Steve Dahl

Steve Dahl
Dahl in 2008
Born
Steven Robert Dahl

(1954-11-20) November 20, 1954 (age 69)
Pasadena, California, U.S.
SpouseJanet (m. 1978)
Children3
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Steven Robert Dahl (born November 20, 1954)[1][2] is an American radio personality. He is the owner and operator of the Steve Dahl Network, a subscription-based podcasting network. Dahl gained a measure of national attention after organizing and hosting Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park.[3][4]

Originally, Dahl broadcast with Detroit stations WABX and WWWW and later with Chicago stations WCKG, WDAI, WLUP, WMVP and WLS. He served as a columnist for the Chicago Tribune in their Live section as the resident "vice advisor" until November 2010.[5] He is also known in Chicago for his longstanding former role as one half of the Steve & Garry team (with Garry Meier),[6] and the two are members of the National Radio Hall of Fame. Dahl is considered an influential shock jock in talk radio.[7][8][9]

In addition to his radio career, Dahl is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His band, Teenage Radiation, recorded and performed a number of song parodies (which he often played on his show throughout the 1980s) and since 1990 he has performed and recorded as Steve Dahl and the Dahlfins. Dahl is also an occasional actor, and has appeared in films such as Grandview, U.S.A., Outing Riley and I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With.

  1. ^ Herguth, Bob (1996-03-24). "Steve Dahl, Unplugged". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 8. Archived from the original on 2015-03-28. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
  2. ^ Hoekstra, Dave (1989-12-10). "Steve & Garry's Radio Timeline". Chicago Sun-Times. pp. Show, 5. Archived from the original on 2015-03-28. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
  3. ^ Kim, Jae-Ha (1995-04-21). "Disco's Mood Rings True: '90s Dance Fans Show Signs of Nostalgia Fever". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 2015-03-29. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
  4. ^ Greene, Leonard (2007-07-13). "N.Y. Gets Dance Fever". New York Post. Retrieved 2014-12-25.
  5. ^ "Chicago Sun-Times Steve Dahl biography". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
  6. ^ CBS News (2006-08-19). "Chicago Radio Legends Steve Dahl and Garry Meier Reunite". CBS 2 Chicago.
  7. ^ Feder, Robert (1989-01-16). "Like it or not, folks, Steve Dahl did drop". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 2015-03-29. Retrieved 2014-12-25.
  8. ^ "Radio Currents Online: Apr 3 - Apr 9, 2006". Radio Magazine Online. 2006-04-04. Retrieved 2008-05-21. Steve Dahl, the talent from WCKG/Chicago, who brought his brand of shock and awe to radio decades ago and redefined the medium for his generation
  9. ^ Colford, Paul (1996). Howard Stern, King of All Media: The Unauthorized Biography. Diane Publishing Company. ISBN 0-7881-6336-1.