Dick Pike
Dick (Richard) Pike | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 7, 1924 |
| Died | August 16, 2003 (aged 78) Elsmere, KY |
| Career | |
| Station | WNOP |
| Station | WJW-TV |
| Style | Disc Jockey |
Dick Pike (November 7, 1924 – August 16, 2003) was a disc jockey and general manager who turned WNOP (740) into a jazz station.
Career
Pike worked most of his career at WNOP, a jazz station with studios in Newport, KY. When Pike returned to the station in 1961 - as General Manager - he instituted the Jazz format with his personal record collection.[1]
Pike also spent time at television station WJW, in Cleveland, before returning to WNOP as general manager. [2]
Pike also introduced acts at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1964 for George Wein[3]
Death
Pike died August 16, 2003 in Elsmere, Kentucky.[1]
References
- ^ a b [1] Dick Pike Obituary
- ^ Billboard, Dec 28, 1959, page 17 https://books.google.com/books?id=0QoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA14&dq=dick+pike+WNOP&as_brr=1&ei=I87VStPFJqbKyQTVj7meDg#v=onepage&q=dick%20pike%20WNOP&f=false
- ^ "Record Research" (62). August 1964.
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External links
- The Search For The Tuner That Will Bring Back WNOP Archived November 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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