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80+ years of serving Chicago in under minutes.

Channel: Entertainment
Uploaded: July 3, 2007 at 6:13 am
Author: WLS890

Length: 00:05:37
Rating: 4.54
Views: 8912

Tags: Chicago's Talk Station WLS History 890

Video Comments:
DickBert10 (September 9, 2008 at 11:13 pm)
Chris Eric Stevens was THE KING OF NITE TIME RADIO!!
brendaleake (July 19, 2008 at 5:11 am)
I lived west of Rockford and grew up w/THE ROCK OF CHICAGO in the 70's too. What ever became of that chant they'd do in the eves, (c 1977, 1978) that sounded like "boogie check boogie check ooh ah! boogie check boogie check ooh ah!"???
AM EIGHTY-NINE, W-L-S, CHI-CAAAGGGO!
jer19541 (June 10, 2008 at 4:45 am)
yea, and he killed disco too. thank god.
AllenC040170 (May 5, 2008 at 4:46 am)
I was a HUGE WLS listener when I was a baby, growing up in the 1970's back home in Chicago, when the radiostation used to play music. Definately my all-time favorite radio air personality was (and forever always will be) none other than Larry Lujack because good ol' Uncle Lar' will make you laugh like a hyena, when it comes to his morning jokes while either waking up and going to school, or you must've been stuck on the Kennedy Expressway going to work in downtown Chicago. I also love the music.
RetiredAFGuy (June 15, 2008 at 2:02 am)
Grew up in Chicago too, 60's and 70's prior to FM coming in WLS and WCFL were THE radio stations to listen to. I still remember the censors telling them they couldnt place things like the song Lake Shore Drive because it mentioned "LSD" - duh! Stupid old people back then it means Lake Shore Drive. Larry Lujack lives out in New Mexico now, way out in the middle of no friggin place. Met Dick Biondi when I was a busbiy at Candlelight Dinner Playhouse on Harlem in HS in the early 70's too.
RetiredAFGuy (June 15, 2008 at 2:05 am)
When I went to Iceland in 1980 we could pick them up at night as long as the Aurora Borealis wasnt active, caused too much static in the atmosphere.

I miss Chicago of back when Riverview was still around despite the problems with the riots and all (my dad was a Chicago cop) but now I wouldnt live there for any reason. Changed too much - like radio and TV have, for the worse.
wjdebbi (April 29, 2008 at 6:35 am)
I used to listen mostly to Larry Lujack growing up in Wheaton, IL. I remember Steve Dahl, and John Landecker too. When I moved to Houston, TX, I really missed WLS radio. Thanks for this awesome clip!!!
jimwalsh2001 (March 29, 2008 at 5:41 am)
When did Landecker lose his hair? God, I feel old...
bunneegrl (March 4, 2008 at 4:03 am)
What has happened to Christina?
dwendt66 (January 26, 2008 at 7:06 pm)
...but Roe Conn destroys Steve Dahl today!