What are Chicago Radio's Biggest Successes?

[tvnut]

Some of the greatest names in broadcasting here. Here's another: Franklyn MacCormack. "How do I love thee?" Others from that era and before: Pierre Andre on WGN, John Herrington on WBBM. And one more, still with us, young at age 78: Dick Orkin, Chickenman's inventor and creator of too many funny ads to mention.

 

[Ken Tucky]

Anyone mention Sid McCoy? I can still hear him talking over the "Love Theme from Spartacus" on WCFL!

 

[RickStarr]

The twenty-year-old 670 The Score - one of the first all-sports stations in the country.
Twenty years later, it seems as if there are over 1,000 sports radio stations.

WSCR was not remotely "one of the first." They went all sports in 1992. WFAN New York changed to the format in 1987, and there were many other format converts in other cities before WSCR took the plunge (on the daytime AM frequency) during that five year gap.

 

[Icangelp]

Can't forget Morning man and narrator of the Chickenman series Jim Runyon back in the mid 60's from WCFL.

Add to this list my all-time favorite - "King B" Ron Britain!

Absolutely!

Never a dull moment when Ron was on the air.

 

[PhoenixTrueOldiesWCFL]

Did You know that the original big 10 WCFL exists on the internet ? PhoenixTrueOldiesWCFL plays all the CFL songs and Uses Original Jingles check it out at PhoenixTrueOldiesWCFL.com it's Internet radio broadcasting in HD a Blast from The Past

 

[uncamark]

Did You know that the original big 10 WCFL exists on the internet ? PhoenixTrueOldiesWCFL plays all the CFL songs and Uses Original Jingles check it out at PhoenixTrueOldiesWCFL.com it's Internet radio broadcasting in HD a Blast from The Past

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[radiorob2.0]

Did You know that the original big 10 WCFL exists on the internet ? PhoenixTrueOldiesWCFL plays all the CFL songs and Uses Original Jingles check it out at PhoenixTrueOldiesWCFL.com it's Internet radio broadcasting in HD a Blast from The Past

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...and now for something completely different.

 

[KeithE4]

Did You know that the original big 10 WCFL exists on the internet ? PhoenixTrueOldiesWCFL plays all the CFL songs and Uses Original Jingles check it out at PhoenixTrueOldiesWCFL.com it's Internet radio broadcasting in HD a Blast from The Past

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Like nobody else on these boards is guilty of bald-faced self-promotion, right? :

 

[scanman1]

Did You know that the original big 10 WCFL exists on the internet ? PhoenixTrueOldiesWCFL plays all the CFL songs and Uses Original Jingles check it out at PhoenixTrueOldiesWCFL.com it's Internet radio broadcasting in HD a Blast from The Past

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Check out the Webcasting/Internet Streaming board. Lots of folks plug their online stations there. As long as they're not asking for money I see no issue with it.