Chicago’s WLS-AM 890 is bringing back the voices that helped define Top 40 radio in the Midwest with a special two-hour program this Saturday, July 26. WLS Unwound: Personalities of the MusicRadio ...
One Saturday night in 1928, a WLS announcer thanked a Texas rancher for sending an old cowbell to the Chicago radio station. It wasn’t unusual to give a shoutout to a listener, and the gift was a nod ...
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What do country rock, boogie blues, swing and the state of Iowa have in common? This year, they’re all part of the Iowa Rock ’n Roll Music Association’s Hall of Fame Class of 2022. And an iconic radio ...
Bernard “Bud” Miller spent 27 years at WLS-AM as a news reporter and news director during the 50,000-watt station’s pop music heyday, working alonside well-known on-air personalities such as Larry ...
A reader’s question sent me down a J. Mark Powell-type rabbit hole. But first: this week’s Quiz Question. When you combine the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart and the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart ...
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