Ron Riley has left WLS
to be replaced by Kris Erik
Stevens |
| February 10, 1969 |
Kris Erik Stevens joined
WLS for night from KQV in
Pittsburgh |
| February 17, 1969 |
The Chicago Tribune
reported "Kris Stevens,
21, has replaced Ron Riley as the
10 p.m. to 2 a.m. disk jockey for
radio station WLS, Riley, whose
Pulse ratings have shown him to be
the leading late night disk jockey
now for some time, has quit,
reportedly partly over a salary
dispute." |
| March 8, 1969 |
Cashbox Magazine
reported new on-air personality at
WLS is Kris Stevens (10 PM - 2 AM)
, formerly with KQV in Pittsburgh.
Also Gary Puckett named "Best Male
Vocalist of '68 by radio station
WLS. Over 87,000 votes cast in the
station's 2nd annual "Hit Parade
Awards" poll. |
| April 28, 1969 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported William H Johnson Jr.,
news director, KIXL Dallas, joins
WLS Chicago as news editor and
newscaster. |
| May 3, 1969 |
Cashbox Magazine
reported Popular air personality
Ron Riley, formerly with WLS, has
joined the WCFL deejay staff. |
| May 17, 1969 |
Cashbox Magazine
reported the winner in the WLS
Chicago - Kris Stevens - Love Bug
Coloring Contest is Becky J. Arndt
of Northwestern University |
| June 7, 1969 |
Cashbox Magazine
reported on trade briefing on new
LOVE-FM. |
| June 16, 1969 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Mary Ann Mascary, former
news writer, WBBM Chicago and UPI
Radio, joins WLS Chicago as
editorial and community affairs
director. |
| June 22, 1969 |
The Chicago Tribune's Gene Siskel
has feature article on WLS's Kris
Erik Stevens. |
| June 23, 1969 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Stan Dale, WLS Chicago,
joins news staff of WCFL here. |
| July 10,1969 |
The Chicago Tribune
reports that WLS Radio Selects
Weber's Successor - Bill Bailey
from WKLO, Louisville has been
hired to Clark Weber. He will go
on the air on July 28. |
| July 11, 1969 |
Clark Weber left WLS for
WCFL |
| July 28, 1969 |
The Duke of Louisville
Bill Bailey started at WLS for
mornings. Bailey replaced Clark
Weber |
| September 13, 1969 |
Cashbox Magazine
reported WLS will support the
annual ALSAC campaign for St.
Research Hospital |
| September 20, 1969 |
Cashbox Magazine
reported Edward Klitsch joined WLS
as advertising and promotion
manager |
| October 23, 1969 |
Art Helyer was fired
from WLS - FM after his morning
radio show for voicing objections
to the station's impending format
change. Helyer, Mike Rapchik and
manager Harvey Wittenberg were to
leave the station Oct. 31 after
which the middle of the road music
was to switch to progressive rock. |
| December 6, 1969 |
Cashbox Magazine
reported changes at WLS-FM that
included ABC's LOVE FM |
| December 31, 1969 |
The winners of the third
annual WLS Hit Parade
Awards were announced. |
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| 1970 |
Art Roberts
moved from middays to
morning on WLS |
| January 12,
1970 |
Broadcasting
Magazine reported Bill
Rice, formerly research
and associate sales
director WLS - AM - FM
Chicago appointed
assistant sales manager.
Ed Doody,
appointed sales -
development director. |
| March 7, 1970 |
Billboard
Magazine's Claude Hall
reported in Vox Jox that
John Rook formerly of
WLS has joined the
Drake-Chennault
consulting firm. Details
of duties not available.
Rumor
is
that Rook felt his
salary at WLS was
below what he should
have been receiving.
Like, lower than some of
the air
personalities. |
| March 21, 1970 |
Billboard
Magazine's Claude Hall
reported in Vox Jox that
Joel Sebastian is
joining WLS, Chicago. He
had been with WCFL as
program director. |
| April 13, 1970 |
Broadcasting
Magazine reported
"Michael McCormick,
program director, KQV -
AM - FM Pittsburgh,
joins WLS - AM - FM
Chicago as operations
manager. Both are ABC -
owned stations." |
| April 25, 1970 |
Billboard
Magazine's Claude Hall
reported in Vox Jox ,
"Now for something not
so funny - the salary
paid new WLS program
director Mike McCormick.
It's far below what a
major market program
director should be
getting. McCormick had
been with KQV,
Pittsburgh. And the
salary KQV is offering
isn't half what it
should be, either;
furthermore, they're
asking candidates for
the job to fly in and do
a three- day market
survey. Trouble is, how
many program directors
could afford three days
awa from their jobs? And
a three-day trip to
Pittsburgh would be a
dead giveaway to their
current boss. On top of
that, KQV is not paying
for the survey (worth at
least $1,000 in my
opinion)." |
| May, 1970 |
Mike McCormick
joined WLS as Program
Director. |
| May 9, 1970 |
Cashbox
Magazine reported WLS
supported annual teenage
march for ALSAC. Kris
Stevens an Chuck Buell
were co-chairmen.
