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2 RADIO STATION INDEXStation call letters listed inalphabetical order and groupedby format.

4 RADIO FORMATSGLOSSARYGuide for figuring out formats-definitions for AOR, CHR, AC, etc.

6 HAPPENINGSPhotos of your favorite radio folkson the town.

7 LETTERSLetters from our readers.

8 DAVE BAUMby STEVE DALETwenty years in talk radio and Baum isstill a hard -news, no-nonsense guy.Chicago's original tough talker.

10 RICHARD STEELEby MARK RUFFINAfter 20 years in radio, Steelehas come full circle as morningdusties/talk host on WVAZ.

12 FLASHBACK-Captain Stubbyby JIM MUELLERAn update on radio personalities fromChicago's past-Captain Stubby.

14 DEBBIE ALEXANDERby t_ INLA PlIARI.MANWCKG's classic rock DJ traveled atough road from small town to big city.

16 SOUND BETSby LINDA CAINColumn highlights special radioshows. This issue: big band, jazz.

17 COLLEGE ANDHIGH SCHOOL RADIOA list of the Chicago area's coolschool stations.

18 WBEZby LAURA MAZZUCAWhat's happening at Chicago'sNational Public Radio outlet now thatWBEZ has graduated from the ChicagoBoard of Education?

20 NEW RELEASESA list of new and upcoming albumsby all the hottest artists.

23 ART HELLYERby BILL DAHLTop voice from '50s -'80s settles in thesuburbs on WJOL.

24 SPANISH SPORTS RADIOby GE( )RGL CASTLESpanish Sports broadcasts are hot,especially Sox games on WTAQ AM.

28 CONTEMPORARYHIT RADIOby DAN KENINGB96 and Z95 battle it out playing theTop 40 and fighting for listeners.

31 FLASHBACK-Joni Jamesby JIM MUELLERThe concert and cabaret star of the50s and 60s on the comeback trail.

32 ED SCHWARTZby BILL DAHLKing of the night, WGN's big-heartedhost speaks to Chicagoans likenobody else.

34 FLASHBACK-Dan Sorkinby JIM MUELLERWhat ever happened to Dan Sorkin,ex-WCFL bad boy who discovered BobNewhart and testified for Lenny Bruce?

36 RUSH LIMBAUGHby 51.1.,VI-,N COHNSittin' in with America's outrageousnew conservative cult hero, heardafternoons on WLS.

38 THE BULLETIN BOARDClassified Advertising Section.

40 RADIO GUIDEProgram listings, addresses and phonenumbers of Chicagoland's AM andFM stations.

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Radio Station

E P:azby format Adult

Contemporary

WAIT FM

WCGO AM

WFYR FM

WJKL FM

WJOL AM

WJTW FM

WKKD FM

WKQX FM

II Adult RockWABT FM

WCBR FM

WCKG FM

WKTA FM

II BluesWBEE AM

WBEZ FM

WGCI AM

Broadway HitsWJJD AM

WLIT FM

WNUA FM

WPNT FM

WROK AM

WTMX FM

VVVAZ FM

WYSY FM

WLLI FM

WLUP AM, FM

WONC FM

WXRT FM

WNIB FM

WPNA AM

WXRT FM

II Business/FinanceWBBM AM WMAQ AM

WLTH AM WNVR AM

II ClassicalWFMT FM

ContemporaryChristian

WMBI FM

ContemporaryHits/Top 40

WBBM FM

WBUS FM

WKQX FM

WNIB FM

WYLL FM

WXLC FM

WYTZ FM

WZOK FM

CountryWCCQ FM

DanceWBBM FM

WBUS FM

WGCI FM

WUSN FM

WLUW FM

WXRT FM

II Easy ListeningWAIT AM WJJD AM

EthnicWAIT AM

WCEV AM

WCRW AM

WEDC AM

WKTA AM

GospelWBEE AM

WCEV AM

WGCI AM

Heavy MetalWVVX FM

III Jazz

WBEE AM

WBEZ FM

WDCB FM

WGCI AM

WLNR FM

MI New Age

WDCB FM

IN News

WBBM AM

WGN AM

WKRS AM

WLS AM

WLTH AM

WLTH AM

WNDZ AM

WPNA AM

WSBC AM

WVVX FM

WPNA AM

WSBC AM

WVON AM

WNIB FM

WNUA FM

WVAZ FM

WXRT FM

WNUA FM

WMAQ AM

WNDZ AM

WNVR AM

WROK AM

Oldies/NostalgiaBig Bands

WJJD AM

Oldies/RockWAUR AM

WJMK FM

ReligiousWBEE AM

WCEV AM

WJOL AM

WKTA AM

III Spanish

WCGO AM

WCRW AM

WEDC AM

WIND AM

WMBI AM

SportsWBBM AM

WGN AM

WKKD AM

WKTA AM

UrbanContemporary

WGCI FM

WLNR FM

Variety/TalkWAUR AM

WBBM AM

WBEZ FM

WCGO AM

WGCI AM

WGN AM

WJJD AM

WJOL AM

WKKD AM

WVAZ FM

WMBI AM, FM

WNDZ AM

WONC FM

WPNA AM

WOJO FM

WOPA AM

WPNA AM

WSBC AM

WTAQ AM

WLTH AM

WLUP AM

WMAQ AM

WLTH AM

WVAZ FM

WKRS AM

WLS AM

WLTH AM

WLUP AM, FM

WRMN AM

WROK AM

WVON AM

WVVX FM

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MIT AM 850 40 WBEZ FM 91.5 50

WAUR AM 930 40 WBUS FM 99.9 50

WBBM AM 780 40 WCBR FM 92.7 50

WBEE AM 1570 40 WCCQ FM 98.3 51

WCEV AM 1450 41 WCKG FM 105.9 51

WCGO AM 1600 41 WDCB FM 90.9 51

WCRW AM 1240 41 WFMT FM 98.7 52

WEDC AM 1240 42 WFYR FM 103.5 52

WGCI AM 1390 42 WGCI FM 107.5 52

WGN AM 720 42 WJKL FM 94.3 53

WIND AM 560 42 WJMK FM 104.3 53

WJJD AM 1160 43 WJTW FM 93.5 53

WJOL AM 1340 43 WKKD FM 95.9 53

WKKD AM 1580 43 WKQX FM 101.1 54

WKRS AM 1220 44 WLIT FM 93.9 54

WKTA AM 1330 44 WLLI FM 96.7 54

WLS AM 890 44 WLNR FM 106.3 54

WLTH AM 1370 45 WLUP FM 97.9 55

WLUP AM 1000 45 WLUW FM 88.7 55

WMAQ AM 670 45 WMBI FM 90.1 55

WMBI AM 1110 46 WNIB FM 97.1 56

WNDZ AM 750 46 WNUA FM 95.5 56

WNVR AM 1030 46 WOJO FM 105.1 56

WOPA AM 1200 47 WONC FM 89.1 57

WPNA AM 1490 47 WPNT FM 100.3 57

WRMN AM 1410 47 VVTMX FM 101.9 57

WROK AM 1440 48 WUSN FM 99.5 57

WSBC AM 1240 48 WVAZ FM 102.7 58

WTAQ AM 1300 48 VVVVX FM 103.1 58

AVON AM 1450 49 WXLC FM 102.3 58

VVXRT FM 93.1 59

FM Page WYLL FM 106.7 59

WABT FM 103.9 49 WYSY FM 107.9 59

WAIT FM 105.5 49 WYTZ FM 94.7 60

WBBM FM 96.3 49 WZOK FM 97.5 60

The Radio Guides were prepared based on information supplied by the radio stations.3

RADIO FormatsGlossary

Adult Contemporary (AC):Top 40 for baby boomers. A.k.a. adult rock or lite rock. Similar toCHR (see below) format. Includes artists like Elton John, GloriaEstefan, Chicago.

Adult Standards/Big Band:Mixes non -rock oldies, easy listening, nostalgia and big band musicfrom the '40s through '70s. For example, Tommy Dorsey, The AndrewsSisters, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Anne Murray.

Album Oriented Rock (AOR):Format emphasizes lengthy sets of rock music rather than DJ person-ality. Some stations stick to mainstream artists (Rolling Stones,Tom Petty, Aerosmith), while others include alternative acts(Big Audio Dynamite, Sugarcubes, Depeche Mode).

Black Adult Contemporary:New hybrid format blends current urban contemporary hits withR&B/soul oldies from the '60s -'80s.

Classic Rock:AOR spinoff for rock fans over 18. Familiar songs from the '60s -'80sby core bands like the Stones, the Who, Led Zeppelin, Genesisand Pink Floyd.

Contemporary Hit Radio ICHR):Top 40 under a new name. Aimed at teens and young adults. Includescross-section of music from AOR and urban formats. Everything fromPaula Abdul to Bon Jovi.

Easy Listening:A.k.a. easy contemporary. Once known as beautiful music, the kindplayed in elevators and offices.

New Adult Contemporary:Combines new age, light jazz and adult contemporary music.Emphasis on contemporary jazz fusion instrumentals by LarryCarlton, Montreaux, Jean Luc Ponty. Some vocals by Basia,Al Jarreau, Anita Baker.

Nostalgia:Big band and other non -rock oldies from the '40s -'50s. Also varietyprograms from radio's Golden Age (Jack Benny, Green Hornet).

Oldies:Rock and pop hits, golden oldies, from the late '50s to early 70s.

Talk:Mostly nonmusical, personality -oriented stations that air calls fromlisteners. Formats range from serious to silly to full -service (news,weather, traffic, sports).

Urban Contemporary:Top 41) geared for younger black listeners. CHR format plays crossoverurban/dance artists like Janet Jackson, Bobby Brown.

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tAbIte/t4,STEVE DALE is a regular contributor to theChicago Tribune where he authors a weeklycolumn called "CelebrityWatch." An entertain-ment columnist and restaurant critic at InsideChicago, he also interviews celebrities forPeople magazines Chatter column.

LINDA CAIN has been writing freelance articlessince 1976. She worked as a staff news reporterfor Screen weekly and as a suburban corres-pondent for the Chicago Tribune. She has writ-ten for the Illinois Entertainer; Inside Chicago,Backstage, the Sun -Times, the Daily Herald,and many international music magazines.

MARK RUFFIN produces Danae Alexander'sLights Out Chicago on WNUA and also hostshis own show. He is the jazz events editor atChicago Magazine and contributes to the Chi-cago Sun -Times, down beat and New City.

GEORGE CASTLE, a native Chicagoan, is alifelong follower of the local sports scene andbroadcasting industry. He is an award -winningsports columnist for Pulitzer -Lerner News-papers and is also a regular contributor toSport magazine.

BILL DAHL has done his share of deejay duty,spinning oldies and blues from 1979 to 1981on WVVX-FM. He has written extensively aboutChicago's blues scene for a variety of publica-tions including Living Blues, Goldmine, downbeat and the Illinois Entertainer.

DAN KENING is a regular contributor on pop-ular music and nightlife to Chicago magazine.As a freelance writer, Dan has written for theChicago Tribune, Fodor's and Gault-MillauChicago travel guides, and for a number ofnational magazines.

CINDY PEARLMAN is an entertainment writer.Her work has been syndicated through theNew York Times and has appeared in theChicago Sun -Times, US, Glamour, PremierChicago Metro, In Fashion, and the IllinoisEntertainer.

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LAURA MAZZUCA is a Chicago -based featurewriter specializing in the entertainment field.Her work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune,Today's Chicago Woman, Advertising Age, andother local and national publications. She isthe resident film critic for the Illinois Enter-tainer, and her opinions also appear in Variety'sChicago critics listing.

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(I to r) WJJD-AM's CLARK WEBER, Q -101's DOUG BLAIR, WCCQ-FM'sJ.D. SPANGLER, WGCI-AM's HAROLD LEE RUSH, WBBM-AM's FELICIAMIDDLEBROOKS and JOHN HULTMAN, and WLIT's MARK EDWARDS.

B96's EDDIE (Left) and JOBO (right) with WLIT-FM's BOB BRYNTESONbefore the taping of "A Letter from Home."

Producer MARK El) \ \RDS (rear) with \\ u. I I to r) Ls )UG BANKS,JJ JACKSON, BONNIE DeSHONG, and KAREN LIGHTFOOT.

(I to r) WKQX-FM's DOUG BLAIR; WLIT's MARK EDWARDS, producerof the show: WRI3M-AM's CHRIS BERRY and DAVID ROE.

(Ito r) WVAZ-FM's RICHARD STEELE, WGCI's HAROLD LEE RUSH;WBBM-AM's FELICIA MIDDLEBROOKS and JOHN HUll'MAN, and WGCI's JACQUIE HASELRIG.

Air personalities from twenty-twoChicago radio stations, along withlocal celebrities, gathered in WLIT-FM's studios February 28th to tape"Spotlite Chicago-A Letter fromHome:' The show was an audio"postcard," providing informationon what is happening in Chicago -in entertainment, sports, and news.Copies of the two-hour show weresent to Chicago area troops sta-tioned in the Persian Gulf andaround the world.

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the good work. I listen to WJJD (AM 1160) andenjoyed listening to Anne Maxfield who was ononly evenings. She suddenly disappeared. NowI hear .she's doing traffic reports for WBBM(AM 780). Can you tell me if that's true, whenis she on and what happened to her at WJJD.Is she going to be a jock with her own time andcan you print a picture of her. Thank you.

Craig BaldwinGlendale Heights,

Ed. Note: Anne Maxfield gives traffic re-ports on WBBM-AM from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m.,and also does voice-over work. We are notprivy to her reason for leaving WJJD, butmovement in radio is the norm. Alas, wehave no picture of her.

Would you please do an in-depth article withpictures about the new radio station WCFL(FM 104.7)?

I especially like "Chicago Gold" and 'AllRequest Friday Night." The DJs are excitingand interesting to listen to. I'm glad there's astation that puts the fun back into listening tothe radio and 'CFL does just that. I'd love toread any information about them.

Jackie HarrisLisle, Ill.

Ed. Note: The new WCFEs debut was writ-ten up in the "Rock'n'Roll Pioneers" arti-cle in the Summer 1990 issue.

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Ed. Note: You can hear Rush, who has beendescribed as a cross between George Willand Jay Leno, on WLS (AM 890) everyMonday -Friday from 1-4 p.m. You will findRush profiled in this issue.

Can you tell me where I might find firmerMAGIC 104 morning show disc jockey FredWinston on the radio dial in the future? I havefollowed him up and down the radio dial foryears, and hope he doesn't intend to leave thearea. I enjoy his humor in the morning, or anyother time of day, and think he would be a greatplus to any radio station. I know he has manyfans! If I could write to Fred somewhere, Iwould like to find out what he is up to.

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Dave Baum says, "Listen, I'm a stubborn,opinionated, pig-headed guy." Not exactlythe kind of congenial personality you'dwant hosting a cocktail party. But hisNewsline with Dave Baum on WBBM (AM780) is no party. He admits his abrasivestyle is well -suited for hosting a rapid-firekind of talk show.

"Sometimes, I don't even know howDave really feels about an issue," saysWBBM senior producer Carleen Mosbach."You won't always hear his opinion. He'sadept at offering another viewpoint just tostir things up."

Baum agrees with a sly smile, "Some lis-teners might say I'm a flaming liberal, oth-ers will swear that I'm an ultra -conserva-tive. That's my mystique."

It's only 90 minutes before air time (he's

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If anyone knows what makesChicago tick it's WBBM's (AM 780)Dave Baum, the self -admitted hardguy of talk radio. Hard-headed witha nose for hard news, this no-non-sense ex -reporter is our town's origi-nal tough talk host. Baum has seenand heard it all, yet he's not beyondshedding a sentimental tear or two.

heard 9 p.m. to midnight Monday throughFriday), and Baum is sitting at his cubiclein the bustling 'BBM newsroom. Only daysago, war in the Middle East had brokenout. But Baum appears oblivious to the fer-vid activity going on all around him. Hisassociate producer Mary Rose McManus isworking her fingers raw trying to reach alast-minute guest by phone. A tape editortosses a tape cartridge across the room,reporters come and go and Dan Rather'svoice can be heard in the backgroundreporting on the war.

Baum sits relaxed with his legs crossed.His voice is soft, less pointed than it is onthe air. If he acts as though he's beenthrough it all before, it's because he has.His first shot at radio talk was on WIND in1970.

"Our big story was the Vietnam War," herecalls. "And when that came together withthe civil rights issues and reverberationsfrom the assassinations of both theKennedys and Martin Luther King, it waslike the worst case of the flu-one dryheave after another. The public needed tocry out."

And they did, enabling Baum to pioneera new kind of talk format in Chicago. Hetook a stand on hard news issues andwasn't tentative about putting listeners intheir place. Sometimes he hurled sarcasticbarbs at listeners phoning in. He'd go sofar as to give them the heave-ho-the dialtone-and onto the next call at a pacenever heard on the air before, with an atti-tude that shocked some.

That was 21 years ago. But it sounds

very much like the kind of program MortonDowney, Jr., popularized for a short time.Indeed, Baum's original style is theblueprint for the WLS Radio format as it istoday.

But Baum refuses to be tossed into thatcrowd, even if that crowd wanted him tojoin. WLS wooed Baum as they were mak-ing the change to their current talk format."That style really isn't my cup of tea," hesays. "I'm not out to change the world. I'mnot one of those hosts who acts like he'sgetting the message directly from God.There's a difference between an enter-tainer and an informer. My roots aregrounded in solid journalism."

No question, Baum paid his dues as areporter. He first arrived in Chicago in 1964and toiled as a reporter for United PressInternational. At WIND his beat includedthe Metropolitan Sanitary District ("Greatscandal stuff"), the Illinois general assem-bly ("I cut my teeth riding to Springfieldwith Henry Hyde, Harold Washington andAbner Mikva") and city hall. He also cov-ered the Richard Speck murders and theConspiracy 8 trials.

And today his nose for news can sniffout a story in the most unlikely places.Mosbach explains, "He'll see an apparentlyobscure item in the newspaper on page 10,and he'll insist, 'Let's do this.' It never fails,a couple of days later, that item turns intopage one headline news."

As a good journalist, Baum prepares forevery interview. And he won't interview anauthor unless he's read the book.

However, he's the first to admit he's alsoat the helm of an entertainment vehicle."Sure, there's schtick," he says. "But on myprogram, behind the glitz, my listenersknow I'm credible. Without that schtick, itwould be pretty boring."

With typical candor, he admits, "When Ifirst started the talk show at WIND, it wasgreat journalism and boring as hell."

Hillard Elkins, the producer of the pro-vocative theatrical production Oh! Calcutta!was one of his first in -studio guests. Baumgives Elkins credit for teaching him how tocommand the destiny of his program. "Hecame into the studio and virtually tookover my show, reducing me to a mumblingidiot," recalls Baum. "I finally went to abreak, and I was fuming. Off the air I toldElkins, 'This is my goddamn show.' AndElkins replied, 'If it's yours, take it back.'"

Baum wrestled for control from Elkinsand didn't give up control to anyone oranything again until 1985, when WIND wassold and changed over to its current all -Spanish format. The entire staff was fired,and Baum was devastated.

"The experience changed my outlook onlife. I learned to never anticipate thatpeople will do something for you, even ifyou've provided the full, dedicated service.After 20 years of service with Westing-house, I assumed I'd at least be offered anopportunity at another Westinghouse sta-tion. For the first time in my professionallife, I walked away without a job. I wasangry."

After several months of visiting theunemployment office, WMAQ-TV producerBobbi Clark, who once produced at WIND,encouraged him to audition for an earlymorning TV show. Baum ad-libbed for fiveminutes about the Chicago Bears, and hisDave Baum Today show was born. It lasteda year before it was replaced by a businessprogram. "I learned from the WIND experi-ence that it's not worth getting upset overevents you have no control over," he says.Fortunately, WBBM-AM snatched up Baumin 1987.

"I'm not out to changethe world. I'm not one ofthose hosts who acts likehe's getting the messagedirectly from God."

!here's a differencebetween an entertainerand an informer. My rootsare grounded in solidjournalism."

It's now only 20 minutes before air time.Associate producer McManus reports shestill is unable to reach a prospective guest.A newsman hands Baum a wire servicestory about the U.S. defenses in the MiddleEast; he quickly glances over it andbarely seems fazed by the last minutepreparations.

Baum brings up the subject of recentnewspaper articles which have accusedhim of mellowing out. He insists he's nei-ther kinder nor gentler. "Listen, differentsituations call for different tactics. Maybepeople don't understand how this businessworks. I'm part of a team. I'm not at a talkstation. I'm at a 24 -hour news and informa-tion station. My job is to provide a spin-offof the news of the day." He calls his nightlyprogram "A 25 -cent version of Night Line."

"We even go beyond that," he continues,now sounding very much like his intenseon -air persona. "We often discuss four orfive topics in one program. I haven't gone

soft. My role has just changed. You get it?"But he doesn't stop there. "You want theold Dave Baum again? OK, I could do that.But then I'd be off this team. That's notwhat this station is all about. Get it?"

Baum, it seems, has been asking thatquestion for much of his life. Even as agrade school student in Cincinnati, Ohio,Baum knew he wanted a career in radio.But his father didn't "get it." He wantedBaum to be a doctor or lawyer.

In 1980 Eddie Schwartz, then at WIND,hosted a This Is Your Life program in honorof the tenth anniversary of Baum's talkshow. Baum's mother had recently passedon, and Schwartz arranged for Baum'sfather to make a surprise on -air telephonecall. "It was a great moment," says Baum,as he removes his glasses to wipe a tearfrom his misty eyes. "You know, I don'tthink he ever understood how in the worldI get paid for talking."

In his early years, Baum was absolutelydedicated to his job, and his first marriagewas a casualty. "I was really working sohard to succeed, then I finally began tosucceed. My wife was 'Dave Baum's wife'without an identity of her own. I'm nolonger a slave to my work; that endedabout 15 years ago. I've learned to stopand smell the roses."

Baum might literally smell roses in hisown garden. His hobbies include garden-ing, skiing and golfing. He and his wifeMarcie have been married 15 years, andBaum has a total of three children (twofrom his first marriage).

He's 52 -years -old and plans to continuehis thought -provoking conversation atWBBM for several years to come. Never-theless he's thinking about long-rangeplans in a warmer climate, perhaps Ari-zona. "But in my business familiaritybreeds believability. If I were to go toanother market, it would take time to learnthe intricacies and historical perspectivesof the market. In other words, what makesthe city tick? If anyone understands whatmakes Chicago tick, I do."

With that, Baum tosses a stick of BigRed gum into his mouth. It's only five min-utes before air time. Baum heads towardthe studio and on the way catches associ-ate producer McManus. She reports thattheir guest -in -question is lined up. He givesher a thumbs -up sign.

The microphone goes on. Baum, chew-ing his gum frenetically, shoots words outlike lethal bullets until his traditional sign -off: "Mama, get the coffee ready, the kid ison his way." It's midnight; the show's over.And once again, Baum gets paid for beingstubborn, opinionated and pig-headed.Q

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by Mark Ruffin

fter 20 years in Chicagoradio, Richard Steele's

career has come full circle.He started out in the '70sspinning the same music heplays today. In the '80s, whenblack talk radio came intoits own, Steele was a pioneerin the format. Today, this ver-satile talent commands bothstyles on his morning dusties/talk show on VVVAZ (FM 102.7).

It's 7 a.m. and the phone lines arejammed with listeners waiting to guess the"Backwards Dusty of the Day" for WVAZ's(FM 102.7) "Morning Connection" hostRichard Steele. The only clue is a three -sec-ond segment of a 20 -year -old Smokey Rob-inson & The Miracles song played back-wards. And, ironically, it was twenty yearsago that Richard Steele first spun thatsame Smokey tune. Last year, the 48 -year -old radio host celebrated his 20th anniver-sary in Chicago radio.

In the nomadic world of radio disc jock-eys, Steele has managed to work 20 con-secutive years in one city-his hometownof Chicago. The morning DJ credits thislongevity to his "being reachable" to the

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audience, and to his versatility in both talkand music formats, arenas he delves intoeach morning.

"After the backwards dusty," Steele tellshis busy producer Jamela Muhammed,"let's take some calls on the Persian Gulf."

While readying the backwards dustyclue, Steele is already planning his next fea-ture, "The People Poll Question." Thismorning the question is: "Should repeatjuvenile offenders be sent to fight on thefront lines of the war?"

Listener call -in segments such as thisillustrate Steele's background in talk radio.However, his ability to treat an issue fairlyfor both sides is not a skill that he devel-oped early in his career.

Even if Steele had wanted to do talkradio in 1970, it was not possible. InChicago black talk radio only evolved inthe mid -'80s, and Steele was a pioneer ingiving the African -American community anoutlet to voice opinions on the airwaves.

His radio career actually began in NewYork City in 1967 at WHIB-AM, an ethnicstation where he changed language tapes.But being responsible for the "Polish Hour"and the "Lithuanian Hour" was not what hehad in mind. Back home, his classmates atChicago's Hirsch High School understoodhis aspiration; written next to his senioryearbook picture was, "I would like to bea DJ."

After answering an ad in Broadcasting

magazine, Steele's first real job came whenhe started doing middays in Roanoke,Virginia, at WTOY-AM, a new station andthe first to play black music in that market.There Richard Steele became a "big fish ina small pond," and, in a matter of months,went on to do mornings.

"I was happening in Roanoke," heremembers. "I wanted to do everythingand the guy who was operations managertaught me anything I wanted to know.Whenever they needed some administra-tive functions from the programming area,I was nominated because I was the onlyone who could type. So by virtue of havingsome administrative and clerical ability,I became music director after only sixmonths and program director after about ayear . . . I could have stayed there andmaybe gotten some partial ownership inthe station, but I always wanted to be in amajor market."

Boston beckoned Steele to work morn-ings at WILD -AM, and while he consideredBean Town to be a bigger market, it wasthe '60s and black radio was barely makingan impact in conservative Boston. After ayear, his good friend and former generalmanager in Roanoke called with an offer hecouldn't refuse.

"He said, 'how would you like to go backhome?' I said, 'Yeah! Tell me about it.'"

With arrangements made through anadvertising rep firm and his ex -boss, Steelereceived an offer from WGRT (now WJPC-AM) in Chicago.

