Wally Phillips Has Died At the age of 82
Filed under: News | By: Kerry
Posted on: March 27, 2008 | 2 Comments
Wally Phillips one of Chicago’s most popular and influential radio personalities of all time, has died, he was 83.
According to chicagotribune Wally had been battling Alzheimer¹s disease since 2004.
Wally was born on July 7, 1925, in Portsmouth, Ohio, and was one of four children.
Wally began his ground-breaking 42-year run at WGN in 1956, when he arrived from WLW-AM in Cincinnati and for 21 years, he was the undisputed king of morning radio, drawing an astonishing half of all listeners at his peak.
In 1997 marking his 50th year in radio Wally was inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame.
All our thoughts are with is family and friends at this time
What are your memories’s of Wally
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During my youth living in Barrington Illinois Wally Phillips was an instituiton at my house. My Mom listened religiously every day to his show. I remember distictly Wally asking for a joke and my Mother got in and told him an old italian joke and he sent her some hoisery. I will never forget the radio in our kitchen and my Mom’s fascination with Wally Phillips. I can vividly remember my Mom saying “You tell him Wally”.
I remember when I got Wally’s autograph on my Bandstand Matinee ticket stub when he was the host of that TV teen dance show for awhile. My family listened to Wally at home while getting ready for school and then later on at work where his radio show was piped in over the office speakers. We will never forget Wally’s wit and humor, and all those contest questions and prizes, and his love for the Chicago area community and for all people. We were blessed to have Wally make life a little better for each of us every day. God bless you Wally Phillips.