Dick Pike
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Dick Pike (November 7, 1924 – August 16, 2003) was a disc jockey and general manager who turned WNOP (740) into a jazz station.
Career
Pike worked most of his career at WNOP, a jazz station with studios in Newport, KY. When Pike returned to the station in 1961 - as General Manager - he instituted the Jazz format with his personal record collection.[1]
Pike also spent time at television station WJW, in Cleveland, before returning to WNOP as general manager.[2]
Pike also introduced acts at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1964 for George Wein[3]
Death
Pike died August 16, 2003, in Elsmere, Kentucky.[1]