It was April of 1970 and WGRT was stillthe upstart in Chicago black radio. With adial position between Top 40 rivals WLSand WCFL, this daytimer had enough onhis hands just battling WVON, the self-pro-claimed "Black Saint" of Chicago radio.

He spent eight years, including the lastfour as program director, at WGRT, the sta-tion that eventually became part of theJohnson Publishing Company. His trekto other urban contemporary stationsincluded stints at WBMX, WVON, and backto afternoons at WBMX where his forayinto talk radio began.

Jim Maddox, whom Steele describes as"a good radio man," came up with the ideaof doing something with talk and music.Though "Steele After Dark" was short-lived,it made an impact. The momentum of theAfrican -American political movement inChicago coincided with the birth of blacktalk radio in Chicago. Steele did talk shiftsat WVON and WGCI before doing a com-plete career reversal by joining WBEZ in1987.

Usually anyone in broadcasting whospends time in public radio does so at the

beginning of his career. Ex -public radiopeople have to become acclimated, notonly to the restraints, but also to the lesssubstantive segments of commercial radio,where air talent is often seen as nothingbut filler between advertisements. But forSteele, going into public radio was arelease.

"Working for WBEZ gave me the oppor-tunity to do so many things. I became kindof sponge -like in my response," he says."They felt that I brought a perspective thatthey needed, but they also felt that I wasfair and balanced. I was able to . . . crossthe barriers but also bring my own per-spective."

Iwas happening in Roanoke...I wanted to do everything

and the... operations managertaught me everythingI wanted to know."

Steele relaxed and flourished in theloose public radio talk format, interviewinga wide variety of people on a host of sub-jects, from Tom Wolfe discussing his then -new novel Bonfire Of The Vanities, to singerTony Bennett talking about his popularpaintings.

As the black political community galva-nized and peaked, Steele's afternoon showbecame even more of an outlet. Therespect and admiration he received wasnever more evident than when he was cho-sen as the host for the huge memorialrally at the UIC Pavilion on the Mondayfollowing the death of Mayor HaroldWashington.

WBEZ, recognizing Steele's talent andgrowing audience, progressively promotedhis 90 -minute gabfest. One of their classyads ran in the Chicago Defender where itwas seen by Barry Mayo, the former pro-

gram director at WGCI-FM who was back intown, this time as owner of WVAZ.

"He called me one day and said, 'Whatwould you think about coming back towork in music radio?' I said, 'Urn ... Barry,I don't know?' Certainly public radiodoesn't pay a lot of money . . and I likedthe people I worked with. It was a joy to beworking there.

"Barry offered considerably moremoney than I was making at 'BEZ, but Iwas enjoying my life as it was. We all liketo make more money, but as you get older,you also like some peace of mind."

Steele agreed to meet with Mayo and heeventually signed a contract to work forWVAZ in 1988. "The format was somethingI could live with," Steele says. "It wasmusic that I was into."

There's no denying the popularity ofSteele's personable style; his consistentlyhigh placement in both the Arbitron andBirch rating systems attests to that. Afteryears of working at almost every black -oriented commercial station in Chicago,Steele is at the peak of his career playingsome of the same music he featured whenhe started.

Steele is always seeking ways to bettercommunicate with his audience. For thelast couple of years he has used interna-tional travel to further that mean withbroadcasts from Frankfurt, Germany, Riode Janeiro, Brazil and the Caribbean. Forfive days in each place Steele became acombination super -tourist and play-by-playman.

He is very proud of the appearances hemade on armed forces radio while inGermany. And Steele says it was "a hell ofa thrill" learning enough Portuguese tobe a guest on a morning Brazilian radioprogram.

"I tried to do everything I could do andbring it back to the audience via the air-waves," he says.

His activities included sailing, jet skiing,hang gliding and even though he doesn'tdrink, he went on the famous booze cruisein the Bahamas.

"I'm very fortunate to be in one marketfor 20 years and to be doing mornings on avery important radio station at this stageof my career," he says in a discussion afterhis morning shift. "Also, to qualify in bothareas [music and talk] is really incrediblefor this industry."

After two -and -a -half years at WVAZ, hewill not speculate on the future at all.Steele says he feels fortunate that in thevolatile world of radio careers, he hasmaintained a job for 20 years in a verycompetitive city-his hometown. K

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FLASHBACKSCAPTAIN STUBBY

Old buccaneers never die, as CaptainStubby is fond of saying. Yes sir, CaptainStubby is still on the road for ContinentalGrain. Trade shows, country fairs-giveStubby an audience and he's in hogheaven!

Captain Stubby? Why does that namering a bell?

Think back to the National Barn Danceprogram broadcast live over WLS in the'50s and '60s. Captain Stubby and hisBuccaneers were Barn Dance regulars,with Stubby doubling as a farm reporterfor WLS. (He also wrote for and appearedon The Breakfast Club with Don McNeill.)

But the country & western singer/come-dian was doing radio long before he hit

by Jim Mueller

Chicago. Captain Stubby and his originalBuccaneers joined Danville's WDAN in1938.

"I made $10 a week at WDAN," Stubbyrecalls, "and would have stayed there if itweren't for a lucky break. George Biggar,the program director at WLW in Cincinnati,was driving through Danville, heard ourshow and hired us away!"

Captain Stubby and The Buccaneersremained with WLW for six years, untilWorld War II intervened. Stubby explains,"I figured we should enlist and staytogether, so I contacted Bob Elson, whowas entertainment director up at GreatLakes, and told him we could ship out thenext day. No rehearsals, no building an act.Just point us to the front!"

Stubby and the boys entertained ser-vicemen throughout the states and SouthPacific, working as many as 15 shows aday. "The Navy is where I developed thiscomic captain character I play," Stubbysays, "and since I'd always been called`Stubby,' it just seemed natural that I'd beCaptain Stubby from then on."

After the war, Captain Stubby and TheBuccaneers returned to Cincinnati. A night-club stint in New York followed. SaysStubby, "Lord it was a hard life playingnightclubs. Tough on our families. Whenwe were invited to join the National BarnDance in Chicago, brother, we jumped atthe chance."

Captain Stubby and The Buccaneerswere heard over Chicago radio from 1949to 1969, first on WLS and later on WGN.The group also appeared on the televisionversion of Barn Dance until the show's can-cellation in 1969.

Today, Captain Stubby raises beef cattleon his Rolling Meadows Farm in Galveston,Indiana, and keeps his hand in radio with aseries of five-minute shows that he calls"mostly fun facts and country corn." TheCaptain Stubby Show is heard over radiostations throughout the South andMidwest.

"I also do radio and TV commercialsand after -dinner speeches for ContinentalGrain," he says. "I'm on the road 100 nightsa year, and yes, folks do ask about my oldtrick necktie and if I still sing like Sylvesterthe Cat. You betcha, I tell 'em. You betcha!"

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WPNA-AM's JOHN GORNY (left) with SUGAR BLUE, who performedduring Gorny's "Midnight Blues" show. (Photo by Marita Ripple)

ZZ-Top with BOBBY SKAFISH (second from right) at WLUP-FM.

WCCQ DJ JILL MONTANA with countrystar LEE GREENWOOD duringhis concert at the Rialto Theatre.

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(Ito r) WOPAs JAIME SALINAS, ROBERTO CARRETO and TIORunuotoast WOPAs first anniversary.

WTMX-FM's PETER DEAN (left) greeting songwriter SAMMY CAHN.

WNIB hosted a reception following the American Ballet Theatre'sopening night at Lyric Opera: (Ito r) CYNTHIA HARVEY, ABT; WNIB'sRICHARD COVELLO; SONIA FLORIAN, WNIB's GM; and WES CHAPMAN, ABT.

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by Cindy Pearlman

ebbie Alexander, host ofWCKG's (FM 105.9) evening

show fo- the past ve years, is livingher dream cone true. It was a longtrip to the big city for this deter-mined, smal:-town DJ. But Alex-ander, who 'Tad to overcome manypersonal and professional roadblocksalorg the wad, just kept on truckin:

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Debbie Alexander always wanted to beheard. She wanted people to hear her inPiedmont, Missouri (population 1,200),

where she grew up. She wanted her class-mates to listen. She wanted her parents tohear her voice.

Her parents have never heard her voice.They have never heard her evening showon WCKG (FM 105.9). They have neverheard her.

"My parents are deaf mutes," sheexplains."They do not speak. They do nothear."

Her mother was five years old when shelost her hearing; her father was age three.Her mother, a mailroom worker, and herfather, who worked in a local factory,presided over a house where the basicform of communication was sign language.

So is it a fluke that Alexander chose acareer in which she speaks to, and is heardby, thousands of people? Not really. "I

would race home from school as a kid andwait for it to get dark, which is when ourAM station would sign off in Piedmont.Then you would be able to get WLS fromChicago. That's what everyone talkedabout at high school. What did they say onWLS last night?

"I was amazed by Yvonne Daniels," shesays. "It was the first time I ever heard a

on a real radio stationwhere they gave three temperatures. Threetemps. I was amazed."

Alexander's road map into radio is justas amazing. Although she has been atWCKG for five years, it was anything but asmooth trip getting there. She has beenworking since age 13-although not alwaysin radio. As a teenager, she waitressed atthe Bluff You Cafe in town. But she knewa girl whose brother managed the localradio station. "He tried to train his sister towork there but it didn't work out. Hereally didn't want to hire a female," saysAlexander. "But he was so desperate that Iwas hired to rip wire copy and read it. I

was so clueless."Not to mention exhausted. She went to

school from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. and did theradio stint during the evening in betweenworking as a checker for the local foodMart.

"On the air I was reading recipes atnoun, the fishing report at 4:15 and afuneral update at 4:20. We played countrymusic from this little A -frame house onMain Street."

After graduating from SoutheasternMissouri State with a degree in electronicmedia, she took a job in Springfield,Illinois, with WFMB, a country music sta-tion. One year later, she hopped across the

street to work at WCVS. "I knew I didn'twant to stay in Piedmont," she says. "Ialways wanted to get out."

But Springfield wasn't a big enoughtown for Alexander, either. "It was a three-hour drive to Chicago," she says. "Ali I

could remember was listening to WLS andwanting to be in a big city."

So Alexander quit her job, packed herbags and moved to Chicago with threefriends. "No one would even hire me as awaitress let alone as a disc jockey," shesays. "Every restaurant I went to wouldsay, 'No, you're a disc jockey. You'll justquit.'"

"I knew it had to be Chicago.I waited for so long to get here that

I wasn't leaving."

What can a poor girl do except sellpanty hose at Neiman Marcus? So

Alexander did just that. "Nobody wouldeven believe I was a disc jockey anymore,"she says, "but I still went up and downMichigan Avenue trying to get in with theradio stations."

One ploy almost backfired. She calledWLS general manager John Gehron andtold him she was with a national radiosales agency (a white lie) in order to get into see him. Once in his office, she couldn'tkeep up the front and spilled her gutsabout not being in sales. Alexander recalls,"He exclaimed, 'Exactly what are you doinghere?!"' Alexander told him she wanted tobe a DJ. After Gehron calmed down, hepolitely encouraged her to keep trying,preferably in smaller markets.

"That was a big moment for me,"

Alexander recalls. "It was one of thosemoments when you've reached the endand you get that shot of inspiration."

Although Gehron told her to look forwork in Joliet or Rockford, Alexanderdidn't bite. "I knew it had to be Chicago. Iwaited so long to get here that I wasn'tleaving."

The determined would-be DJ relent-lessly pounded the pavement, passing outher demo tapes to any Windy City stationthat would take them. Finally, a slotopened up at WCKG and an ecstaticAlexander was hired.

"I called my roommates and said,'Listen, I'm gonna do the weather withthree temperatures. How big is this city?!'"

It was five years ago on Halloween nightthat Debbie Alexander debuted as theevening host on classic rock station WCKG.On her 6-10 p.m. show Alexander offers tid-bits on rock stars in between spinning

tunes from the '60s to '80s. She includes"The Perfect Album Side," a bit in whichlisteners phone in and suggest six songsby different classic rockers they feel com-prise a perfect musical set.

As much as she loves her job, big citylife has taken some getting used to. Forinstance. Alexander currently lives in a"one -room gerbil cage" in Chicago. It's cul-ture shock, she says, when your roots arein a town where your high school graduat-ing class numbered 89 and only five ofthose people went to college. "Most peoplenever leave that town," she says. "Mosthave children and farms. I could never becontent there."

It's not that the memories are bad ones.No blame. No what ifs, even though herfamily was different. "I had to help my par-ents a lot, but now I look back at it as apositive experience. You really can becomesomeone's voice. I would have to answerthe phone and then sign the whole conver-sation back and forth for them to commu-nicate. Some nights, I would hear thephone ring and not even answer because itwould be so consuming."

Sometimes this was a burden. Some-times not. Alexander smiles when she tellsthe story of how her parents met, at a zooin St. Louis. "My Dad saw my Mom signingand wanted to meet her," she says. Nowthey are retired in St. Louis.

How do two deaf mutes teach their chil-dren to speak? 1 have two older brothersand we are all 10 years apart or more,"says Alexander. "I learned from them. Abig influence was radio and television.Sometimes those were the only voices youwould hear."

A majority of children with deaf parentsgo into fields that revolve around deafness.The choices are limited. You can teach.You can interpret. "I am just now develop-ing an interest in the field," says Alexanderwho does volunteer work with deaf chil-dren in Chicago.

She wants to find a way to combineradio and deafness-to some way link the

She hasn't figured out how. At leastnot yet. "I just remember coming homeand telling my Mom and Dad about listen-ing to this radio station in Chicago." mar-vels Alexander. "I'd explain all the skits tothem."

She heard it for them. "Maybe that'swhy I communicate on the radio. Maybebecause I had to speak for my parents atsuch a young age, it allowed me to feelcomfortable speaking to many kinds ofpeople. You were always on this stage."

In their own way, her parents heard her.1 was their ears: she says. <>

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Gary Gears, Chicago broadcaster,died of a heart attack in his homeSunday, February 17. He was the off-

camera voice of WLS-Ch. 7 and its"Eyewitness News" program and didpromotional announcements andnumerous station identifications forthe station.

Mr. Gears, a Minnesota native,became interested in radio at an earlyage. At 14 he was on the air at a smallstation in St. Louis Park, a suburb ofMinneapolis. He came to Chicago inhis early 20s and landed a job as adisc jockey at WLS, later moving on

In MemoriamGARY GEARS

1945-1991

to WCFL. As a member of the U.S.Army in Vietnam, he served as a radioannouncer and disc jockey.

Although he was probably betterknown for his television work, hisinterest in radio never ceased. Inrecent years, he had been doing pre-recorded announcements and stationidentifications for Radio Moscow andRadio M (in both English and Rus-sian). He also did rock music pro-gramming for "Vasily's Weekend" onRadio Moscow, which reached mil-lions of shortwave radio listenersaround the world. Additionally, Mr.

Gears did announcements for theBritish Broadcasting Corp., RadioLuxembourg, Italian Radio and otherforeign stations.

Locally, Mr. Gears did a variety ofvoiceovers, working with such com-panies and products as Sears, Mont-gomery Ward, Die -Hard batteries,Dial soap, Cheer, Jolly Green Giantand Tuna Helper.

Survivors include his wife, Lynda,his parents, Mary Kotz and WallaceGears, and two brothers.

He contributed greatly to theindustry and will be sorely missed.

OePir byLinda Cain

When Elgin's WJKL (FM 94.3) droppedits format of big band/non-rock hits of the'30s -'60s last spring, it left behind many lis-teners saddened by the switch to AdultContemporary. Take heart; here's where tocatch some great big band era sounds onthe dial.

WBEE (AM 1570)

Format features jazz and blues daily,plus gospel. No new age or fusion, juststraight -ahead jazz from the '20s -'80s bythe best known traditional, big band, swingand bebop artists.

WBEZ (FM 91.5)

Dick "I have no interest in Kenny G."Buckley hosts Jazz Archives, M-Th, 8-9p.m. and Jazz Forum, Sunday, 1-4 p.m. Thejazz historian/purist spices his shows withgreat trivia about the famous recordings heplays by all the pre -fusion giants.

Larry Smith plays straight -ahead, bigband, bebop and swing; he sometimes getslive bands to jam in the studio. M-Th, 11p.m. -3 a.m. and Friday, 11 p.m. -5 a.m.

WDCB (FM 90.9)Big Bandstand, Monday, 3-4 p.m. show-

cases the big bands and orchestras of the'20s -'50s. Includes remote broadcasts ofbandleader interviews and performances.(Syndicated)

Big Band Ballroom, Monday, 4-5 p.m. ishosted by College of Du Page history pro-fessor Lon Gault, an author, educator, andmusician specializing in big band dancemusic.

Solo, Friday, 9-10 p.m. is an hour-longprofile of a jazz artist or a style. Hosted bywell-known jazz DJ/musician Bob Foskett,Solo focuses on straight -ahead jazz andsome big band artists from the '40s -'60s.

All Things Jazz, Sunday, 7:30-10:30 p.m.Expert Bob Foskett plays favorite classic,pre -fusion jazz, along the lines of DickBuckley's WBEZ show. This has been oneof WDCB's most popular shows for thepast five years. Foskett also hosts JazzEdition, 6-9 a.m., M -Fri.

WGN (AM 720)The Mike Rapchak Show, Saturday, 11:30

p.m. -5 a.m. Since 1958, late night ramblerRapchak has been playing big band, jazzand pop standards to loyal audiences. At'GN since '79, Mike interviews folks likeDoris Day, Les Brown and Dave Brubeck inbetween the tunes.

Music Unlimited with Paul Rogers,Sunday, 5-8 a.m. He plays a blend of bigband, non -rock oldies, show tunes andclassical music.

WJJD (AM 1160)

Daily format features non -rock oldiesfrom '40s -'60s, plus big band era jazz hits.

America's Ballroom, Sunday, 10 a.m.-noon. Various stars host, such as famousband leaders, singers and soloists from thebig band era. (Syndicated)

Hugh Copland plays America's classicmusic: Basie, Ellington, Gershwin, Sinatra,Vaughn, Bennett. Sunday, noon -2 p.m.

Big band music from '48-'58 is featuredfor the rest of WJJD's Sunday program-ming, 2 p.m. until midnight.

Adrian St. James hosts Music 'til Dawn,laid-back '40s -'50s era tunes like Sinatra's"One More For The Road," just for the weehours. Midnight -5:30 a.m., Sun -Fri.

WJOL (AM 1340)Art Hellyer hosts his weekly big

band/nostalgia show on this Joliet stationevery Saturday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. (see articlethis issue).

WN1B (FM 97.1)Those Were The Days, Saturday, 1-5 p.m.

Chuck Schaden sometimes mixes big bandmusic with his old-time radio serial shows.Several times a year, he'll devote an entireshow to big band music; either doing aremote broadcast or interviewing a famousbandleader or player. Jazz buff KarlPearson, who writes a regular big bandcolumn for Schaden's Nostalgia Digest,often co -hosts these specials. Subscribersto WNIB or Schaden's publication can getadvance listings of when he'll host theseexcellent big band specials.

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High School & CollegeRADIO STATIONS

HIGH SCHOOL

Argo Community High SchoolSummit, IL 60501(708) 458-9274WARG (FM 88.9)

Bogan High SchoolChicago, IL 60652(312) 535-2199WBHI (FM 90.7)

Downers Grove High SchoolsDowners Grove, IL 60515(708) 852-0400WDGC (FM 88.3)

Glenbrook South High SchoolGlenview, IL 60025(708) 724 -ROCKWMWA (FM 88.5)

Hinsdale Central High SchoolHinsdale, IL 60521(708) 887-0470WHSD (FM 88.5)

Homewood-FlossmoorCommunity High SchoolFlossmoor, IL 60422(708) 799-3000WHFH (FM 88.5)

Lake Forest High SchoolLake Forest, IL 60045(708) 234-3600WLFH (No frequency, not on theair - in-house station)

Lyons Township High SchoolLaGrange, IL 60525(708) 579-6408WLTL (FM 88.1)

Maine (West) High SchoolDes Plaines, IL 60018(708) 827-6176WMTH (FM 90.5)

New Trier High SchoolWinnetka, IL 60093(708) 446-7000WNTH (FM 88.1)

COLLEGE

College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, IL 60137(708) 858-5196WDCB (FM 90.9)

Columbia CollegeChicago, IL 60605(312) 663-1693WCRX (FM 88.1)

DePaul UniversityChicago, IL 60614(312) 362-8404WRDP (AM 640)

Elmhurst CollegeElmhurst, IL 60126(708) 617-3220WRSE (FM 88.7)

Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IL 60616(312) 567-3087WOUI (FM 88.9)

Kennedy -King CollegeChicago, IL 60621(312) 846-8531WKKC (FM 89.3)

Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, IL 60045(708) 234-5480WMXM (FM 88.9)

Lewis UniversityRomeoville, IL 60441838-0500WLRA (FM 88.1)

Loyola UniversityChicago, IL 60611(312) 915-6558WLUW (FM 88.7)

Moody Bible InstituteChicago, IL 60610(312) 329-4300WMBI (AM 1110/FM 90.1)

North Central CollegeNaperville, IL 60566(708) 420-3438WONC (FM 89.1)

Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, IL 60625(312) 794-2861WZRD (FM 88.3)

Northern Illinois UniversityDeKalb, IL 60115(815) 753-1278WKDI (FM 93.5)

Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL 60201(708) 491-7101WNUR (FM 89.3)

Olivet Nazarene UniversityKankakee, IL 60901(815) 939-5089WONU (FM 89.7)

St. Xavier CollegeChicago, IL 60655(312) 779-3300WXAV (FM 88.3)

Triton CollegeRiver Grove, IL 60171(708) 456-2575WRRG (FM 88.9)

University of ChicagoChicago, IL 60637(312) 702-8424WHPK (FM 88.5)

Wheaton CollegeWheaton, IL 60187(708) 260-5074WETN (FM 88.1)

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by Laura MazzucaNow that Chicago's NationalPublic Radio affiliate WBEZ(FM 91.5) is independentfrom the Chicago Board ofEducation, what kinds ofchanges can listeners expectand what does the futurehold for one of the nation'smost listened to NPR outlets?

Carole Nolan is a grandmotherly womanwhose no-nonsense manner and impecca-ble Palmer -method handwriting give heraway as a former Chicago schoolteacher.But the desk she sits behind these days isthat of general manager of WBEZ (FM91.5), Chicago's public radio station, whichonly last year she guided to financial inde-pendence from the Chicago Board ofEducation.

And today, during the deceptively calmafternoon of January 16-the day after theUnited Nations' deadline for Iraq to pullout of Kuwait-she is gearing up for war.

"We're prepared for a first strike," Nolansays from the station's broadcasting stu-dios in Chicago's financial district.

When the U.S. bombings began laterthat evening, WBEZ suspended its enter-tainment programming for five daysstraight and went to 24 -hour coveragethrough National Public Radio and BBChookups across the globe, reports KenDavis, the station's program director.

"We're trying to focus on the history ofthe region," Davis says. "With our size ofcrew, we can't beat CNN at its own game.instead, we want to stay on the air withbackground, interpretation and analysis."

This dedicated approach to worldevents is a far cry from commercial radio'susual hit-and-run "headline" news cover-age, where skimpy reports are squeezed inbetween pop songs, corny comedy bitsand sports coverage.

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Garrison Keillor (photo-Will Crocket)

Michael Feldman broadcasting

Rut that's why more than 300,000 peo-ple within a 100 -mile radius of Chicagofaithfully tune in to WBEZ, making it one ofthe most listened -to affiliates of the 303public radio stations in the country.

WBEZ is best known to news junkies asthe local purveyor of award -winningNational Public Radio programming likeMorning Edition and All Things Considered,featuring international correspondentsCokie Roberts and Daniel Schorr. ButWBEZ is different from the other news sta-tions on the dial because of its ability toleisurely and incisively probe the issuesbeneath the headlines. Wulff Ya Know-Sondra Gair

And WBEZ is more than just news. It'salso the home of NPR entertainment pro-gramming like Garrison Keillor, theMinnesota yarn -spinner who reintroducedAmericans to the joys of radio storytelling;Michael Feldman, Madison, Wisconsin'sgenial host of Whad' Ya Know, whom manythink can follow in Keillor's footsteps tonational prominence; and traditional ethnicmusic programs like Thistle and Shamrock.

There's a healthy representation oflocally produced shows, too, comprisingalmost half of WBEZ's roster of programs.Some of the best known include the long -running Midday talk show with host SondraGair; jazz with mellifluous jock Dick

Buckley; and theater and entertainmentupdates on Backstage Pass with Karl T.Wright. Two new shows-political discus-sions with Chris Robling and JackyGrimshaw, and The Wild Room, featuringChicago -based cartoonist Lynda Barry-were added after WBEZ declared its inde-pendence from the Chicago school system.

Nolan hopes that the broad appeal ofthis melange of local and national news,music and entertainment will continue tofill the coffers at WBEZ-especially sincethe station plans to both step up its adver-tising budget and move from its antiquatedstudios sometime within the next sixmonths.

"One of the things we have to do ismake ourselves better known," Nolan says."We're sure that if more people knew aboutWBEZ they would try it."

At first glance, WBEZ's leap for indepen-dence couldn't have been more poorlytimed. With a deepening recession on thehorizon, it would seem that listeners wouldbe less than enthusiastic about digginginto their pockets for charitable giving.

But Nolan is ready to go to war on thatfront, too. "Maybe we could have chosen abetter time [for financial independence],but being tied to an institution is not realtyappropriate for a public radio station," shesays. "It's going to be tough, but I think wecan position ourselves."

When Nolan came on board in 1971WBEZ-which aired only five hours a day,five days a week-was wholly owned andsubsidized by the Chicago Board of

Education. Programming, which leanedheavily toward oddities like Uncle Danfrom Froggy Hollow, march music and TheSinging Songlady, reflected WBEZ's originalpurpose as an educational station. The sta-tion was launched in the 1930s to provideat-home lessons during the polio epidemic,and the Board of Education continued touse the band for education from 1943through 1970.

One of Nolan's first acts as general man-ager was to become affiliated with NationalPublic Radio. (Prior to 1980 NPR was 100percent funded by the government, butsince then it has been supported by itsaffiliates like 'BEZ.) She gradually increasedthe number of hours the station was onthe air, strengthening its staff and in 1977started fundraising to supplement the dol-lars it got from the Board of Education.

