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WLS lineups
WLS (Original lineup - May 2, 1960)
(Courtesy: Bill Dulmage and Kurt Smith)
5:30-6 a.m. - ED BRENNAN
6-10 a.m. - MORT CROWLEY
10-11 a.m. - BREAKFAST CLUB
11 a.m.-12 noon - ED BRENNAN
12 noon-12:30 p.m. - NEWS
12:30-3 p.m. - JIM DUNBAR
3-6:30 p.m. - SAM HOLMAN
6:30-7:15 p.m. - NEWSCOPE
7:15-9 p.m. - GENE TAYLOR
9 p.m.-12 midnight - DICK BIONDI
12 midnight-5:30 a.m. - BOB HALE
WLS (June, 1961)
(Courtesy: Kurt Smith)
5-6 a.m. - NEWS and PUBLIC AFFAIRS
6-9 a.m. - MORT CROWLEY
9-10 a.m. - DON McNEILL'S BREAKFAST CLUB
10 a.m.-12 noon - JIM DUNBAR
12 noon-12:30 p.m. - NEWS
12:30-3 p.m. - ART ROBERTS
3-6:30 p.m. - GENE TAYLOR
6:30-7:30 p.m. - NEWSCOPE
7:30-9 p.m. - BOB HALE
9 p.m.-12 midnight - DICK BIONDI
12 midnight-5 a.m. - CLARK WEBER
WLS (June, 1963)
(Courtesy: Kurt Smith)
5-6 a.m. - NEWS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
6-9 a.m. - CLARK WEBER
9-10 a.m. - DON McNEILL'S BREAKFAST CLUB
10 a.m.-12 noon - GENE TAYLOR
12 noon-12:30 p.m. - NEWS
12:30-3 p.m. - BERNIE ALLEN
3-6:30 p.m. - BOB HALE
6:30-7:30 p.m. - NEWSCOPE
7:30-9 p.m. - RON RILEY
9 p.m.-12 midnight - ART ROBERTS
12 midnight-5 a.m. - DON PHILLIPS
WLS (July, 1964)
(Courtesy: Kurt Smith)
5-6 a.m. - NEWS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
6-9 a.m. - CLARK WEBER
9-10 a.m. - DON McNEILL'S BREAKFAST CLUB (network)
10 a.m.-12 noon - GENE TAYLOR
12 noon-12:30 p.m. - NEWS (network)
12:30-3 p.m. - BERNIE ALLEN
3-6:30 p.m. - DEX CARD
6:30-7:30 p.m. - NEWSCOPE
7:30-9 p.m. - RON RILEY
9 p.m.-12 midnight - ART ROBERTS
12 midnight-5 a.m. - EAST OF MIDNIGHT with DON PHILLIPS
WLS (Early 1966)
(Source: WLS charts)
6-10 a.m. - CLARK WEBER
10-11 a.m. - DON McNEILL'S BREAKFAST CLUB (network)
11 a.m.-2 p.m. - BERNIE ALLEN
2-6 p.m. - DEX CARD
6-7 p.m. - NEWS (network)
7-9 p.m. - RON RILEY
9 p.m.-12 midnight - ART ROBERTS
12 midnight-6 a.m. - EAST OF MIDNIGHT with DON PHILLIPS
WLS (Early 1967)
(Source: WLS charts)
6-10 a.m. - CLARK WEBER
10-11 a.m. - DON McNEILL'S BREAKFAST CLUB (network)
11 a.m.-2 p.m. - BERNIE ALLEN
2-6 p.m. - DEX CARD
6-7 p.m. - NEWS (network)
7-9 p.m. - RON RILEY
9 p.m.-12 midnight - ART ROBERTS
12 midnight-6 a.m. - EAST OF MIDNIGHT with DON PHILLIPS
WLS (1968)
(Courtesy: Kurt Smith)
6-10 a.m. - CLARK WEBER
10 a.m.-2 p.m. - ART ROBERTS
2-6 p.m. - LARRY LUJACK
6-10 p.m. - CHUCK BUELL
10 p.m.-2 a.m. - RON RILEY
2-6 a.m. - BERNIE ALLEN
WLS (July, 1969)
(Courtesy: Kurt Smith)
6-10 a.m. - BILL BAILEY
10 a.m.-2 p.m. - ART ROBERTS
2-6 p.m. - LARRY LUJACK
6-10 p.m. - CHUCK BUELL
10 p.m.-2 a.m. - KRIS ERIK STEVENS
2-6 a.m. - JERRY KAY
WLS (January, 1972)
(Courtesy: Kurt Smith)
5-9 a.m. - LARRY LUJACK
9 a.m.-12 noon - JOEL SEBASTIAN
12 noon-3 p.m. - CHUCK BUELL
3-6 p.m. - FRED WINSTON
6-9 p.m. - KRIS ERIK STEVENS
9 p.m-1 a.m. - STEVE LUNDY
1-5 a.m. - GARY GEARS
WLS (1973)
(Source: RRS files)
6-10 a.m. - FRED WINSTON
10 a.m.-2 p.m. - J.J. JEFFRIES
2-6 p.m. - BOB SIRROT
6-10 p.m. - JOHN LANDECKER
10 p.m.-2 a.m. - STEVE KEY
2-6 a.m. - YVONNE DANIELS
NOTES: John Landecker had a short-lived stint as morning man at CFTR Toronto in the early 1980s ... Yvonne Daniels "The Lady of the Night", one of the first female rock jocks and quite possibly the best, died of cancer in 1991.
