So it was listened to by almost everyone in Chicago who was African and American, and I'm sure whites and others listened, too, because of the music. WVON Radio has announced today the return of media personality Matt McGill to WVON's line up beginning June 1, 2022. Popular syndicated personalities Tom Joyner and Steve Harvey also started in this market. Our hosts cover all that matters to you. But I can't live without you. We are able to survive because it is here. 4. Star (Troi Torain) and his stepbrother Buc Wild (Timothy Joseph) started their radio journey in March of 2000 hosting the morning show on Hot 97 in New York City. He was a disc jockey on WVON and was influential in the development of blues music in Chicago, Illinois. WVON Radio 1690 - The Talk of Chicago ADVERTISEMENT Our Partners Florida Gov. Its Chicagos urban legacy station and for more than 50 years, WVON has been positioned as a media powerhouse, so Ive always known of the station. Deep Cover drops on Mondays. [39][40][41], 107.5 WGCI was also programmed to appeal to black audiences, and it and other FM stations won away many of WVON's listeners. Lindsey started out interning at Howard Universitys WHUR and got his first break filling in for a DJ who couldnt make it in. Who is your favorite artist and why? Jack Diamond hosted the Jack Diamond Morning Show in Washington, DC for ABC radio for 30 years! Check out the latest episodes featuring Opal Staples and Myracle Holloway. Listen online or download the iHeart App. Not attending immediately after graduation increased my desire to go away. And I remember WLS and WCFL calling us, and they were saying: "Who the hell are you guys?" But one decidedly undercelebrated aspect of radio broadcasting history is the contributions Black people made to the medium; namely as radio jockeys, the voices behind the music selection and news reported on the airwaves. [42], In 1986, WVON adopted its current black-oriented talk radio format. Many people in the black community knew he was going to win. Season two, Mob Land, is about a high-rolling lawyer who joins forces with the feds to try to bring down one of the most powerful criminal syndicates in the country. I'm not so arrogant as to believe that 'VON is a larger portion of it, but I'll tell you this: We are better because we are here. Were you influenced by anyone? [42][43] Midway Broadcasting immediately filed a request with the FCC to change WXOL's call sign to WVON, and on March 28, 1984 the WVON call letters returned to their former home at 1450. Firefighters made a hole in the roof before rescuing the two from the bedroom. They didn't know we were all black. I also like to write. Yes, my work ethic has been tested. Jack was also friends with Ambassador, Sergeant Shriver and his family, and he and the Band did work on behalf of Special Olympics, and continues to do so. You will have some strong feedback supporting or in opposition. That's the source you go to. It's the tool that we use to deliver our special brand of enrichment and empowerment to this community. Without it, we wouldn't have hardly any voice at all. WVON 1690AM/ iHeartRadio is a staple in the Chicago media community. In 1990 Williams launched the Association of African American Music Foundation to promote African American musicians, and currently hosts a weekly broadcast, Soulful Sunday, on Radio Ones 107.9 WRNB in Philadelphia. Mon - Fri: 07:00 PM - 12:00 AM [13] Roland Martin hosted a program on WVON from October 2005 to October 2008.[45][46][47]. Learn how and when to remove this template message, North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement, RadioInsight.com . I would often love to put on my moms high-heel shoes, and prance around the house. But there were some of us missed! All Rights Reserved. With just 1,000 watts of power, the station surprised everyone by becoming a broadcast sensation, indeed giving voice to a culture and community otherwise marginalized on the airwaves. But originally, journalism wasnt my major. For the past 25 years, Jack has fronted a band that has opened for national touring acts including Elton John, the Moody Blues, and many others, and played for as many as 40,000 people. As the long-running Black female sidekick of white shock-jock Howard Stern, Quivers has held her own in a predominately male atmosphere for thirty years. How do you want to improve yourself in the next year? We broke most of the R&B records for the country at WVON. For Tinubu, it's the culmination of a deeply held ambition. But that's true of most of the reading and listening areas of communication. Asking questions like: Is "the zone" a real place? One of the big things we did, we gave away Christmas baskets. Sports reveal the strange and fascinating psychology that competition brings out in all of us. Williams currently hosts her own daytime TV talk show. Throughout the 1960s, many listeners on the south and west sides of Chicago wholeheartedly agreed with Cordell's sentiments towards the local radio station WVON 1450AM, "The Voice of the For the listener, it not only was encouraging, but it came closer to giving the truth, the reason for the struggle, the importance of participating in the struggle to bring about change. Q&A Anita Wilson Gospel Musics Soul Sister, Q&A with Kiley Russell, Founder of Kemit Academy, Q&A With Briahna Gatlin, Head Of Swank PR, EYE ON CHI: Kendria K Love Harris aka K Love The Poet, EYE ON