Charlie Van Dyke
Charlie Van Dyke (Born Charles Leo Steinle, on December 19, 1947) is a former radio disc jockey who is best known for the voice work he has done for numerous radio and television stations.
Originally from Dallas, Texas, Van Dyke was already working in major-market Top 40 radio, at local powerhouse KLIF, by the time he was 19. Bill Drake would bring Van Dyke to his stable of stations, first at KFRC in San Francisco where he did morning drive in 1969 and 1970. Van Dyke later did mornings at Drake's "Flagship", KHJ in Los Angeles. Other stops included CKLW in Windsor/Detroit, WLS Chicago, and WRKO Boston.
Throughout most of the 1980s, he was a frequent guest host on American Top 40. He sub-hosted on 31 shows in all.
In the 1990s, he worked in radio from his Phoenix, Arizona home, and from 1998 to 2000, Van Dyke succeeded the late Robert W. Morgan in morning drive at KRTH Los Angeles. He continues to work as a voice talent for various television and radio stations, most notably as the voice for the NBC outlet in Phoenix, KPNX-TV 12 but is not presently a disc jockey.
In 2011, his son Christopher “Brotha’ Fred” Frederick joined KISS-FM in Chicago as a midday personality.
