Steve Dahl
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Born	November 20, 1954 (1954-11-20) (age 52) California
Show	The Steve Dahl Show
Station(s)	WCKG, Chicago, Illinois
Time slot	Monday - Friday, 2:00 PM - 7:00 PM Central
Country	United States
Website	Dahl.com

Steve Dahl (born November 20, 1954) has been an American radio personality for over thirty years. Dahl is currently on the air at WCKG Radio, in Chicago, Illinois. Before WCKG, Dahl was with Chicago stations WDAI, WLUP, WMVP and WLS. November 20 is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... WCKG, also known as Chicagos FM Talk Station, is a youth leaning talk radio station serving the Chicago market and is owned by CBS Radio. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook & DuPage Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... November 20 is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... a Radio Personality is the modern incarnation of the disk jockey, or DJ. In the 1990s, successful radio stations began to focus less on the musical expertise of their hosts and more on the individual hosts personalities. ... Talk radio is a radio format which features discussion of topical issues. ... WCKG, also known as Chicagos FM Talk Station, is a youth leaning talk radio station serving the Chicago market and is owned by CBS Radio. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook & DuPage Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... A radio station is an audio (sound) broadcasting service, traditionally broadcast through the air as radio waves (a form of electromagnetic radiation) from a transmitter to an antenna and a thus to a receiving device. ... WZZN 94. ... WLUP (97. ... WMVP (1000 AM) is the callsign of a commercial radio station in Chicago. ... WLS is a pioneer Chicago radio station. ...

Steve is known for his "every guy" approach to life in Chicago where he often tells bucolic stories about his life and family on the air. Many Chicagoan's grew up with Dahl's family, through the stories he told on the radio. Dahl is also famous for his song parodies and for the many impressions that he does. He is considered a pioneer in talk radio and has been influential for many current and upcoming radio personalities. In contemporary usage, a parody is a work that imitates another work in order to ridicule, ironically comment on, or poke some affectionate fun at the work itself, the subject of the work, the author or fictional voice of the parody, or another subject. ... Talk radio is a radio format which features discussion of topical issues. ...

Early career

Dahl began his radio career in his home state of California at the age of sixteen. He then moved to Detroit, Michigan and was on the air on WWWW in Detroit in 1976. In 1978, Steve left Detroit to join WDAI in Chicago. Less than a year later, WDAI changed formats to disco and fired Steve on Christmas Eve, 1978. Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Nickname: Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (Latin for, We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes) Location in Wayne County, Michigan Coordinates: Country United States State Michigan County Wayne County Settled 1701 Incorporation 1806 Government  - Type Strong Mayor-Council  - Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Area  - City  143. ... Disco is a genre of dance-oriented pop music that blends elements of funk and soul music that was first popularized in dance clubs (discothèques) in the mid-1970s. ... The Christmas Eve (1904-05), watercolor painting by the Swedish painter Carl Larsson (1853-1919) Christmas Eve, the evening of December 24th, the preceding day or vigil before Christmas Day, is treated to a greater or a lesser extent in most Christian societies as part of the Christmas season. ...

Steve and Garry

In 1979, Steve was hired to do a morning show at WLUP where he met up with overnight DJ, Garry Meier (under the pseudonym of "Matthew Meier"). Shortly thereafter, Steve and Garry began a cross talk that eventually led to Garry being teamed up with Steve as both sidekick and newsman. Garry Meier is a Chicago-based radio talk show host. ... A pseudonym (Greek pseudo + -onym: false name) is an artificial, fictitious name, also known as an alias, used by an individual as an alternative to a persons true name. ... Don Quixote and Sancho Panza unsuccessfully confront windmills. ...

