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19 unusual facts about Rick Dees


CHNO-FM

Dees syndicated daily radio show, Daily Dees, hosted by Rick Dees can be heard each weeknight.

DXMX

The Rick Dees' Weekly Top 40 - internationally-syndicated chart program hosted by legendary Los Angeles radio personality Rick Dees.

In addition, Mix FM added legendary Los Angeles radio disc jockey Rick Dees, who hosts the Rick Dees' Weekly Top 40 countdown.

International Pony

The song Leaving home was the theme song in 2009 show Into the Night with Rick Dees.

KHDK

On the weekends they also syndicate "Rick Dees Weekly Top 40", "Hollywood Hamilton Weekend Top 30", and "The Hollywood 5".

KPLA

Other weekday programming includes Rachel Marisay (formerly Rick Dees) from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.; "Tim Murphy in the afternoons" from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m; and syndicated host John Tesh from 7:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. (formerly Midnight to 6 a.m. before removal of Delilah).

KSME

Syndicated Rick Dees in the Morning, from KIIS-FM Los Angeles, was the station's first morning show until the product was discontinued in 2002.

KWID

In early 2000, KFMS flipped to top 40/CHR 101.9 KISS FM, KFMS broadcast Rick Dees' morning radio program in the morning and Buck Head Show for evenings.

Magic Matt Alan

In fact, by 1991, Alan's ratings had surpassed those of nationally-syndicated KIIS-FM morning host Rick Dees.

Renán Almendárez Coello

For six years, "El Cucuy" was the most-listened-to voice on L.A. radio, surpassing the ratings of Rick Dees and Howard Stern.

WCGQ

Current syndicated programming includes The Rick Dees' Weekly Top 40 hosted by Rick Dees on Saturday mornings, Saturday Night Online Live hosted by Romeo on Saturday nights, and American Top 40 hosted by Ryan Seacrest on Sunday mornings at 8.

WDJR

Syndicated music programming includes shows hosted by Donnie Osmond (mid-days), Rick Dees (afternoons), and Deliah (evenings).

WERZ

Specialty weekend programs helped to boost ratings, including American Top 40 with Shadoe Stevens, Rick Dees Weekly Top 40, and "Party Saturday Night" featuring uptempo party songs and "megamixes" of popular dance music, as well as frequent prize giveaways and heavy listener interaction and requests.

WKEW

Rick Dees began his career at WGBG, which was called "Top Gun Radio".

WQAL

Popular shows back then have included "Friday Night 80's," "Saturday Night Fever" featuring disco songs from the 70's and early 80's, and syndicated countdown shows hosted by Casey Kasem and Rick Dees.

WYSS

Programming on Yes FM includes American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest, Rick Dees' Weekly Top 40, Romeo's Playhouse and Open House Party.

WZDR

Midwest would move WLTM to a simulcast with its similarly-formatted WROE (see above), a simulcast that would last until spring 2001, when WLTM adopted a more upbeat hot AC format as "Magic 99.7", with a schedule featuring Rick Dees' syndicated morning show.

WZOX

But by April 2000 the station decided to a move in a new direction and switched its format to mainstream AC with Rick Dees coming to the station for mornings and Delilah at night.

Yorkshire Radio Network

However, both "Benny Brown's American Countdown" and "Rick Dees Weekly Top-40" programmes where bought in and played-out locally by each station, so the commercials were also played separately by the tech-ops at each individual station.


Caesar the Geezer

Caesar then went on to get his first "paid gig" on the Rod Lucas Show on BBC Radio Kent and shortly afterwards they both moved to the newly created Invicta Radio and, in a similar manner to BBC Radio 1 presenter Steve Wright, copied a style from American DJ Rick Dees that has subsequently become known worldwide as the 'Zoo Format'.

Estelle Axton

After the non-compete agreement expired, Axton formed Fretone Records whose biggest hit, "Disco Duck" by Rick Dees was licensed for distribution to RSO Records.