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Rick Dees Retires
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Posted on 02/10/2004 8:21:38 PM PST by Lunatic Fringe

After teasing listeners last week with a "life-changing announcement," longtime KIIS-FM/Los Angeles wake-up host Rick Dees (pictured) revealed early this morning that today's program will be his last for the Clear Channel station. The announcement comes after Clear Channel reportedly offered Dees a multimillion-dollar, five-year deal that included Dees' continued involvement as host of the Premiere-syndicated Weekly Top 40 program.

In telling listeners of his decision, Dees said he "owes a debt of gratitude" to his longtime fans and noted that he looks forward "to several more years with the Weekly Top 40. It has been decided that I will no longer do the morning radio show at KIIS-FM. It's a new a day - let's get going." Dees, who joined KIIS 22 years ago, noted that ratings fluctuate but said that his show is the No. 1-revenue generating morning program in L.A. Dees then played Enya's "Only Time," and featured audio highlights from Dees' program from over the years. No on-air statement was made concerning new American Top 40 host Ryan Seacrest, who is expected to succeed Dees at KIIS.


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To: Lunatic Fringe
There's a great story about Dees's early days as a college DJ. He was broadcasting out of Granville Towers (the "ritzy" dorm at UNC-CH) in the late sixties when a tall, lanky, long-haired kid walks in with a guitar. RD starts interviewing the kid, and the kid says he's going to London to record for the Beatles. RD says "yeah right," and kicks him out of the booth. A year later, James Taylor released his first album...

No, this story isn't an urban legend -- RD repeated it in the UNC Alumni Review a year or so ago...

MD
41 posted on 02/11/2004 7:17:17 PM PST by MikeD (Something in the way she moves...)
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To: IDontLikeToPayTaxes
What's the URL

That'd be: http://www.geocities.com/sgdancers/dancers.html

Pam was a brunette, I believe.

I spent several years working on the post-production end of that show, so I spent a lot of time watching those dancers. I remember it as a time spent in a high state of... uh... distraction.

42 posted on 02/12/2004 12:29:39 AM PST by ArmstedFragg
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MEMPHIS BUMP


43 posted on 04/16/2008 12:02:56 PM PDT by kellynla (Freedom of speech makes it easier to spot the idiots! Semper Fi!)
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