Phil Collins, Elton John, and Gloria Estefan dominated Adult Contemporary radio back in the 1980s and '90s, yet have disappeared from modern radio. Seemingly, the only time you ever hear them is at the grocery store or your local CVS. This blog remembers the music, the stories and the quirky characters from my days working in Adult Contemporary radio.
Saturday, February 2, 2019
Sonny & Cher "I Got You Babe"
Harold Ramis asked Chicago radio legend Steve Dahl to play the role of the radio disc jockey in Groundhog Day, but he passed. Instead voiceover artist Richard Henzel played the iconic role. As far as casting goes, Ramis also considered Tom Hanks and Steve Martin for the role that ultimately went to his friend Bill Murray. Unfortunately, Ramis and Murray's friendship took a dump after filming the movie. At the time, Murray was going through a divorce and seemed to bring that pain onto the set each day by being hostile and habitually late. Things got so bad, the pair didn't speak for nearly 20 years after the film wrapped. Murray finally buried the hatchet when Ramis was on his deathbed in 2014.