Dick Bartley

Dick Bartley (born July 26, 1951) is an American radio disc jockey. He has hosted several popular syndicated radio shows of the oldies/classic hits genre, including Dick Bartley's Classic Hits and Rock & Roll's Greatest Hits, both syndicated through United Stations Radio Networks.

From 1982 to 2017, he was host of a national Saturday night call-in request show — the original version of Rock & Roll's Greatest Hits from 1991 to 2017 — that aired live (until 2009, after which the program was pre-recorded); that program, along with the Classic Countdown, was combined into the new Classic Hits show.[1][2] In February 2020, a new version of Rock & Roll's Greatest Hits, focused on 1960s music, was launched. The last airings of both of the syndicated shows occurred during the weekend of January 1-2, 2022.[3]

Both Classic Countdown and Rock & Roll's Greatest Hits were syndicated through United Stations, and beforehand Westwood One (1982–1991) and ABC Radio Networks (1991–2009). Bartley has licensed his name for the "Dick Bartley Presents Collector's Essentials on the Radio" album series; compilations of radio favorites by specific era and genre.[4] Bartley's programs use historic data from the Billboard Hot 100 and other charts.

Bartley[5] got his start at age 17[6] playing "Bad Moon Rising"[7][8] on radio station WWOD in Lynchburg, Virginia.[9] WWOD, which hadn't been used for years, was finally razed and is now covered with grass on Mimosa Drive in Lynchburg.

  1. ^ "Dick Bartley's Classic Hits,[1]. Accessed 07-01-2017.
  2. ^ "The Grooveyard," Dick Bartley, [2] Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Radioinsght was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Dick Bartley Presents Collector's Essentials on the Radio, Vol. 2: The '70s - Various Artists AllMusic.com Album review
  5. ^ "10 Questions with ... Dick Bartley". July 6, 2009.
  6. ^ Best, Kenneth (January 25, 1998). "Oldies Endure, Even in the Era of MTV". The New York Times. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
  7. ^ Dick Bartley (2022). "Dick Bartley: A 50 Year Hall of Fame Broadcasting Career". D B Productions, Inc. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  8. ^ Dick Bartley's Classic Hits, original air dates 24 March 2018 and 22 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Dick Bartley". 94.7 WELK. Archived from the original on October 1, 2010. Retrieved April 17, 2010.