Cashbox
Magazine pictured
WLS's Gene Taylor with
Ampex records Earl
Glicken |
| June 15, 1970 |
Broadcasting
Magazine reported Phil
Hayes, news director,
KQV - AM - FM
Pittsburgh, joins WLS -
AM - FM Chicago, in same
capacity. |
| July, 1970 |
Kris Erik
Stevens appeared in
Midwest Edition of TV
Radio
Mirror |
| August 17,
1970 |
Broadcasting
Magazine reported WLS
(AM) Chicago has started
a new public affairs
program, Black Is |
| August 28,
1970 |
The Chicago
Tribune's Clarence
Peters reported that
"Brink has signed with
WLS where, starting
Monday, he will replace
Joel Sebastian from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. daily for
three weeks. Sebastian
will replace Art Roberts
next week from 6 a.m. to
10 a.m. while Roberts
vacations. The Sebastian
will vacation for two
weeks. And after that
one hears that Roberts
will bye-bye. One does
not hear that from WLS
officials." |
| September 12,
1970 |
Cashbox
Magazine reported Three
former major program
directors are now a
team. John Rook, former
PD for radio stations
KQV -Pittsburgh and
WLS-Chicago has joined
the radio consultant
firm with Ken Draper and
Chuck Blore. |
| September 12,
1970 |
Billboard
Magazine reported in
Claude Hall's Vox Jox
that Scotty Brink is
with WLS, Chicago after
serving on WCFL,
Chicago; he's doing a
midday show. |
| September 19,
1970 |
Billboard
Magazine reported in
Claude Hall's Vox Jox
that former WLS program
director John Rook is
joining programming db ,
the Chuck Blore / Ken
Draper
consulting
firm. Rook will be vice
president of
programming. The move to
the Bill Drake
organization did not
work out. |
| September 19,
1970 |
Cashbox
Magazine reported Scotty
Brink into the mid-day
air slot at WLS Chicago,
was formerly with
WCFL |
| September 25,
1970 |
The Chicago
Tribune's Clarence
Peters reported "Scotty
Brink, who's been the
fill-in disk jockey at
WLS for the last three
weeks. since leaving
WCFL, takes over the 2
to 6 p.m. drive - time
slot on Monday relieving
Larry (Superjock) Lujack
for duty taking over the
in the 6 to 10 a.m.
drive - time slot, there
to do battle for WLS
against the mighty Wally
Phillips of WGN. Robert
and WLS manager Gene
Taylor are said to have
parted amicably after a
10 year association." |
| October 5,
1970 |
Broadcasting
Magazine reported Roy
Huberty, chief engineer
for WLS - AM - FM
Chicago and manager of
technical operations for
operation there,
resigns. |
| October 10,
1970 |
Larry Lujack
moved from afternoons to
mornings on WLS
replacing Art Roberts
who would move to San
Francisco's KNBR in 1971 |
| November 03,
1970 |
Billboard
Magazine reported in
Claude Hall's Vox Jox
that Art Roberts has
left WLS, Chicago |
| November 07,
1970 |
Billboard
Magazine reported in
Claude Hall's Vox Jox
the lineup at WLS,
Chicago now includes
Larry Lujack, Joel
Sebastian, Chuck Buell,
Scotty Brink, Kris
Stevens, Steve Lundy,
from KILT in Houston,
and Jerry Kaye with
Bernie Allen doing
weekend work. |
| November 14,
1970 |
Billboard
Magazine reported in
Claude Hall's Vox Jox
that Dave Brin has been
named production
director and deejay for
WLS-FM,Chicago. |
| November 30,
1970 |
Broadcasting
Magazine reported Mike
Drexler, news editor ,
WCFL (AM) Chicago, joins
WLS (AM) there as
moderator of talk show. |
| December 11,
1970 |
The
Chicago
Tribune has
article about Clark
Weber's First Ten Years |
| December 31,
1970 |
The winners of
the fourth annual WLS
Hit
Parade Awards were
announced. |
| 1970 |
WLS became the
Rock of Chicago. Mike
McCormick was Program
Director, The jock
lineup included Larry
Lujack, Gary Gears, Fred
Winston, J.J. Jeffrey,
John Records Landecker,
Bill Bailey and Joel
Sebastian. A new jingle
package was purchased
from PAMS of Dallas,
"Solid Rock". |
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| January 18,
1971 |
Broadcasting
Magazine reported
William R. Rice formerly
general sales manager,
WLS (AM), named VP and
general manager, WDBX
(AM) Chattanooga |
| January 31,
1971 |
Kris Erik
Stevens hosted March of
Dimes benefit dance at
