Fall 1961 Jocks
Welcome to my collection of WLS Surveys, which is definitely incomplete, as I didn't start collecting until late 1963. Because I did not live in the Chicago area, I had to send a self-addressed stamped envelope to WLS to have copies sent to me. That actually worked out real well, considering that I moved about 5 times during the length of when I collected the surveys.
It is a little known fact that I was a DJ on Radio 89 for 11 months. What, you never heard me? You sure would have, if you were at Adak, Alaska, during July, 1970, thru May, 1971. The AM radio station at the Navy military base was also on 890 kHz. I had a weekend radio show (wasn't my main job).
I am willing to trade even up for surveys that I do not have, trading surveys that I have more than 3 copies of. I might trade a survey if I only have 3 copies. I am specifically looking for surveys starting with the first one ever released and to fill in holes in the collection. Send me e-mail via the link below to discuss details.
The survey web pages are under construction, as the surveys are still being scanned.
Select the year from the following list:
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| 10/14/60 | 10/15/60 | 1/27/62 |
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| 2/21/64 only | 1/07/66 | 4/22/66 & 9/01/67 |
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| 5/05/67 | 11/03/67 | 12/01/67 |
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| 12/29/67 | 7/20/70 | 4/05/71 |
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The dates listed are when the masthead started to be used. The "CHCAGO'S AUTHENTIC RADIO RECORD SURVEY" text changed from a bold sans-serif to a regular sans-serif. I do not know when they first started using the regular sans-serif. Then, sometime in 1961 they changed the spacing to spread out the words to match the edges of the survey listing's text. Some day I might determine that. The surveys were scanned @ 300/1200dpi, front and back (when possible). The mastheads were scanned @ 1200dpi, changed to 100dpi @ 1000px wide, transparent.
The first two mastheads are not part of my collection. I obtained the scans from the net, so no 1000px image is available. Thanks to Jack Levine for the info as to when the 3rd masthead was first introduced.
| Air Time | DJ | Photo | First Survey | Started/Left |
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| 6:00am-9:00am | Jim Dunbar | unknown | May 2, 1960/ Died: 4/22/2019 |
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| 10:00am-12:00pm Monday thru Saturday |
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9/02/61 | ||
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1/13/62 | |||
| 10:00am-12:00pm Monday thru Friday and 9:00am-12:00pm Saturday |
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3/17/62 | ||
| 10:00am-12:00pm Monday thru Saturday |
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5/05/62 | ||
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8/18/62 | |||
| 10:00am-12:00pm | Ed Grennan |  |
Left before surveys started |
May 2, 1960/ Died: 2000 |
| 12:30pm-3:00pm Monday thru Saturday |
Mort Crowley | unknown | May 2, 1960/ Died: 1995 |
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| 6:30am-9:00am Monday thru Saturday |
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12/31/60 | ||
| 6:00am-9:00am Monday thru Saturday |
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12/23/61 | ||
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2/24/62 | |||
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6/30/62 | |||
| 3:00pm-6:30pm | Sam Holman | unknown | May 2, 1960/1962 Died: 1986 |
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| 7:15pm-9:00pm Monday thru Saturday |
Gene Taylor |  |
10/14/60 | May 2, 1960/1971 Died: Oct 1996 |
| 3:00pm-6:30pm Monday thru Friday and 3:00pm-6:00pm Saturday & Sunday |
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12/09/61 | ||
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3/03/62 | |||
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5/26/62 | |||
| 6:00am-9:00am Monday thru Saturday |
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1/12/62 | ||
| 10:00am-12:00pm Monday thru Saturday |
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10/04/63 | ||
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11/22/63 | |||
| 11:00am-12:00pm Monday thru Friday and 9:00am-12:00pm Saturday |
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4/09/65 | ||
| 9:00pm-12:00am Monday thru Sunday |
Dick Biondi |  |
11/12/60 | May 2, 1960/May 2, 1963 |
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1/25/63 | |||
| 12:00am-5:00am Monday thru Saturday |
Bob Hale |  |
12/03/60 | May 3, 1960/April 1964 |
| 7:30pm-9:00pm Monday thru Friday and 6:00pm-9:00pm Saturday & Sunday |
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4/28/62 | ||
| 7:30pm-9:30pm Monday thru Saturday and 6:00pm-9:00pm Saturday & Sunday |
