Hi Scott:

I used to listen to WLS in the 1970s. After all these years, WLS is still the greatest station in the world. It put radio in my blood forever and influenced my career choice. This is a great web-site. Thanks for the "behind the scenes".

-Rick Via
Burlington, North Carolina

Happy 75th Anniversary! What a fabulous tribute Scott Childers has done. WLS is such an important and rich part of Chicago's history. In a way we are fellow travelers. We share your sense of pride as we The Chicago Psychological Association - also celebrate our 75th Anniversary in Chicago! We are the oldest local organization of its kind in the country--an excited, sincere group of Chicago area psychologists, scholars, social workers, interested public citizens gathering informally to nurture a young, new and emerging field--Psychology!. That was the summer of 1924.

We are celebrating our 75th Anniversary at the Chicago Historical Society on Saturday, December 4th, 1999!

Congratulations, again, WLS on your 75th Anniversary.

-J.B. Fournier

President-Elect (2000) CPA

I've listened to WLS since the mid sixties. On family trips to Southern Illinois, I had to beg my dad to change it from WJJD, and sometimes he actually gave in.

Other than that I listened on whatever I could find. I was listening to WLS when I found out Elvis died, and listened to it when I found out about John Lennon.

When I joined the Army, and went to Texas in the mid 1980's,  I would be out on military exercises with a walkman and headphones on a clear night listening and getting homesick.

When I came back to Illinois in 1996, I was saddened at first to find out that there was no more music on WLS. It didn't take long to get hooked on the new WLS. I'm on the road throughout Northern Illinois, and I'm glad I have a great station to listen to and to make me think. Reading through the 75th Anniversary history brought back a lot of good memories of the personalities on my favorite radio station.

Thanks!

-Brad Boaz

Scott:

I have had the chance to go through the entire WLS 75th Anniversary site and it was great.  As a kid who listened with a transistor radio to Larry Lujack, Tommy Edwards and Fred Winston, it was fun to see all the photos and read the stories.  Today I enjoy Don and Roma, Roe and Garry and Jay Marvin.  WLS is testimony to the way good radio responds to the changing times it's listeners.    Oh my God!  I forgot Jim Johnson, how dare I do such a thing?

-Scott Thompson

Scott:

Just visited your WLS tribute site, found it very entertaining!!!

Grew up in Park Ridge in late 60's early 70's and the site kindled old memories of listening to the silver dollar survery, late nights with Art Roberts, etc.

Appreciate the time and effort, I am currently in Dixon, and still listen to WLS, have been a Don and Roma fan for years.

Regards,

-Bob Meany

Scott,

I really loved your WLS pages. I remember 30 years ago tonight/this morning listening to WLS as the 70's began. I lived in north Alabama near Huntsville and was a regular listener until I went to college in the mid 70's and was home only in the summertime. WLS was always the standard that other stations were judged. Landecker was the tops during my heavy listening years. I remember the winter of 1974 as daylight savings time began in January that year and WLS was my "drive to school in the dark station" as the local equivalent was a daytime station and did not sign on until 8AM. Thanks again for reviving many great memories.