Last year the school board, alreadyoverburdened with fiscal woes, decided itcould no longer afford to support WBEZ.At the time, the station was already raisingalmost 82 percent of its $3.3 million annualbudget from its own fundraising efforts.But when the new community board tookover from the school system and thelicense was transferred to WBEZ AllianceInc. on September 1, 1990, Nolan knew thatfundraising had gone from being importantto "crucial."

"We like to think thatwe appeal to people whoare curious about theworld..."

"The first thing we've gotto do is get people to trythe station. Then it's ourjob to keep them."

WBEZ needs money both to producelocal programming and to continue sub-scribing to NPR. The station pays duesfirst to become a subscriber and then indi-vidually purchases whichever NPR pro-grams it wants to air. WBEZ chooses tobuy all of NPR's news and spoken -wordprogramming, and many musical andentertainment programs, but chooses topass on NPR's classical music program-ming since Chicago's WFMT (FM 98.7) andWNIB (FM 97.1) already have this marketcornered, Nolan says.

Individual fundraising-in $40 and $50increments-is the backbone of WBEZ,comprising $1.5 million of its $3.3 millionannual operating budget.

The station traditionally holds three on -air fundraisers a year, says Don Klimovich,WBEZ's development director and founda-tion grants manager. But with the increas-ing need for more funds, and a higher pro-file, the station also has scheduled severalspecial events for 1991. Besides sponsoringand satellite -broadcasting Chicago's jazz,blues, gospel and Hispanic music fests,WBEZ sponsored the March appearance ofGarrison Keillor at the Chicago Theatre,

and piano diva Marian McPartland at thePalmer House's Empire Room

Corporate sponsors are the other half ofthe budget equation. Although big nameslike Ameritech, Kemper Financial Services,Lufthansa, the Chicago Board of Trade, andthe Allstate Foundation currently sponsorWBEZ programming, more are needed.

Klimovich is hoping that recessionarytimes will make radio sponsorship, whichis cheap compared with print and televi-sion advertising, attractive to corpora-tions-especially when they consider thatthe typical WBEZ listener is aged 29 to 44,college educated and has a householdincome of $40,000 or more.

But the station's real draw continues tobe its excellent blend of programming."The marketplace has to rule. If peoplewant this service, they'll pay for it. If theydon't, then it isn't valuable," Nolan says.

While WBEZ's daytime schedule is builtaround news and current events, theevening is reserved for its entertainmentprogramming, which has always centeredaround jazz.

Generations of Chicago jazz fans havegrown up with Dick Buckley over theyears, and he continues to be one of thestation's most well-known voices. Butother music programming, like BluesBefore Sunrise and Mambo Express, is gain-ing fans as well.

"If a commercial station is doing some-thing well, there's no need for us to do thesame thing," Nolan says. "But this type ofprogramming doesn't duplicate anythingthat exists in Chicago. We like to think thatwe appeal to people who are curious aboutthe world; they don't necessarily have tohave a college degree."

Because WBEZ is creating its own rulesrather than trying to beat its commercialcompetitors at their own game, it just maybe able to woo more of these listeners itsway. Since the Arbitron ratings for publicradio stations are not included in commer-cial rankings, it's difficult to get a handleon how WBEZ fares, especially against itsAM news competitors. But the Arbitronsindicate that WBEZ regularly ranks in thetop three NPR affiliates, alternating withNew York, Washington, D.C. and Boston,Klimovich says.

And WBEZ's listenership - in the Chi-cago area as well as parts of Wisconsin,Michigan and Indiana-has doubled overthe past five years. Since there are 7 mil-lion listeners in WBEZ's signal area, the tar-get is there for the hitting.

"The first thing we've got to do is getpeople to try the station," says Klimovich."Then it's our job to keep them." 0.

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NEW

U LT CONTEMPORARY

Bee Gees (WB)

Paul Brady Trick or Treat (POLYGRAM)Cher (GEFFEN)Neil Diamond (COLUMBIA)

Dots Will Echo self -titled (HIGH STREET)Girl Overboard (RCA)

John Gorka Jack's Crows (HIGH STREET)

Huey Lewis & The News Hard at Play (EMI)Mike and the Mechanics (ATLANTIC)

Sam Phillips Cruel Inventions (VIRGIN)

Ronna Reeves Only the Heart (POLYGRAM)

Schonherz & Scott Under a Big Sky (WINDHAM HILL)Sheree (RCA)

ALBUM ROCK 111111111111111111111The Accelerators Dream Train (PROFILE)Armored Saint (METAL BLADE/WB)Badlands (ATLANTIC)Philip Baily (COLUMBIA)

Pat Benatar True Love (CHRYSALIS)

Black -Eyed Susan Electric Rattlebone (POLYGRAM)Lindsey Buckingham (REPRISE/WB)China Rain (ATLANTIC)

Deacon Blue (COLUMBIA)Desmond Child (ELEKTRA)

Diesel Park West (EMI)Billy Falcon (POLYGRAM)

Bryan Ferry (REPRISE/WB)

Hanoi Rocks All Those Wasted Years (GEFFEN)Haunted Garage (METAL BLADE/WB)I Love You self -titled (GEFFEN)

Junkyard (GEFFEN)Lenny Kravitz Mama Said (VIRGIN)Sarah McLachlan (ARISTA)

Momma Stud (VIRGIN)

Aldo Nova Blood on the Bricks (POLYGRAM)Ric Ocasek (WB)

Panic (METAL BLADE/WB)Questionnaires (EMI)Robbie Robertson (GEFFEN)Rolling Stones Flashpoint (COLUMBIA)Roxette Joyride (EMI)Richie Sambora (POLYGRAM)

Screaming Jets (POLYGRAM)Skid Row (ATLANTIC)

Slaughter House (METAL BLADE/WB)Earl Slick Band (METAL BLADE/WB)Starz (METAL BLADE/WB)Tattoo Rodeo (ATLANTIC)

Texas (POLYGRAM)

Thin Lizzy Dedication (POLYGRAM)

Thunder Back Street Symphony (GEFFEN)Vain (ISLAND)Chris Whitley (COLUMBIA)Y&T (METAL BLADE/WB)

Bach: Mass in B Minor Solti/CSO, Chorus (LONDON)Bach: Chorale Partitas BWV 766, 767, 768, 770; Preston (DG)Bach: Italian Concerto BWV 971; Partitas Nos. 4 & 6;

Weissenberg (DG)

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas V1. VI-Op. 109, 110, 111;John O'Conor (TELARC)

Beethoven Trios The Istomin/Stern/Rose Trio Recordings, Vol. II(SONY CLASSICS)

Ben -Haim: Psalm; Ravel: La Valse; Beethoven: Symphony No. 5;

Zubin Mehta, Murray Perahia/Israel Phil. Orch., BerlinerPhilharmoniker (SONY CLASSICS)

Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, Roman Carnival Overture, Les

Francs-Juges Overture; David Zinman/Baltimore Symph.Orch. (TELARC)

Brahms: Lieder Otter/Forsberg (DG)

The Copland Collection: Orchestral Works, 1924-1935(SONY CLASSICS)

Debussy: Pelleas et Melisande Dutoit/OSM (LONDON)

Elgar: Enigma Variations; Serenade for Strings; In the SouthSinopoli/Philharmonia Orch. (DG)

Glinka: Life for the Tsar Emil Tchakarov/Sofia Festival Orch.(SONY CLASSICS)

Philip Glass: Itaipu; Canyons Robert Shaw/Atlanta Symph. Orch.,Chorus (SONY CLASSICS)

Midori: Live at Carnegie Hall Strauss: Sonata Op. 18, Beethoven:Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Ernst: Variations on "The Last Roseof Summer," Chopin: Nocturne in C -Sharp Minor Op. posth.(SONY CLASSICS)

Mozart: Piano Sonatas-Sonata No. 5 in G Major, Sonata No. 8 inD Major; Ravel: Tzigane; Stefan Vladar (SONY CLASSICS)

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Mozart: String Quintets K. 515, 516; Artis Quartet(SONY CLASSICS)

Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 21, K. 467 & 27, K. 595; Chamber

Orch. of Europe (SONY CLASSICS)Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition Sinopoli/New York

Phil. (DG)

Orchestra! Moore, Solti (LONDON)Puccini: Madama Butterfly Tebaldi, Serafin (GRAND OPERA/

POLYGRAM CLASSICS)

Puccini: La Boheme Tebaldi, Serafin (GRAND OPERA/POLYGRAM CLASSICS)

Rachmaninoff: Sonata in G for Cello and Piano; Prokofiev: Sonata

for Cello and Piano Op. 19; Stravinsky: Suite Italienne forCello and Piano; Yo -Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax (SONY CLASSICS)

Ravel: Bolero, Daphnis & Chloe Suite No. 2; Debussy: La Mer;

Sinopoli/Philharmonia Orch. (DG)Rostropovich- Return to Russia Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6,

National Symphony Orch. (SONY CLASSICS)

Saint-Saens: Sonata No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 75; Franck: Sonata in

A Major; Ravel: Tzigane; Shaham/Oppitz (DG)Schumann: Symphony No. 4; Dvorak: Symphony No. 8; Karajan/

Vienna Phil. (DG)Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5; Lorin Maazel/Pittsburgh Symph.

Orch. (SONY CLASSICS)

Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms; Verdi: Quattro pezzi sacri; RobertShaw/Atlanta Symphony Orch., Chorus (TELARC)

Stravinsky: Pulcinella/Renard/Ragtime/Octet London Sinfonietta

(SONY CLASSICS)Tannhauser Without Words Lorin Maazel/Pittsburgh Symph. Orch.

(SONY CLASSICS)

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 3, 1812 Overture Claudio Abbado/C.S.O. (SONY CLASSICS)

Telemann: !no; Overture in D Major Schlick, Goebel, Musica

Antigua Koln (DG)Telemann: Tafelmusik Selections Goebel, Musica Antigua

Koln (DG)

The Three Tenors Sing Favorite Arias Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti

(SONY CLASSICS)Various: Movie Love Themes Erich Kunzel/Cincinnati Pops Orch.

(TELARC)

Verdi: Aida James Levine/Domingo, Millo, Morris, Ramey, Metro.Opera Orch., Chorus (SONY CLASSICS)

Vivaldi: Guitar Concertos Williams, Verdery, Blum, Franz LisztChmbr. Orch. (SONY CLASSICS)

Wagner: Die Walkure, Act I Lorin Maazel/Dunn, Koenig, Meven,

Pittsburgh Symph. Orch. (TELARC)

COUNTRY

Roy Acuff Best of Roy Acuff (CURB)Ernest Ashworth The Best of Ernest Ashworth (CURB)Shane Barmby Jukebox Symphony (POLYGRAM)Jan Brown (CURB)

Jeff Chance Picture on the Wall (POLYGRAM)Davis Daniel Fighting Fire with Fire (POLYGRAM)Charlie Daniels Band Renegade (EPIC)

Exile (ARISTA)Vern Gosdin Out of My Heart (COLUMBIA)Don Henry Wild in the Backyard (EPIC)

Hitchiker 2 (COLUMBIA)Allen Jackson Don't Rock the Jukebox (ARISTA)

Sonny James Tie a Yellow Ribbon (CURB)

Vinnie James All American Boy (RCA)Kentucky Headhunters Electric Barnyard (POLYGRAM)Hal Ketchum Past the Point of Rescue (CURB)

John Michael Montgomery (ATLANTIC)Lorrie Morgan Something in Red (RCA/BMG)The Normaltown Flyers self -titled (POLYGRAM)

Oak Ridge Boys Unstoppable (RCA/BMG)Billy Joe Royal Billy Joe Royal Duets (ATLANTIC)Les Taylor Blue Kentucky Wind (EPIC)

Jeff Thompson (ARISTA)Tony Toliver self -titled (CURB/CAPITOL)

Ricky Van Shelton Between the Lines (COLUMBIA)

Williams & Ree (CURB)

DANCE

Paula Abdul Spellbound (VIRGIN)Angel self -titled (VIRGIN)

Beats International (ELEKTRA)Dance with a Stranger (RCA)

D'Bora (SMASH)Trent Dean Livin' It Up (CHRYSALIS)

Candy Flip (ATLANTIC)

Chaka Khan (WB)

Luaka Bop Sampler (SIRE/WB)

Tony Moran (RCA)

Or N More (EMI)Titiyo (ARISTA)

Louie Vega (ATLANTIC)

Gerry Woo (POLYGRAM)

JAZZ/BLUES

Bob Baldwin (ATLANTIC)

Lonnie Brooks (ALLIGATOR)

Steve Coleman (RCA)Jim Cooper Tough Town (DELMARK)

Deems The Planet Deems (NASTYMIX)Dirty Dozen Brass Band (COLUMBIA)Candy Dulfer Saxuality (ARISTA)

Christopher Hollyday (RCA)B.B. King Live at the Apollo (GRP)

Hugh Masekela (RCA)

Mingus Dynasty (COLUMBIA)James Moody Honey (RCA)Michael Powers Perpetual Motion (NASTYMIX)

Otis Rush Lost in the Blues (ALLIGATOR)

David Sabor (ELEKTRA)Saffire-The Uppity Blues Women Hot Flash (ALLIGATOR)

Son Seals Living in the Danger Zone (ALLIGATOR)Johnny Shines & Snooky Pryor Back to the Country (BLIND PIG)Special EFX Peace of the World (GRP)

Dave Specter & The Bluebirds Bluebird Blues (DELMARK)Dennis Springer Rio (NASTYMIX)Spyro Gyra Collection (GRP)Armin Von der Heydt (DELMARK)

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MODERN ROCK

The 4 of Us (COLUMBIA)

The Accused Straight Razor (NASTYMIX)Aster Aweke (COLUMBIA)The Bluerunners (ISLAND)

David Byrne (SIRE/WB)Camouflage (ATLANTIC)Candy Skins (GEFFEN)

Dori Caymmi (QWEST/WB)

Cheeba (COLUMBIA)

Bootsy Collins (WB)

Julian Cope Peggy Su Je (ISLAND)Elvis Costello (WB)

Daddy Freddy Stress (CHRYSALIS)

Eurythmics Eurythmics Greatest Hits (ARISTA)The Fat Lady Sings (ATLANTIC)

House of Love A Spy in the House of Love (POLYGRAM)

Joe Jackson Laughter & Lust (VIRGIN)James (POLYGRAM)

Brian Kennedy (RCA)

King Missile (ATLANTIC)La Tour (SMASH)The Mothers 1st Born (ELEKTRA)Alyson Moyet (COLUMBIA)The Nymphs (GEFFEN)The Pasadenas (COLUMBIA)

Poppies (COLUMBIA)Stan Ridgeway (GEFFEN)

Small Change self -titled (POLYGRAM)

This Picture (RCA)

Times 2 Hi-Fi and Mighty (EMI)The Toll (GEFFEN)

Pierce Turner (RCA)

Pere Ubu (POLYGRAM)

Violent Femmes (REPRISE/WB)

Keith Washington (QWEST/WB)

Waterboys Best of the Waterboys (CHRYSALIS)Xymox Phoenix (POLYGRAM)

RAP

90 MPH (ARISTA)

B.K.A. Clever (PROFILE)

The Beatmasters (SIRE/RHYTHM KING/WB)Bomb the Bass (SIRE/RHYTHM KING/WB)DJ Jazzy Jeff (RCA)

Diamond Shell (COLD CHILLINYWB)The Don (COLUMBIA)

Greyson & Jasun (ATLANTIC)Ice -T (SIRE/WB)

Kool Moe Dee Funke Funke Wisdom (RCA)

Latin Alliance self -titled (VIRGIN)Leaders of the New School (ELEKTRA)Mario Scandalous (NASTYMIX)

Marley Marl (COLD CHILLIN'/WB)Mr. Lee (RCA)

Rodney 0 & Joe Cooley Get Ready to Roll (NASTYMIX)Roxanne Shante (COLD CHILLIN'/WB)Slick Rick (COLUMBIA)Tribe Called Quest (RCA)Ruby Turner (RCA)

)ctober 1974-THE JACKSONS and SIG SAKOWICZ.

22 RADIOchiccw

ART HELLYERDoing It My Way

by Bill Dahl

Chicago radio veteran Art Hellyer served as oneof the city's top voices from the '50s -'80s. His for-mer life in the fast lane included working for sevenstations simultaneously. These days Hellyer worksin the laid-back suburbs, playing big band music andas many Sinatra songs as his heart desires.

Art Hellyer is through with Chicago radio.After spending three -and -a -half decades as one of the city's lead-

ing broadcasters, Hellyer bid adieu to both WJJD (AM 1160) andthe Windy City in 1983. But longtime fans in the south suburbs canstill enjoy Hellyer's resonant delivery on Joliet's WJOL (AM 1340),where he hosts a big band -oriented program every Saturday morn-ing from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

"I took a vow after 35 years on the air in Chicago never to go tothe city again," says Hellyer, a longtime Naperville resident. "I wasso restricted downtown in what I did. If I played a Sinatra, Icouldn't play another one for two hours.

"I bring all my own music in. Everything I use is from my ownlibrary," he says of his current show. "They just give me free reinto do the show my way."

One of the busiest freelance radio personalities in town duringthe free -wheeling 1950s, the Chicago native got his start at KOB inAlbuquerque, New Mexico, where he hosted Uncle Art's RanchHouse Roundup while stationed there during World War II.

After the war, Hellyer attended the Radio Institute of Chicagobefore landing his first professional gig behind the mike inCharleston, West Virginia, in 1947. From there, he briefly stoppedin Fort Wayne, Indiana, before touching down in Milwaukee.

"I would come down to Chicago to take auditions, and I keptsending cards to a fellow named Bob Platt, who was the programdirector at WCFL, after I had taken an audition there," says Hellyer."I kept sending him a postal card that would just say, 'Help! Saveme!' And I signed it 'Art Hellyer, WISN-Milwaukee.'

"I got a call from him in April of 1950 that Mal Bellairs was goingfreelance and they needed a man immediately, and the only onethey remembered was me and my postal cards. So they hired me."

With major advertisers like Walgreen's and the Downtown Nashauto dealership behind him, Hellyer joined Chicago's elite corps oftop freelance announcers during the early '50s, which alsoincluded Bill O'Connor, Linn Burton, Howard Miller and Marty Faye.

"Our paths would constantly cross as we'd be running from sta-tion to station," he says. "I was doing an average of 200 quarter-hours a week on seven stations at a time downtown during thosedays. I'd be on WIND, WMAQ, WGN, WBBM, WAAF, WCFL, WJJD."

Billed as the "Morning Madcap" on 'CFL, Hellyer and his showwere rated Number One during much of the show's 1952-'57 run.From 1953-'55, Hellyer covered White Sox home contests for thestation alongside the revered "Commander," Bob Elson, andhandled the pre -game interview segment.

"I remember one time interviewing [Yankees catcher] YogiBerra," he says. "When I got to the commercial portion of the pro-gram for Downtown Nash, [Yogi] says right into the microphone, 'Iwouldn't drive one of those junkers. I only drive Cadillacs!'"

Hellyer branched into television while the medium was in itsinfancy, debuting on a 1950 NBC game show, Rate Your Mate, andhe toiled prolifically as a TV commercial spokesman for countlessproducts.

"I remember one time when I was advertising a 154 -piece set ofchina," he says. "One of the stagehands walked by and bumped thetable, and knocked one off. It fell to the floor and you could hearthe crash. I said, 'Make that a 153 -piece set!'"

Splitting his time between radio gigs on WBBM, WOPA and WLS-AM and newscasting and booth announcing at ABC -TV's local out-let during the 1960s, Hellyer's career was tragically marred on NewYear's Eve of 1967 as he covered the annual revelry at State andMadison for ABC-TV.

"This guy just came up and slugged me on camera. Thirty mil-lion people saw it," he says. "I was hospitalized. I was in awheelchair. I still carry crutches as a result of that. It cut down agreat deal on what I was able to do."

Nevertheless, Hellyer remained active after the incident, teach-ing at Columbia College from 1973 to 1984 and remaining at ABC-TV into 1979. And even though it's highly doubtful that you'll catchArt Hellyer inside the city limits anytime soon, Chicago's loss isJoliet's gain.

"I am having a great deal of good fun now," he says. "I'm enjoy-ing what I'm doing, because I can do my show my way."

1952-ANDY GRIFFITH'S1st radio interview,then known as "DEACONANDY GRIFFITH!'

"DJ of The Year" awardedby PERRY COW).

1983 All Star Game-Art interviewing JOE I )iN1:1(;( ,R )

RADIO 23

SPORTS RADIO

by George Castle

With a new 5,000 watt signalto serve Chicagoland's 1.2million Hispanics, WTAQ (AM1300) is expanding its sportscoverage for an ever-growinglistenership. Other Spanish lan-guage stations in town arefollowing suit. Increasingsports coverage means moread sponsors and listeners forbooming Latin radio.

Baseball on radio possesses a specialcadence that seems to transcend any lan-guage. And that rhythm kicks into highgear when a team is winning.

No wonder Frank Diaz and ChicoCarrasquel enjoyed their own kind ofdream season in 1990 as the Spanish lan-guage broadcast team for the winningWhite Sox on WTAQ (AM 1300). Last yearalmost everything happened to the Sox,with a 99 -win season and a grand finalethat closed 80 -year -old Comiskey Park onSeptember 30.

Last season provided ample opportu-nity for play-by-play announcer Diaz to trotout his pet phrases en Espariot For

instance, many times Sox base stealer Tim

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FRANK DIAZ (left) and former Sox Star CHIC( ) (' \SQl'Id,

JOHN MORALES (left) teamsfor a Bulls game.

Raines would edge toward second, thentake off with a burst of speed. "El tiroa segunda...Se la robO!" ("He stole it!")Diaz would exclaim. "Oluidese caballero!"("Forget it, buddy!") is Diaz's home -runcall.

"Baseball definitely is the best sport todescribe in Spanish," says Diaz. "It's slowand deliberate. You can be more creativewith a Romance language like this."

But he still faces a challenge every timehe opens his mouth. "Grammatical con-struction is the key," says Diaz. "I thinkSpanish is more complicated to use in abaseball description. You have to workhard at not repeating yourself."

Seconding that analysis is native

up with play-by-play man FRANK DIAZ

Chicagoan John Morales, a freelancesportscaster, who worked as a colorannouncer on WOPA's (AM 1200) Spanishlanguage broadcasts of Cubs and Bearsgames last season.

"In English you can say the sameamount of things in fewer words," heexplains. "You have to work hard to trans-late real descriptive phrases, such as 'hethrew a fastball on the black of the plate,'or a 'slider at the letters,- adds Morales,who does Spanish sportscasting for WTAQand announces sports in English for CBSradio network.

Excitement at the new Comiskey Parkmeans big business for WTAQ. And itcomes just at the right time. A boost in

power to a full-time 5,000 watts (up from apreviously weak 500 -watt nighttime signal)will enable the LaGrange -based station toserve the entire Chicago area Hispaniccommunity.

Those in the new WTAQ coverage areawho trace their roots to south of the bor-der could comprise a Top 30 marketnationally all by themselves. A total ofabout 1.2 million Hispanic Americans livein the area.

he market hasgrown; you can seethat clearly," saysWMAQ's Rooney.

The potential of this market has causedan expansion in the scope of Spanish lan-guage broadcasts of local teams. With Diazand Morales at the mike, WTAQ began alimited schedule of Bulls broadcasts thiswinter. WOPA handled the Cubs and Bearslast season, with Morales assisting play-by-play announcer Leon Martinez.

Spanish language listeners possess con-sumer tastes just like anyone else. That'swhy Morales was frequently heard withthis pitch on WOPA: "Esta transmisiort llegaa ustedes por el gentil partocinio de surcerveza Budweiser. Porque Budweiser espars usted." ("This broadcast is brought toyou by the friendly sponsorship ofBudweiser...because Budweiser is foryou.")

The ad -dollar potential is enticing toWTAQ management and the Sox are theteam of choice in the Hispanic market,thanks to the ball club's tradition of goodLatino players, plus its recent winningstreak.

"Believe me, we can make money off thegames," says WTAQ general managerMario Limon. "Big corporations have beenwatching the growth of the Hispanic com-munity."

Long before the season began, Limon'sbaseball spots were almost all sold. Thestation is certain to greatly increase itscash flow from ads, now splitting the shareof ad proceeds 50-50 with the Sox, achange from the 1990 arrangement inwhich the team controlled the sale of time.

Buf the fans don't care who is sellingthe ads. They are simply hungry for thelatest Sox news.

"The market has grown, you can seethat clearly," says John Rooney, the Sox'stop English language broadcaster onWMAQ (AM 670). "You see more [Latinofans] at the ballpark.

"Spanish language baseball broadcastsare big in many places. Jaime Jarrin [theLos Angeles Dodgers Spanish languagebroadcaster] has a huge audience. And hedoes the World Series games to a networkthat's bigger than CBS radio [possessor ofthe English language World Series rights],"notes Rooney.

Chicago -born Diaz shows excitement inhis delivery, as befits a Midwestern broad-caster and as befits the voice of a winningteam.

aseball definitelyis the best sport todescribe in Spanish,"says WTAQ's Diaz. "Youcan be more creativewith a Romancelanguage like this."

elieve me, we canmake money off th[Sox] games," saysWTAQ's Limon."Bigcorporations have beenwatching the growthof the Hispaniccommunity."

"I got used to a rhythm," Diaz says ofhis four seasons in the Sox radio boothprior to 1990. "Doing the games was soeasy. There was no pressure. ComiskeyPark was a quiet place for so long.

"But in '90, my whole delivery changed.I had to adapt to so many positive situa-tions. I'm not a 'homer,' though. My back-ground was news broadcasting."

A Columbia College alum, Diaz got hisbaseball broadcasting start on WOJO (FM105.1) as a color announcer, teaming withplay-by-play man Leon Martinez on Cubbroadcasts.

"I knew I could do baseball working onthose games," he says.

Diaz was on the WTAQ news staff whenthe station got the Sox rights in 1986.Starting out on color, he soon switched toplay-by-play. Diaz helped build rapportwith the Hispanic market in his dual roleas a community relations departmentemployee of the Sox, a tenure that endedafter the '90 season due to a front -officeupheaval.

he best baseball Iever played was in oldComiskey Park,"saysWTAQ's Carrasquel, anex -Sox shortstop.

