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Jim Channell 'Captain Whammo' R.I.P.

Posted by Media Reader <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/chicagomediachat/info/user=Media+Reader' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on November 9, 2023, 12:02 am

Jim worked in rock n’ roll radio for 12 years in the markets including: Wichita, St. Louis, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Chicago. In 1975 he was voted by Billboard Magazine as one of the top 4 DJ’s in America as “Captain Whammo” – WMET/Chicago.

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Re: Jim Channell 'Captain Whammo' R.I.P.

Posted by John from Wisconsin <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/chicagomediachat/info/user=John+from+Wisconsin' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on November 9, 2023, 8:22 am, in reply to "Jim Channell 'Captain Whammo' R.I.P."

Wow! All I remember was his time and airchecking from "M-E-T" - Sad. RIP. He is in the hands of the Lord.

Re: Jim Channell 'Captain Whammo' R.I.P.

Posted by WYTZZ95FM <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/chicagomediachat/info/user=WYTZZ95FM' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on November 9, 2023, 9:26 am, in reply to "Jim Channell 'Captain Whammo' R.I.P."

Sad. Jim realized he was living life in the fast lane and walked away toward faith and held steady. I read while WCFL was successful, he was not happy it was not bigger and shifted away from music, losing its uniqueness and leading to its demise. God Bless him and his family.

Besides Jim, the only other rock jock I know that turned toward faith was Peter B from WLS-FM & Z95 in the mid 80s. Peter Bucalo is now out of radio and a fully ordained priest.

Z

Re: Jim Channell 'Captain Whammo' R.I.P.

Posted by John from Wisconsin <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/chicagomediachat/info/user=John+from+Wisconsin' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on November 9, 2023, 11:26 am, in reply to "Re: Jim Channell 'Captain Whammo' R.I.P."

https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/141826/former-wdjx-morning-host-peter-b-becomes-a-priest

When up in Michigan, I talk, joke with a priest. Told him of my love of radio. "ya, I was basically a board op at W..." Was certainly interesting stuff! One realizes these people are human beings! We talked of stop-sets and a few radio battles. Interesting stuff!

Re: Jim Channell 'Captain Whammo' R.I.P.

Posted by WYTZZ95FM <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/chicagomediachat/info/user=WYTZZ95FM' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on November 9, 2023, 5:52 pm, in reply to "Re: Jim Channell 'Captain Whammo' R.I.P."

I am pretty sure that Rick Hall from WSHE was a board op on 104.7 the Religious station back around the turn of the century. Side note, he is one of the few on air jocks I will listen to even if the station format is quirky!

Z

Re: Jim Channell 'Captain Whammo' R.I.P.

Posted by Jeremy Andrews <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/chicagomediachat/info/user=Jeremy+Andrews' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on November 9, 2023, 8:00 pm, in reply to "Re: Jim Channell 'Captain Whammo' R.I.P."

There's a lot of Christians in radio. Some exclusively do Christian radio now, others do both.

Greg Brown voice tracked for K-LOVE for awhile late 2000s while he was at WLS.

Aside from 105.9 and 100.3, most of Rick Hall's radio work was in Christian radio from what I remember. At least in the last decade. I first heard him as MD-Middays on 105.3 The Fish in Milwaukee before that was sold to EMF. CBS had just launched 105.9's AC format, so he quickly jumped there before going back to Christian radio when they flipped it.

Craig Carson (Matt Wright on 94.7 The Zone) was PD for WXLC in the Mid 90s, and spent some time on WXSS, WKSC and WZZN is the voice guy for Air1 and K-LOVE's digital channels. He works in ministry I believe. He's also afternoons on WKLH in Milwaukee.

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