Crystal Lake High School
Field House |
| February 1,
1971 |
Broadcasting
Magazine reported John
Lloyd, formerly with WLS
(AM) Chicago joins
WIIC-TV Pittsburgh, as
announcer and sports
reporter. |
| February 7,
1971 |
The Chicago
Tribune reported Peter
Hyams would roll cameras
to shoot scenes for his
"T.R. Baskin" film
featuring WLS disk
jockeys Kris Stevens and
Steve Lundy. Candice
Bergen also starred. |
| February 16,
1971 |
The Chicago
Tribune's Bob Wiedrich
wrote "WLS radio's Chuck
Buell is new Chicago
advisor to Teens Against
Dystrophy" |
| 1971 |
Fred Winston
joined WLS from KQV in
Pittsburgh for 3-6 pm
replacing Scotty Brink |
| March 6, 1971 |
Cashbox
Magazine reported Robert
E Lee has been named
operations supervisor of
WCFL. Jerry Kaye will
now be doing early
afternoon show. He was
previously with WLS. |
| April 5, 1971 |
Broadcasting
Magazine reported Ben
Tipton, general manager,
KBYE-FM and program
manager, KBYE (AM)
Oklahoma City, joins WLS
(AM) Chicago as news
director. |
| June 9, 1971 |
The
Daily
Herald featured an
article about Chuck
Buell as WLS Music
Director |
| September 17,
1971 |
The Chicago
Tribune reported that
WLS interrupted kite
flying lessons by flying
a banner that said
"Toothfairy lands in Sox
Park Aug 1" |
| October, 1971 |
Lynn Gabriel
became the WLS' first
female broadcast as host
of the Point
Counterpoint talk
show, |
| October 2,
1971 |
Cashbox
Magazine reported
Wolcott Rank appointed
sales manager of WLS |
| November 22,
1971 |
Broadcasting
Magazine reported James
Hampton, production
manager, WLS (AM)
Chicago, joins
Programming db as
creative director. |
| December 4,
1971 |
Cashbox
Magazine reported Paul
Abrams appointed vp and
general manager of WLS,
Inc which operates WLS
Chicago. |
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| January, 1972 |
John Landecker
joined WLS from WIBG in
Philadelphia replacing
Kris Erik Stevens from 6
- 9 pm |
| January, 1972 |
Bill Bailey
(2) joined WLS for 9 -1
am from WWDJ in
Hackensack. N.J. |
| January, 1972 |
Fred Winston
moved from afternoons to
1-3 pm replacing J.J
Jeffrey who moved to
afternoons on WLS |
| June, 1972 |
Larry Lujack
left WLS for afternoons
at WCFL |
| June, 1972 |
Charlie Van
Dyke joined WLS from KHJ
Los Angeles for mornings
replacing Larry Lujack |
| June 5, 1972 |
Broadcasting
Magazine reported Lon
Dyson, formerly with
news staff WLS (AM)
Chicago, joins WDAI (FM
there as news director. |
| June 19, 1972 |
Broadcasting
Magazine reported
Terrence Rodda, research
and testing analyst,
Montgomery Ward &
Co., Chicago, joins WLS
(AM) Chicago, as
director of research. He
succeeds Jeff Woodruff. |
| June 26, 1972 |
Broadcasting
Magazine reported Jeff
Woodruff, director of
research for ABC - owned
WLS (AM) Chicago,
appointed director of
research and
development, ABC Owned
Radio Stations Division,
New York. |
| June 26, 1972 |
Broadcasting
Magazine reported Dick
Sainte, with WLS (AM)
Chicago, appointed to
additional duties as
music director. |
| July 3, 1972 |
Starship Radio
reported Charlie Van
Dyke moved to WLS for
mornings and Larry
Lujack to WCFLfor
afternoon drive. |
| July 9, 1972 |
WLS jocks
appeared at Grant Park
at The
Great
Frisbee Fly-In |
| July 19, 1972 |
The Chicago
Tribune reported that
WLS radio morning disc
jockey Fred Winston has
married Melody Bellamy,
a secretary at the
station. And Melody has
retired to become a
housewife. |
| July, 1972 |
Tommy Edwards
joined WLS as production
director |
| August 25,
1972 |
The Chicago
Tribune wrote an article
on WLS morning man Charlie
Van
Dyke. New WLS
Morning Man Tries Harder |
| August 27,
1972 |
Broadcasting
Magazine reported Tom
Bigby, assistant program
director, WLS (AM)
Chicago, joins KTLK (AM)
Denver as program
director. |
| September 18,
1972 |
Broadcasting
Magazine reported
Richard Rieman, with WLS
(AM Chicago, joins WMAQ
(AM) Chicago there as
deck editor. |
| October 9,
1972 |
Broadcasting
Magazine reported
Wolcott (Wally) A.
Ranck, sales manager WLS
(AM) Chicago, joins
WCIU-TV there as general
sales manager.
