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In the volatile world of radio, almost nothing lasts half a century. But a great Chicago radio station — WVON-AM 1690 — has managed the feat: The institution marks its 50th anniversary Monday and ...

Chicago’s WVON(AM) is celebrating 50 years of success as a minority-focused, 10,000W station regularly besting 50,000 W competitor stations when comparing talent, programming, impact and other notable ...

Pervis Spann, legendary broadcaster at Chicago's WVON radio, has died at the age of 89. Broadcasting legend Pervis Spann died Monday at age 89. The former WVON-AM disc jockey was as a voice for Black ...

First owned by the Chess brothers, WVON became one of the few African-American-owned radio stations. Pervis Spann, the Blues man, was at the helm. His daughter, Melody Spann Cooper, eventually took ...

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