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6/09/62 | ||
| 10:00am-12:00pm Monday thru Saturday and 7:30pm-9:30pm Monday thru Friday and 6:00pm-9:00pm Saturday & Sunday |
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3/22/63 | ||
| 3:00pm-6:30pm Sunday thru Saturday |
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8/30/63 | ||
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12/06/63 | |||
| 12:30pm-3:00pm Monday thru Sunday |
Art Roberts |  |
11/26/60 | Fall 1960/1971 Died: 3/06/2002 |
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1/20/62 | |||
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3/10/62 | |||
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6/16/62 | |||
| 9:00pm-12:00am Sunday thru Saturday |
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9/13/63 | ||
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12/20/63 | |||
| 9:00pm-12:00am Monday thru Saturday and 10:00pm-12:00am Sunday |
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3/19/65 | ||
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9/02/66 | |||
| 12:00am-5:00am Monday thru Saturday |
Clark Weber |  |
10/28/61 | Sept 18, 1961/1969 Died: 3/07/2020 |
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5/19/62 | |||
| 3:00pm-6:30pm Monday thru Saturday and 3:00pm-6:00pm Saturday & Sunday |
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1/19/63 | ||
| 6:00am-9:00am Monday thru Saturday |
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7/05/63 | ||
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11/15/63 | |||
| 6:00am-10:00am Monday thru Friday and 6:00am-9:00am Saturday |
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4/02/65 | ||
| 6:00am-10:00am Monday thru Saturday |
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10/08/65 | ||
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9/30/66 | |||
| 12:00am-5:00am Monday thru Saturday |
Joe Kelley |  |
2/22/63 | 1963/1963 |
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4/05/63 | |||
| 12:00am-5:00am Monday thru Saturday |
Don Phillips |  |
8/09/63 | 1963/Fall 1967 |
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12/27/63 | |||
| 12:00am-5:00am Tuesday thru Sunday |
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3/26/65 | ||
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7/29/66 | |||
| 12:30pm-3:00pm Sunday thru Saturday |
Bernie Allen |  |
8/23/63 | 1963/1971 Died: 11/19/2015 |
| 12:30pm-3:00pm Monday thru Friday and 12:00pm-3:00pm Saturday and 12:15pm-3:00pm Sunday |
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11/29/63 | ||
| 11:00-12:00pm 12:30pm-2:00pm Monday thru Friday and 10:00am-12:00pm 12:15-2:00pm Saturday and 12:00:pm-2:00pm Sunday |
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9/10/65 | ||
| 11:00-2:00pm Monday thru Friday and 10:00am-2:00pm Saturday and 12:00:pm-2:00pm Sunday |
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3/11/66 | ||
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8/26/66 | |||
| 10:00-2:00pm Monday thru Sunday |
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12/29/67 | ||
| 7:30pm-9:00pm Sunday thru Saturday |
Ron Riley |  |
9/06/63 | 1963/1969 |
| 7:30pm-9:00pm Sunday thru Saturday |
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10/25/63 | ||
| 7:30pm-9:00pm Monday thru Friday and 6:00pm-9:00pm Saturday & Sunday |
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12/13/63 | ||
| 7:30pm-9:00pm Monday thru Friday and 7:00pm-9:00pm Saturday and 7:00pm-8:30pm Sunday |
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4/30/65 | ||
| 7:00pm-9:00pm Monday thru Friday and 6:30pm-9:00pm Saturday and 6:30pm-8:30PM Sunday |
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10/29/65 | ||
| 7:00pm-9:00pm Monday thru Friday and 6:30pm-9:00pm Saturday and 6:30pm-8:30PM Sunday |
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9/16/66 | ||
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| 3:00pm-6:30pm Sunday thru Saturday |
Dex Card |  |
5/08/64 | May 1964/June 1967 |
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8/14/64 | |||
| 2:00pm-6:00pm Sunday thru Saturday |
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9/03/65 | ||
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9/23/66 | |||
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| 2:00pm-6:00pm Monday thru Sunday |
Larry Lujack |  |
10/06/67 | June 1967/early July 1972 and 9/16/76 / 8/28/87 The last day WLS played music was 8/28/87 Died: 12/18/13 |
| 12:00am-5:00am Monday thru Saturday |
Jerry Kay |  |
11/03/67 | Fall 1967/1971 Died 9/25/2005 |
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Because I am missing so many early surveys, the first survey listings for DJs is based upon what I have.
The first survey listing is the date the survey first lists the air time and/or the photo.
After Bob Hale was fired, Ron Riley played the survey songs until Dex Card arrived.
Last modified on Tuesday, 16-Jul-2024 01:14:30 CDT.