But one constant for Diaz these days isthe 63 -year -old Carrasquel, first in a line ofgreat Sox shortstops from Venezuela, onboard as color analyst. In his second fullyear in the WTAQ booth, Carrasquel is thefirst big -name Latino former ballplayer towork Spanish language baseball broad-casts in Chicago.

"I like being a broadcaster because Ilove the game," says Carrasquel, now ayear -'round Chicago resident, who didsome radio baseball work in his nativeCaracas. "I like talking about the game."

Carrasquel's Sox career (1950-1955)coincided with the beginning of the team'slegendary "Go -Go" seasons. He says the1990 team reminds him of the 1951 Sox, ahustling bunch that lifted the franchise outof the doldrums.

"[Manager] Paul Richards made the dif-ference then, just like Jeff Torborg did lastyear," says Carrasquel, who teamed withNellie Fox as a crack double -play combina-tion in '51. "Richards was great with strat-egy, and Torborg did a good job, especiallywith the pitchers."

Carrasquel loved the atmospherearound Comiskey Park's closing last sea-son. "It reminded me of my old games," hesays. "The best baseball I ever played wasin old Comiskey Park."

He and Diaz likely will see some goodbaseball this summer in the new ComiskeyPark. In that instance, listeners won't haveto pass Spanish III to figure out who'swinning.

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Country star GARTH BROOKS with WUSN staffers: (I to r) JEFFHENSCHEL, RAY STEVENS, J.D. SPANGLER, BROOKS, CHERYL ANNCHRISTI and TRICIA BIONDO (front).

Singer ROGER McGUINN (center) with STEVE DAHL(left) and GARRY MEIER in the WLUP-AM studios.

WNIB celebrates the ;tart of the Vienna Festival broadcasts at ChezPaul: (1 to r) DEAN GRIER, producer; GERNOT HUEBL, Lufthansa;SONIA FLORIAN, WNIB GM; CLEMENS CORETH, Austrian ConsulGeneral, and JOHN VON RHEIN, Chicago Tribune.

WBBM-AM throws a party for CHARLES OSGOOD, host of 'The Osgood File": WBBM-AM'sCHRIS BERRY, Chicago Sun -Times R KUPCINET, OSGOOD, UPI Radio's SUSANFOWLER and WBBM's WAYNE JEFFERSON.

Promoting the movie The Five Heartbeats: (I to r, back) JAMI.',ALEXANDER (WGCI-FM), producer ROBERT TOWNSEND, actorLEON, and WGCI personnel BONNIE DeSHONG, MICHAEL WRIGHT,HARRY J. LENNIX, DOUG BANKS and (front) KAREN LIGHTFOOT,TICO WF.I IS.

WOJO DJ CARLOS ROJAS with (1 to r) hot legs contest winner ADRIANAGONZALEZ and the "Bud Chicas": MILLI D'ROURKE, CLAUDIAGONZALEZ, ADRIANA DIAZ.

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A post -show reception for former Governor Thompson's final "Ask theGovernor" broadcast on WBBM-AM: (1 to r) V.P./G.M. WAYNEJEFFERSON, anchor DICK HELTON, CHRIS BERRY and THOMPSON.

WTAQ-AM's SANTA NEGRETE and DJ CHRISTIAN RAMOS withDOLORES REYES, winner of the Cermak Road Chamber of Commercecar raffle.

A loyal listener creates an ice sculpture of WLUP-AM DJs STEVEDAHL and GARRY MEIER.

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1kBBM-AM anchor DICK HELTON (right) and news director CI IRISBERRY (center) join GOVERNOR JIM EDGAR during his premier

.1(1( ,i,t of "Ask the Governor."

WGN-AM's "Sports Central" remote at the Cubs Convention: (I to r)MIKE BIELECKI, WGN's THOM BRENNAMAN and RANDY MINKOFF,JOE GIRARDI, MIKE HARKEY and SHAWN BOSKIE.

WLUW-FM staff with M.C. Hammer's back-up group, "SpecialGeneration."

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Once known as Top 40 radio, Contemporary HitRadio is today's most changeable format, governedby the fickle tastes of young record buyers. LikeWLS and WCFL in the '60s and '70s, B96 and Z 95are lo eked in battle over who can snare the mostlisteners. The fighting, it seems, is a bit dirty.

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Hit Radio or "CHR" is all about change. The most basic tenet in Top40/CHR has always been, "Play the hits-no matter what they are."But today's Vanilla Ice can end up as tomorrow's melted snow -cone. Thus, CHR stations must continually research their music tomake sure that they are playing what their listeners want to hear.

Much of the appeal of CHR radio-especially for advertisers-is that the format cuts across racial lines. Rapper M.C. Hammerand rockers INXS are played side by side, just as records by theBeatles and James Brown rubbed shoulders on Top 40 radio in themid '60s. Contemporary Hit Radio remains the format for themasses, especially those between ages 18 and 34.

Just as Chicago saw two Top 40 stations, WLS and WCFL, fight itout for dominance in the '60s and '70s, today two different stationsare doing battle in the CHR War: WBBM-FM (96.3) and WYTZ (FM94.7).

WBBM (FM 96.3)One of Chicago radio's biggest success stories in the past year

has been WBBM-FM, also known as "B96." Under the stewardshipof general manager Tom Matheson and program director DaveShakes, the station has skyrocketed to the Number Three spot inthe Chicago market with a 6.2 share, according to Arbitron's mostrecent ratings figures. Eschewing rock hits for dance- and urban -

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We've succeeded by customizing theradio station to Chicago. It's a

Chicago hit radio station, and it's differentfrom any other Top 40 station in thecountry," says B96's Dave Shakes.

Wjust got rid of the records wedidn't think were performing well

for us," says Z95's Ric Lippincott.

oriented artists, the station has gained at the expense of WYTZ,which until a few months ago was a rock -oriented CHR station.

"One of the reasons we've succeeded is because we've had thisvision of a radio station that Chicago can wrap its arms around,"says WBBM-FM's Matheson. "One that has a powerful morningshow and plays music that people can get excited about. SinceWLS was at it's peak 12 years ago, nobody else has been able torealize that vision."

Adds program director Shakes, "We've succeeded by customiz-ing the radio station to Chicago. It's a Chicago hit radio station, andit's different from any other Top 40 station in the country."

Playing a healthy percentage of dance -oriented artists (JanetJackson, Deee-Lite, Madonna), rap (Young MC, Vanilla Ice), andurban -pop crossover (Whitney Houston, Tony Toni Tone, MariahCarey), B96 has, for the most part, eliminated rock from its playlist.It's a move that has brought the station a sizeable Hispanicaudience.

"At this point in time there just aren't a lot of rock hits outthere," says Shakes. "Oh, somebody like INXS might break throughoccasionally. But as a genre, rock isn't an ingredient of a success-ful CHR station any more."

Adds Matheson, "One of the most important elements of this

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radio station is its energy, and I don't mean just the energy in themusic. There's a heartbeat to this radio station. And that heartbeatcan be felt in morning drive when you listen to Eddie and JoBo."

Indeed, the morning team of Ed Volkman and Joe Bohannon hasbeen a major factor in WBBM-FM's success. Their high-energy,irreverent style seems tailor-made for the station's 18-34 targetaudience. Another important element is high -profile contests andpromotions, such as the "Killer Bee" bumpersticker campaign,which began last June. If you need any further proof of how suc-cessfully the station has marketed itself, just take a look at the rearbumper of the car in front of you.

"The 'Killer Bee' slogan gave us a handle or a `stationality' ofbeing assertive and fun -loving," says Shakes. "While B96 was agood radio station before, it was hard to put your finger on whatexactly B96 stood for. Now it's easier to do that."

WYTZ (FM 94.7)At the same time that WBBM-FM was making headlines, WYTZ

(Z-95) was taking its lumps. When their competition was going witha dance -oriented music mix, WYTZ was countering with rock -ori-ented artists like Warrant, Poison, Heart and Bon Jovi, in additionto some of the same dance and urban records B96 played as well.

Having dropped to a 2.1 share in the fall quarter-its lowest inthree years-the station put on its boxing gloves in late January.With the help of noted consultant Randy Michaels they immedi-ately went for WBBM-FM's jugular, to the point of running promoson the air slamming the station and Shakes in particular.

"A couple of months ago we did a perceptual research study inthe market," says WYTZ general manager Kevin O'Grady. "Webelieved we had made some mistakes and our research showedthat we were correct."

Out went most of the rock records and in came the same sort ofdance -oriented music that nemesis WBBM-FM had programmed sosuccessfully. Z-95 also wasted no time going after B96's largeHispanic audience. The first couple of days of WYTZ's new offen-sive campaign found them switching to Spanish for most of theirannouncements.

As for the on -air trashing of B96, O'Grady says the days when itwas a radio taboo to mention the competition by name on the airare long gone.

"It's a pretty accepted practice in advertising these days," hesaid. "Just look at the Pepsi and Coke wars. We are mentioningthem by name and we're telling people how much better we arethan them and why. We're making it real easy for them to make achoice."

Asked about the shift in Z -95's music, operations manager RicLippincott says he'd rather not use the term "dance music" todescribe what the station is playing. "We just got rid of the recordswe didn't think were performing well for us," he said. "Thoseincluded records like Alias and Nelson. And we put in records thathave been performing well, like Young MC, Surface and L.L. Cool J.

"What I can tell you is that we're going to play the hits inChicago. The hits in Des Moines might be different from Chicago,because Des Moines isn't an urban environment the way thatChicago is. This type of environment lends itself to the type ofmusic we're now playing. We're not saying that we're a 'dance' sta-tion or an 'urban' station. We're just going to play the hits inChicago, whatever they are."

Clearly the CHR battle in Chicago has heated up after a longmalaise. Says WYTZ's O'Grady, "1991 is going to be an interestingyear for Chicago radio. We're going to make it a lot of fun."<>

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WYSY-FM's JOHN RIVERS (right) with SAM KINISON (left) and MTV'sPAUL SHORE at the Paramount Arts Center.

WKRS-AM's CAN COPPOLA (right) broadcasts live from the All StarsSports Bar & Grill with listener CHUCK BOJNIEWICZ (center) andBulls player BILL CARTWRJGHT.

WIND ''La Tf-em.mda Lottery" winner ALFREDO MARQUEZ is handedkeys to his new -incoln Mercury Tracer by West Gate Lincoln Mercuryowner DEAN JAMES MORONI.

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JOHN HIATT and his band perform for patients at Children's MemorialHospital with WXRT-FM

At WGCI-FM studios: (I to r) JJ JACKSON, comedian GEORGEWALLACE, actor MARIO VAN PEEPLES and DOUG BANKS (front).(Photo by Anna Harbin)

WCKG's ALLAN STAGG broadcasts from the Dodge Dealer's booth atthe Chicago Auto Show.

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FLASHBACKSby Jim Mueller

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JONI JAMES with herlate husband

TONY ACQUAVIVAsurrounded by hermany gold records.

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Joni James, the plucky little Italian girlwho sold millions of records between 1952and 1966, is resuming the career thatmade her an international concert andcabaret star.

Born Joan Carmella Babbo, the BowenHigh School graduate grew up in theshadow of the steel mills on Chicago'sSoutheast Side. Through participation in aChicago Park District Program, she becamean accomplished ballet and modern dancer,eventually joining the chorus line at theold Edgewater Beach Hotel. While recover-ing from an emergency appendectomy,James decided to try singing, and withina short time was working club datesthroughout the city.

James released several sides on Chicago -based Sharp Records, before signing withMGM and recording the chart -topping hit,"Why Don't You Believe Me." At MGMJames met and married the composer/arranger Tony Acquaviva, a recording art-ist best remembered for his instrumentalhit "C'est Tout." Acquaviva created theJoni James sound, surrounding the sing-er's voice with 100 violins for her concertat Carnegie Hall.

After adopting two young Italian orphans- Michelangelo and Angela Mia - thesinger took an extended break from record-ing and performing. The Acquavivas set-tled in Beverly Hills, where James pursuedinterests in gardening and interiordecorating.

During the early 1970s she finalized adeal with MGM Records to buy back herentire catalog of master recordings, includ-ing 60 single releases and 39 albums.

Tony Acquaviva passed away suddenlyin 1986, while preparing a reissue of vin-tage Joni James material. Since then,James has personally supervised the re -mastering and rerelease of her originalrecordings.

Today, Joni James is seriously consider-ing a concert tour. Her latest reissue Dedi-cated to You, is available in CD, LP orcassette format from the Beautiful MusicCompany.

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SCHWARTZby Bill Dahl

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"Chicago Ed" ReignsOver Late Night Radio

Since 1973, EddieSchwartz has

reigned as the king ofradio's wee hours. Firstat WIND and now atWGN, the perenni-ally popular talkhost remains areassuring pres-ence for Chi-cago's night owls.This unwaveringcheerleader forthe Windy City isalso famous forhis charitablework.

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Scan the radio dial in any other city in the U.S., large or small.You'll never encounter another on -air personality anywhere thatsounds even remotely like Ed Schwartz.

With a high-pitched, nasal voice that's totally unlike the reso-nant pipes of a conventional announcer and an eclectic guest ros-ter that's liable to include everyone from Bill Cosby to the cop onthe beat, the perennially top -rated WGN (AM 720) overnight talkshow host is a phenomenon unique to the Windy City.

No wonder they call him Chicago Ed.Schwartz has reigned as the king of the wee hours since 1973.

Currently heard on WGN from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. Monday throughThursday and 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. on Friday, Schwartz has taken onthe role of a reassuring presence over the years for Chicago nightowls.

"With a lot of late night radio listeners, I've become kind of likean old bathrobe, or an old pair of slippers," says Schwartz. "Theyknow who I am and what I do, and they're comfortable with it.They're glad to find that I'm there at night, and we get together andmaybe everything's okay with the world."

Unlike many personalities who decry the graveyard shift,Schwartz enjoys his schedule. "I don't look at it as a burden, orbeing assigned to the back end of the radio station," he says. "Myphilosophy has always been that a person's need to know is noless at two o'clock in the morning than it is at two o'clock in theafternoon. I assume that they're as interested as anybody else'slisteners."

"With a lot of late night radio listeners,I've become kind of like an old bathrobe,

or an old pair of slippers."

Pinpointing the king-sized host's audience is an impossibility."It's a very broad spectrum of listenership. It covers all ages, bothsexes, people who are working, people who are at home, peoplewho are in bed, people who are driving," he says.

"Also, the time spent listening is longer. It's not a harried time ofday, and where a person might be listening to the radio in 10 or 15minute chunks earlier in the day, at night they listen a lot longer.So we have a chance to develop a closer relationship."

"I think that Eddie has learned to put together the kind of showthat appeals to huge numbers of people who are up late at night,"says WGN program director Lorna Gladstone. "I think it's a highlydiverse audience and he's managed to put together the feel and fla-vor of something that will appeal to many of those people. Hereally has a sense of what they need and want.

"He treats the overnights as drive -time," says Gladstone. "Hebrings to late night radio the sense that there is a complete worldout there."

Schwartz's gabfest turns into an informal hotline whenever nat-ural disasters such as floods or blackouts occur. "I've gotten toknow a lot of people who work in public service and emergencyservices, and I hope there's a mutual respect," says Schwartz. "Wetry not to bother them at the wrong time, and to pass along thatwhich is important."

Show biz luminaries such as Bill Cosby and Robert Conrad arefrequent guests on the program. "I've been lucky enough tobecome friendly with some of the people that come on. I mean,really enduring friendships," he says.

Conversely, Schwartz has suffered through his share of unsatis-factory celeb interviews. "A bad guest is one that's intoxicated, oron drugs, or has terribly low self-esteem, or maybe is forced intothe interview by a publicist and didn't want to do it to begin with,"

he says. "If you run into somebody like that and you're smart, youcut it short. There's no sense inflicting that on your audience."

Once limiting his topics to lighter subjects, Schwartz hasopened his phone lines in recent years to more controversial fare,including the always fiery spectre of local politics.

"There was a time many years ago when I stayed away from allcontroversy," says Schwartz. "My attitude was that night peoplehave a right to be relaxed, and shouldn't have to put up with allthat. But a few years ago I changed that philosophy. Anything goes,including politics.

"The last couple of years some of my listeners have probablyfound me a bit more argumentative, and maybe a bit louder thanI've been in years gone by," he continues. "The reason for that is, Ifeel that unsubstantiated remarks must be challenged. Incorrectinformation phoned in should be discussed, and maybe challenged.I can't allow what appears to be misinformation to be repeatedwithout being challenged. I think that unnerves some listeners.

"A lot of talk show hosts don't even listen to what the callers aresaying," he says. "That's very irresponsible. You can hear that allover town."

Schwartz is a lifer on the Chicago radio scene. He started out asa go-fer and tour guide at WLS (AM 890) while still in his teens andstudied communications at Columbia College before hiring on atWIND (AM 560) in 1966.

He held down a number of behind -the -scenes posts at WIND,including music librarian and public affairs director, before ven-turing behind the microphone for the first time professionally as asubstitute for popular overnight host Larry "The Legend" Johnson.

"I was his producer, so I used to fill in for him. Frankly, it wascheaper," says Schwartz. "It was never really what I wanted to do.It just kind of happened accidentally. I'm glad that it did, but it wasnothing I ever thought of doing."

In 1973, Schwartz officially replaced Johnson. Apart from acouple of years of afternoon drive duty, he remained WIND's latenight host until he moved to WGN in 1981.

"I was sitting at WIND with a very high share of the audience,and there they were at 'GN with a 50,000 watt signal and a very lowshare of the audience," says Schwartz. "So we thought we'd gettogether."

Schwartz limits his public appearances, apart from championinghis annual Christmas food drive for charity. "That was born aboutten years ago in anger over then -Mayor Jane Byrne wasting somuch money on silly things like fireworks and installing lights onbridges in downtown Chicago," says Schwartz. "Money was takenfrom emergency feeding and other important city efforts for all ofthis-what I term silliness.

"I said, 'If she won't do something about hunger in this town, Iwill!' The first year, we got about 40,000 pounds of groceries."

Schwartz continues to be a target of constant derision by WLUP(AM 1000) pranksters Steve Dahl and Kevin Matthews. Granted, theeternally dieting Schwartz unwittingly gives them plenty of mate-rial for biting satire-his unwavering support of Chicago's men inblue can be maddening, and some of his recorded comedy selec-tions sound hopelessly dated.

But the big man characteristically refuses to return fire. "I ignorethem," he says. "I don't listen to it. According to what I read in thenewspaper, they're not doing too well [in the ratings], and I reallywouldn't know why ... I'm much too busy to listen to that."

Unlike many popular radio personalities who seldom remainloyal to their hometown if there's more cash to be made down theroad, Ed Schwartz is happy right where he's at, and he's not going

anywhere."Talk show hosts don't have to get old if they keep themselves

informed," he says. "I live here, too, and that's why I care."<>

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FLASHBACKS

'Bad Boy'

DAN SORKINStill Alive And Kickin'

by Jim Mueller

Despite rumors of his demise, the originalbad boy of Chicago radio is still alive andwell. Flashbacks detective Jim Mueller trackeddown the former WCFL jock and got him talk-ing about the rumors, discovering Bob New-

hart, testifying for Lenny Bruce and throwingfurniture out radio station windows.

Two short rings mean an outside call, a sharp connection fromSan Francisco and a maddeningly familiar voice last heard overChicago airwaves in 1964.

"Dan Sorkin here," the caller says by way of introduction. "Iunderstand you've been snooping around KNBR and KGO [in SanFrancisco] looking for me. What's up?"

Aside from the persistent rumor that you were a babbling drugaddict before your untimely death in a 1968 motorcycle crash inthe Mojave Desert . . . not a whole hell of a lot.

Sorkin unleashes a professional guffaw. He's heard it all before.That kookie Dan Sorkin! Dumping Johnny Ray records and swivelchairs into the Chicago River .. sweet-talking sponsors into bank-rolling his 40 -day flight around the world in a "borrowed" twinengine Piper Apache . . . shooting holes in the studio ceiling andtestifying for Lenny Bruce at the comic's Chicago obscenity trial

"I liked to think of my old WCFL audience asco-conspirators, not listeners."

. .. that was Dan Sorkin, the original bad boy of Chicago radio."I take exception to your bad boy characterization," Sorkin says,

"and I was never on drugs! Drugs terrify me!!! Listen, I worked inChicago from 1950 to 1964, first at WIND, but more notably atWCFL, and I never, ever concentrated on being outrageous. I wasdifferent, not wacky or zany or a madcap. Just . different."

To this day Sorkin doesn't see himself as a "radio guy." A flightinstructor and physics teacher, yes. But never a radio lifer. Heexplains, "Temperamentally I'm unsuited to radio. I'm easily boredand not much of a management ass -kisser. Radio is something I fellinto as a kid, a way to make a decent living. I had an appealingvoice, a good ear for music and comedy and the ability to commu-nicate with my listeners. In fact, I liked to think of my old WCFLaudience as co-conspirators, not listeners!"

Dan Sorkin's oft times stormy relationship with the Chicagoradio establishment began in 1950, when the 23 -year -old rookiejoined WIND as a staff announcer. After the aforementioned chair -

tossing incident he was unceremoniously shown the door. ("Anddon't let it hit you on your way out!")

"That old swivel chair really did me in," Sorkin recalls with a softchuckle. "WIND looked the other way when I pitched records intothe river, but chairs were a different story I guess.

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"If I remember correctly, one of those City of Chicago bridge -tenders watched as the chair sailed by his window and hit thewater. The guy took it upon himself to snitch to my boss, and therewere no second chances for me. Not at WIND. I was gone the sameday."

Following a failed shot at television ("I was lousy!"), Sorkin audi-tioned to host overnights on WCFL.

"I was on midnights from 1951 to 1958. That's when MikeRapchak took over and I switched to mornings. That's when I heardabout a stammering young accountant who wanted to be a come-dian. Guy named Bob Newhart."

Through a mutual friend, G.E. Theater writer Jim Gallagher,Sorkin was introduced to Newhart. At the time, Gallagher andNewhart were hawking their comic bits to local radio stations.Sorkin enjoyed Newhart's comedy sketches and eventually went tobat for the Newhart/Gallagher team with Warner Bros. Records.

"Bob Newhart absolutely cracked me up," Sorkin remembers."His material was fresh and funny, but the poor guy had no con-nections, no representation. I introduced him to his first manager,Tweet Hogan, and together Tweet and I pitched Bob to WarnerBros.

"Bob Newhart absolutely cracked meup...but the poor guy had no connections,

no representation."

"On the strength of my performing Newhart's schtick for theirpresident, Jim Conkling, Warner Bros. took a gamble and bookedBob into the Rice Hotel in Houston for a live record date. Theresulting comedy album was The Button Down Mind of BobNewhart, which sold something like two million copies, and, I mightadd, saved Warner Bros. from going under."

Sorkin continued his popular morning drive show on WCFLthrough the late 1950s and early 1960s. The end came in 1964 whenhe agreed to testify on behalf of Lenny Bruce at the controversialcomedian's Chicago obscenity trial. The defense wanted Sorkin asan expert witness on comedy. The decision to testify, Sorkin nowadmits, probably was ill-advised.

"They warned me to stay away from Lenny Bruce," he says. "Mygeneral manager at WCFL, Marty Hogan, told me I'd be fired if I tes-tified. I ignored him, testified and was summarily bounced. I hateto use the term blacklist, but facts are facts, and after WCFL yankedme off the air nobody in Chicago would give me a job. I shuffledaround at a little station in Elmhurst for a few months, but whenKMJ in Los Angeles gave me an offer I had to take it . . .

grudgingly."At KMJ Sorkin was to be part of a "dream line-up" including

Steve Allen and Pamela Mason. Unfortunately, between the time heaccepted and his arrival in Los Angeles, the station underwent aformat change to rock 'n' roll. Sorkin then drifted up the coast toSan Francisco, where he caught on with the local Metromedia out-let. After six months and another format change, he once again wasunemployed. This time, Sorkin seriously considered a final exitfrom radio.

"They warned me to stay away fromLenny Bruce."

"By 1964 I'd logged 2,000 hours as a commercial pilot," Sorkin

explains. "Consequently, when I read about the Brazilian Air Forceneeding flight crews I figured that's for me! I wanted to wear acracked leather bomber jacket and fly an old P-51 Mustang!

"I was just sitting down at the kitchen table to fill out the appli-cation forms when my phone rang. It was Al Newman at KSFO witha job offer. I told him I had my heart set on flying through theBrazilian rain forests, but he was determined to get me. He said,'Dan, be realistic. Come to work for KSFO and I'll get you an air-plane, pay for the insurance and fuel and even flip for a hangar!'How could I refuse?"

1 "I never, ever concentrated Tobeingoutrageous. I was different, not wacky or

zany or a madcap."p

KSFO was pure personality radio when Sorkin held down after-noons there between 1964 and 1972. For example, TV's DatingGame host Jim Lange worked there along with top California jocksDon Sherwood and Carter B. Smith. It would seem that Dan Sorkinhad finally found a home at KSFO . .. or had he?

"I get itchy," Sorkin admits. "That's always been my downfall,and truthfully, I started losing interest in radio as early as 1968,when I lost my leg in the motorcycle accident you referred to ear-lier. I'd become a donor -sponsor with the Synanon drug rehabilita-tion network by that time, working with substance abusers, and Isuppose that's where those Dan Sorkin is a Druggie rumors gotstarted.

"I believed in Synanon and stayed with them for 22 years, teach-ing courses in flight instruction, physics, speech and radio pro-duction. I'm most proud of the fact that I personally contributed

than $500,000 to the organization before leaving in 1989."With late middle -age looming, Sorkin wanted one last shot at fly-

ing. He talked his way into a UPS training program with the idea ofbecoming a commercial air freight pilot, but at age 63 the loadingand unloading of cargo nets was a bit more than the old boy couldhandle

"I get itchy. That's always beenmy downfall...."

"Physically, I was exhausted," he says. "I knew I wouldn't be ableto hold up my end of the bargain, so I thanked the people at UPSfor the opportunity they'd given me and decided to take anothercrack at radio. I contacted Mickey Luckoff at KG0 last spring. Heremembered my name from KSFO and was kind enough to hire mefor fill-in and production work."

