Dick Pike

Dick Pike (November 7, 1924 – August 16, 2003) was a disc jockey and general manager who turned WNOP (740) into a jazz station.

Dick (Richard) Pike
BornNovember 7, 1924
Chicago, Illinois
DiedAugust 16, 2003(2003-08-16) (aged 78)
Elsmere, KY
Career
Station(s)WNOP
Station(s)WJW-TV
StyleDisc Jockey

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]

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References
  1. Dick Pike Obituary
  2. 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
  3. "Record Research" (62). August 1964. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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