Freak (Wally Kozielski)
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"Freak" (born as Walter Kozielski), is a radio personality in Chicago, Illinois. Kozielski was a cohort of the Chicago-based, nationally syndicated morning radio talk show, Mancow's Morning Madhouse, hosted by Erich "Mancow" Muller for 9 years.[1][2][3]
He was raised on Chicago's Northwest side just a few blocks from the famous Rolling Stone Records store and John Wayne Gacy's residence. His first job was at the Harlem & Irving Plaza (H.I.P.) as a game room attendant at Aladdin's Castle. He graduated from Prosser Vocational High School in Chicago in 1985.
His start in radio happened by chance when a friend got him a job at WTMX-FM (The Mix - 101.9 FM). He began at the station using his childhood nickname "Cap" playing music by the likes of Celine Dion, Michael Bolton, & Wilson Phillips until the chance to work at The Blaze (103.5 FM) surfaced and he jumped on it. The Blaze later became Rock 103.5 and he stayed aboard and it was there that he hooked up with a new morning show from San Francisco called Mancow's Morning Madhouse.
Kozielski was with Mancow's Morning Madhouse since the show's debut in 1994 and became "Freak" then. He was best known as Mancow's traffic reporter and was nominated for A.I.R. Awards 5 times winning twice in 1997 & 2002. Kozielski also did music news, occult themed news, and other show segments such as Street Life and Beat the Freak. Kozielski left Mancow's Morning Madhouse in November 2003 to join 94.7 The Zone (WZZN) where he worked until it was sold in 2006.
Freak was at WRXQ-FM 100.7 in southwest suburban Chicago, IL until August 25th, 2011[4]. He hosted weekday afternoons 3-7p, central time as well as Sunday mornings from 10a-Noon.[2] He is also the PR Director for the Will County chapter of A.B.A.T.E.
Freak also writes for the biker-themed Saddle Tramp Magazine.[5][6]
He was approached to do a number of "Go Green" commercials in 2009 however, the deal never came to fruition because he did not join the Screen Actors Guild[7]
Freak opened a bar called Freakster's Roadhouse on Historic Rt. 66 (Rt. 53) in the Wilmington, Illinois area in early 2011.[8]
[edit] External links
- Freakster's Roadhouse (Official) on Facebook[8]
- Southland Freak & FreakstersRt66 (Official) on Twitter
- Southland Freak (Official) on Myspace[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Reese, Joel (18 November 1999). "It's just an act ... right?". Arlington Heights, IL: Daily Herald. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-68837365.html. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- ^ a b c "FREAK (nocturnalis alcoholicus) / Freak 3:00pm to 7:00pm WEEKDAYS". WRXQ 100.7 RXQ The Southland's Classic Rock. http://www.wrxq.com/FREAK/2052538. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- ^ Kaempfer, Rick (23 September 2007). "Chicago Radio Spotlight: Freak". http://chicagoradiospotlight.blogspot.com/2007/09/freak.html. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- ^ Larz (25 August 2011). "Freak Exits WRXQ-FM". Chicagoland Radio and Media. http://chicagoradioandmedia.com/news/1874-freak-exits-wrxq-fm. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^ Kozielski, Walter (16 June 2010). "July Article for Saddle Tramp Magazine". Myspace. http://www.myspace.com/southlandfreak/blog/535913105. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- ^ Kozielski, Walter (21 September 2010). "October Saddle Tramp Article". Myspace. http://www.myspace.com/southlandfreak/blog/539327144. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- ^ Kozielski, Walter (14 January 2009). "How to turn off the lights with a blowgun." (Video). Myspace. http://www.myspace.com/video/southlandfreak/how-to-turn-of-the-lights-with-a-blowgun/50367332. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- ^ a b Harris, Leslie (evening host on WERV-FM 95.9 The River) (23 May 2011). "Freak from our sister station, WRXQ, has opened Freakster's Roadhouse - check it out!". Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Freaksters-Roadhouse/160750047323291?sk=info#!/permalink.php?story_fbid=215938708430487&id=100001234500573. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