When not on the air at KGO, Sorkin usually can be found at Si.Francis Hospital in San Francisco or the Shriners CrippledChildren's Hospital in Oakland, volunteering his time with recentamputees. Says Sorkin, "The story about the motorcycle crash wastrue of course, except I wasn't killed. I lost a leg. In my volunteerwork I teach recent amputees how to use their prostheses.

"Sometimes these guys are pretty depressed. They say, 'How thehell do you know what it feels like to lose a leg?!,' and that's whenI go into my act. I jump up, click my heels, roll up my pants leg ...and there's my own prosthesis painted red, white and blue! Mygrandkids love it . . . what can I say?"

Not much, Dan. You've said it all. Good to know you're stillaround.

But . . . what about those bullet holes in the ceiling at WCFL?

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Wth talent on loan from God, this is Rush Limbaugh on theExcellence In Broadcasting network."

To the National Organization for Women, gay rights groups,homeless advocates, environmentalists, and those on the left of theAmerican political system, Rush Limbaugh and his radio show areenough to create an epidemic of high blood pressure. ToConservatives and Republicans, Limbaugh is the best and bright-est cult hero since 011ie North.

A sampling of on -air quotes from Limbaugh's national show(syndicated from New York City and heard from 1-4 p.m., Monday -Friday on WLS) illustrates why people feel so strongly about him: "My job is not to find out what America thinks. It's for Americato find out what I think!" "That's the end of one of the finest hours in broadcasting history.How many calls have we had? One? And still one of the finesthours in broadcasting history." "That's the press release from Earth First. Those leftist environ-mental wackos, with headquarters in the marijuana fields ofCalifornia. Typical of what you get from potheads."

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ConservativeCult Hero

by Steven Cohn

National talk show hostRush Limbaugh, heardafternoons on WLS (AM890), is every Liberal'snightmare and a dream -

come -true for Conserva-tives. Whether skeweringleftist dogma or insult-ing Saddam Hussein, thequick-witted host giveslisteners of both persua-sions something to thinkand to laugh about.

Rush Limbaugh is like the guy at a party who, with a mix ofopinion, bombast and humor, keeps everyone in stitches for threehours. Your place is not to come back with opinions of your own,or make witty rejoinders, but instead to listen and enjoy hismonologue.

Most importantly, you have to listen with a sense of humor, nomatter what your political beliefs. Because to listen to Limbaugh'sshow is to ponder not so much what is right or wrong withAmerica, but to examine the absurdities of America's politicallandscape.

"I illustrate absurdity by being absurd. I tackle extremism bybeing extreme myself," Limbaugh said in a post -program interview."I'm not one of those talk show hosts who tells his listeners, 'Folks,go out and register to vote.' Hey! Anybody can do that. It's no greataccomplishment to get people to write their congressman. Youcan't go out hunting for causes."

Still, Limbaugh's show is a soapbox for his political beliefs. Forthree hours he holds forth on various topics, interspersing tele-phone calls from listeners. During a one -hour period on a recent

LIMBAUGHshow, Limbaugh took only one phone call because he was too busycontributing personal updates on the war in the Middle East(which he introduces with the "march of the witch's soldiers" fromthe Wizard of Oz), blasting anti -war protesters, homeless groups,the media, and liberal politicians from Jesse Jackson to MarioCuomo.

"He's gotten a lot of national attention because of his conser-vatism, but also because he's a tremendous showman," says WLSoperations director Drew Hayes. "He's one of the best because hereally knows how to reach people. He really strikes an emotionalchord in people and they either love him or hate him."

Hayes continues, "In Chicago, he has many loyal listeners, veryloyal listeners, who hang on his every word. We're thrilled withhim. His ratings have grown consistently with every [quarterlyArbitron] book."

The conservative cult hero will descend upon Chicago to broad-cast his show from WLS studios in the near future, promises Hayes.

"Successful shows are going to be host -driven," Limbaugh says."You can't sit there and try to figure out what [the listener is] inter-ested in. You can be very badly hurt by talking about somethingthat you're not knowledgeable of."

"Successful shows are going to be host -driven.You can't sit there and try to figure out what

(the listener is) interested in."

To hear Limbaugh tell it, he has had "17 years of near -misses"before coming up with the format for his top -rated talk programwhich is heard on 300 outlets across America.

The 40 -year -old Limbaugh's radio career started at age 16 whenhe worked as an all-around helper and disc jockey at a local stationin Cape Girardeau, MO. He played Top 40 music throughout thelate '60s and '70s, ending up in Kansas City, where he started tak-ing on -air phone calls. After being fired from that job, he took an

executive position with the Kansas City Royals, which lasted fiveyears.

Limbaugh eventually made his way to Sacramento, California,where he quadrupled the station's midday audience while perfect-ing the format that made him so popular ... and so controversial.

The controversies are legendary to the "dittoheads"(Limbaugh's affectionate name for the show's callers) who listen in

larger and larger numbers each month. For instance:In Rochester, N.Y., local NOW activists called on radio station

WHAM to take Limbaugh off the air after he called feminists "femi-

nazis" and used a mooing cow to introduce a story about NOWpresident Molly Yard.

While reporting on homeless advocate Mitch Snyder's suicideduring one of his "homeless updates" (read over the sounds ofNew Orleans rocker Clarence "Frogman" Henry's "I Ain't Got NoHome"), Limbaugh noted that a suicide note had been found. Hepaused and mused, "I wonder if I was mentioned ..."

Guest -hosting for TV host Pat Sajak, Limbaugh was interruptedseveral times by gay and liberal activists protesting Limbaugh's"AIDS Updates."

But despite this reputation, and the dozens of auditoriumappearances he made last year before right-wing and Republicanaudiences across the country, Limbaugh doesn't see himself as a"Voice of the Right"

"I refuse to let right-wing kooks on the air," says this friend ofRoger Ailes and 011ie North. "I don't want them to think I'm theirbuddy. You know the guys I'm talking about-the guys who thinkthe whole world is managed by a Rockefeller -Kissinger conspiracyand by the Trilateral Commission."

"I don't let [listeners] read the Bible on the air," Limbaugh con-tinues. "For me, religion is based on personal faith. My show is nota church. I want people who think. I want to have a conversationwith them. The caller has to be genuinely interesting, or do some-thing that allows me to be."

When Saddam Hussein asked anti -war protesters to continuetheir efforts, Limbaugh cleared the lines to allow any protester tocall the show and explain what it was like to be thanked by theIraqi dictator.

Only one person called in, but unlike mean -spirited talk showhosts who hang up on callers who do not agree with their views,Limbaugh ascertained the caller's feelings. Then, of course, thehost carefully tried to convince the caller that he was wrong.

"I wish more people who disagree would call more. This guy waspretty forthcoming. I had plenty of opportunity to level the guy, butI didn't. I love talking to people who disagree with me, and I amintent on having a conversation with them."

"I'm not a hateful guy, I don't give people a target to go after. It'sa fun show and it's at times compelling."

"1 wish more people who disagree would callmore. I love talking to people who

disagree with me."

Though Limbaugh says he tries not to analyze the program tooscientifically, the fun part is what makes his show work. Limbaughis more like an irreverent morning DJ than a political commentatorand analyst like Paul Harvey. For example, he is more likely to stopin the middle of a thought to inject a witty aside ("Now Saddam'sRepublican Guards are getting blasted by-wait a minute. I don'tlike the sound of that. Let's call them Democrat Guards. Yea. That'smore like it.") than he is likely to attack a caller.

However, Limbaugh says the music (he uses "Jesus ChristSuperstar" for his Cuomo updates), the asides, the characteriza-tions of political opponents and the pomposity are all beside thepoint.

"A lot of people are trying to copy Rush Limbaugh, but theymiss the point. There is not another national conservative talkshow host. If you want to copy me, copy the conservatism."

Listeners who want to talk to Rush Limbaugh cancall his toll -free number from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.,Monday through Friday: 1 (800) 282-2882.

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MIDNIGHT -5:30 AMAdrien St. James

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Wj01, AM 1340601 Walnut StreetJoliet, IL 60432Call -in (815) 7264343

CM: Aran ChinowskyOM: Edward MorrisPM: Tony Ray

;VOL plays AdultContemporary rnusielive play by play of Iotasports.

Manday4Yiday3:00 AM -5:30 AM

Music and MoreHoward Boykin

5:30 AM -I0:00 AMNews, Weather, Traffic,

Sports, EntertainmentTony Ray

10:00 AM -2:00 PM"Phone Forum"Call -in, Interviews

Frank O'Leary

2:00 PM -6:00 PMMusic, News, Sports,Traffic, WeatherMichelle Austin

6:00 PM -9:00 PM"America Talks withBruce Williams"

9:00 PM -MIDNIGHTMusic, News, TalkDerrick Brown

MIDNIGHT -3:00 AMTalk Show

Myrna Lamb

Saturday

3:00 AM -6:00 AMMusic and MoreTony Nelson

6:00 AM -9:00 AMNews, Weather

Sports, MusicMichelle Austin, Derrick Brown8:30 AM - "Radio Trader"

9:00 AM -2:00 PMMusic and MemoriesArt Hellyer

2:00 PM -6:00 PMMusic and MoreHarry Taylor

6:00 PM -9:00 PMMusic and MoreMarilyn Tucker

9:00 PM -MIDNIGHTTalk

Dr. Harvey Rueben

MIDNIGHT -3:00 AMTalk with "The Dolans"

Sunday

3:00 AM -6:00 AMMusic and MoreTony Nelson

6:00 AM -8:30 AMNews, Weather,

Sports, MusicKevin Stenson

8:30 AM -NOONReligious PrograMIT81113

NOON -12:30 PMNews, Weather, SportS

12:30 PM -1:30 PM"Polka's on Tour"Bruce Korosa

1:30 PM -2:00 PM"Music and MemOrier

2:00 PM -7:00 PMReligious Programming

7:00 PM -8:00 PM"Gospel Sounds"Tony Nelson

8:00 PM -9:30 PMReligious Programming

9:30 PM -11:00 PMMusic and MoreTony Nelson

11:00 PM -11:30 PM"This Week with David Brinkley'

11:30 PM -5:30 AMMusic

WKI(D AM 1580P.O. Box 1730Aurora, IL 60507708-898-6668

GM: William BakerPD: Dave BeckmanNews Dir: Jeff Blanton

Three decades of classic hits.WKKD 1580 covers highschool and college football,basketball and baseballthroughout the year.

Monday -Friday

5:00 AM -9:00 AM"Zippo In The Morning"Topical Humor, Listener PhoneCalls, Rude Awakening Call,

Morning Memory Flogger, LocalAuroraland News and Sports.

9:00 AM -NOONPure Gold Music, HourlyNewsminutes, Weather, ContsSt%Stan Robak

NOON -12:30 PMNoon Edition of The NewsFull half hour update of localAurora Area News, Sportsand WeatherJeff Blanton

12:30 PM -5:00 PM"Pure Gold Music,"Hourly Newsminutes,Up -To -Date Weather,

On -air ContestsPat Clarke

$:00 PM -7:00 PM"Sportswatch 1580"-Thrf bunof sports talk and conversatiorlwith area coaches and players.Listener opinion calls, seasonareports (boating, skiing) andsports trivia.!Mark Vasko

RAD 10(wm, 42

7:00 PM -MIDNIGHT"All Request America"

Pure Gold Music by request.Listeners can call toll -free at1-800-833-9211 and makerequests and dedications of

their favorite oldies.John Michaels

MIDNIGHT -5:00 AM"All Gold Overnight"-Five fullhours of continuous pure goldmusic from three decadespresented commercial free.

Saturday -SundayWeekends consist of Puregoldmusic hosted by rotating airpersonalities. Each weekend issomething special such as...anall Elvis weekend, all -Beatles

weekend, Motown weekend,

Chartbusters weekend, (all #1songs from a certain year).

WKRS AM 12203250 Belvidere Rd.Waukegan, IL 60085708-336-7900

GM: Hal CoxonPD: Dan KeeneyPromo: Susan Banach

News, Talk and Information.

Monday -Friday

6:00 AM -10:00 AMNews, Weather and Sportswith Mike Moyer andSusan Bill

10:00 AM -NOONBehind the Scenes

Dan Keeney

NOON -1:00 PMNews, Weather and Sports

with Amy Taylor

1:00 PM -4:00 PMTalk with Host

Dave Allen

4:00 PM -6:00 PMNews, Weather and Sports

with Rich Strong and

Dave Allen

6:00 PM -7:00 PMSportsline with

Dan Coppola

7:00 PM -10:00 PMMark Scheinbaum

Saturday

6:00 AM -9:00 AMNews, Weather and Sports

with Susan Bill

Watt Stare

9:00 AM -NOON 7:00 AM -1:00 PM WLS TALKRADIOSwap Shop with "Radio For You" 890-Dedicated to the freeWatt Stare Stan Kedzia, Andrzej Czuma and open exchange of

NOON -1:00 PMNews, Weather and Sports

1:00 PM -6:00 PMA.N.A. Radio

opinions and ideas; whereyour opinion counts.

with Susan Bill 6:00 PM -SIGN OFF Home of Major League1:00 PM -3:00 PM New Programming Baseball

High School Sports

3:00 PM -6:00 PMSaturday Monday -Friday

The Moneyline with 6:00 AM -8:00 AM 5:00 AM -9:00 AMBob Brinker Public Service, Religious Shows Chicago's Number One Radio

6:00 PM -9:00 PMThe Home Show with

Mike McClintock

8:00 AM -9:00 AMSerbian Program

9:00 AM -11:00 AM

Morning Breakfast DinerDon Wade & RomaNews-Jeff HendricksTraffic-Bill Keller

"Radio For You"Sunday Stan Kedzia, Andrzej Czuma 9:00 AM -1:00 PM

Stacy Taylor6:00 AM -9:00 AM 11:00 AM -12:30 PM No topic is too tough to tackle.

News, Weather and Sports

with Rich Strong

Behind the Scenes

"Voice of the Homeland"Alfred Richter

12:30 PM -3:00 PM

News-Wayne Messmer

1:00 PM -4:00 PMRush Limbaugh-

9:00 AM -NOON "Austrian Rundfunk"A cross between George Will

Public Affairs Manfred Gursch and Jay Leno.

NOON -12:20 PM 3:00 PM -6:00 PM News-Wayne MessmerNews, Weather and Sports "Studio 202" 4:00 PM -7:00 PMwith Rich Strong, Anita Padilla Petar Jovanovic Bob Lassiter

12:20 PM -1:00 PM 6:00 PM -SIGN OFF Provocative, stimulating.Public Affairs New Programming News-Jim Johnson

Traffic-Bill Keller3:00 PM -6:00 PMThe Moneyline with

Sunday 7:00 PM -10:00 PMBob Brinker 6:00 AM -8:00 AM The Catherine Johns Show

6:00 PM -9:00 PM Public Service, Religious Shows First Lady of Radio

The Garden Hotline with 8:00 AM -9:00 AM 10:00 PM -MIDNIGHTRalph Snodsmith Serbian Program Tom Snyder

9:00 PM -10:00 PMAviation Today

9:00 AM -10:00 AM"Radio For You"

Hosting celebrities andnewsmakers.

Stan Kedzia, Andrzej Czuma MIDNIGHT -3:00 AM

10:00 AM -11:00 AM Sally Jessy Raphael

"New Horizons"Russian Show Saturday

11:00 AM -NOON

\ V KTA AM 1330 Lutheran Church of St. Philip 3:00 AM -6:00 AMTom Snyder

NOON -3:00 PM4320 Dundee Road "Studio 202" 6:00 AM -9:00 AMNorthbrook, IL 60062 Petar Jovanovic Roe Conn

708-498-33503:00 PM -6:00 PM

Chicago issues

GM: Kent D. Gustafson Festival of Yugoslav Music 9:00 AM -NOONDon Hayner/Tom McNameeOM: Mike Czark 6:00 PM -SIGN OFF

New Programming NOON -4:00 PMWKTA Radio serves the Home -SenseNorth Shore and greater Home repair/fix-upChicago with ethnic, reli-gious, and other programs.

Mike McClintock

Baseball: Saturday AfternoonGame of the Week

Also covers: Mid -ContinentConference CollegeBasketball, NortheasternIllinois College Basketball,Big Ten Monday NightGame of the Week.

WLS AM 890190 N. StateChicago, IL 60601Call -in (312) 591-8900Office (312) 984-0890

4:00 PM -6:00 PMMike Murphy's Fan Talk.The Voice of the Bleachers!

6:00 PM -9:00 PMMoneyTalk

Bob BrinkerMonday -Friday Pres/GM: Tom Tradup 9:00 PM -MIDNIGHT6:00 AM -7:00 AM OD: Drew Hayes "The Saturday Night Special"

Religious Programs Sr. Prod: Roe Conn Bob Lassiter

44 RADIOchicago

Sunday Saturday 7:00 PM -9:30 PM WMAQ AM 670MIDNIGHT -5:00 AM 6:00 AM -9:00 AM "Coppock on Sports"

Ted Lauterback... "The AM Show" Chet Coppock NBC Towerwith the day's hottest issues. Clarence Stevens 9:30 PM -1:00 AM 155 N. Cityfront Plaza

5:00 AM -7:00 AMThe Best of WLS

Jazz, Blues

9:00 AM -10:00 AM

The Ed Tyll Show

Social Commentary

Chicago, IL 60611312-670-6767

7:00 AM -NOON "Renew Yourself" 1:00 AM -5:30 AM GM: Rick StarrBill Garcia Dr. lsura Madyum's "The Steve & Garry Show" PD: Jim FrankBill talks with Chicago Health, Call -in (rebroadcast)

WMAQ carries all ChicagoNOON -3:00 PM 10:00 AM -11:00 AM Saturday White Sox baseball games

Ralph SnodsmithThe Garden Hotline

3:00 PM -6:00 PMMel Reynolds talks the issues.

"History with Millender"Councilwoman-Dolly MillenderTalk, Call -in

11:00 AM -NOON

5:30 AM -10:00 AM"Bits of Brandmeier"with Jim Wiser, Scott KirksSimulcast

WMAQ has an all newsformat including trafficupdate every 10 minutesand weather update every

6:00 PM -7:00 PMRay Hanania's Confrontation.Sun -Times' City Hall Reporter

7:00 PM -9:00 PMMoneyTalk

Bob Brinker

"Unlimited Power"Cedric King

NOON -6:00 PMOldies

Ronnie Rush

6:00 PM -MIDNIGHT"Night Blues"

10:00 AM -2:00 PMKevin Matthews

Comedy/Music

2:00 PM -6:00 PM"Best of Steve & Garry"Talk/Music orCollege Football

4 minutes.Monday -Friday

WEATHER COMMAND

Every 4 minutes

THE OFFICIAL

5 -DAY FORECAST9:00 PM -MIDNIGHT Clarence Stevens Game of the Week :15 and :45 past the hour

Mike Murphy's Fan Talk.The Voice of the Bleachers! MIDNIGHT -6:00 AM

"The Best of Larry King"

6:00 PM -7:30 PM"Coppock on Sports"

TRAFFIC

Every 10 minutesMIDNIGHT -5:00 AM Chet Coppock SPORTS FIRST

Ted Lauterback talks the issues. Sunday with Dan McNeil Tom GreeneReligious ProgrammingAll day long 7:30 PM -11:00 PM

"Another Saturday Night Special"

:13 and :43 past the hour

TV AND FILM REVIEWS

WLTH AM 1370

Buzz Kilman

11:00 PM -2:00 AM"Talk Back Club"

10:35 am, 12:35 pm, 4:35 pm,6:36 pmDan Ruth, Critic

3669 Broadway WLUP AM 1000 Jackie Runice MEDICAL

Gary, IN 46409219-884-9409 875 N. Michigan Avenue

2:00 AM -3:00 AM"The Comedy Hour"

11:35 am, 1:35 pm, 3:35 pm,8:35 pm, 10:35 pm, 12:35 am

Chicago, IL 60611 Chicago Medical SocietyCEO: Lorenzo ButlerGM: Gregory BrownSM: L. Michael HicksPM: Gil Palmer

VP/GM:VP/SM:Mktg/Comm:

312-440-5270

Larry WertGreg Solk

Sandy Stahl

Sunday

5:00 AM -7:00 AMPublic Affairs Programs

"Chicago Street Talk"

BUSINESS REPORTS

:07 and :37 past the hourAlan Crane - Live from theMercantile Exchange

Monday -Friday Bill Holub (Throughout the Trading Day)

6:00 AM -10:00 AM"Morning Talk"Cosmo Currier

10:00 AM -2:00 PM

All Bulls' gamesCollege footballGame of the week

AM 1000, Chicago's most

Simulcast

7:00 AM -8:00 AM"The Jazz Show"David Sanborn

LONDON MARKET REPORTS

4:37 am, 5:37 am, 6:37 am

TOKYO MARKET REPORTS

7:37 pm, 9:37 pm, 1:37 am

"Entertainment Today"Gil PalmerWhat's hot and what's not

unconventional radio stationblends personalities, comedy,talk, music and sports.

8:00 AM -9:00 AM"Women Today"Janel Landon

NEWS & INFORMATION

5:00 AM -11:00 AMPat Cassidy

in entertainment 9:00 AM -NOON Pam Riesmeyer

2:00 PM -5:00 PMMonday -Friday "Rock & Roll Roots" Jay Congdon

"Afternoon Talk" 5:30 AM -10:00 AM Bob Stroud11:00 AM -5:00 PM

Carmello Reyes "The Jonathon Brandmeier Show" NOON -2:00 PM Mike Doyle

5:00 PM -5:30 PMwith Buzz Kilman (News)Bruce Wolf (Sports)

Dr. Dement) Nancy Benson

NewsSimulcast 2:00 PM -6:00 PM 5:00 PM -11:00 PM

5:30 PM -7:00 PM"SportsPage"

10:00 AM -2:30 PM"The Kevin Matthews Show" with

Ed Tyll

6:00 PM -7:00 PM

Steve Yount

Lynn Holley

Talk, call -inLaura Witek (News) "Sunday Sports Review" 11:00 PM -5:00 AM

7:00 PM -10:00 PM Jim Shorts (Sports) Jerry Kuc Christopher Michael

"Entertainment Tonight" Comedy/Music 7:00 PM -9:00 PM Derrek Hill

Monty J

Music, Celebrity News2:30 PM -7:00 PM

"The Steve Dahl & Garry Meier

"Drug Free America"Tom McKean Saturday

10:00 PM -4:00 AM Show" 9:00 PM -MIDNIGHT ALL DAY

"Overnight Talk" with Bruce Wolf (Sports) Religious Programs News, Information, Sports,Larry King Laura Witek (News) Traffic, Weather Updates

RADIOchicc'o 45

Sunday 1:00 PM -3:00 PM 1:00 PM -2:00 PM

ALL DAY "Just For Kids" German Programming

News, Information, Sports, Programs for boys and °iris 2:00 PM -6:00 PMTraffic, Weather UPdate% 3:00 PM -4:30 PM Religious Programming

"Bible Study" 600 PM -SIGN OFF4:30 PM -SIGN OFF Music"Music for Sunday"

Sunday

WMBI AM 1110 SIGN ON AMMusic

820 N. IaSalle Drive 7:30 AM -11:00 AMChicago, IL 60610312-329-4300 WNDZ AM 750

Religious Programming

11:00

SM: Tom SommervilleAM: Greg WheatleyCoord: Andres l'a.nasiuli

WMBI AM is a daytime radii)station (sunrise -sunset)broadcast from the Moodybible Institute. Program.fining is primarily talk with)about 25/30 hours ofSpanish programming,

Monday -Friday

fc00 AM -9:00 AMBible Study"!David Mains, Charles Swindolt.Anthony Evans, JamesDabSOdiand Steve Brown

0:00 AM -NOON"Radio Esperanza"Programs in Spanistl

(NOON -1:00 PM',Minirth-MeierFrank Minirth, Paul

1400 PM -3:30 PM"Talk & Bible Study'

WO PM -5:00 PM"Just for Kids"Programs for boys and girls(Bible studies, songs, etc.)

6110 PM -SIGN OFF'Music in TheEve,114

Saturday

ALL DAY"Radio Esperanza!Programs in the Sparlislllanguage -music, riettap

Billie Study, Mama

Sunday

6:00 AM -8:30 AM"Sunday Praise*

Gary Leonard

&30 AM -NOON"Bible Study"

10:40 AM

"Unshackled"

NOON -1:00 PM"Music for Sunday"

46 HADIClazfrav

2576 Portage MallPortage, IN 46368.3008219-763.2750

SiPiGM: Bill Peat

WNDZ is a Christian stationbroadcasting from Sunrise*Sunset and also carriesethnic progrartuning,

Monday -Friday

SIGN ON-6:30AMMusic

Cc30 AM -9:0O AM

Public Affairs

Polish Programming

00 AM -12:30 PMReligious Programming9:30 - Jim Kirkwood9:45 - "Voice of Prophecy.10:00 - News, Music10:15 - "New Way of Life°10:30 - Christian/Jewish Honk10:45 - "Intl Prison Millial2/11:00 - News11:15 - "Radio. Rosary"11:30 - MusicNoon - "Views in Mettle

12:30 PM.1400121Music

1:00 PM -2:30 pa"Point of View"

2:30 PM.4:00 PMMusicJim Kirkwood

4:00 PM -6:00 PMPolish Programming

SaturdaySIGN OFF -6:30 AM

Music

6:30 AM -7:30 AM"Weekend"

7:30 AM -11:00 AMReligious Programming

11:00 AM -NOON"Sunrise Health Hoe

IsZOON-1:00 PM"Radio Forum"

AM -3:00 PMSerbian Programming

5:00 PM -6:00 PMReligious Programming

600 PASSIGN OFFMusic

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WI\TVR AIV1 1030

126 E. Wing StreetArlington Heights.60004708-394.9995

Pres Frank E. Kavenikr..M. Denise Kavenik

WNVR-BUSINESS RADIO1030 features business netsbtalk shows and call -in showsrand the BUSINESSLWITOblETWORIC.

