When I returned to Chicago in 2000, Brandmeier was no longer in radio, Kevin was on some cheesy classic rock station, and Steve and Garry had gone through a very nasty break-up. About two years after that Kevin came over to WCKG to take the mid-day slot between Howard Stern and Steve Dahl. I started to listen to Kevin again, and almost by accident, started listening to Steve Dahl - who was now running solo but had the incomparable Buzz Kilman and the sexy-voiced Wendy Rice backing him up in the studio. What I learned was that I no longer found Kevin Matthews very entertaining. He's only on for 3 hours, plays lots of commercials, and has swung way right in his political views.
On the other hand, Dahl, backed up by Kilman and Rice, is very entertaining; they're funny, have great guest, and truly seem concerned about putting on a good show every day.
Where is all this going?
25 years ago, on July 12, 1979, Steve Dahl and Garry Meier hosted a promotion at Comiskey Park in Chicago. If you brought a disco record you got into the White Sox - Tigers day/night double-header for only $.98. Best part was that between the two games Steve would blow-up a pile of disco records. The response was huge. After the records were exploded, fans stormed the field, started a massive bonfire, and eventually forced the White Sox to forfeit the second game.This Monday, July 12, 2004, on the 25th anniversary of Disco Demolition night, WTTW will be airing a special: Disco Demolition 25th Anniversary: The Real Story.
Four years ago I wouldn't have given this much thought. But now, actually thanks to Kevin Matthews, I'm a big Steve Dahl fan and look forward to catching the show Monday night.
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