Larry lujack biography
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Fans, former colleagues remember 'Superjock' Larry Lujack
He passed away from esophageal cancer at the age of 73 in Santa Fe, New Mexico on Wednesday night.
When he hit the Chicago airwaves, rock and roll radio was never the same.
That voice, that sarcastic delivery, the razor sharp wit. During the classic age of rock and roll radio, Larry Lujack was king.
"If WLS was the rock of Chicago, he was the rock of WLS," said Bruce Dumont, Museum of Broadcast History.
Larry lujack biography
Larry began his career out west, but when this cowboy came to Chicago and landed at both WCFL and the BIG 89-WLS, that's when his legendary status was sealed. In 1984, Lujack signed a 12-year, $6 million contract with WLS, unprecedented in radio at the time.
"He opened the door for radio personalities in rock n' roll to be something else other than your 'typical DJ,'" said John "Records" Landecker, WLS Radio DJ.
Lujack's long career at WLS had him team up with DJ Tommy Edwards or