Monday -Friday

6;00 AM -SUNSETBusiness Radio Network1dourly Schedule (in minutes)'300 National and

International News

IX Stocks & CommoditiesReport

12 Expanded Business Focg315 National Travel, Weather17 National Sports Report20 Stock Headlines21 Corporate Management

Feature

24 News Headlines25 Business Radio Network

Feature

20 National andInternational News

26 Stocks and CommoditiesReport

:42 Personal Excellence Feature

:45 National Travel, Weather:47 National Sports Report20 Stock Headlines51 News Headlines

Z2 Business RadioBusinessline

Saturday

6:00 AM -10:00 AMBusiness Radio NetworkNews Hour(See Monday -Friday listings)

10:00 AM -I1:00 AMThe Donoghue StrategiesWilliam Donoghue

11:00 AM -NOONWealth Without Risk/Financial Digest

Charles Givens, Steve Sitkoodi

NOON -8:30 PMNOON-BRN MarketweekJoe Carlton12:30 -Executive EditionErich Burch, Gary Hickman1:00 -Your Own SuccessAl Parinello, Jay Campbell2:00 -The Ways &LeanCommitteeCon MacDonald5:00-0mniversePete WehnerE00 -Sales TalkLob Alexizei

Sunday600 AM-7:00AM

Nome OfficeElichard Cooper, PattlEdttXtbtrul Sarah Edwards

174.00 AM -10:00 AMUmniversePete Wehner

10:00 AM -2:00 PM10:00 -AMEX BusineSSESTom Meriam10:30 -Special InteregChet Sisk

11:00 -Women's RiisiiaeglExchange

Gloria GoodwynNOON -Scams AcniSSiAtrteritaRichard Cooper1:00 -Your Own Success

Al Pannell°, Jay Camplleilf

2s00 PM -3:00 PMtill Ball's Real EstateBill Ball

3:00 PM -5:00 PMComputing Sur.ceThom Foulks

5:00 PM -7:00 PMAmerica's Dining aidTravel Guide

Pierre Wolfe

IWO PM -8:00 PMNew Venture Money StintRichard Cooper

8:00 PM -8:30 PMGrand Opening

Richard Cadge/

WOPA AM 1200509 W. Roosevelt Rd.Chicago, IL 60607312-738-1200

GM: Maura DonahuePD: Guillermo PrinceSM: Mary McEvilly Hernandez

WOPA "RADIO EXITO" playsSpanish contemporary music,also features news, inform?,tion and sports.

Monday -Friday

5:00 AM -10:00 AM"El Equipo Matutino"Guillermo Prince

Elisa Miguel

Ezequiel Banda SifuentS

10:00 AM -200 PMMarco Dennis

11:00 AM - NOON

'Asi es Jalisco"NOON - 12:30 PM

%odder° 1200"Ezequiel Banda SifuenteS

2:00 PM -5:00 PMJose Jaime Salinas

5:00 PM -9:00 PM"WOPA de hioche"

tio RutilioRoberto Carreto

S:00 PM -10:00 PM"Noches RancheroV

Carlos Quezada

10:00 PM -MIDNIGHT"Musica y Romance"

MIDNIGHT -6:00 AMArmando Pablo Gutierrez

Saturday

6:00 Am-10:00AM1Marco Dennis

10:00 AM -2:00 PMJose Jaime Salinas

2:00 PM -6:00 PMGabriela Navarrete

6:00 PM -MIDNIGHTRoberto Carreto

8:00 PM - 10:00PM"Radio MTV"

Monica Stagg

MIDNIGHT -6:00 AMAdriana Rodriguez

Sunday6:00 AM -8:00 AM

Chucho Orozco

8:00 AM -11:00 AM"Exitos de Coleccion"

Jams Canchola

11:00 AM -NOON"Asi Es Mi Tierra"

Javier Canchola

NOON -3:00 PM"Rinconcito Nortena'Tio Rutilio

Roberto Carreto

3:00 PM -8:00 PMGabriela Navarrete

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

"Elias Hablan"

Elisa Maguel

8:00 PM -10:00 PM"Voces y Guitarras"

Marco Dennis

10:00 PM -MIDNIGHT'Musica y Romance"

WPNA AM 1490408 S. Oak Park AvealleOak Park, IL 60302708-848.8980

Pres: Fdward J. MuskatGM: Chris Gulinski

Monday -Friday

6:00 AM -7:00 AMMuzyka Na Dzien DobryMarek Kulisiewicz

7:00 AM -10:00 AMMorning Drive Time PAO

10:00 AM -11:00 AM.Buon Giorno ItaliaNunzio Fracone

11:00 AM -NOONRytmecio Ekspresasi

NOON -2:00 PMRadio RenovacionSpanish (Religious)

2:00 PM -3:00 /141Wokol NasBarbara Oralewska

3:00 PM -4:00 PM"0 Nas, Dla Nos"Sylwester Skora

4:00 PM -5:00 PM"Slowo I Piesn"Sophia Boris

5:00 PM -7:00 PM"Open Mike"Lucja Silwa

7:00 PM -8:00 PMPolish Programming

8:00 PM -9:00 PMPolish Program (M,W,Th)St. Volodymr & Olha UkrainianHour (Tue)

Ukrainian Evening Tribune (F)

9:00 PM -11:00 PMProgram Na Serio

11:00 PM -MIDNIGHTStudio "M"Daniel Malinowski

MIDNIGHT -1:00 AMMuzyka Noca/Night Music

1:00 AM -6:00 AMNocny Pan

Jarek Obrecki

Saturday

4:30 AM -7:00 AMPolka Shows

7:00 AM -8:00 AMChicago Health TalkOr. K. Jucas

&00 AM -1:00 PMIrish Programs

LOO PM -3:00 PMPolka Shows

3:00 PM -5:00 PMUkrainian (Religious)

5:00 PM -6:30 PMArabic Program

6:30 PM -9:30 PMIrish Programs

6:30 PM-MIDNIGH/Public Affairs

MIDNIGHT -3:00M)Midnight BluesJohn Gorny

Sunday

3:00 AM -5:00 AMPublic Affairs

5:00 AM -8:00 AMReligious Programmiga

41:00 AM -NOON8:00 AM - Your Foust)Heritage Hour

8:30 AM - Chet Gulinski Show

NOON -1:00 PMEddie Blazonczyk

1:00 PM -5:00 PMPolish Programs

5:00 PM -MIDNIGHTGospel Programs

MIDNIGHT -3:00 AMMidnight BluesJohn Gorny

3:00 AM -5:00 AMPublic Affairs

5:00 AM -6:00 AMReligious Programs

WRMN AM 141014 Douglas Ave,Elgin, IL 60120708-741-7700

Pres/ GM: Richardjaiii0OM: Jeff MyersPD: Brad Bohlen

WRMN provides news and tan!,tbr the Northwest suhurbsandFox Valley area.

Monday -Friday

8:00 AM -10:00 AM"The WRMN Wake -Up Car

News, Weather, Traffic. Sport4,

Finance, Entertainment

Brad Bohlen

Ken Kosek, Local News

8:15AM - "People to Pealeinterviews

9:15 AM - "Your TurifOpen Mike

10:00 AM -11:00 AM"Problems and Solutions""

Consumer, Wamen'sissue9

Dee Hubbard

III:00 AM -1:00 PMNews, Information

12:30 PM - "Tradio"

Listeners buy and selia,M2

1:00 PM -2:00 PM"The Best of Talknet

2:00 PM -6:00 PM"'Good Clean Fun"

Interviews, Entertainme4Human Interest

Jeff Myers.

5:15 PM - "Sports Raj)?

6:00 PM-4:00AMTalknet".National TalkShows

Saturday

4:00 AM -6:00 AMNews, Information

6:00 AM -7:00 AM"America on the RoarAutomotive Info

V.:00 AM -8:00 AMinvestment Digest

Ralph Russell & Scott

Investment InformatiOrl

8:00 AM -NOON"WRMN Shopping Show"'

Listeners buy merchandiseadservices at discount prices

NOON -1:00 PMNews, Information

12:30 PM - "Tradio"

Listeners buy and sellitedt%

1:00 PM -6:00 PM'Radio Fiesta" Hispanic

flamcmAngel

RADICichicaso 47

6:00 PM -4:00 AM"Talknet"

National Talk Show

Sunday

4:00 AM -1:00 PMReligious Programming

1:00 PM -6:00 PM"Radio Fiesta" Hispanic

Ramon Angel

6:00 PM -11:00 PM"Talknet"

National Talk Show

WROK AM 14403901 Brendenwood Rd.Rockford, IL 61125815-399-2233

(;NI:phn NolteOM: Jamie Grout

WROK is a talk/infotain-ment station which also fea-tures Adult Contemporarymusic.

Monday -Friday

5:30 AM -10:00 AM"The Dan & Doug Show"Music, Talk, Comedy

Dan Willis, Doug McDuff

10:00 AM -NOON"Middays withRick McLaughlin"Music, Talk, Call -in

NOON -1:00 PMNews, InformationVarious Hosts

1:00 PM -3:00 PM"The Rush Limbaugh Show"Talk, Call -in

3:00 PM -7:00 PM"The Riley O'Neil Show"

Music, News, Humor5:00 PM - "The 5 O'ClockEvening Report" includesNews, Weather, SportsPaul Harvey's "Rest ofThe Story"

7:00 PM -10:00 PM"Talknet"Financial Talk, Call -in

Bruce Williams

10:00 PM -1:00 AM"Larry King Live"

1:00 AM -4:00 AM"Talknet"Advice, Call -in

Neil Meyers

4:00 AM -5:30 AM"America in the Morning"News, Information, TalkJim BohannonNews-Joe Soto

Saturday

6:00 AM -9:00 AMMusic, Talk

Dan Willis

9:00 AM -10:00 AM"Viewpoint"Talk, Call -in

Ken DeCoster

10:00 AM -12:30 PM"WROK Midday"Talk, Call -in

Rick McLaughlinNOON-Paul Harvey

12:30 PM -3:00 PM"The Best ofRush Limbaugh"

3:00 PM -6:00 PMRiley O'Neil

Talk, Music, News

6:00 PM -MIDNIGHT"Saturday Night Cruise"Oldies from the 50's, 60's, 70'sBrad Jeffries

MIDNIGHT -7:00 AMMusic, Talk

Chris Ryder, Kevin McCarthy

Sunday

7:00 AM -9:00 AMReligious Programming

9:00 AM -10:00 AMPublic Affairs

10:00 AM -NOON"On the Garden Line"Jerry Baker

NOON -1:00 PMMusic, Talk

Larry Meyers

1:00 PM -6:00 PMMusic, Talk

Laura Mason

6:00 PM -10:00 PM"Dick Clark's Rock,Roll and Remember"

10:00 PM -1:00 AM"The Best of Larry King"

1:00 AM -4:00 AM"Talknet"

Neil Meyers

4:00 AM -5:30 AM"America in the Morning"Jim Bohannon

News-Joe Soto

WSBC AM 12404949 W. BelmontChicago, IL 60641312-282-9722

GM: Roy Bella:4a

WSBC is an ethnic stationserving Spanish, Polish,Ukrainian, Irish and others.

Monday -Friday

6:00 AM -7:00 AMInternational Musical

7:00 AM -8:30 AMBob Lewandowski

10:00 AM -11:00 AMLady Wynester Gospel Show (M)Supermix Show (T,W)Hora Musical (Th, F)

2:00 PM -3:30 PMSabor Latino

8:00 PMRev. A. Jefferson (M)Praise Hour (T)

TBA (W)

Polish Program (Th)Romany Assembly of God (F)

9:00 PMTBA (M)

Ukrainian Voice (T)Irish Radio (W)Sangeeta (Th)

Public Affairs (F)

11:00 PM -MIDNIGHTSpanish Pentecostal

Saturday

6:00 AM -8:00 AMPueblo En Marcha

8:00 AM -8:30 AMHora Cattolica De San Francisco

10:00 AM -11:00 AMEl Show Impacto

2:00 PM -3:30 PMSabor LatinoFreddy Reyes

8:00 PM -9:00 PMSports ShowMike North

9:00 PM -10:00 PMFr. Justin Polish Catholic Hour

11:00 PM -MIDNIGHTSpanish Pentecostal

Sunday

6:00 AM -6:30 AMLady Wynester Gospel Program

6:30 AM -7:30 AMMercy Seat M.B. Church

7:30 AM -8:30 AMLil' Richard Polka Show

10:00 AM -11:00 AMPolish Program

Sophia Boris

2:00 PM -3:00 PMBob Lewandowski Show

3:00 PM -3:30 PMZlobin Rylski Show

8:00 PM -9:00 PMNew Mt. Vernon M.B. Services

9:00 PM -10:00 PMKala Academy Hour

11:00 PM -MIDNIGHTSpanish Pentecostal

WTAQ AM 13009355 W. Joliet RoadLaGrange, IL 60525708-352-1300

GM: Mario LimonPromo: Santa NegreteMD: pse Alanis

AQ is an all -Spanishstation, featuring music,talk and news.

WI'AQ carries (:IticagoWhite Sox games; alsoChicago Bulls.

Monday -Friday

MIDNIGHT -6:00 AMSpanish HitsAngel Cifuentes

6:00 AM -10:00 AMChristian Ramos

8:00 AM -9:00 AM

La Hora de La Regaders

(The Parody Hour)

10:00 AM -2:00 PMJose Alanis

10:00 AM - 11:00 AMLa Hora de Los Super Grupos(Super Group Hour)1:00 PM - 2:00 PMPalenque Musical(Battle of the Bands)

2:00 PM -6:00 PMArmando Rodarte

4:00 PM -5:00 PM

Todos con Banda

6:00 PM -MIDNIGHTIsmael Monteil6:00 PM - 7:00 PMLa Hora Tropical

(The Tropical Hour)

Saturday"Sabado Rancheros"24 Hours of Ranchero andMariachi Music Hits

48 RADIOducago

Sunday

MIDNIGHT -6:00 AMJust Good MusicMario & Gollo

"Dueto Estrella"5:00 AM - 7:00 AMReligious Shows

6:00 AM -NOONJuan Suarez

"Mercado de La Mexicana"(Swap Shop Flour)9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

"Breakfast with Fernando"Prof. Fernando Fernandez

NOON -6:00 PMLa Ley Es Para Usted

(The Law is Yours)

1:00 PM - 5:00 PMJust Good Music

6:00 PM -MIDNIGHTJesus Contreras

WVON AM 14503350 S. Kedzie AvenueChicago, IL 60623312-247-6200

SM: Verlene BlackburnPD: Melody Spann

Monday -Friday

5:00 AM -9:00 AMThe Drake Collier Show

Drake Collier

Talk, Call -in, News

Traffic / Weather, Sports

9:00 AM -1:00 PM"Tell Ty"

Ty Wansley

1:00 PM -I0:00 PMSign -Off

10:00 PM -1:00 AM"On Target"

Talk, Call -in

Various Hosts

1:00 AM -4:00 AM"Bob Law Show"Live Syndicated Talk Program

Talk, Call -in

4:00 AM -5:00 AM"First Light"

Current News

Saturday5:00 AM -9:00 AM

"Small Talk"

Talk, Call -in, In -studio Guests

Perri Small-Host

9:00 AM -1:00 PMTalk Show

Various Hosts

1:00 PM -8:30 PMSign -off

8:30 PM -5:00 AM"Inspiration All Night Long"

Deacon Ywan Fields

Sunday

5:00 AM -10:00 PMSign -off

10:00 PM -MIDNIGHT"On Target"

Talk, Call -in

Various Hosts

MIDNIGHT -5:00 AM"Bob Law Show"

Live Syndicated Talk Program

Talk, Call -in

WABT FM 103.9

P.O. Box 249Dundee, IL 60118708-551-3450

GM: Bruce LawPD: Randy McCarthyPromo: Carol Wilde &Mike Straub

WART FM-The Northwest'sOwn Rock & Roll.

Monday -Friday

MIDNIGHT -6:00 AMPhil Jacobs & the "All Night Cafe"

6:00 AM -10:00 AM"Rock & Roll Breakfast"Randy McCarthy, JenniferHammond & Ken Zurski

10:00 AM -3:00 PMCarol WildeNoon -1:00 PM

"Power Lunch"

3:00 PM -7:00 PMCharlie Metro5:00 PM -6:00 PM

"Quittin' Time Cruise"

7:00 PM -MIDNIGHTCara Simms

8:50 PM"BBC Classic Wabbit Track"A seldom heard version ofa Rock & Roll classic.

Saturday

MIDNIGHT -6:00 AMPat Knight

6:00 AM -10:00 AMRic Federighi

10:00 AM -2:00 PMPhil Jacobs

2:00 PM -6:00 PMMatt Hamilton

6:00 PM -MIDNIGHT"Block Party Saturday Night"Song anthologies by yourfavorite rock groups & artistsall night long, with Ken Zurskiand Rick Hurle

Sunday

MIDNIGHT -7:00 AMPat Knight

7:00 AM -7:30 AM"Crosswalk"Christian Rock

7:30 AM -8:00 AM"Rock Down Agape"Christian Rock with Carol Wilde

8:00 AM -9:00 AM"Off the Record"Mary Turner

9:00 AM -1:00 PMPhil Jacobs

1:00 PM -5:00 PMCara Simms, Carol Wilde

5:00 PM -7:30 PMRic Federighi

7:30 PM -8:00 PMCharlie Metro

"Northwest on Stage"Bands from Northwest suburbs

8:00 PM -9:00 PMRic Federighi

9:00 PM -MIDNIGHTMatt Hamilton

WAIT FM 105.58600 Route 14Crystal Lake, IL 60012815-459-7000

SM: Steve Sands

WAIT FM serves theNorthwest Suburbs.

Monday -Friday

5:00 AM -9:00 AMDick Mitz Morning Show

9:00 AM -1:00 PMRobin Jones

1:00 PM -4:00 PMHarry Nelson

4:00 PM -8:00 PMJason Taylor

8:00 PM -MIDNIGHTMonty Foster

MIDNIGHT -5:00 AMVic St. John

Stubie Doak (F until 6:00 a.m.)

Saturday

6:00 AM -10:00 AMMike Olson

10:00 AM -3:00 PMRobin Jones

3:00 PM -S 00 PMStubie Doak

8:00 PM -MIDNIGHTMonty Foster

MIDNIGHT -7:00 AMDebbie Boy

Sunday

6:00 AM -NOONLong John

NOON -3:00 PMJason Taylor

Top 30 Countdown

3:00 PM -7:00 PMVic St. John

7:00 PM -MIDNIGHTStubie Doak

MIDNIGHT 5:00 AMVarious Hosts

WBBM FM 96.3630 N. McClurg CourtChicago, IL 60611312-951-3572

VP/GM: Tom MathesonPD: David ShakesMD: Todd Cavanah

Monday -Friday

5:30 AM -10:00 AM"The Eddie and Jobo Show"Joe Bohannon & Ed VolkmanTalk, Comedy, Music, Call -in

News and Traffic with Karen Hand

10:00 AM -2:00 PMTodd Cavanah

2:00 PM -6:00 PMGary Spears

6:00 PM -10:00 PMGeorge McFly

10:00 PM -2:00 AM"Baltazar"

10:00 PM -2:00 AM(Friday)

"B96 Dance Party"Julian "Jumpin" Perez

"Bad Boy" BillBrian "Hitmix" Middleton

Saturday

6:00 AM -9:00 AM"Rockin' America Top 30"

Scott Shannon

RADIOchicago 49

9:00 AM -1:00 PMGary Spears

1:00 PM -5:00 PMGeorge McFly

5:00 PM -9:00 PMCoco Cortez

9:00 PM -5:00 AM"896 Dance Party"Julian "Jumpin" Perez

"Bad Boy" BillBrian "Hitmix" Middleton

Sunday

5:00 AM -7:00 AMPublic Affairs

7:00 AM -8:00 AM"Future Hits"

Joel Denver

8:00 AM -NOON"Casey's Top 40 Countdown"Casey Kasem

NOON- 4:00 PMGreg Murray

4:00 PM -8:00 PMDana Lundon

8:00 PM -MIDNIGHTSunday Night Mix

MIDNIGHT -5:30 AMGreg Murray

WBEZ FM 91.5105 W. Adams StreetChicago, IL 60603312-641-5197

GM: Carole NolanPD: Ken Davis

Monday -Friday

5:00 AM -9:00 AMMorning Edition

9:00 AM -2:00 PMDaytime Information

Ken Davis, Sondra Gair,

Mara Tapp

2:00 PM -3:00 PMDaily Forum

3:00 PM -4:00 PMFresh Air

Terry Gross

4:00 PM -6:30 PMAll Things Considered

6:30 PM -7:00 PMMarketplace

7:00 PM -8:00 PMDiscussion (M -W)

Chris Robing, Jacky Grimshaw

Inside Politics (Th)

Bruce Dumont

Backstage Pass (F)

Karl T. Wright

8:00 PM -9:00 PM"Afropop"

George Collinet

9:00 PM -3:00 AM9:00 - The Wildroom

10:00 - BlueStage

11:00 - Larry Smith

3:00 AM -4:00 AMArchives

4:00 AM -5:00 AMBBC

Saturday

5:00 AM -6:00 AMFourqueens Jazz from Las Vegas

6:00 AM -8:00 AMMonitoRadio

Soundprint, Across the Atlantic

8:00 AM -10:00 AMWeekend Edition

Scott Simon

10:00 AM -NOONWhad'Ya Know

Michael Feldman

NOON -1:00 PM"Inside Politics"

Bruce Dumont

1:00 PM -2:00 PMCar Talk

2:00 PM -4:00 PMArtistic License

4:00 PM -5:00 PMAll Things Considered

Lynn Neary

5:00 PM -7:00 PMGarrison Keillor's

American Radio Company

7:00 PM -9:30 PMPassport

Chris Heim

9:30 PM -MIDNIGHTThe Mambo Express

Victor Parra

MIDNIGHT -5:00 AMBlues Before Sunrise

Steve Cushing

Sunday

5:00 AM -8:00 AMEchoes, Music

8:00 AM -10:00 AMWeekend Edition

Liane Hansen

10:00 AM -NOONGarrison Keillor

NOON -1:00 PMMarian McPartland's Piano Jazz

1:00 PM -4:00 PMJazz Forum

Dick Buckley

4:00 PM -MIDNIGHTAll Things Considered

The Flea Market, Thistle &

Shamrock, Folk Sampler,

Songbag, Work in Progress,

Portraits in Blue

MIDNIGHT -5:00 AMBlues Before Sunrise

Steve Cushing

WBUS FM 99.9292 N. ConventBourbonnais, IL 60914815-933-9287

Pres/GM: Jackie MilnerPD: Mickey MilnerMktg: Tim Milner

WBUS features dance musicand Top 40 hits.

Monday -Friday

5:00 AM -10:00 AMMusic, News, InformationChip St. James and Ken Zyer

10:00 AM -2:00 PMMusic, ContestsRigg Chicoye

2:00 PM -6:00 PMMusic, ContestsMickey Milner

6:00 PM -MIDNIGHTDance MixesMarc Arturi

Saturday

MIDNIGHT -6:00 AMKevin Askew

6:00 AM -10:00 AMMusic, News, InformationChip St. James

10:00 AM -2:00 PMMusic, ContestsRigg Chicoye

2:00 PM -6:00 PMMusic, Contests

6:00 PM -MIDNIGHTDance Mixes

Marc Arturi

MIDNIGHT -6:00 AMDance Mixes, Top 40Mark Edwards

Sunday

6:00 AM -7:00 AMMusic, News, InformationMike Laurie

7:00 AM -8:00 AM"Future Hits"New Releases

Joel Denver

8:00 AM -NOON"Casey's Top 40 Countdown"Casey Kasem

NOON -6:00 PMDance Mixes, Top 40Jeff Laird

6:00 PM -MIDNIGHTDance Mixes, Top 40Kevin Askew

MIDNIGHT -5:00 AMDance Mixes, Top 40Marc Arturi

WCBR FM 92.7120 W. University DriveArlington Heights, II.60004708-255-5800

SM: Alaine PetersPD: Tim Disa

WCBR (Chicago's Bear)plays a mix of adult -rock,classic rock and progressiverock.

WCBR also carries play byplay of I.oyola Basketball,UIC Basketball and Hockey

Monday -Friday

6:00 AM -10:00 AMThe Tommy Lee Johnston ShowAdult Rock, Call -in, Humor,Headline Updates, Traffic

10:00 AM -3:00 PMAdult Rock, PrizesBob Dunsworth

3:00 PM -7:00 PMAdult Rock, Prizes, Traffic

7:00 PM -MIDNIGHTAdult RockIry Darling

MIDNIGHT -6:00 AMAdult RockDave Anton

Saturday

6:00 AM -10:00 AMAdult Rock, PrizesGreg Baltyn

10:00 AM -2:00 PMAdult Rock, PrizesIry Darling

50 RADIOchwago

2:00 PM -6:00 PMAdult Rock, PrizesJohn Currie

6:00 PM -MIDNIGHTAdult RockTahanni Butler

MIDNIGHT -6:00 AMAdult Rock

Sunday

6:00 AM -8:00 AM"Outdoors"-LiveMike Jackson

Fishing, Hunting, Camping

Talk, Call -in

8:00 AM -10:00 AMGreg Baltyn

10:00 AM -2:00 PMJoe McArdle

2:00 PM -6:30 PMJohn Currie

6:30 PM -7:30 PM"Sports Digest"Sports Recap, InterviewsCheryl Raye

7:30 PM -10:00 PMMarty Ziven

10:00 PM -MIDNIGHTPublic Affairs Programming

MIDNIGHT -6:00 AMTahanni Butler

WCCQ FM 98.31520 North RockRun DriveJoliet, IL 60435815-729-4400

GM: Robert ChannickPD: Prince Mayne

WCCQ Plays ContemporaryCountry and serves 11 coun-ties in the Western andSouthern suburbs.

Monday -Friday

5:00 AM -9:00 AMJill Montana

9:00 AM -NOONMark Edwards

NOON -3:00 PMTed Clark

3:00 PM -6:00 PMPrince Mayne

6:00 PM -8:00 PMJim Casey

8:00 PM -MIDNIGHTJerry Walker

8:00 PM Thurs.

Fishing Line / Outdoors Show

Jim Darosa, Jody Foster,

Dick Fredrickson

9:00 PM Thurs.