CHI: Ana Sierra of Ana Sierra of ASWBL Ana Sierra Womens Basketball League, EYE ON CHI: Rick Stone Stone and Robert. Dyana Williams is one of the earliest and most influential female air personalities in Black radio. And for a young person just coming out of the Army and returning to school and the civil rights movement was at a fever pitch I used to listen to "Hot Line," which was hosted by Wesley South. The DNAinfo archives brought to you by WNYC.Read the press release here. There was this feeling, there was this undercurrent that just ran throughout our community (that) the mainstream media kind of missed. We were out in the midst of that. Sometimes I don't like your hosts. Heartbreaking losses. On February 19, 2002, The HistoryMakers played host to a free public event entitled WVON: The Good Ol Days of 60s Radio. Im also a daughter, sister, and friend with a kind heart. What does the science say about the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic? Sign up for NewsOne's email newsletter! It's this place that they can come to and feel like they're in a living room having a conversation with their family. It was a music station at that time, but there was a talk show called "Hot Line." View hosts, shows, show schedules and more. Its currently still being broadcast. No one escaped this. | Source: New York Daily News Archive / Getty. Telephones for the first time were portable, and we rode around in the neighborhoods and talked to people (on the air). But I believe Im right where God wants me to be. in Cicero. WVON is operated by Midway Broadcasting Corporation via a local marketing agreement with frequency owner iHeartMedia. This is the undercurrent. And they were saying how we should stop the riots. If it was when President Barack Obama was elected the first time. WVON never quite recaptured the enormous audience of its past, but in 1986 it switched to a talk format that reclaimed Chicago's imagination. [35][36][38][39] The 317-foot tower was located at the old WVON site at 3350 South Kedzie Avenue. MORE: National Radio Day: Black Stations And The Pioneers Who Helped Shape Their Programming. In 1985, Tom Joyner earned his stripes as The Hardest Working Man In Radio, juggling two top-rated shows in separate cities over a thousand miles apart. Talent hosted by Samantha Thomas is available on VON.TV and streaming platforms, ROKU, Amazon, and Apple TV. Its present African-American-oriented talk format began in 1986. FM had this great sound: stereo. For more neighborhood news, listen to DNAinfo Radio here: Next in Downtown, South Loop & River North. Moses "Lucky" Cordell, known as the "Baron of Bounce" on WVON radio, has died less than two weeks after he and his daughter were rescued from a fire in their South Shore home. I remember when Harold Washington ran for mayor. From when I came out of the army, in 1964, I was introduced to WVON. Matt McGill has resigned as morning personality at WVON AM 1690, ending a 13-year run as one of the most prominent voices on the Midway Broadcasting urban news/talk station. What has been your proudest achievement? If you've ever wondered what your favorite radio personalities look like, scroll down or check out the slideshow. It's owners were Leonard and Phil Chess, the founders of Chess Records. The mayor, the governor, preachers, players, from A to Z, people would not have a real sense of what's going on, or a pulse of what's going on in our city (without WVON). After college, Williams started her career in radio as an intern for Kiss 108 in Boston, and made the move to New York Citys Kiss-FM, where she eventually landed her own air shift; and then on to New Yorks Hot 97. Jack cherishes his long-standing relationships with many Hall of Fame athletes, including Joe Theismann, Darrell Green, Charles Mann, Art, Monk, and many others from the Washington football team. It meant everything: a way to air your views. Join us for a heavy dose of research with a dash of comedy thrown in for flavor. Martin Luther King Jr.), we were instrumental in quelling those riots. Because the white radio stations never gave us that much time. Use Of Negro Shows Thruout U.S. New Chess R.&B. A few of my proudest achievements? National Radio Day: Black Stations And The Pioneers Who Helped Shape Their Programming, Your email will be shared with newsone.com and subject to its. Using the name "Ebony Moonbeams," Williams started her career in broadcasting in 1973 when. 9:35 am. Star & Buc Wild previously hosted the morning show on Philadelphias 100.3 The Beat. It knows its audience. [10] WHFC's programming was simulcast on 97.9 WEHS after WEHS's storecasting contract expired in the 1950s. Not that the journey has been easy or predictable. It was during her career as a TV News producer that Samantha received an EMMY Award. My father likes to dress a lot, so I would see him being put together at times. I think listening is key when it comes to communication. The station also had an active role during the Civil Rights Movement, covering it extensively. What celebrity would you love to interview? The Bill Leff and Wendy Snyder Show, Weekdays 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.; 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. You'll get some good old-fashioned common-sense intelligence, and you better know what you're talking about, because they'll put a corrective measure in there as soon as possible. All Rights Reserved. In 1998, Joyner became the first African-American inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame. Chicago Morning Takeover, Weekdays 6 a.m. - 10 a.m. FROM LEFT: Leon Rogers,Kendra GandKyle Santillian, CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Pat Cassidy,FeliciaMiddlebrooks,Keith Johnson,Kris Kridel, TOP ROW, FROM LEFT: Josh Liss, Nancy Harty, Jeff JoniakBOTTOM ROW, FROM LEFT:Len Walter, Steve Miller,Rob Hart, CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: RegineSchlessinger, Craig Dellimore,Bernie Tafoya,Bob Roberts. 