Joseph Turner,
public - affairs
director, WLS (AM)
Chicago, joins WMAQ-TV
there as program
producer. |
| October 26,
1972 |
The Chicago
Tribune said "Dick
Sainte, the noon to 3
p.m. disk jockey does
his most important work
behind the scenes, as
WLS music director. He
is principally
responsible for picking
hits, although there is
a committee of station
executives to help him." |
| October 26,
1972 |
The Chicago
Tribune's Clarence
Peterson wrote about the
WLS airstaff and the
station's music
policy. WLS
Program Director Mike
McCormick discusses how
deejay make it in a
market like Chicago. |
| October 30,
1972 |
Broadcasting
Magazine reported Peggy
Cooper, assistant
director,
McCann-Erickson,
Chicago, joins WLS (AM)
Chicago, as editorial
and public - service
director. |
| November 25,
1972 |
Cashbox
Magazine reported Bob
Conway is now
newscasting on WLS. He
was last heard on
WOR-FM. |
| December 2,
1972 |
Cashbox
Magazine reported WLS
has a new jingle package
which runs the gamut
from rock to jazz,
classical and big band
sound as produced by
Jodie Lyons Productions. |
| December 11,
1972 |
Hamilton
Report stated that WLS's
Fred Winston returned to
the air after sitting
out 17 months for a
non-compete with WCFL. |
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| January 29,
1973 |
Broadcasting
Magazine reported WLS
(AM) in Chicago in
response to a severe
blood shortage launched
a 27 hour vigil,
resulting in over 2,000
pints of blood. The idea
was from Charlie Van
Dyke and Gil Gross. Van
Dyke, Gross and John
Landecker requested
donations. |
| February 24,
1973 |
Cashbox
Magazine reported Ted
Anthony now handling 1 -
5 am at WLS |
| February 26,
1973 |
Broadcasting
Magazine reported
Melinda Smith, press
assistant to Edward W.
Brooke (R-Mass) joins
WLS (AM) Chicago as
writer on news staff. |
| March 17, 1973 |
Cashbox
Magazine reported
there's a new news
director at WLS: Bernard
Jay Miller, but you can
call him Bud for short. |
| May 7, 1973 |
Broadcasting
Magazine reported "Mike
McCormick. program
director and operations
manager of ABC - owned
WLS (AM) Chicago,
appointed VP and general
manager of Rahall
Communications WFBM (AM)
and WFBQ (FM)
Indianapolis. Tommy
Edwards, WLS production
director, has been named
acting program of
station. |
| May, 1973 |
Tommy Edwards
was promoted to WLS
acting program director
in May 1973 by Paul
Abrams, replacing Mike
McCormick who left WLS
for WFBM - AM and WFBQ -
FM in
Indianapolis. |
| May 7, 1973 |
Hamilton
Report reported Mike
McCormick for several
years PD of WLS resignes
to accept a position as
GM of WFBM and its
sister FMer. |
| May 12, 1973 |
Cashbox
Magazine reported WLS
won the United Press
International Award for
best feature documentary
or investigative story
for 1972. Lyle Dean
accepted the award for
"The Case of the
Battered Child"
Cashbox
Magazine reported Larry
Don Hoover is the new
newsman at WLS |
| May 15, 1973 |
The Chicago
Tribune reported "WDAI
morning man Jim Kerr has
left the station to join
WLS as production
manager and weekend d.
j." |
| May 19, 1973 |
Cashbox
Magazine reported Olive
Miller is now continuity
director at WLS |
| May 21, 1973 |
Hamilton
Report reported WLS Bill
Bailey & WCFL Chuck
Knapp fired along with
their engineers for some
exchange visits to
stations. |
| May 28, 1973 |
Broadcasting
Magazine reported Linda
Marshall, reporter,
interviewer and writer,
WSNS (TV) Chicago, joins
WLS (AM) there as
newscaster. |
| June 8, 1973 |
Bob Sirott
joined WLS for late
nights from WBBM - FM |
| June 8, 1973 |
Yvonne Daniels
joined WLS for
overnights |
| June 8, 1973 |
Dick Sainte
(WCFL), Bill Bailey
(WDRQ), and Chuck Knapp
(WCFL) left WLS. |
| June 11, 1973 |
Hamilton
Report reported WLS
announces it's lineup
including two ladies...
Yvonne DanieLs and
Daphne Maxwell. |
| June 12, 1973 |
Tommy Edwards
was promoted to Program
Director of WLS |
| June 18, 1973 |
Hamilton
Report reported WLS has
appointed Tommy Edwards
as PD. |
| June 23, 1973 |
Cashbox
Magazine reported things
are happening and
happening real fast at
WLS. Daphne Maxwell will
take over the Saturday
night - Sunday morning
10 pm - 4 am slot, Bob
Sirott will be slotted
in the 10 pm. to 2 am.
period. Yvonne Daniels
will be heard weekdays
from 2 am. to 6 ama, and
finally Tommy Edwards
has been named the new
PD at the station. |
| July 7, 1973 |
Cashbox
Magazine reported three
new appointments at WLS.
Betty Vendig Traffic
Director, Kristine
Oddsen Account
Executive, and Jack
Ombrozic Account
Executive. |
| July 16, 1973 |
The Chicago
Tribune's Aaron Gold
reports "A West Coast
source tells me that WLS
D.J. Charlie Van Dyke
will be going to work
for KHJ in Los Angeles
by October." |
| Summer, 1973 |
The Rock of
Chicago becomes WLS
Musicradio |
| August 17,
1973 |
The Chicago
Tribune reported D.J.
