Dick Bartley

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Dick Bartley, a popular American radio disc jockey since June 21, 1969, hosts several popular syndicated radio shows, including the current American Gold & Rock & Roll’s Greatest Hits since 1991. Roll's Greatest hits features a request line where listeners can call in an request songs. Every hour, Dick has a contest where he plays a short piece of a song and whoever calls in wins a prize.

[edit] Timeline

• 1982 – 1985 . . . Created, produced and hosted the first live national oldies radio show “Solid Gold Saturday Night” for the RKO Radio Network.
• 1985 – 1988 . . . Produced and hosted “Solid Gold Saturday Night” and “Solid Gold Scrapbook” for the United Stations Radio Network. In January 1988, he was replaced by New York radio personality, Bob Worthington.
• 1988 – 1991 . . . Created, produced and hosted “The Rock & Roll Oldies Show” and “New Gold On CD” for the Westwood One Radio Network. After Bartley left for ABC, New Gold on CD would survive on Westwood One, as he was replaced by Mike Harvey (disc jockey), the host of Supergold.
• 1991 – present . . . Created, produces and hosts “American Gold” and “Rock & Roll’s Greatest Hits” for the ABC Radio Network; Dick also hosted another show called Yesterday Live until 2001.

[edit] Awards

• 1988, 1989 & 1990 . . . Three-time winner of the Billboard magazine “Radio Award” for “Network Program of the Year.”
• 1992, 1993 & 1995 . . . Three-time nominee for the National Association of Broadcasters “Marconi Award” for “Network Personality of the Year.”
• 1996 . . . Winner of the New York International Radio Festival “WorldMedal” for “The Beatles ’95” radio special.
• 2000 . . . Inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in Chicago, Illinois.

[edit] External link

• DickBartley.com