Dick Bartley

Dick Bartley, a popular American radio disc jockey since 21 June 1969, hosts several popular syndicated radio shows of the oldies/classic hits genre, including the current Classic Countdown since 1991 and the Saturday night call-in request show Rock & Roll's Greatest Hits since 1982. The later show now plays "oldies" songs that had not yet been recorded when the show debuted in 1982. Both shows are currently syndicated through United Stations Radio Networks; they were previously carried by ABC Radio Networks from 1991 to 2009, and by Westwood One in the 1980s. Bartley got his start at age 17 ^[1] playing "Bad Moon Rising" on WWOD.^[2]

Awards

• Three-time winner of the Billboard magazine Radio Award for Network Program of the Year: 1988, 1989, 1990
• Three-time nominee for the National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Award for Network Personality of the Year: 1992, 1993, 1995
• Winner of the 1996 New York International Radio Festival WorldMedal for The Beatles ’95 radio special
• Inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in Chicago, Illinois in 2000^[1]

Personal

• Has two daughters, Diane Bartley and Jane Bartley. Diane graduated from Duke University. Jane graduated from Dartmouth.

External links

• DickBartley.com

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Best, Kenneth (January 25, 1998). "Oldies Endure, Even in the Era of MTV". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1998/01/25/nyregion/oldies-endure-even-in-the-era-of-mtv.html. Retrieved 21 January 2010. 
2. ^ "Dick Bartley". 94.7 WELK. http://www.947welk.com/includes/news_items/6/news_items_more.php?id=41&section_id=6. Retrieved 17 April 2010. 

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