Steve King has left WBBM
- FM to join WLS |
| August 20,
1973 |
D.J. Charlie
Van Dyke asked out of
his WLS contract because
he and his wife just
couldn't hack Chicago's
weather - he's gone back
to the sunshine and smog
of L.A. Fred O. Winston
(O. for obscene ) takes
over the morning chores
effective today. |
| August 20,
1973 |
Fred Winston
moves to morning
replacing Charlie Van
Dyke. |
| August 20,
1973 |
Broadcasting
Magazine reported Jack
Swanson, news director ,
WTSO (AM Madison, Wis.,
joins WLS (AM) Chicago,
as newscaster. |
| 1973 |
Bob Sirott
moved from nights to
afternoons on WLS |
| August 20,
1973 |
Broadcasting
Magazine reported,
former music director
WBBM - FM Chicago, Jim
Smith joins WLS (AM)
there in same capacity
(Music Director) |
| August 20,
1973 |
Cashbox
Magazine reported WLS is
on the move again,
employee-wise. Jim Smith
has been appointed music
director and Jack
Swanson has been named a
newscaster at the
station. |
| September 8,
1973 |
Cashbox
Magazine reported WLS
celebrated National
Women's Rights Day
(8/26) with four hours
of music and talk about
women. WLS's Yvonne
Daniels, the only full
time female disk
jock(ette) in Chicago
was the hostess. |
| September 27,
1973 |
The Chicago
Tribune's Gary Deeb
reported " PAUL ABRAMS
Is suddenly out - and
Martin Greenberg is
suddenly ins general
manager of WLS Radio.
Abrams, who held the
post since December
1971, was let go Monday.
On Tuesday, Greenberg,
32, took over after
serving as general sales
manager of ABC - owned
WXYZ in Detroit for the
past .2 years. For the
record, Abrams' bouncing
was officially termed a
"resignation." WLS has
suffered a massive
erosion of its ratings
in the past year, with.
much of the rock
station's audience
moving over to WCFL." |
| October 13,
1973 |
Cashbox
Magazine reported Martin
Greenberg was named
General Manager of WLS,
Chicago. |
| November 5,
1973 |
Broadcasting
Magazine reported Judith
Sirimsky, retail sales
account executive, WLS
(AM) Chicago, named
retail sales director. |
| November 11,
1973 |
Cashbox
Magazine reported Judith
Sirimsky, has been named
retail sales director of
WLS. |
| November 30,
1973 |
The Chicago
Tribune reported WLS
Newsman Lyle Dean now
anchors the 1:55 pm ABC
radio network newscast. |
| December 10,
1973 |
Broadcasting
Magazine reported Lyle
Dean, anchorman, ABC's
WLS (AM) Chicago,
assumes additional
duties as newscaster,
ABC's American
Contemporary Radio
Network. |
| December 18,
1973 |
The Chicago
Tribune's Gary Deeb
reported that "WLS Radio
Program Director Tommy
Edwards is stepping down
to assistant program
director and production
manager at the ABC rock
station. John Gehron
takes over WLS program
duties Jan. 2 after
similar services at
WCBS-FM in New York. |
| December 24,
1973 |
Hamilton
Report reported WLS had
their best book of 1973.
up from an overall 6.5
to an 8.5. WCL down 8.5
to 8.4. WLS up by .1.
WGK was # 1overall with
a 11.2 WCFl lead in
teens WLS was 2nd. 26.8
- 23.9. |
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| January 2, 1974 |
Tommy Edwards stepped
down as program director in order
to return to the air. He was
replaced as pd by John Gehron. |
| February 4, 1974 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported John R. Gehron, program
director, WCBS-FM New York, named
program director, WLS (AM)
Chicago. |
| February 9, 1974 |
Cashbox Magazine
reported John R. Gehron, former
program director with WCBS-FM , an
all oldies outlet in New York City
has been named program director of
WLS (AM) Chicago. The appointment
is effective immediately. |
| March 11, 1974 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Nick Trigony becomes
general sales manager, ABC - owned
WLS (AM) Chicago. |
| April 11, 1974 |
It is reported WGN
maintained it's ratings lead. WGN
12.2 WBBM 8.9 WLS 7.8 WCFL 6.5
Teens had WLS 25.6 WCFL 22.2. |
| 1974 |
Jeff Davis joined WLS as
the Director of Special Projects
for Music Director Jim Smith and
Program Director John Gehron and
worked in WLS on Saturday night |
| May 13, 1974 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Frances G. Smith, retail
services director, ABC - owned AM
stations, New York, joins WLS (AM)
Chicago as retail sales manager |
| May 18, 1974 |
The Chicago Tribune
reported "ABC Radio is
transferring Jim Kerr, a 21 - year
- old wonder - whiz deejay, from
WLS Chicago to WPLJ - FM New York
as the new morning drive slot
personality" |
| June 27, 1974 |
Deejay J.J. Jeffrey gave
his WLS listeners 1,000 passes for
tonight's sneak preview of "For
Pete's Sake" with Barbra Streisand
at the Golf Mill Theater. |
| October 14, 1974 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Bud Miller, news
director, WLS (AM) Chicago,
elected president, Illinois News
Broadcasters Association. |
| October, 21, 1974 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Joanne M. Jamerson, named
editorial and public service
director, WLS (AM) Chicago. |
| November 22, 1974 |
The Chicago Tribune's
Gary Deeb reported the WLS began a
publicity stunt on November 7th
apologizing to any listeners who
may have been offended by the
remarks made by Fred Winston on
his morning show. |
| December 13, 1974 |
Radio & Records
reported New October - November
Hooper are out, Chicago saw WLS
with a 16.3 total rated time
periods to WCFL's 6.9 |
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| February 24, 1975 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Ben Salas, general ledger
and payroll accountant, WLS (AM)
Chicago, named assistant
controller WLS and WDAI (FM)
Chicago. |
| March 3, 1975 |
Broadcasting Magazine
features ad from Sundance
Productions listing WLS as one of
the stations using Sundance
Jingles. |
| April 12, 1975 |
Cashbox Magazine
reported WLS newsman, Lyle Dean,
has received the 1974 Jacob Scher
Award for outstanding inves
rtigative reporting by a Chicago
radio station. |
| May 2, 1975 |
Radio & Records,
page 8, reported, Janice C.
