Bobby Skafish ( ) is a long-time radio personality in the

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area.

Career

* 1976–1983

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* 1983–1993 WLUP * 1993–1994

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* 1994–2006

* 2007–2015

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Background

Bobby Skafish who grew up in

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, majored in Telecommunications at

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and worked at WIUS, now WIUX, the college radio station. In January 2007, Bobby Skafish launched an internet radio station

broadcast by Live365. In June 2007, Skafish joined the air staff of WDRV Chicago (97.1fm Chicago, WWDV 96.9fm Zion). In August 2007, Bobby Skafish was promoted to weekday afternoons from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at WDRV-FM 97.1. In June 2015, he was terminated by WDRV. He is the cousin of pioneer American punk rocker Jimmy

Skafish Skafish is an American, Chicago-based punk band, fronted by Jim Skafish, cousin of Chicago area DJ Bobby Skafish. The band was formed in 1976 and had their first performance that November. In 1977, ''Billboard'' magazine printed a review of th ...

References

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