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Clark Weber was an
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Clark Weber Associates
Chicago's Books Press
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Clark Weber was an American
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radio personality in Chicago, Illinois
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. He also ran his own radio advertising consultancy, Clark Weber Associates. In July 2008 he published a book, ''Clark Weber's Rock and Roll Radio: The Fun Years, 1955-1975''. It is published by Chicago's Books Press (; ).
Clark Weber, who always referred to himself as "Mother Weber's Oldest Son", began his start in radio as an amateur (ham) radio operator in 1950
Events January
* January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed.
* January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 cr ...
. After leaving the Navy in 1954
Events
January
* January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany.
* January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting.
* January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...
, Weber's first radio job was at WAUX in Waukesha, Wisconsin
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. He also worked at WBKV
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in West Bend, Wisconsin
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and WRIT
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in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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.Jeff Roteman's WLS Page/ref> He moved to Chicago in 1961 where he joined the staff of WLS, initially working as a graveyard shift DJ and climbing to program director. This is where Weber became well known spinning Top 40 records. Weber worked in Chicago for WCFL, WMAQ,
WIND
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, WJJD, and recently WAIT
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Albums and EPs
* ''Wait'' (The Polyphonic Spree EP), by The Polyphonic Spree
* ''Wait'' (Emanuel Nice EP), a 2002 EP released by the band Emanuel Nice
* ''Wait'' (Stee ...
, where he did a Friday morning show.
Weber promoted ''A Senior Moment with Clark Weber'', a pre-recorded program series for radio stations targeting senior health issues. In 2015, Weber made the decision to retire from broadcasting; he was 84 at the time. Just prior to his retirement, Weber was named to the Illinois Broadcasters' Hall of Fame.
Weber died of cancer on March 7, 2020, at age 89.
References
External links
Clark Weber Associates
Chicago's Books Press
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