Coleman to WLS News Staff, to do
news 10 pm to 6 am. |
| May 16, 1975 |
Radio & Records,
page 4, has picture of
WLS's Bob Sirott and Peter Falk. |
| June 20, 1975 |
Radio & Records,
page 1, reported, Chicago ARB out.
In the rock battle WLS has 8.3,
WCFL down further to a 4.6 |
| July 11, 1975 |
Radio & Records,
page 3, has picture of
WLS's Bob Sirott and Tanya
Tucker |
| July 25, 1975 |
Radio & Records,
page 3, reported, The long-lived
nuptual bliss of Cher and Greg
Allman set the stage for
WLS/Chicago's recent "Cher Wedding
Kit" giveaway.
WLS/Chicago will promote
the upcoming first annual New
England Folk Music Festival.
WLS Radio seeks PD
secretary. Care of Jim Smith. |
| August 2, 1975 |
Cashbox Magazine
reported appearing this coming
week at WLS Chicago's Summer of
Stars concert will be Frankie
Valli |
| August 9, 1975 |
Cashbox Magazine
reported WLS in Chicago is giving
away a brand new Chevy Monza every
48 hours. All it takes in a
postcard and a bit of luck. |
| September 1, 1975 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported James Joslyn, formerly
general sales manager, WLS (AM)
Chicago, named to same post,
KVOA-TV Tuscon, Ariz. |
| September 19, 1975 |
Radio & Records,
page 3, reported, WLS/Chicago has
been giving away calculators on
the air, with call-in listeners
asked mathematical questions in
order to win.
WCFL 4.6 up to 5.o, but
WLS held at 8.3 |
| September 22, 1975 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Bill Frink, sports
director - announcer, WLS - TV
Chicago, named to sports staff of
affiliated WLS (AM) there. |
| October 25, 1975 |
Cashbox Magazine
reported Joseph E Parish has been
named general sales manager of
Chicago's WLS. Parish joins WLS
from WIND in Chicago where he aslo
served as general sales manager |
| November 15, 1975 |
Cashbox Magazine
reported WLS in Chicago was
honored by the Chicago Women in
Broadcasting at their annual
dinner for the advancement of
women in broadcasting. |
| November 22, 1975 |
J.J Jeffrey left WLS for
WBLM - FM in Lewiston, Maine |
| December 6, 1975 |
Cashbox Magazine
reported Tommy Edwards has been
named the new 10 00 am to 2 00 pm
jock at Chicago's WLS. Edwards
joined WLS in 1972 as production
director and weekend jock. Before
joining WLS, Edwards worked at
WOR-FM in New York City and WEAM
in Washington, DC |
| December 14, 1975 |
Radio & Records,
page 1, reported, WLS Chicago now
ito their Fantasy Promotion. |
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| February 13, 1976 |
Radio & Records,
page 1, reported, WCFL is giving
up the rock battle. WLS is now the
only AM rock station. |
| April 5, 1976 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Philip J. Giordano, from
ABC corporate planning, New York,
named controller, ABC - owned WLS
(AM) - WDAI (FM) Chicago. |
| March 1, 1976 |
Broadcasting Magazine
runs ad for WLS for experienced
person news person to gather,
write and broadcast. Care of Bud
Miller, WLS Radio. |
| March 18, 1976 |
Wolfman Jack filled in
for Bob Sirott on WLS. |
| September 13, 1976 |
The Chicago Tribune
reported "WLS GENERAL MANAGER
Marty Greenberg is considering
WCFL's Larry "Superjock" Lujack,
WLS's brilliant afternoon deejay,
Bob Sirott, and several dee- javs
from other markets as Fred
Winston's a.m. re- placement. It
would be ideal if Greenberg would
move Sirott into the 6 to 10 a. m.
slot and Lujack into the 2 to 6 p.
m. time period." |
| September 20, 1976 |
Broadcasting Magazine
ran an ad for WLS Research
Director, care of Martin G.
