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John Records Landecker (born March 28, 1947) is an American Top40 / oldies disc jockey best known for his trademark saying "Records truly is my middle name" and creating Boogie Check, Americana Panorama, and satirical songs and bits based on current events such as "Make a Date with the Watergate ", and "Press My Conference".
Legendary Top 40 radio personality John Records Landecker was born and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan. His middle name, Records, was his mother’s maiden name and proved to be prophetic. As a boy, he built crystal diode radios in cigar boxes. To this day, he remembers his first real radio — a six transistor AM made by Channel Master.
He currently hosts a weekly program on his hometown station WEFM-FM Michigan City, Ind. John Records Landecker is best known for his tenure as the evening personality at WLS-AM Chicago, a 50,000-watt station reaching audiences in some 40 states.
7 de ago. de 2008 · 54K views 15 years ago. Popular WLS, Chicago night time personality John Records Landecker pulls his shift, and talks about his career and the radio business in this 1977 clip of unknown...
7 de abr. de 2020 · Newest member of NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame is iconic top 40 radio jock with a legendary middle name. By Randy J. Stine. Published: April 7, 2020. John Records Landecker. John Records Landecker has never been to Las Vegas in his life. And with no NAB Show this year, he might not get there anytime soon.
1 de abr. de 2024 · Listen to John Records Landecker, one of the most influential broadcasters in radio history, as he looks back on his time at the Big 89 and the unbridled creativity that made WLS an unstoppable force of music radio.
14 de may. de 2020 · Landecker was recognized for his trailblazing career as one of the most popular disc jockeys in America, whose long tenure in nights on WLS Chicago (890), the 50,000-watt flamethrower that reached listeners in nearly 40 states, placed him in legendary status among radio personalities.
