One time, I finally asked him, You seem to like my dancing, but why dont you ever ask me to be one of the dancers? And he said, Well, to be honest, youre too sexy for our show. ", At that age, Fairchild said with a laugh, I didnt really know what he was talking about.. Ron Chapman's legendary $20 announcement from March, 1988. So we hit the air, and Ron got it. Ron would fairly often show up while I was on the air to go in a studio and record a promo that might run overnight, only to plug something that was going to be on his show. I told her so. In a 1985 issue ofBillboard, the music industry's trade publication, a radio consultant called it "dominant" -- "the best-run radio station in Dallas" among a pile of worthy contenders, including K104. By Casey Carr. The slightly bugged eyes turn flat, focused inward. In honor of his life, we reproduce this 1989 profile of Chapman. the magic morning man takes a deep breath, raises his index finger before his eyes, and does what Ron Chapman does best: KAY he breathes, low and confiding, in a voice that mirrors the softest, kindest, deepest, afterglow moments of romantic love. Ive had two scoops of everything, Chapman likes to say. Then the man loaned him enough money to buy a ticket. Since Chapman is not only essential to ratings but is a key figure in all promotions, contests, personnel matters, etc., he is a general managers worst nightmare. And one morning, I was going to go do a speech for the Dallas Board of Realtors at 9 oclock. But back then, you prayed for Vince Lombardi. And she looks so good by the time she gets to the office, she had to be up by 5:30. Hell suddenly realize he needs to talk to everybody he knows.. However, Mylife.com suggested that Nance Chapman was born on 25 February 1941 which made her 80 years old as of . They thought we were going 50 miles. He remained at KVIL-FM for 32 years, serving as program . We just knew where the other one was headed. Chapman was inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2010 and into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2012. Do you understand this? He was an actor, known for Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (1979). January 20, 2023 by Jacob Pococontons. Warm and fuzzy was the game plan from the very beginning. Rhyner, co-founder and sage of the sports-talking Ticket, spent the '70s and '80s just down the FM dial from KVIL at KZEW, where the jocks playedhard(ish) rock while Chapman and his band spun cotton candy. 750 North St.Paul St. Ron, how come my offer to buy KVIL never worked out? The Radio Hall of Famer died at the age of 85 by leading an exemplary life being the pioneer of radio hosting in the country. After working for two years with the Voice of the United Nations Command in Korea , Chapman moved to Connecticut and station WHNC/New Haven. A man in the hotel found his passport and rushed it to the airport. Born plain old Ralph Chapman in Haverhill, Massachusetts, Ron began performing at the ripe age of three. Legendary Dallas DJ Ron . She loved going to NorthPark to dance with other teenagers during the daily weekday broadcast of SumpN Else. HE IS AN EAST TEXAN: Judge Ron Chapman is a native Texan, an experienced public servant and a dedicated member of his community. RONALD E. CHAPMAN Ron passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2020, at the Scarborough Extendicare long-term care home, from pneumonia at the age of 90. Who could follow Ron Chapman? From Haverhill, Mass (also Ed McMahon's first rad - 2 years ago. For full obituary please visit. I tell people this story, and they think its one of those urban legends. Many years later, both of their first marriages ended (Chapman divorced in 1982) and Ron and Nance began seeing each other, but again, just as friends. The program, based on "American Bandstand . They were gonna change owners and he knew the new owner. RON CHAPMAN ANDERSON - Ronald Ray Chapman, 67, of Anderson, died Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at Rainey Hospice House. Menu. In one infamous stunt, Chapman told his listeners to each send $20 to the station; within three days, the station had received $200,000 (the money was donated to charity). I cannot say I will miss KVIL, mostly because I haven't listened to it in years -- couldn't tell you its format since, oh, 1985? And some who have shown too much personality, critics charge, get the ax. KVIL (103.7 FM, Alt 103.7) is a commercial radio station dual-licensed to Highland Park and Dallas, Texas.It is owned by Audacy, Inc. and it serves the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex in North Texas.The station's studios are located along North Central Expressway in Uptown Dallas. Chapman rounded out the 1960s by joining the staff of KVIL-FM in 1969, when AM radio was yielding the spotlight to the purer sound of FM stations. Charlie Brown), playing records and providing character voices as stars of the popular Charlie and Harrigan Show. Chapman began his career in Dallas radio in 1959 at KLIF as a member of the "Charlie and Harrigan" team. And because he spanned KLIF and "Sump'n Else" to KVIL -- he WAS the history of Dallas radio . @RGreggHart : A giant of Dallas-Fort Worth radio, Ron