Posts by: Charlie Van Dyke

Oops!

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Have you ever had an “oops” on the air? The mic is open and something just came out of your mouth. I’ve had a few. One is especially memorable. I was doing mornings on WLS in Chicago. It was just after 5AM, so the giant[…]

What’s your name?

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Many people in radio and TV use an “air name.” For some reason, their birth name just didn’t work. So, how did some of these folks get there a.k.a? Joe Hengemuehler enjoyed a long career in TV. Joe shares his story. “When I was a[…]

Say Good Night, Gracie…

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Back in the day, George Burns ended every show with, “Say good night, Gracie.” Disc jockeys also frequently ended their shows with regular sign-offs. Robert W.Morgan always ended with a simple, “Thank you, Los Angeles.” Steele stepped out with, “Tina Delgado is alive, alive!” (To[…]

96.9 FM

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By this time, I had settled into the voice over world and having a great time! The station count was growing and this was my exciting adventure. I set up shop in a new office building and had a custom studio built. But then, I[…]

What’s next?

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When somebody was cut loose, Ken Dowe used to say, “He got quit.” So, after I was finished at KOY, it was time to figure out what to do next. By this time, I was already working for a good number of TV stations doing[…]

WRKO, Boston!

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Boston, and in fact all of New England, seems more like a little independent country within the United States. Distinct cultures, diverse neighborhoods, and with a manner of speaking that almost sounded like a foreign language. I had been to Boston before and realized that[…]