WLS (1974)
(Courtesy: Bill Dulmage)
6-10 a.m. - FRED WINSTON
10 a.m.-2 p.m. - J.J. JEFFRIES
2-6 p.m. - BOB SIRROT
6-10 p.m. - JOHN LANDECKER
10 p.m.-2 a.m. - STEVE KING
2-6 a.m. - YVONNE DANIELS
WLS (1976)
(Source: Airchecks, courtesy Reel Radio Top 40 Repository)
6-10 a.m. - FRED WINSTON
10 a.m.-2 p.m. - TOMMY EDWARDS
2-6 p.m. - BOB SIRROT
6-10 p.m. - JOHN LANDECKER
10 p.m.-2 a.m. - STEVE KING
2-6 a.m. - YVONNE DANIELS
Weekends - JEFF DAVIS
WLS (1978)
(Courtesy: Bill Dulmage)
5:30 or 6-10 a.m. - LARRY LUJACK
10 a.m.-2 p.m. - TOMMY EDWARDS
2-6 p.m. - BOB SIRROT
6-10 p.m. - JOHN LANDECKER
10 p.m.-2 a.m. - JEFF DAVIS
2-5:30 or 6 a.m. - YVONNE DANIELS
WLS (1979)
(Courtesy: Bill Dulmage)
5:30 or 6-10 a.m. - LARRY LUJACK
10 a.m.-2 p.m. - TOMMY EDWARDS
2-6 p.m. - BOB SIRROT
6-10 p.m. - JOHN LANDECKER
10 p.m.-2 a.m. - JEFF DAVIS
2-5:30 or 6 a.m. - YVONNE DANIELS
WLS (1980)
(Courtesy: Chris Pillmore)
5:30-10 a.m. - LARRY LUJACK
10 a.m.-2 p.m. - TOMMY EDWARDS
2-6 p.m. - BOB SIROTT
6-10 p.m. - JOHN LANDECKER
10 p.m.-2 a.m. - JEFF DAVIS
2-5:30 a.m. - YVONNE DANIELS
WLS (1981)
(Source: WLS charts)
5:30-10 a.m. - LARRY LUJACK
10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. - TOMMY EDWARDS
2:30-7 p.m. - JOHN LANDECKER
7-11 p.m. - BRANT MILLER
11 p.m.-2 a.m. - JEFF DAVIS
2-5:30 p.m. - YVONNE DANIELS
Weekends: TOM GRAYE, ART WALLIS, TIM KELLY
WLS (May, 1982)
(Source: WLS charts)
5:30-10 a.m. - LARRY LUJACK
10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. - CHRIS SHEBEL
2:30-7 p.m. - TOMMY EDWARDS
7-11 p.m. - BRANT MILLER
11 p.m.-2 a.m. - JEFF DAVIS
2-5:30 a.m. - YVONNE DANIELS
Weekends: ART WALLIS, TOM GRAYE, STEVE PERLIN
WLS (1984)
(Courtesy: Bill Dulmage)
5:30-10 a.m. - LARRY LUJACK
10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. - SUSAN PLATT
2:30-7 p.m. - STEVE DAHL and GARY MEIER
7-11 p.m. - BRANT MILLER
11 p.m.-2 a.m. - JEFF DAVIS
2-5:30 a.m. - TARI RYDER
WLS (1986)
(Source: Kurt Smith)
5:30-10 a.m. - FRED WINSTON
10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. - DON WADE AND ROMA
2:30-7 p.m. - LARRY LUJACK AND RICH McMILLAN
7-11 p.m. - JOHN LANDECKER
11 p.m.-1 a.m. - PHYLLIS LEVY (Sex Talk)
1-5:30 a.m. - CHUCK BRITTON
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