Dick Biondi
American disc jockey
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- In radio: The rise of Top 40 radio
By the 1960s Chicago-based Dick (“the Screamer”) Biondi ruled the Midwestern airwaves from station WLS. His raucous on-air personality continually led to trouble with station management. Before he became a “golden oldies” host years later, playing much the same music for the same (now older) listeners, Biondi figured he…
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The fast-talking wild man of Chicago radio, Dick Biondi called himself “The Screamer,” “The Big Mouth,” “The Big Noise from Buffalo,” “The Wild Eye-tralian,” and “The Supersonic Spaghetti Slurper.” Praising his energy, presentation, and appeal to young listeners, pioneer radio programmer Mike Joseph called Biondi…
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