On the Bench (sports)

Paul Reis

MIDNIGHT -5:30 AMHubcap Carter

Saturday

MIDNIGHT -4:00 AMSteve Thomas

4:00 AM -8:00 AMBecky Wight

8:00 AM -NOONJim Beedle

NOON -4:00 PMTed Clark

4:00 PM -7:00 PMHubcap Carter

7:00 PM -MIDNIGHT"Weekend Special"

Rob Wrinkle

MIDNIGHT -6:00 AMSteve Thomas

Sunday

6:00 AM -7:10 AMJim Walker

7:10 AM -7:30 AMQ Country Perspective

Sharon Irvine

7:30 AM -9:00 AMReligious Programming

9:00 AM -NOONRick Patton

NOON -3:00 PMTop 30 Countdown

Jim Casey

3:00 PM -7:00 PMBob Tracy

7:00 PM -MIDNIGHT"The Sunday Open House"

Becky Wight

WCKG FM 105.9150 N. Michigan AvenueChicago, IL 60601312-781-7300

VP/GM: Marc W MorganPD: Dan MichaelsMktg: Chuck Gesert

WCKG-the Classic RockStation-plays over 30 yearsof back-to-back qualityClassics.

Monday -Friday

6:00 AM -10:00 AMMitch Michaelsand a more music morningwith newsman Steve Scott

10:00 AM -2:00 PMPatti Haze

Noon-"The Rock'n Roll Diner"(request time)

2:00 PM -6:00 PMAllen Stagg

4:50 PM-"The Psychedelic

Psupper"-Music from thePsychedelic Era

6:00 PM -10:00 PMDebbie Alexander7:50 PM-"The PerfectAlbum Side"

10:00 PM -2:00 AMJoe Thomas

Night time Rock'n Roll featuresmusic from the past 30 yearsplus Beatles at Midnight

2:00 AM -6:00 AMRandi Blake

Continuous Music, Requests

Saturday"Special Weekends"

Great Classic Rock Featureseach Weekend

7:00 PM -MIDNIGHT"All Request Saturday Night"Listeners call -in

Sunday"Special Weekends"Great Classic Rock Featureseach Weekend

8:00 AM -11:00 AM"Breakfast with the Beatles"

Beatles' music, interviewsDan Michaels

6:00 PM -11:00 PMJoe Thomas

"The 7th Day"Six full albums -uninterrupted

WDCB FM 90.9College of DuPage22nd Street &Lambert RoadGlen Ellyn, IL 60137-6599708-858-5196

GM: Sid FryerPC: Mary Patricia LaRueMC: Kenneth Scott

Contest/Request Line:790-WDCB

Monday -Friday

4:00 AM -6:00 AM"MonitoRadio Early Edition" (News)

Daylight Edition (News)

6:00 AM -3:00 PMJazz Edition

3:00 PM -5:00 PMBig Band (Mon)

Mountain Stage, Folk (Tue)

Strictly Bluegrass (Wed)

More than Music, Country (Thur)

Lonesome Pine, Festival of

Folk (Fri)

5:00 PM - 8:00 PMAll Things Jazz

Final Edition (News)

MonitoRadio Daily Edition (News)

8:00 PM -MIDNIGHTPublic Affairs / Classes

8:30 - Open Stage (F)

9:00 - Solo (F)

10:00 - Blues Edition (F)

MIDNIGHT -4:45 AMJazz Music

Saturday

4:45 AM -7:00 AMPublic Affairs / Classes

7:00 AM -7:30 AMPickleberry Pie

Children's Program

7:30 AM -NOONJazz Edition

NOON -1:00 PMThe Record Shelf

1:00 PM -5:00 PMClassical Confab

5:00 PM - 6:00 PMAudiophile Audition

6:00 PM -9:00 PMAll Things Jazz

9:00 PM -10:00 PMBlues from the Red Rooster

10:00 PM -MIDNIGHTReggae Explosion

MIDNIGHT -4:45 AMJazz Music

Sunday

4:45 AM -7:00 AMPublic Affairs / Classes

7:00 AM -8:00 AMNew Dimensions

8:00 AM -10:00 AMSounds Ethereal / New Age Music

10:00 AM -NOONClassical Confab

NOON -3:00 PMOpera Festival

3:00 PM -4:00 PMTreasures from the

Isles, Celtic Folk

RA DlOcinca,40 51

4:00 PM - 5:30 PMSouthern Fried Gospel

5:30 PM -6:30 PMStrictly Bluegrass

6:30 PM -7:30 PMRadio Classics

7:30 PM - 10:30 PMAll Things Jazz

10:30 PM -MIDNIGHTIn Tune with the Wave

Alternative Rock

WFMT FM 98.7303 East Wacker DriveChicago, IL 60601312-565-5000

GM: Alfred AntlitzPD: Norman PellegriniComm: Jon Kavanaugh

WFMT is committed to pre-senting a broad spectrum ofclassical music and spokenarts programming-classicalmusic, opera, drama, poetry,folk music; news; discussion;history.

Monday -Friday

5:30 AM -10:00 AMWFMT Morning Programwith Jim Unrath-Classical Music, NewsWall Street Journal(every half hour)10:45, 11:45 AM-Fine Arts Focus

10:00 AM -3:00 PMClassical Music, News12:15 PM - 1:00 PMKraft Presents Dame MyraHess Concert (live, Wed.)Fine Arts Focus(1:45, 2:45 PM-Daily)

3:00 PM -7:00 PMClassical Music, NewsWall Street Journal Reports

7:00 PM -8:00 PMMusic in Chicago

8:00 PM -10:00 PMSymphony Orchestra Concerts

"From Stock to Solti"Opera (W)

Drama from the BBC (Fri.)

10:00 PM -MIDNIGHTClassical Music, News10:30 PM-Studs Terkel11:30 PM-Classical Music

MIDNIGHT -5:30 AM"Talman Through the Night"Classical Music1:00 AM-San Francisco

Symphony Orchestra (F)

Saturday

5:30 AM -5:00 PMClassical Music, News10:30 AM

"New Recordings, New Sounds"4:00 PM -5:00 PM

"Word of Mouth" (3rd Sat.)Spoken Word Features

5:00 PM -7:00 PMBBC International Call

7:00 PM -8:00 PM"The First 50 Years"

Marty Robinson, Host

8:00 PM -10:00 PMCleveland Orchestra

9:30 PM-"From TheRecording Horn" (T)With Andy Karzas

10:00 PM -MIDNIGHT"The Midnight Special"Folk Music, Show Tunes,Comedy

MIDNIGHT -5:30 AM"Through the Night"Classical Music

Sunday

5:30 AM -1:00 PMClassical Music, News11:00 AM-United AirlinesPresents: Live From Studio One(solo & small ensembleperformances)12:30 PM-"My Music"

1:00 PM -4:00 PMAMOCO/Chicago

Symphony Orchestra"The Storytellers" (3:30)

4:00 PM -6:30 PMWFMT Sunday AfternoonSpecials

6:30 PM -8:00 PMNews, Classical Music7:00 PM-"My Word"

8:00 PM -9:00 PMClassic Performance from theLibrary of Congress

9:00 PM -11:30 PMClassical Music, News10:30 PM Studs Terkel11:30 PM Classical Music

MIDNIGHT -5:30 AM"Through The Night"Classical Music

WFYR FM 103.5130 East RandolphChicago, IL 60601(312) 861-8100

VP /GM: Kelly SeatonPD: Kurt JohnsonMktg: Betsy Riemenschneider

VVFYR plays the best"Continuous Soft Hits."Monday -Friday

5:30 AM -10:00 AMBrian Kelly

Warm, friendly personality andthe most music in the morning!Paula Fagan, Traffic

Dan Parker, News

Red Mottlow, Sports

10:00 AM -3:00 PMT.K. O'Grady

Midwest wit and style,blended with Soft Hits

3:00 PM -7:00 PMMike MacDonald

Breezy personality and Soft HitsDan Parker, News

Paula Fagan, Traffic

Red Mottlow, Sports

7:00 PM -MIDNIGHTChris Torres

"Love Songs on 'FYR"Special Dedications

MIDNIGHT -5:30 AMJohn BermudezCombines sense of humorwith Soft Hits

SaturdayAll day-Continuous Soft Hits.The perfect accompaniement toany Chicago weekend activity.

6:00 AM -7:00 AMPublic Affairs Programmming

7:00 PM -MIDNIGHTLeslie Harris

"Love Songs on 'FYR"

SundayAll day-Continuous Soft Hits.

6:30 AM -8:00 AMPublic Affairs Programming

7:00 PM -MIDNIGHTLeslie Harris

"Love Songs on 'FYR"

WGCI FM 107.5332 S. Michigan AvenueChicago, IL 60604312-427-4800

GM: Mary DysonPD: James AlexanderMktg/Promo: Rosalie Bucci

Monday -Friday

5:00 AM -9:00 AMBanks & CompanyDoug Banks

9:00 AM -2:00 PMShannon Dell

2:00 PM -6:00 PMTom Joyner

6:00 PM -10:00 PMJammin' Dave Michaels

10:00 PM -1:00 AM"Quiet Storm with Smooth Hitsand Dedications"Mike Hudson (M-Th)

"Dance Mixes" withArmando Rivera (Fri)

1:00 AM -5:00 AMIrene Mojica

Saturday

5:00 AM -7:00 AMMusic

7:00 AM -10:00 AM"On the Move"Tom Joyner

10:00 AM -2:00 PMBrian Anthony

2:00 PM -6:00 PMMark Young

6:00 PM -10:00 PMArmando Rivera

10:00 PM -MIDNIGHT"Rap Down Side A"Frankie J.

MIDNIGHT -2:00 AM"Rap Down the B -Side"Ramonski Luv

2:00 AM -5:00 AMMark Young

Sunday

5:00 AM -6:00 AMPublic Service

6:00 AM -11:00 AMMusic of Love and InspirationJacquie Haselrig

11:00 AM -3:00 PMBrian Anthony

3:00 PM -5:00 PMArmando Rivera

5:00 PM -7:00 PM"Westwood One Countdown"Walt Love

7:00 PM -8:00 PM"Radioscope"Entertainment Magazineof the AirLee Bailey

52 RADIOcnicago

8:00 PM -MIDNIGHT 1:00 PM -4:00 PM 6:00 PM -MIDNIGHT 7:00 PM -6:00 AM"Quiet Storm with Smooth Hits Musicweek Dan Diamond Transtar Format "41"

and Dedications" Bob Leonard MIDNIGHT -5:00 AM Music, Weather

Mike Hudson 4:00 PM -8:00 PM Steve Wallace

MIDNIGHT -5:00 AM Celeste Matthews Saturday

Mark Young 8:00 PM -11:00 PM Sunday 6:00 AM -10:00 AM

Dave Anthony 5:00 AM -6:00 AMLite Hits

Paul MorganPublic Affairs

10:00 AM -3:00 PM6:00 AM -10:00 AM Lite Hits

Jack Miller John Boda

WJKL FM 94.314 Douglas AvenueElgin, IL 60120

WJMK FM 104.3180 N. Michigan

10:00 AM -2:00 PMAmy ScottNOON -1:00 PM

Sunday Supplement'

3:00 PM -7:00 PMLite Hits

Jeff Young or Paul Morgan

708-741-7700 AvenueChicago, IL 60601

Countdown of the Top 10 hitsplus sports, news, trivia from

7:00 PM -6:00 AMTranstar Format "41"

Pres/GM: Rick Jakle 312-977-1800 the 50's, 60's and early 70's. Music, WeatherPD: Brad BohlenOM: Jeff Myers VP/GM: Harvey A. Pearlman

PD: Gary Price2:00 PM -6:00 PM

Dan Diamond Sunday

`THE FOX' 94.3 FM. Features Promo: Karyn Kerner 6:00 PM -10:00 PM 6:00 AM -7:45 AMtoday's music along with asprinkling of good oldies, MAGIC 104 plays favorite

Steve Wallace Lite Hits

Joan McCann

regional news, traffic, weather, oldies of 50's, 60's, and early 10:00 PM -2:00 AM 7:45 AM -Public Affairs

and business finals geared forthe west /n.w. suburbs.

70's. The disc jockeys arepure Chicago too...

Mark Dixon

2:00 AM -5:30 AM8:00 AM -NOON

"Countdown America withMonday -Friday Kurt Schaeffer Dick Clark"

Monday -Friday 6:00 AM -10:00 AM NOON -3:00 PM5:00 AM -9:00 AM Gary Price Lite Hits

Bob Leonard WAKE UP TO THE BEST OLDIES Dave Paluch or Mark SullivanFox News/Weather, Ken Kosek

5:32 AM -Shadow Traffic

Sportsline Trivia

9:00 AM -1:00 PMCeleste Matthews

1:00 PM -4:00 PM

plus Vicky on traffic and JohnPriester with the news.

10:00 AM -2:00 PMJohn CharlestonPlaying your favorite oldies!Making midday magic!

WJTW 93.5 FM2455 Glenwood AvenueJoliet, IL 60435815-729-9596

3:00 PM -7:00 PMScott Childers

7:00 PM -6:00 AMTranstar Format "41"

Music, Weather

Stan Robak 2:00 PM -6:00 PM

4:00 PM -8:00 PMLynne Haley

King "B" Ron BritainVisits from a menagerie ofcharacters, Country Bob, Terry

GM: jack DalyPD: Jim MurphyNews Dir: Lorraine Duffy

8:00 PM -MIDNIGHTGary Shannon

the Economist and more!

6:00 PM -10:00 PM WJTW plays the best AdultWKKD FM 95.9

MIDNIGHT -5:00 AM Dick Biondi Contemporary Music and P.O. Box 1730Dave Anthony "The Wild 1-tralian" offers contests and giveaways. Aurora, IL 60507

9:45 pm - "Collector's Corner" 708-357-9590Saturday

5:00 AM -10:00 AMScott Reese

7-10 pm Fridays - "Friday Night50's Party"Biondi plays the music that madehim a Rock n' Roll institution!

Monday -Friday

6:00 AM -10:00 AMNews, Weather, Music

GM: Charles FilippiPD: Dave BeckmanNews Dir: Jeff Blanton

10:00 AM -2:00 PMLynne Haley

2:00 PM -6:00 PMStan Robak

6:00 PM -MIDNIGHT

10:00 PM -2:00 AMAmy Scott10:45 - "Name That Tune"

"Birthday Wake -Up Calls" - aftermidnight.

"N Trivia""The Crows Nest Memory Test"

Jim Murphy

Lorraine Duffy, News

WKKD serves the WesternSuburbs with lite adultmusic, local news, areasports and weather.

"The Oldies Show"

Gary Shannon

2:00 AM -5:30 AMKurt Schaeffer

10:00 AM -3:00 PMNews, Weather, Music

Monday -Friday

MIDNIGHT -4:00 AM The overnight sensation! "The Words To The Music Game"

"Radio At Work" 5:00 AM -9:00 AMDave Anthony Saturday John Boda "Dave Beckman In The Morning"

6:00 AM -10:00 AM Lorraine Duffy, News with Jeff Blanton and Bill Baker,

Sunday Pat O'Kelley Lively, Topical Conversation,

3:00 PM -7:00 PM Audience Participation Phone4:00 AM -9:00 AM 10:00 AM -2:00 PM News, Weather, Sports, Music Calls, Entertaining Features,

Cary Bass John Charleston "The Crows Nest Memory Test" Local Suburban News every Half

9:00 AM -1:00 PM 2:00 PM -6:00 PM Jeff Young Hour, Live Weather Updates and

Scott Reese Dick Biondi Lorraine Duffy, News Hourly Sports.

RADIOChtaw 53

9:00 AM -2:00 PM VP/ GM: Charles Hillier WLIT FM 93.9 WLLI FM 96.7Lite Music, Audience Participation PD: Bill GambleContests, Hourly News Updates, MD: David Perlmutter 150 N. Michigan Avenue 601 Walnut StreetShowbiz Notes. Chicago, IL 60601 Joliet, IL 60434Deb Ryan WKQX-Q101 features Murphy

in the morning and over 50312-329-9002 815-726-4761

2:00 PM -7:00 PM minutes of the best variety of GM: Philip L Redo OM: Ed MorrisLite Music, Calls, Contests, News,Business Update Hourly.

Weather and Sports Updates.J. T. Tarbox

the '70's, 80's, and 90's eachhour.

Monday -Friday

PD: Mark EdwardsGen SM: Dave Kerr

WLIT, LITE-FM 93.9, plays

PD: Tony RayPromo: Tom OrlandoMD: Mike Bashem

7:00 PM -11:00 PMLite Music, Audience

5:00 AM -9:00 AM"Murphy In The Morning"

Lite 'N' Easy Songs withabsolutely less talk.

WLLI-FM serves the south-west suburbs; 96.7 I -Rock

Participation, Featured

Artists, News.Robert Murphy

Dan Walker -sidekick Monday -Fridayplays adult rock favorites.

Zerrin Bulut "Phrase that Pays" 5:30 AM -10:00 AM Monday -Friday11:00 PM -5:00 AM "Dial -a -Date," "Most Music, Weather, News, 5:30 AM -10:00 AM

Lite Music, Audience Embarrassing Moments," Traffic Update "Kevin Casey Show"Participation Contests, Hourly "Office Bitch of the Week" Bob Brynteson with Comedy, Talk, MusicNews, Listener Requests. "Pick Your News" Mary Ann Meyers News-Bob EllerDave Fischer "Guess the Whoopie"

"Hide the Salami" 10:00 AM 3:00 PM 10:00 AM -2:30 PMSaturday

News, Traffic -Dave McBride Margo Johnson Music, Album Previews

5:00 AM -10:00 AMLite Music, Hourly News andSports Updates.J. T. Tarbox

10:00 AM -2:00 PMLite Music, Hourly News Updates.Zerrin Bulut

9:00 AM -2:00 PMContemporary Music

Greg Brown

2:00 PM -7:00 PMContemporary Music

Patrick Callahan

3:00 PM -7:00 PMMusic, Weather, News

Traffic Updates

Megan Reed

7:00 PM -MIDNIGHTKen Southern

Mike Bashem

2:30 PM -7:00 PMMusic, Variety, ComedyTom Orlando

News-Janet SutherlandSports-Scott Slocum

7:00 PM -9:00 PM2:00 PM -6:00 PM

Hourly News and Weather

7:00 PM -MIDNIGHTContemporary Music

Carla Leonardo

MIDNIGHT -5:30 AMBruce Buckley

Music, ContestsTony Scott

Updates, Sports. 9:00 PM -2:00 AMDave Fischer MIDNIGHT -5:00 AM Saturday Music, Contests

6:00 PM -MIDNIGHTContemporary Music

Zach Harris6:00 AM -10:00 AM Katherine Brown

Lite Music, Hourly News Updates. Gene Honda 2:00 AM -5:30 AMRon Thompson Music, Contests

Sunday

MIDNIGHT -6:00 AMLite Music, Hourly News Updates.John Wesley

Saturday

5:00 AM -10:00 AM"Mu rph's Playhouse"

Best of Murphy

10:00 AM -2:00 PM

10:00 AM -2:00 PMMargo Johnson

2:00 PM -6:00 PMBob Brynteson

Sandy Kelly

SaturdayAdult Rock Favorites24 Hours a Day

6:00 AM -NOONPatrick Callahan 6:00 PM -MIDNIGHT

Lite Music, Hourly News and

Sports Updates.Dave Fischer

2:00 PM -7:00 PMDoug Blair

Bruce Buckley

MIDNIGHT -6:00 AM

SundayAdult Rock Favorites24 Hours a Day

NOON -6:00 PM 7:00 PM -MIDNIGHT Grant Field

Lite Music, Hourly News Zach Harris

and Sports Updates. SundayTom Chioles Sunday

6:00 PM -MIDNIGHTLite Music, Hourly News Updates.

MIDNIGHT -6:00 AMNick Joseph

6:00 AM -8:00 AMPublic Affairs WLNR FM 106.3

Terry Wido

MIDNIGHT 5:00 AMLite Music, Hourly News Updates.

John Wesley

6:00 AM -11:00 AMDoug Blair

11:00 AM -3:00 PMCarla Leonardo

8:00 AM -10:00 AMNanci Keller

10:00 AM -2:00 PMKen Southern

820 S. Michigan AvenueChicago, IL 60605312-322-9400

VP/GM: Charles Mootry3:00 PM -7:00 PM 2:00 PM -6:00 PM

Zach Harris Megan Reed WLNR plays soft urban con-

WKQX FM 101.17:00 PM -11:00 PM

Doug Blair6:00 PM -MIDNIGHT

Bruce Buckley

temporary with uptempocurrent hits. Simulcast withWPC AM 950.

11:00 PM -MIDNIGHT1700 Merchandise Mart Contemporary Music MIDNIGHT -5:30 AM Monday -FridayPlaza Steven Craig Grant FieldChicago, IL 60654 5:00 AM -11:00 AM

312-527-8348 Music, Traffic. Weather

54 RADI °Chicago

11:00 AM -5:00 PM 2:30 PM -7:00 PM SM: Jim LemonMusic, Requests, Traffic Bobby Skafish PD: Steve Burrell

5:00 PM -7:00 PM 5:00 PM -6:00 PM Traffic Jam Promo: Quinn Heraty

Music6:00-7:00 PM Mood Elevation Hour

WLUW-FM is an academic lab-6:20 PM "The Dinner Menu"

7:00 PM -11:00 PM

7:00 PM -11:00 PMJohn Fisher

oratory at Loyola University,on the air 24 hours daily. The

Music, Traffic. Weather 10:00 PM Get the Led Out (three Station staff consists of stu-7:35 PM Sports Update Led Zeppelin songs) dents, faculty and alumni.

11:00 PM -5:00 AM 11:00 PM -2:00 AM

Music, Requests, Weather Terry Gibson

11:00 PM Extended Play (set ofMonday -Friday

Saturday songs by a featured artist or group) 2:00 AM -5:30 AM

5:00 AM -11:00 AM Midnight Album High Energy Dance Music

Music, Requests, Weather 2:00 AM -5:30 AMJohn -0

11:00 AM -5:00 PM Wendy Snyder 5:30 AM -10:00 AM

Music, Requests, Weather The Morning ShowNews/Weather/Traffic/Humor

5:00 PM -11:00 PM Saturday Jeff AndrewsMusic, Requests, Weather, 5:30 AM -10:00 AM 10:00 AM -2:00 PM

11:00 PM -5:00 AM Bits of Brandmeier with Jim Wiser, High Energy Dance MusicMusic, Requests, Weather Scott Dirks Vicki DolengaJoi Spiller Simulcast

2:00 PM -6:00 PMSunday 10:00 AM -2:00 PM High Energy Dance Music

5:00 AM -11:00 AM Bob Stroud Jim Dommo

Inspirational Music Noon Beatle Break6:00 PM -10:00 PM

Weather, Requests 2:00 PM -6:00 PM High Energy Dance Music

11:00 AM -3:00 PM John Fisher Billy Lavere

Sunday Afternoon Jazz 6:00 PM -11:00 PM 10:00 PM -2:00 AM3:00 PM -5:00 PM Non -Stop Saturday Night High Energy Dance Music

Music, Weather Wendy Snyder Chris Allen

5:00 PM -11:00 PM 11:00 PM -5:00 AM

Music, Weather Non -Stop Saturday Night Saturday

11:00 PM -5:00 AMScott Dirks

2:00 AM -6:00 AM

Music, Requests, Weather High Energy Dance Music

Sunday Todd Jackson

5:00 AM -7:00 AMPublic Affairs Programs

"Chicago Street Talk"

6:00 AM -11:00 AMHigh Energy Dance Music

Steve Burrell

WLUP FM 97.9 Bill Holub 11:00 AM -4:00 PMSimulcast High Energy Dance Music

875 N. Michigan AvenueChicago, IL 60611312-440-5270

7:00 AM -9:00 AMRick Kaempfer

Anna Consalvo

4:00 PM -9:00 PM

GM: Larry Wert9:00 AM -1:00 PM

Matt Bisbee or Dave Benson

High Energy Dance Music

Christina Marie

VP/SM: Greg SolkMktg/Comm: Sandy Stahl 1:00 PM -6:00 PM

Terry Gibson

9:00 PM -1:00 AMSaturday Night Dance Party

Denise JergerThe LOOP FM 98 is a rockand roll station for adults thatcombines personality with all

6:00 PM -9:00 PMWendy Snyder

1:00 AM -7:00 AMSaturday Night Dance Party

your favorite classics and the 9:00 PM -11:00 PM Adam Snow

best of the new rock and roll. Sunday Night at 9

Various Specials

Monday -Friday 11:00 PM -5:30 AM Sunday

5:30 AM -10:00 AM Rick Kaempfer 7:00 AM -9:30 AM

"The Jonathon Brandmeier Show" "Tune In Yesterday"

with Buzz Kilman (News) Oldtime Radio Show

Bruce Wolf (Sports) John Bialas

Simulcast 9:30 AM -10:00 AM

10:00 AM -2:30 PMBob Stroud

WLUW FM 88.7 "Lift Your Heart"

Religious Talk Show

Noon -1:00 PM Lunchtime Roots 820 N. Michigan Avenue 10:00 AM -10:30 AM(rock & roll from the 50's, Chicago, IL 60611 Community Accents

60's, and early 70's) 312-915-6558 Wayne Magdziarz

10:30 AM -11:00 AMThe Learning Curve

Educational Talk Show

Bob Parkinson

11:00 AM -NOONReligious Programs

The Power Line

"Journey Inward"

Fr. Greg Sakowicz

NOON -2:00 PM"Outlook News Magazine"

Diana Tortura/Bridget Billig

2:00 PM -6:00 PMDimension Latina

6:00 PM -10:00 PMHigh Energy Top 25 Countdown

10:00 PM -2:00 AMHigh Energy Dance Music

Steve Burrell

WMBI FM 90.1820 N. LaSalle DriveChicago, IL 60610312-3294300

SM: Tom SommervilleAM: Greg Wheatley

WMBI FM is a Christianstation broadcast from theMoody Bible Institute. Theformat is religious and themusic played is InspirationalChristian.