Greenberg, Vice President, General
Manager, WLS Musicradio |
| September 27, 1976 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Carol Robins, account
executive, ABC - owned WLS (AM)
Chicago, named retail / new
business manager, replacing
Francey Smith, who joins Chicago
sales office of ABC Radio. |
| November 8, 1976 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Don P. Bouloukus, account
executive, WLS (AM) Chicago,
promoted to national sales
manager.
Aldona Masillonis, sales
presentation manager, ABC Radio,
Chicago, named research director
of ABC - owned WLS. |
| November 8, 1976 |
Broadcasting Magazine
ran an ad for WLS Promotion
Director, care of Martin G.
Greenberg, Vice President, General
Manager, WLS Musicradio |
| 1976 |
Larry Lujack returned to
WLS for mornings |
| 1976 |
Fred Winston left WLS
for WFYR and was replaced by Larry
Lujack |
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| January 3, 1977 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Steven R. Nelson,
national retail copywriter, Sears,
Roebuck & Co., Chicago, joins
WLS (AM) there as advertising /
promotion. |
| May 23, 1977 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Lyle Dean, anchorman WLS
(AM) Chicago, joins WFYR (FM)
there as news director / anchor. |
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| January 23, 1978 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Michael Waterkotte,
advertising and promotions
director, WXYZ (AM) Detroit, named
to same position, WLS (AM)
Chicago. |
| January 30, 1978 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Don P. Bouloukos, sales
manager, WLS (AM) Chicago,
promoted to general sales manager. |
| 1978 |
Jeff Davis replaced
Steve King on WLS from 10-2 pm at
night. |
| February 5, 1978 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Jim Smith, music
director, WLS (AM) Chicago, joins
WOKY (AM) as program director. |
| February 27, 1978 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Joseph E. Parish, general
sales manager, WLS (AM) Chicago,
named general manager, KHOW (AM)-
KXKX (FM) Denver. |
| March 13, 1978 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Alan Burns, president,
Media Insights, Chicago - based
media research firm, joins WLS
(AM) there as music director - air
personality. |
| July 3, 1978 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Karen Cavillero,
secretary in programing
department, WLS (AM) Chicago,
named assistant music director. |
| September 25, 1978 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Linda Lyke, account
executive, WLS (AM) Chicago, joins
Blair Radio's Chicago office in
same capacity. |
| October 9, 1978 |
Broadcasting Magazine
ran ad for Elvis Memories from
August 13, 1978 on ABC Radio
Network including WLS. Quote from
WLS program director John Gehron. |
| October 9, 1978 |
Broadcasting Magazine
ran ad for The Evolution of Rock.
Quote from WLS program director
John Gehron. |
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| January 15, 1979 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Mary Groark, account
executive, WDAI (FM) Chicago,
joins WLS (AM) there in same
capacity. |
| January 29, 1979 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Simon Touloumis, account
executive, WLS (AM) Chicago, joins
co-owned KLOS (AM) Los Angeles as
national sales director. |
| January 29, 1979 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Art Wallis, production
director, WGAR (AM) Cleveland,
joins WLS (AM) Chicago as
production director and weekend
air personality.
Kathy McFarland, anchor
- reporter, WLS (AM) Chicago,
assumes additional duties as
anchor WFLD-TV there. |
| February 2, 1979 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Linda Waldman, director
of promotional development, WLS
(AM) Chicago, named director of
advertising and promotion. |
| March 4, 1979 |
The Chicago Tribune ran
a story on Chicago radio,
including stories on Larry Lujack,
Linda Marshall and John Gehron.
Listed Lujack's salary as $140,000
a year. (articles start on page
39) |
| May 7, 1979 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Marty Greenberg, VP and
General Manager , WLS (AM),
Chicago, named president ABC -
owned FM group, succeeding Allan
Shaw, resigned. |
| April 2, 1979 |
Broadcasting Magazine
ran ad for WLS Research Director
care of Martin Greenberg, VP /
General Manager WLS Radio. |
| June 4, 1979 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Craig McKee, sales
manager, WLS (AM) Chicago named
national sales manager.
Linda Fischer, media
buyer - planner, Leo Burnett,
Chicago, joins WLS (AM) as
research director. |
| July 30, 1979 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported James Sack, business
manager, WPLJ (FM) New York, named
controller for ABC - owned WLS
(AM) - WDAI (FM) Chicago and ABC
Radio Network.
Joan Baehler, Western
district sales manager.