During the Iranian Hostage Crisis, Dahl, along with his band Teenage Radiation, recorded and released a parody of The Knack's song My Sharona, called Ayatollah. He also made phone calls to the Tehran Kentucky Fried Chicken, and ordered a few buckets for his friends in the embassy. Dahl also parodied the John Wayne Gacy murders with his song Another Kid in the Crawl (to the tune of Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall). 1980 Iranian stamp commemorating the Islamic Revolution After Islamic Conquest  Modern (SSR = Soviet Socialist Republic) Afghanistan  Azerbaijan  Bahrain  Iran  Iraq  Tajikistan  Uzbekistan  This box:      The Iranian Revolution (also known as the Islamic Revolution,[1][2][3][4][5][6] Persian: انقلاب اسلامی, Enghelābe Eslāmi) was the revolution that transformed Iran... Original UK 45 rpm single picture cover The Knack - My Sharona The Knack are a Los Angeles-based rock band that rose to fame with their first single, My Sharona, an international hit in 1979 (see 1979 in music). ... My Sharona is a 1979 song which was the debut single by and international hit for The Knack. ... Ayatollah redirects here. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... KFC, or Kentucky Fried Chicken, is a fast food restaurant chain based in Louisville, Kentucky. ... A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one nation state present in another nation state to represent the sending state in the receiving State. ... John Wayne Gacy, (March 17, 1942 - May 10, 1994) was an American serial killer. ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band that earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and, as they evolved, for their avant-garde progressive rock music. ... Another Brick in the Wall is the title of three songs set to variations of the same basic theme, on Pink Floyds 1979 concept album, The Wall, subtitled Part I, Part II, and Part III, respectively, all of which were written by Pink Floyds bassist and then- lead...

According to "King of All Media: the Unauthorized Biography of Howard Stern," by Paul D Colford, a former writer for Long Island Newsday, Howard Stern listened to tapes of Steve and Garry sent from Chicago by a friend of the chief engineer at WCCC Hartford. Colford claims that it is possible Stern eventually developed his on-air style as a result of these tapes. In an ironic twist of fate, Stern was hired to replace Dahl at WWWW Detroit when Dahl moved to Chicago. This article is a biography of Howard Stern as an individual; for information regarding his radio show see The Howard Stern Show. ...

Disco Demolition Night

Main article: Disco Demolition Night

Dahl, along with both Mike Veeck (son of then Chicago White Sox owner Bill Veeck), and Jeff Schwartz of WLUP promotions, came up with a radio promotion and tie-in to the White Sox called Disco Demolition Night which took place on on Thursday, July 12, 1979. They decided to end disco once and for all in the center field of Comiskey Park that night. This resulted in the second game of the double header being postponed due to hundreds of rowdy fans storming the field and refusing to leave. American League President Lee MacPhail later declared the second game of the doubleheader a forfeit victory for the visiting Detroit Tigers. Six people reported minor injuries, and thirty-nine were arrested for disorderly conduct. ^{[1] [2]} This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... William Louis Veeck Jr. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... July 12 is the 193rd day of the year (194th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... The position of the center fielder A center fielder, abbreviated CF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in center field - the baseball fielding position between left field and right field (e. ... This article is about the original Comiskey Park. ... Doubleheader is the term used to describe two baseball games played between the same two teams on the same day. ... American League The American League (or formally the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States of America and Canada. ... Leland Stanford MacPhail, Jr. ... In rare cases, baseball games are forfeited, and the score is recorded with the forfeiting team scoring no runs; their opponents are credited with the same number of runs as innings scheduled. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) Central Division (1998–present) Current uniform Name Detroit Tigers (1901–present) Ballpark Comerica Park (2000–present) Tiger Stadium (1912-1999) Bennett Park (1894-1911) Major league titles World Series titles (4) 1984 â€¢ 1968 â€¢ 1945 â€¢ 1935 AL Pennants (10) 2006 â€¢ 1984 â€¢ 1968 â€¢ 1945 1940... In the criminal law of the United States of America, disorderly conduct is a name given to a rather ill defined crime. ...

Never as popular in the midwest as it had been on the coasts, by 1979 dislike of disco had transcended musical tastes. Steve had been 'destroying' disco records on the air, along with recording his own satire, Do You Think I'm Disco? (a parody of Rod Stewart's, Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?), due to the 'fact' that he believed that 'disco sucks'. After this promotion, disco soon began to lose its popularity.^[3][4] Roderick David Stewart, CBE (born January 10, 1945), is a Scottish / English singer born and raised in London. ... Dya Think Im Sexy? is a 1978 hit song for Rod Stewart. ...

End of Steve and Garry

Steve and Garry went to WLS, but ultimately returned to WLUP where they stayed until their split in 1993. The reason for the break-up was Steve’s on the air comments about Meier’s new wife, commercial real-estate broker, Cynthia Fircak, while the couple were on their honeymoon. Meier also blamed Dahl's alcoholism and unpredictable behavior. Dahl, for his part, blamed Fircak for the split, saying on air once "When I met her, I knew the rules had just changed." A honeymoon is the traditional trip taken by newlyweds to celebrate their marriage. ... Alcoholism is the consumption of, or preoccupation with, alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the drinkers normal personal, family, social, or work life, and may lead to physical or mental harm. ...