Monday -Friday

6:00 AM -8:30 AM"Morning Clock"Bob Murfin

8:30 AM -11:00 AM"Bible Study"Charles Stanley, CharlesSwindoll, David Mains,John MacArthur

11:00 AM -1:00 PM"Mid -Day on FM 90"

1:00 PM -3:30 PM"Music In The Afternoon"Jim Marshall

3:30 PM -5:30 PM"Prime Time America"Jim Warren, Pamela Felske,Monte Larrick

5:30 PM -8:00 PM"Music in the Evening"

8:00 PM -9:00 PM"Open Line"Donald Cole, Chris Fabry

RAD ()Chicago 55

9:00 PM -11:00 PM Monday -Friday 3:00 PM -5:00 PM 1:00 AM -5:00 AM"Bible Study" 5:00 AM -6:00 AM "Classical Music" Mark Ruffin

James Dobson, Anthony Evans,

Donald Cole, Ray Ortlund

11:00 -MIDNIGHT"Music Till Midnight"

"Cameo Concert"

6:00 AM -9:00 AM"Morning Song"Carl Grapentine

5:00 PM -7:00 PM"Zephyr"

7:00 PM -8:00 PM"Vocal Scene"

Sunday

5:00 AM -8:00 AMPoint of View

Donna Disser

MIDNIGHT -5:00 AM"Music Thru The Night"Mike Kellogg

9:00 AM -1:00 PMClassical Music

1:00 PM -2:00 PM"WNIB Library"

George Jellinek

8:00 PM -11:00 PM"Sunday Opera"

Bruce Duffie

8:00 AM -2:00 PM"Sunday Soundscapes"

Soft Contemporary Jazz and

New Age Music

Rick O'Dell

Saturday 2:00 PM -5:00 PM 11:00 PM -5:00 AM 2:00 PM -7:00 PM

5:00 AM -11:00 AM "Classical Music" "Classical Music" Karen Williams

"Saturday Praise" 5:00 PM -7:00 PM 7:00 PM -10:00 PM

Carl Metcalf "Zephyr" "Lights Out Chicago"

11:00 AM -NOON Lighter Pieces John Hill

"Sports Spectrum" 7:00 PM -8:00 PM 10:00 PM -MIDNIGHT

NOON -1:00 PM"Variety Talk"

David Mains, Josh McDowell

1:00 PM -5:30 PM"Music For Saturday Afternoon"

"Adventures in Good Music"

Karl Haas

8:00 PM -MIDNIGHT9:00 PM -10:30 PM (M)

"Past Masters" Fred Heft

WNUA FM 95.5144 N. Michigan AvenueChicago, IL 60611312-645-9550

"Musical Starstreams"

New Age Music

Frank Forest

MIDNIGHT -5:30 AMNick Alton

Donna Disser"Traditions" (T) VP/GM: John Gehron

5:30 PM -8:00 PM"News/Information/Drama"

"Top of the Class" (W)

"Chicago Music Dateline" (Th)

"Vienna Festival" (F)

PD: Lee HansenPromo: Suzy LeClair

Donald Cole, Monte Larrick,James Dobson

MIDNIGHT -4:00 AM"Jazz" Mr. A

Adult Contemporary Stationplaying Smooth Jazz and

WOJO FM 105.18:00 PM -MIDNIGHT

"MBN Saturday Night andSaturday Night Alive"

4:00 AM -5:00 AM"Blues" Big Bill Collins

Progressive New Music.

Monday -Friday

625 N. Michigan AvenueChicago, IL 60611312-649-0105

Todd Busteed and Ron 5:30 AM -10:00 AMHutchcraft Saturday Music, News, Weather, GM: Chuck Brooks

7:00 AM -10:00 AM Sports, Traffic PD: Alberto Augusto

Sunday

6:00 AM -11:00 AM

"Morning Song"Miller Peters

Yvonne Daniels

with Charlie Meyerson

Promo: Isabel Muniz Arrambide

WO JO is a Full Service Span-"Sunday Praise" 10:00 AM -1:00 PM 10:00 AM- 2:30 PM ish Station Playing Contem-Gary Leonard Classical Music Rick O'Dell porary Spanish Music and

11:00 AM -NOON 1:00 PM -5:00 PM 2:30 PM -7:00 PM Talk/News.

Moody Church HourDr. Erwin Lutzer

"Those Were The Days"

Chuck Schaden

Music, News, Weather,

Sports, Traffic Monday -Friday

NOON -4:00 PM"Music For Sunday"

5:00 PM -7:00 PM"Zephyr"

Denise Jordan -Walker

with Jeanette KerrMIDNIGHT -5:00 AM

Tony Porras

4:00 PM -6:00 PM"Bible Study"

6:00 PM -MIDNIGHT"Music For Sunday"

7:00 PM -8:00 PM"Weekend Radio"

Robert Conrad

8:00 PM -9:00 PM"The Dick Lawrence Revue"

7:00 PM -1:00 AM"Lights Out Chicago"

Danae Alexander

1:00 AM -7:00 AMLate Night Edition

5:00 AM -9:00 AMHector Armando MolinaAlberto Urbina

9:00 AM -NOONMaria Teresa Escobar

9:00 PM -7:00 AM"Classical Music"

"Lights Out Chicago"

Nick AltonNOON -12:30 PM

Talk, News

11:00PM-MIDNIGHT Saturday Luis de Gonzales

"First Hearing" 7:00 AM -11:00 AM 12:30 PM -1:00 PM

WNIB FM 97.1Lloyd Moss Bill Cochran Maria Teresa Escobar

11:00 AM -3:00 PM 1:00 PM -4:00 PM

1140 W. Erie Street Sunday Dean Richards Carlos Rojas de Morelos

Chicago, IL 60622 7:00 AM -10:00 AM 3:00 PM -7:00 PM 4:00 PM -7:00 PM312-633-9700 "Morning Song" Miller Peters Denise Jordan -Walker Alberto Augusto

SM: Sonia Florian 10:00 AM -1:00 PM 7:00 PM -10:00 PM 7:00 PM -MIDNIGHTPD: Ron Ray "Classical Music" Jazz Fernando Jaramillo

Promo: Lila Grier Miller Peters Ramsey & Yvonne8:00 PM -10:00 PM

WNIB plays Classical1:00 PM -3:00 PM

"At Your Request"

10:00 PM -1:00 AM"Lights Out Chicago"

(Monday)

Music/TalkMusic/Jazz. "Classical Music" Danae Alexander Trivialidades/Jaramillo

56 RADIOCIncago

Saturday

MIDNIGHT6:00 AMTony Porras

6:00 AM -10:00 AMHector Molina

10:00 AM -NOONFernando Jaramillo

NOON -6:00 PMMusic

6:00 PM -MIDNIGHTMario EscobaF

MIDNIGHT -6:00 AMTony Porras

Music

Sunday

6:00 AM -9:00 AMReligion

9:00 AM-10:00AM"Vicente Fernandez y sus invitados"

10:00 AM -NOON"Corridos y Canciones"

NOON -2:00 PMRuth De La Garza

2:00 PM -6:00 PMF. Jaramillo

Exitometro Latino

6:00 PM -MIDNIGHTMario Escobar

Music

WONG FM 89.1North Central30 N. Brainard StreetNaperville, IL 60566708-420-3437

SM: John HarringtonPD: Kim JeschFac: John Madormo

Monday -Friday

6:00 AM -9:00 AMNews, Weather,Traffic, Music

9:00 AM -3:00 PMCommercial -Free Album

Oriented Pure Rock

3:00 PM -6:00 PMNews, Weather,

Traffic, Music3:00 PM - "Filet of Soul"Three soul tunes bydefinitive artists.

6:00 PM -10:00 PMAlbum Oriented Rock

6:00 PM - "Dinner Roll"Uninterrupted Album Side

8:00 PM -10:00 PM

"Monuments in Music" (W)The greatest rock acts areshowcased.

9:00 PM - "T.G.I.C.D." (F)

One complete compact discis played.

MIDNIGHT -6:00 AMSIGN OFF

Saturday

6:00 AM -10:00 PMCommercial -Free Album

Oriented Pure Rock

10:00 PM -MIDNIGHT"Vintage Rock"Psychedelic Rock (1964-1974)

MIDNIGHT -6:00 AMSIGN OFF

Sunday

6:00 AM -1:00 PMReligious Programming

1:00 PM -5:30 PMPublic Affairs

5:30 PM -6:30 PM"From the Upper Deck"Live sports call -in

6:30 PM -7:30 PM"Music Monitor"Alternative Rock

7:30 PM -8:00 PM"Rock News"

8:00 PM -10:00 PM"The Rock -N -Roll Review"

Blast from the past-spotlights one year

10:00 PM -MIDNIGHT"Vintage Rock"Psychedelic Rock (1964-1974)

WPNT FM 100.3875 N. Michigan AvenueChicago, IL 60611312-440-3100

SM: Jim HavilandPD: Gary ParksNews Dir: Lynne Murray

WPNT-The best songs of the80's and today...with less talk.Chicago's new "100 -POINT3"..."THE POINT."

Monday -Friday

MIDNIGHT -5:30 AMMike Wilder

5:30 AM -10:00 AMJohn Calhoun / Lynne Murray

10:00 AM -3:00 PMKevin Jay

3:00 PM -7:00 PMTom Hanson

7:00 PM -MIDNIGHTKen Cocker

Saturday

MIDNIGHT -6:00 AMAli Ellison

6:00 AM -10:00 AMDoug Adams

10:00 AM -2:00 PMJohn Calhoun

2:00 PM -7:00 PMTom Hanson

7:00 PM -MIDNIGHTAli Ellison

Sunday

MIDNIGHT -6:00 AMDoug Adams

6:00 AM -10:00 AMMike Wilder

Public Affairs / Hope Daniels

10:00 AM -3:00 PMKen Cocker

3:00 PM -7:00 PMKevin Jay

7:00 PM -MIDNIGHTAli Ellison

WTMX FM 101.9

8833 Gross Point RoadSkokie, IL 60077708-677-5900

Pres/GM: Chet RedpathVP/ASM: Sheila O'ConnorVP Prog: Lorna Ozmon

WTMX plays AdultContemporary music.

Monday -Friday

5:30 AM -9:00 AMThe Peter Dean ShowPeter Dean along with Beth Kayeand Nick CandellaComedy, Conversation, Music,News, Weather, Give -A -Ways

News-Barry Keefeon the hour and hour

9:00 AM -2:00 PMMusic, TalkDave Hilton

2:00 PM -7:00 PMMusic, WeatherRob Conrad

7:00 PM -8:00 PMMusic, Talk

Jeff Bell

8:00 PM -MIDNIGHT"The Night Mix"Jeff Bell

MIDNIGHT -5:30 AMTalk, Music, Call -in

Mike Roberts

Saturday

5:30 AM -10:00 AMMusic, News, WeatherAndy Yocom

10:00 AM -3:00 PMMusic, Talk

Rob Conrad

3:00 PM -7:00 PMMusic, Talk

Dave Hilton

7:00 PM -8:00 PMMusic, Talk

Joe Cassaday

8:00 PM -MIDNIGHT"The Night Mix"Jeff Bell

Sunday

MIDNIGHT -4:00 AMAndy Yocom

4:00 AM -8:00 AMPublic Affairs

8:00 AM -2:00 PMFord Colley

2:00 PM -7:00 PMJeff Bell

7:00 PM -MIDNIGHTMusic, Talk

Andy Yocom

MIDNIGHT -5:30 AMMike Roberts

WUSN FM 99.5875 N. Michigan AvenueChicago, IL 60611312-649-0099

GM: Steve EnnenPD: J. D. SpanglerPromo: Tricia Biondo

WUSN (US 99) 10 -in -a -row

Country Music.

Monday -Friday

5:30 AM -9:00 AMJ. D. Spangler withJohn KatzbeckNews and "Nashville Hotline"with Cheryl AnneEntertainment, Sports,Traffic, Talk, Call -ins, Music

RADI °Chicago 57

9:00 AM -10:00 AMJ. D. Spangler

10:00 AM -2:00 PMCountry Music, Request Hour

Nancy Turner

2:00 PM -6:00 PMJohn Howell

News Update: Chuck Allen

6:00 PM -10:00 PMCountry Music, Request Hour

Scott Wagner

7:00 PMTuesday

"US 99 Big 30"

Top 30 Country Songs,

Celebrity Interviews

10:00 PM -2:00 AMDebi Diamond

10:00 PM -MIDNIGHT

"The Crying, Loving or Leaving

All Request Show"

2:00 AM -6:00 AMLana Flores or Trish Biondo

Saturday

6:00 AM -10:00 AMPete Maus

10:00 AM -2:00 PMNancy Turner or Scott Wagner

2:00 PM -6:00 PMDebi Diamond or John Howell

6:00 PM -11:00 PMAll Request Hour

Ray Stevens

11:00 PM -MIDNIGHT"The Katman's Cutting Edge"

MIDNIGHT -6:00 AMBob Ferguson

Sunday

6:00 AM -11:00 AMCal Daniels

11:00 AM -3:00 PMRay Stevens

3:00 PM -7:30 PMRick Renick

7:30 PM -9:00 PM"Nashville Live"

Music, Talk, Interviews

Moon Mullins

9:00 PM -MIDNIGHT"Weekly Top 30"

Harmon and Evans

MIDNIGHT -5:30 AMLana Flores

WVAZ FM 102.7408 S. Oak Park AvenueOak Park, IL 60302708-524-3200

Pres/GM: Briny MayoOM: Tiny KiddPromo: Merry GreenPD: Sieve Harris

WVAZ (V-103) plays the bestvariety of Hits and Dusties.

Monday -Friday

5:00 AM -10:00 AM"Morning Connection"Richard Steele

John Davis-News, Weather,Traffic

5:45 AM

People Poll Question

6:15 AM

Herb Kent's Dusty of the Day

7:10 AM

Backwards Morning Dusty

7:45 AM

Inspirational Song of the Day

8:15 AM

Herb Kent's Dusty of the Day

10:00 AM -3:00 PMWali Muhammad

11:55 AM

V-103 Lunchbreak

3:00 PM -7:00 PMLeigh Hamilton

4:20 PM

Traffic Jam Relief

7:00 PM -MIDNIGHT"Nightmoods"

Mel DeVonne

MIDNIGHT -5:00 AMPatrice Linder (M)

Shirley Hayes (T -F)

Saturday

MIDNIGHT -6:00 AMShirley Hayes

6:00 AM -10:00 AMSaturday Dusty Wake -Up Club

Herb Kent

10:00 AM -3:00 PMWall Muhammad

3:00 PM -7:00 PMMel Devonne

7:00 PM -MIDNIGHTJim Raggs

8:00 PM -11:00 PM

"The V-103 Dusty Stepper Set"

Kenny B. Thompson

Sunday

MIDNIGHT -4:30 AMShirley Hayes

4:30 AM -7:00 AM"Inspirational Stroll"

Pam Morris

7:00 AM -9:00 AMV -103's "First Day"

9:00 AM -NOON"Inspirational Stroll"

Pam Morris

NOON -6:00 PM"Classic Chicago"

Jim Raggs

6:00 PM -MIDNIGHTHerb Kent

"Classic Chicago"

WVVX FM 103.1210 Skokie Valley RoadHighland Park, II. 60035708-831-5250

GM /PD: Bill Paar

WWX features a widevariety of ethnic programsduring the day and HeavyMetal programming duringthe night.

Monday -Friday

5:00 AM -5:30 AMTalk Shows

5:30 AM -10:00 AMPolish, Korean, German,

Greek programming

10:00 AM -11:00 AM"Sig's Showbiz" (M,W,F)Sig Sakowicz

"What's Up Today" (T,Th)

11:00 AM -NOON"Practical Spirituality"Jim Stewart

NOON -7:00 PMKorean, Spanish, Germanprogramming

7:00 PM -1:00 AM"Real Precious Metal"Heavy Metal MusicScott Loftus

1:00 AM -5:00 AM"Night People"

Local Rock Scene

Ralph Rasmussen

Saturday5:00 AM -5:30 AM

PotpourriBeverly Rosenstein

5:30 AM -7:00 AMClassical Music

7:00 AM -1:00 PMKorean, German programming

1:00 PM -2:00 PMInvestment '90Scott Horan, Ralph Russell

2:00 PM -4:00 PMRomanian

Mike Martini

4:00 PM -7:00 PMRadio International

Monique Skolmar

7:00 PM -8:00 PMThailand Radio Program

8:00 PM -1:00 AM"Real Precious Metal"

1:00 AM -5:30 AMHeavy Metal Music

Sunday

5:30 AM -6:00 AMWWX NotebookPotpourri

6:00 AM -5:00 PMKorean, German, Russian,

programming

5:00 PM -6:00 PM"Eunice Bailey Show"

6:00 PM -7:00 PM"Armenian Radio Hour"Annie Kerkonian

7:00 PM -9:00 PMLatvian, Flemish, Iranianprogramming

9:00 PM -1:00 AM"Real Precious Metal"Heavy Metal Music

1:00 AM -5:00 AM"Night People"

Local Rock Scene

Ralph Rasmussen

WX LC FM 102.3

3250 liehidere Rd.Wattkegan, II. 60085708-336-7900

GM: Hal GaonPD: Nirk FavellaPromo: Susan Banarh

Contemporary Hits.

Monday -Friday

MIDNIGHT -5:30 AMJoJo Martinez

5:30 AM -10:00 AMDave Labrecque & Mike Donovan

10:00 AM -3:00 PMNick Farella

3:00 PM -7:00 PMJym Geraci

58 RADIOchica,,

7:00 PM -MIDNIGHT Tuesday Only 8:00 PM -9:00 PM 1:00 PM -7:00 PMJim Novak 7:45 AM, 7:45 PM Budweiser Sunday Night Concert Contemporary Christian Music

Saturday Goin' to the Show witha Regular Guy

9:00 PM -1:00 AMJazz Transfusion, Barry Winograd

Steve Reiman

7:00 PM -11:00 PMMIDNIGHT -6:00 AM

Ed Varga

10:00 PM - 2:00 AMWendy Rice 1:00 AM -6:00 AM Contemporary Christian Music

6:00 AM -NOONDave Labrecque/Mike Donovan

2:00 AM - 6:00 AMMarty Lennartz

Richard Milne 11:00 PM -MIDNIGHTUrban Christian Countdown

Jim Channel

NOON -6:00 PMJym Geraci/JoJo Martinez Wednesday Only

10:00 PM6:00 PM -MIDNIGHT

Jim Novak/Steve Paige

Sunday

Rock over London11:00 PM - 2:00 AM

Wendy Rice

WYLL FM 106.72400 E. Devon Avenue WYSY FM 107.9

MIDNIGHT -5:00 AMCraig Asbach

2:00 AM - 6:00 AMMarty Lennartz

Des Plaines, IL 60018708-297-8430

P.O. Box 2010Aurora, 11, 60507

5:00 AM -9:00 AM Thursday Only (;M: Ken Gaines 708-851-4600

Public Affairs 7:45 AM, 7:45 PM OM: Don Thrner GM: Chuck Williams9:00 AM -NOON Goin' to the Show with MD: Steve McKenzie PD: Bob Spence

"The Rockin' America" a Regular Guy WYI.1, is a Contemporary Adult Contemporary Music,Top 40 Countdown with 10:00 PM Christian Music Station. News, Weather and TrafficScott Shannon The Big Beat Updates (Focus on Informa-

NOON -6:00 PMTim Garrity

Johnny Mars11:00 PM - 2:00 AM

Wendy Rice

Monday -Friday

MIDNIGHT -1:00 PM

tion for Suburban listeners).

Monday -Friday6:00 PM -MIDNIGHT 2:00 AM - 6:00 AM Various Ministry Programming

MIDNIGHT -5:30 AMJeff Benach Marty Lennartz 1:00 PM -3:00 PM Adult Contemporary Music

Contemporary Christian Music Capt. Kurt FischerFriday Only 3:00 PM -7:00 PM 5:30 AM -10:00 AM10:00 PM - 3:00 AM Music, News, Talk "The Suburban Wake Up"

Marty Lennartz Ron Turner Music, Contests, Humor,

WXRT4949 W. Belmont

11:00 PM - Friday Night at Club X3:00 AM - 5:00 AM

Richard Milne

7:00 PM -MIDNIGHTContemporary Christian MusicSteve McKenzie

Interviews-Ken AndersonWeather, Mike SpielTraffic, Ric Federighi

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Saturday

6:00 AM -8:00 AMRichard Milne

MIDNIGHT -6:00 AMVarious Ministry ProgrammingInspirational Music

News, Sue Wiencek

10:00 AM -3:00 PMAdult Contemporary MusicJim McNicholasGM: Harvey Wells

PD: Norm Winer8:00 AM -NOON

Saturday Morning FlashbackSaturday Noon-"Lunchtime Lyrics"

Mktg: Teri Gidwitz Wendy Rice or Tom Marker 6:00 AM -10:00 AM 3:00 PM -7:00 PM

Monday -Friday

6:00 AM -10:00 AMTerri Hemmert8:10 AM Athlete's Feats,Bob Verdi

NOON -1:00 PMWendy Rice or Tom Marker

1:00 PM -6:00 PMFrank E. Lee orPaul Marszalek

Various Ministry Programming

Contemporary Christian Music

10:00 AM -11:00 AMFamily Health Forum

11:00 AM -1:00 PM"Twenty -The Countdown

Adult Contemporary Music

John Rivers

Traffic, Joe Collins

Weather, Greg Simunich

7:00 PM -MIDNIGHTAdult Contemporary Music

10:00 AM -2:00 PMTom Marker

6:00 PM -11:00 PMMarty Lennartz

Magazine"

Countdown of top 20 hits,

Dona Mullen

Saturday11:00 PM -MIDNIGHT Interviews

2:00 PM -6:00 PMKing Biscuit Flower Hour John Rivers MIDNIGHT -6:00 AM

Frank E. Lee

5:10 PM Athlete's Feats, MIDNIGHT -5:00 AM 1:00 PM -7:00 PMAdult Contemporary Music

Andi "K"Bob Verdi Richard Milne Contemporary Christian Music

6:00 PM -10:00 PMJohnny Mars

5:00 AM -6:00 AMPublic Affairs

Steve Reiman

7:00 PM -11:00 PM

6:00 AM -10:00 AMAdult Contemporary Music

Jerome Ritchey"The Saturday Nite Show"

Monday Only10:00 PM

"Blues Breakers"

Sunday

6:00 AM -11:00 AM

Steve McKenzie

11:00 PM -MIDNIGHT

10:00 AM -3:00 PMAdult Contemporary Music

Jim McNicholasTom Marker

11:00 PMGreg Easterling Christian Rock Countdown

Jim Channel 3:00 PM -7:00 PM

The Grateful Dead HourMIDNIGHT - 2:00 AM

11:00 AM -4:00 PMLeslie Witt Sunday

Adult Contemporary Music

John Rivers

Wendy Rice 4:00 PM -8:00 PM MIDNIGHT -1:00 PM 7:00 PM -MIDNIGHT2:00 AM -6:00 AM Johnny Mars or Various Ministry Programming Adult Contemporary Music

Richard Milne Paul Marszalek Contemporary Christian Music Steve Paige

RADI Oath 59

Sunday

MIDNIGHT -6:00 AMAdult Contemporary Music

Corrine Stone

6:00 AM -NOONAdult Contemporary Music

Karyn Thomas

NOON -6:00 PMAdult Contemporary Music

Dona Mullen

6:00 PM -MIDNIGHTAdult Contemporary Music

Steven Paige or Andi "K"

WYTZ FM 94.7190 N. State StreetChicago, IL 60601312-984-0095

Pres/GM: Kevin O'GradyPromo: Ed MartinOM: Ric Lippincott

Contest and Request Lines:(312) 591-9470Fax Line: (312) FAX -1595

WYTZ-FM (Z-95) is "Chicago'sHit Music Station," owned byCapital Cities/ABC.

Monday -Friday

5:30 AM -10:00 AM"Welch & Woody Show"John Welch, Steve Woods

"Joni Goes to Hollywood"

10:00 AM -3:00 PMCarla Box

3:00 PM -7:00 PMBrant Miller

7:00 PM -MIDNIGHTDanny Wright

MIDNIGHT -5:30 AMMike Kelly (T -F)

Saturday

MIDNIGHT -5:30 AMNic St. John

5:30 AM -10:00 AMVicki Truax

10:00 AM -2:00 PMCarla Box

2:00 PM -6:00 PMMike Kelly

6:00 PM -11:00 PM"Open House Party"

Live in -studio guests, Toll -free

request line

11:00 PM -MIDNIGHTDon Nelson Show

Sunday

MIDNIGHT -1:00 AMMark Priscaro

6:00 AM -10:00 AM"American Top 40"

Shadow Stevens

10:00 AM -2:00 PM"Dave Sholin's Insider"

2:00 PM -6:00 PMNic St. John

6:00 PM -11:00 PM"Open House Party"

Live in -studio guests, Toll -free

request line

11:00 PM -MIDNIGHTDon Nelson

WZOK FM 97.53901 BrendenwoodRoadRockford, IL 61107815-399-2233

GM: John A. NolteOM: Tom GierdrumPD: Steve Summers

WZOK-a"Better Mix ofMusic" which consists ofContemporary Hits/Top 40.

Monday -Friday

5:30 AM -10:00 AMMusic, Comedy, InformationJeff Wicker

10:00 AM -3:00 PM"The At Work Network"Music, ContestsLiz Wylder

3:00 PM -7:00 PMMusic, Community NewsSteve Summers

7:00 PM -MIDNIGHTMusic, ContestsPeter Parker

MIDNIGHT -5:30 AMMusic

Rick Johnson (M-Th)

Saturday

3:00 AM -6:00 AMMusic

Carol Thompson

6:00 AM -9:00 AM"Wicker's SaturdayMorning Playhouse"Jeff Wicker

9:00 AM -NOONMusic, ContestsLiz Wylder

NOON -3:00 PMMusic, ContestsChuck Doyle

3:00 PM -6:00 PMMusic, ContestsPeter Parker

6:00 PM -MIDNIGHT"Z Saturday Night

Stateline Party"Mixes, ContestsRick JohnsonNicki Vale

MIDNIGHT -6:00 AMMusic, ContestsJerry Jensen

Sunday

6:00 AM -8:00 AMMusic, ContestsCarol Thompson

News-John Strandin

8:00 AM -NOON"Casey's Top 40"

Casey Kasem

NOON -4:00 PMMusic, ContestsDon K!

4:00 PM -7:00 PMMusic, ContestsChuck Doyle

7:00 PM -11:00 PM"Rick Dees Weekly

Top 40 Countdown'

11:00 PM -MIDNIGHT"Future Hits 91"Joel Denver

MIDNIGHT -5:30 AMMusic, ContestsRobin Brooks

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