McGraw-Hill, joins WLS (AM)
Chicago as account executive. |
| August 6, 1979 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Catherine Johns,
newscaster, WERE (AM Cleveland
joins WLS (AM) Chicago as
co-anchor. |
| August 27, 1979 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Jerry Ryan, account
executive, WJJD (AM) - WJEZ (FM)
Chicago, joins WLS (AM) there in
same capacity. |
| October 29, 1979 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Steve Casey, program
director and air personality, KKKQ
(AM) Phoenix, and research
director for co-owned KUPD (FM)
here, joins WLS (AM) Chicago as
music director. |
| November 12, 1979 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Harley Carnes, morning
anchor, WBAP (AM) Fort Worth,
joins WLS (AM) Chicago as reporter
and newscaster. |
| November 26, 1979 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Les Grobstein, from
Chicago Sportsphone, joins WLS
(AM) there as sportscaster. |
| December 3, 1979 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Carol Robins, sales
manager of marketing services, WLS
(AM) Chicago, joins KFWB (AM) Los
Angeles as account executive. |
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| January 1, 1980 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Brant Miller, producer
and weekend personality, WLS (AM)
Chicago, named night air
personality. |
| 1980 |
John Landecker moved to
afternoons on WLS after Bob Sirott
left for television. |
| March 31, 1980 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Tom Kent, air
personality, WGCL (FM Cleveland,
joins WLS (AM) Chicago, as weekend
air personality. |
| July 21, 1980 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Sherry Owens, sales
manager in Chicago market and
credit clearing house specialist
for Dun & Bradstreet, joins
WLS Chicago, as account
specialist. |
| August 4, 1980 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Jim Corboy, director of
promotional development, WLS
Chicago, joins WMET (FM) there as
promotion director. |
| September 29, 1980 |
Broadcastin Magazine
reported Ann Marie Stepovy,
assistant manager of information
services WBBM - AM - FM Chicago,
joins WLS (AM) there as promotion
department director. |
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| January 12, 1981 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Jeff Trumper, account
executive WLS (AM) Chicago, joins
co-owned KSRR (FM) Houston as
general sales manager. |
| 1981 |
John Landecker left WLS
for CFTR in Toronto |
| March 9, 1981 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Steve Dahl and Gary
Meier, air personalitlies, WLUP
(FM) Chicago, join WLS (FM) there
in same capacities. |
| March 21, 1981 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Larry Divney, VP -
station manager, WLS - AM - FM
Chicago, joins Warner Amex
Satellite Entertainment, Co., New
York, as VP, advertising - sales. |
| July 27, 1981 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Terry Rodda, sales
manager, WLS (AM) Chicago, joins
KSSR (FM) Houston in the same
capacity. |
| August 24, 1981 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Betty Lieberman, Midwest
manager, Roslin Radio Sales, based
in Chicago, joins WLS - AM - FM,
Chicago as account executive. |
| November 16, 1981 |
Broadcasting Magazine
reported Pamela Koltz, promotion
assistant, WLS (AM) Chicago joins
WCFL (AM) there in same capacity. |
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| April 26, 1982 |
Marcus Palmer, assistant
to WLS - FM's Steve Dahl and Garry
Meier died after surgery to remove
his tonsils and adenoids. |
| July 1, 1982 |
The Chicago Tribune
reported "This year's WLS Rock
Fest Oct 29-31, at Arlington Park
Racetrack, which will again be
produced by Flipside, is expected
by WLS execs to draw bigger crowds
than the fest did at the
Ampitheatre. |
| October 17, 1982 |
WLS' John Gehron is
featured in article on page 10
section 6 of The Chicago Tribune
Arts and Books |
| October 27, 1982 |
The Chicago Tribune
reported "Animal Stories" stars
Tommy Edwards and Larry Lujack
will make their singing debut
Saturday night at the WLS Rock
Fest at Arlington Park Expo
Center" |
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| 1983 |
Fred Winston returned
for afternoons on WLS |
| May 16, 1983 |
The Chicago Tribune
reported "Lincoln Park Zoo
benefited by a 8.9 mile run
sponsored by radio station WLS on
June 5 |
| December 3, 1985 |
WLS's Steve Dahl walked
out while on the air over a
dispute with Larry Lujack. |
| December, 1985 |
The Illinois
Entertainer Ad
features Larry Lujack moving from
mornings to afternoons starting on
January 6, 1986 |
| February, 1986 |
The Illinois
Entertainer Ad
features Larry Lujack and Walt
Disney Seasation Vacation |
| March, 1986 |
John Landecker returned
to WLS from WAGO-FM for evenings, |
| 1986 |
Larry Lujack moved from
mornings to afternoons at WLS |
| 1986 |
Fred Winston moved from
afternoons to mornings at WLS |
| March, 1986 |
The Illinois
Entertainer Ad
features WLS lineup - Fred
Winston, Don Wade, Larry Lujack,
Rich McMillan and John Landecker |
| May, 1986 |
The Illinois
Entertainer Ad
features Fred Winston |
| 1988 |
John Landecker moved
from nights to afternoons |
| June 1989 |
WLS announced it would
convert to all talk by the end of
the summer. |
| August 23, 1989 |
WLS quit playing music.
The last song was "Just You And
Me" by Chicago. Phil Duncan was
the last WLS disk jockey. |
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