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But when we hit, we hit like a ton of bricks. I love it here, and I love being from here! Mancow Morning Show, Weekdays 6 a.m. - 10 a.m. Just absolutely phenomenal. New York rival 98.7 Kiss-FM answered Frankie Crockers hiring of Mr. Magic when they asked Kool DJ Red Alert to craft his own rap show on weekends. Morbid is a true crime, creepy history and all things spooky podcast hosted by an autopsy technician and a hairstylist. But even more so in the African-American community, because so many of the earlier listeners are now older people. Female firefighters in Richton Park lead by example: You dont have to be a man to do this job, Kam Buckner: The next mayor of Chicago has a reform mandate, One shot, hopefully the last shot. Magic Rivas created Disco Showcase in 1979 on a small pay-for-time FM station in New York called WHBI, he didnt know he was starting what would become the very first rap radio show. TheMason, Remy and Alabama Show, Weekdays 6 a.m. - 10 a.m. Big John and Ray, weekdays, 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. Referring to herself as the Queen of All Media, Wendy Williams trademark mixture of oversized personality and merciless celebrity gossip created a new radio archetype and captured millions of fans. And he marketed us. Martin Luther King Jr. used this station as his bully pulpit in the latter part of his life, in the years he spent in Chicago, between '66 to '68. I can wear a T-shirt and jeans, and some stilettos and a dress, and love both outfits because Im always adding my personality to the mix. ABC7 was there for WVON's star-studded gala in 2013, celebrating 50 years of elevating Black culture. Grand Crossing District officers were the first to respond to the fire and were told by a woman outside that Cordell and his daughter Pat were still inside. Your email address will not be published. Again, I never thought that I could actually do radio, but I was given a chance. Oprah! And it was very inspiring in this short period of time, an hour format, that Mr. South was able to interview two of our giants in the black movement in this country. Using the name Ebony Moonbeams, Williams started her career in broadcasting in 1973 when she was hired at Howard Universitys WHUR. In the mid-1980s Parr also recorded with his band Bobby Jimmy and The Critters. In 1996, he became the second African American giant of syndication when his Russ Parr Morning Show on Radio Ones WKYS-FM became the base of operations for a network that eventually reached more than 3 million listeners daily on over 40 radio stations. Jack Diamond hosted the Jack Diamond Morning Show in Washington, DC for ABC radio for 30 years! (DJs who made their name before becoming radio personalities have been excluded, but honorable mentions must go to folks like Steve Harvey, Rickey Smiley and Yolanda Adams.). VON TV is powered by WVON Radio. Our innovative concepts and approach to delivering intimate and scaled events tailored to fit client needs are unparalleled in today's broadcasting landscape. I'm sure this will go down as one of the great black talk stations of all time, just as it was one of the great music stations. We were just the hottest thing in Chicago. Think about it: three U.S. senators (Barack Obama, Carol Moseley Braun and Roland Burris) and a president. Almost twenty years after his death, WHUR jock Marvin Lindseys Quiet Storm playlist remains an inspiration for imitators at radio stations across the country. But we've had wonderful partners who have weathered the (economic) storm with us, who have been very patient, very understanding, very cooperative our banking partners. Conrad WorrillProfessor at Northeastern Illinois University and former host on WVON. Either way, Quivers has become one of the most recognized female radio personalities in the country. Condon, David. "Don Cornelius also started his career at WVON," added Spann-Cooper, referencing the late creator and. She was given medication for the next several months, but on June 20,. [19] Other similar stations across the country took inspiration from WVON's format. They don't play it safe. WVON 1690 AM is a News/Talk radio station serving Chicago. My Apple Music playlist is filled with all types though, like gospel (because Ive gotta be inspired), R&B (because I like to chill), and even some trap music (because I like to turn-upin a classy way, of course). For more on Samantha Thomas check out her website www.TalkToSamantha.com or follow her on social media @Talk2Samantha. A radio station is people." 1. Their aggressive and culturally mixed personas quickly surpassed Howard Stern for the number one spot among young listeners. [35][36] WXOL broadcast from studios at that location, while WCEV built its own facilities on the northwest side of Chicago. 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