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Hello Scott, I'm a native of Northwest Indiana and a life-long WLS listener. I thought your site was very informative and very well done. Please, don't let it go away, and also, please keep updating it in the future. It's fascinating, both for those who remember it, and for those who weren't lucky enough to experience it first-hand. -Bill Fick
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Dear Scott, Hi from Europe. Your WLSHistory.com site is terrific! In Part 2, The Prairie Farmer Days, you mention twice JULIAN BENTLEY, the news broadcaster (and a there's a photo of him). He was at WLS roughly late 1930s thru late 1940s. Besides news, he may also have hosted the station's "School Time" program for a while. I listened to him on WLS when I was a kid in Chicago and can still remember his haunting, unusual voice. I've tried for a long time to locate a recording of Bentley's voice -- preferably a recording of him broadcasting on WLS (or even WBBM, where he moved to in about 1950 or so). But I'd be happy to hear any recording of his voice! I'd be grateful if you could possibly tell me who might know where there's a recording of Bentley's voice (even a one-minute excerpt!). I'd love to be able to buy a dubbing. But I've already tried station WLS (Jeff Davis replied), Chuck Schaden, and Museum of Broadcast Communications.) Thanks very much. -Philip Chavin Thanks Phillip for your hello from across the pond! I do not have a recording, but I challenge those who drop by the site to find one. Anyone who may have some info, please email Phillip at philchav@hotmail.com -Scott
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Scott, What a great tribute! I just came across it for the first time and I must say I am VERY impressed. When I first started out in radio in the early 80's, my room mate (he was the PMD/MD, I was the PMD/Engineer for a 500 watt daytimer/3kW FM in Lumberton, NC) and I listened to 'LS every night after we got in from work. We struck up a telephone friendship with Brant Miller, Jeff Davis and Susan Platt. We copied EVERYTHING 'LS did on our little podunk station. It was the best time in broadcasting! My room mate moved on and he does voice over work in Fayetteville, NC, last I heard and I moved into TV as the transmitter supervisor for one of the FOX O&O's in Greensboro, NC. I had always wondered what had happend to Brant, Jeff and Susan. Your site filled in some of the holes! I have spend many a night listening to 'LS and then trying to hear Larry Lujack over the stations signing on in the eastern time zone. Even 800 miles away, "The Rock" is missed! -Charles Layno
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Hi Scott, Just wanted to write and tell you I really enjoy the WLS History website. Great trip through the past. I remember listening to WLS in the summer of 1976, when I was on a trip to my mom's hometown of Taylorville, IL (200 miles south of Chicago- I grew up in Louisville, KY). "Afternoon Delight," "Shake Your Booty", and "Let 'Em In" were the songs I recall hearing frequently during the trip, but what really impressed me was how clear WLS came in even that far away. My first exposure to Top 40 and clear channel radio. Can't think of a better introduction myself. My mom listened to Dick Biondi back in the 60s on WLS, and now I listen to him on 104.3. That's one thing we have in common. Anyway, keep up the good work, and I'll keep checking back. Sincerely,
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Dear Scott, Searching for Bradley Fackler's e-mail address, I hit this guest page and my heart was immediately warmed by fond memories of the experience of the great WLS 89 AM from Chicago. God, I still can hear the jingle now that I am writing these words some 4,000 miles away from Northern Indiana where, being an exchange student, I went to school in 1968/69 for a year together with Bradley and some other great folks from Bourbon, Indiana. I listened to WLS practically all day long (outside school, of course). At that time, a radio station such as this was a completely new and thrilling experience for me. Just think - nothing but pop music 24 hours a day, something I had not been familiar with in Germany. Yours sincerely, -Reinhold Tyrach
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Hi, My name is Neal Barton. I am now the chief meteorologist at the CBS o&o in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. But, my first love was radio...before the consultants killed it. back in the late 70's and early 80s..my DJ friends and I would listen to WLS October through May ..until the atmosphere was so hot, all we could get was static down on the gulf coast of Texas. (Beaumont) Thanks for taking the time to build a site where some of us could look back and enjoy what really got us into the biz. Good luck to you and your family, -Neal Barton
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Scott, I'm sure you didn't work on this site for peanuts, but a lot of what comes across is a "labor of love." And that's truly great. I found this link from a piece Bob Sirott did with WTTW on "How Chicago Rocked the 60's." I'm sure glad I did. You brought back a lot of memories from "the good old days." I grew up on the southwest side of Chicago listening to Dick Biondi, Clark Weber and Art Roberts, they were my most admired of the "Swingin' Seven." I moved to the southwest suburbs and still listen to Dick on WJMK. Also, listen to Clark on WAIT. Clark has changed formats but both he and Dick are still the same. Your site brought back a lot of memories and facts that I either forgot or didn't know. A thousand thanks, -Ron
White, Thanks Ron for the compliments. Much to most folks surprise, I do not receive any compensation to do this website. Nor does anyone supply the web space or domain hosting. It is completely funded by me and unlike many other sites - you won't see any advertisements! I do it because I believe in it. I do appreciate the moral support of WLS-AM . ~Scott
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