Robert Feder, a columnist for the Chicago Sun Times, wrote, on June 3, 2003 the following observation about this breakup: A columnist is a journalist who produces a specific form of writing for publication called a column. Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and the Internet. ... Chicago Sun-Times The Chicago Sun-Times is an American newspaper publishing out of Chicago, Illinois. ... June 3 is the 154th day of the year (155th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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After the team broke up, Steve was shipped off to sports talk WMVP AM and teamed with Chicago sportscaster and funny man Bruce Wolf. Various factors caused his ratings to suffer. Sports Talk consists of radio talk shows which the subject revolves around sports entertainment. ... American Sportscasters A sportscaster, sports announcer, or sports commentator is a type of journalist on radio or television who specializes in reporting or commenting on sports events. ...

Current

Dahl ended up on WCKG, doing an afternoon show, on that station. ^[5] He is currently teamed with Buzz Kilman, who was Dahl's newsman starting in 1980 on WLUP. Dahl's show is available as a podcast at his website and live streaming on Free FM's website. WCKG, also known as Chicagos FM Talk Station, is a youth leaning talk radio station serving the Chicago market and is owned by CBS Radio. ... Buzz Kilman, born in Detroit, Michigan, is a radio talk show personality. ... WLUP (97. ... An orange square with waves indicates that an RSS feed is present on a web page. ... A website (alternatively, Web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on a Web server, usually accessible via the Internet or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML, that is almost always accessible via HTTP, a...

On Friday, August 18, 2006, Steve was doing a remote broadcast of his show at Oak Street Beachstro, a restaurant on Chicago's Oak Street Beach. Coincidentally, Garry Meier was eating lunch there with friends. After Steve learned of Garry's presence there, he invited Garry to appear on the air with him, which Garry accepted. Garry wound up staying for the remainder of the show. This historic event was covered widely throughout the Chicago media that evening. A portion of that broadcast can be found here. August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ...

On April 2, 2007 Meier returned to Chicago radio, doing the 8 AM-11 AM show on WCKG. He appeared briefly on Dahl's show that same day. Now that the two work in the same building, it has fueled speculation that Steve and Garry will be reunited permanently (perhaps even making a return to morning drive).

Dahl's afternoon show was rated fifth (4.1) among men 25-54 in the winter 2006-2007 ratings report.^[6]

Dahl occasionally plays with his band, Steve Dahl and the Dahlfins.

Dahl's son, Matt, is now part of the regular WCKG lineup and hosts the show immediately following his father's.

Other activities

• Steve currently writes for the Chicago Tribune in the At Play section as the resident "vice advisor".
• Steve has dabbled in acting. Steve was in the 1984 cult classic, Grandview, U.S.A. with newcomers John Cusack and Joan Cusack.
• Recently Steve was named one of the '100 Most Important Radio Talk Show Hosts' by Talkers magazine.
• Steve is currently serving on the Board of Trustees at Columbia College Chicago.
• Steve has been sober since 1995. He achieved it cold turkey -- even without the help of AA or other therapy.

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References

1. ^ "Anti-Disco Rally Halts White Sox" New York Times New York, N.Y.: July 13, 1979. pg. A16
2. ^ "Shock Waves" Macaulay Campbell. New York Times. (Late Edition (East Coast)). New York, N.Y.: September 16, 2002. pg. C.7
3. ^ "No anniversary party for disco debacle;"[FINAL Edition] Rod Beaton. USA Today. McLean, Va.: July 12, 2004. pg. C.03
4. ^ "WLUP Chicago Reminisces", Billboard. New York: April 22, 1989. Vol. 101, Iss. 16; p. 10
5. ^ "'Subtler' Steve Dahl still rocks Chicago." Steve Knopper. Billboard. New York: March 7, 1998.Vol.110, Iss. 10; pg. 68
6. ^ [1] Kampert, Patrick, "Hispanic stations in 3 slots of Chicago radio's Top 10." Chicago Trubune, May 1, 2007. Retrieved May 1, 2007

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External links

• Official website
• Steve Dahl at the Internet Movie Database
• 105.9 Chicago's FM Talk Radio
• Steve Dahl's articles in The Chicago Tribune
• Steve Dahl Show Podcasts
• Biography from Disco Demolition 25th Anniversary: The Real Story documentary site