Wally Phillips
Broadcast Artist
1925 – 2008
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Who was Wally Phillips?
Walter Phillips was an American radio personality best known for hosting WGN's morning radio show from Chicago for 21 years from January 1965 until July 1986, and was number one in the morning slot from 1968 until he left for an afternoon radio slot in 1986.
Phillips was a pioneer of the radio call-in talk show format, including a variety no longer allowed by the FCC: putting people on the air without their knowledge.
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- Born
- Jul 7, 1925
Portsmouth - Nationality
- United States of America
- Lived in
- Portsmouth
- Grand Rapids
- Naples
- Cincinnati
- Died
- Mar 26, 2008
Naples
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on July 23, 2013
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