Rich Dickerson is a retired

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host for

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94.3 FM in South Florida and presenter of the show The Love Doctors. In 1975, while program director at

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, Rich is attributed with inadvertently inciting fans of the band

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to start the official Kiss fan club, the

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.Gooch, Curt and Jeff Suhs. ''KISS Alive Forever: The Complete Touring History''. Billboard Books, 2002. By July 1975, WVTS had begun to play KISS records, often referring to the KISS Army. Some of the letters included threats to blow up the station. Before long, listeners started calling the station asking how they could enlist. Dickerson worked with Starkey and Evans to provide advance promotion for a KISS concert at the new Hulman Civic-University Center in Terre Haute. He retired on December 16, 2016, leaving an indelible mark on the show The Love Doctors and the people of South Florida.

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