Chapman, has died at 85. And yet, he would never ask me to be one of the [featured] dancers. Yeah, he would. But Im serious when I tell you that I learned a great deal from it. Knowing Ron over the years has been an adventure. The feature says Chapman and his wife, Nance, had met at a charity telethon in the late sixties and spent decades as platonic friends before both parties . EYE descending now, deeper into the warmth and coziness; the voice says Yes, my dearest, you are almost home, safe and warm here with me, with us, ELLLLLLLLLvery low and smoky-warm, like embers in the fireplace and sleeping babies in rooms with duckies on the wall, like hearth and home and cows dozing in the barn, and maybe a comforter over your legs on a winter evening, Not too long ago, Ron Chapman received a postcard. "And when he left, that was it.". RIP Ron pic.twitter.com . Barack O-blame-a. The Emperor is in his tower, conjuring, working on the exact wording and inflection of the incantation that will once again secure his seemingly unending supremacy. And I want you to know that Leonard jerked the plug out from the wall. Honestly, I thought everyone knew that hed started out in radio with a program called Tips for Teenagers.. Drive-time shows have opposite hours from most other jobs, starting in the very early morning hours. There are a lot of stations right now that will say, after they read this, Oooooh, so thats what theyre doing. They still dont know it., Even the KVIL signal is altered to be pleasing to a womans naturally more sensitive ears. Then by the following Tuesday, youre just gone. In 2007, he returned to broadcasting part-time as a substitute for radio legend Paul Harvey. But KVIL saw a huge, underserved demographic: women listeners between the ages of twenty-five and forty-four account for some 22 percent of the Dallas/Fort Worth radio market. As she perfected her skills, the dean of Dallas radio, Ron Chapman, hired her at KVIL-AM/FM as News Director alongside his other show members: Suzy Humphries, Len Mailoux, Andy McCollum, and Larry . Nance prayed for her. KVIL is a commercial radio station dual-licensed to Highland Park and Dallas, Texas. We are very grateful for the care and compassion he. And one night in March 1981, KVIL radio legend Ron Chapman walked into Billy Bob's. "And I walked up to Chapman and I said, 'I'm going to come work for you,' " Dean said. Chapman hired fellow broadcasting legend Jody Dean to work a late-night shift at KVIL in 1982. The maddest he ever got at me were those times that I delivered less than the best. Ive got a speech at the Board of Realtors this morning, and Im getting my hair done., And I said, Hes giving me a real nice blow job., Oh, Lord. He is proceeded in death by his father, Fay Chapman. Chapman had served as emcee for a couple of years in a row and had complained both times about the sound system. Nevertheless, she also has to be in between her late '70s and early '80s. @garycogill : RT @HawkeyeOnAir: I'm saddened to tell you that legendary Dallas DJ Ron Chapman has passed away at 85. He said, Thats the second time youve used that item and its the last! On the stairwell is a wall full of pictures: Ron in the midst of a million one-dollar bills. After 45 years in radio, Ron Chapman retired from his morning show on June 24, 2005. Our ears are in mourning. Thanks a lot, everybody! They were pissed off, and they loved it. Theyre gone. And he says, This is your audience. Ill never forget it. But its going to be hard to groom someone to replace him when he hogs the limelight and wants all the glory for himself.. After 45 years in radio, Ron Chapman retired from his morning show on June 24, 2005. And the 01 Man on KVIL is still saying, aint this great? In 1959, as "Irving Harrigan" he joined the staff KLIF/Dallas, where he teamed up with Jack Woods (a.k.a. Ron didnt say a word. A very happy one. But if anyone were to remember me, I would hope it would be as someone who took radio disc jockeying and maybe gave it a little respect. Dallas-Fort Worth radio legend Ron Chapman has died, officials with his former station KLUV-FM confirmed. His family received condolences from thousands . And, you know, Im an easy-going guy. Chapman is a perfectionist in every way, Nance says. Barnum. Ron Chapman had this offer from KVIL. *To hear some classic clips of Chapman from the old KLIF days, go to www.reelradio.com/se and www.historyofklif.com. Ron Chapman began his radio career the DAY he graduated high school, hitting the airwaves in his hometown of Haverhill, Massachusetts. Chapman knows how to be reassuring to women who are fighting an uphill battle day after day. Ron Chapman Obituary Kvil Death | Obituary | Ron Chapman Dead | Died | Has Passed Away | Funeral Plans - We are immensely sad . . But stories of Chapmans sentimentality and generosity are almost as abundant as the tales of his colossal ego. @theoldgreywolf once told me, "Chapman was the pioneer, the seer." "I was always on the quest of doing something new and dramatic and different and surprising," Ron said in 2010. . I love the guy. But the laughter was tinged with something like pity. We had to beg them to stop sending checks. Last year, that power was demonstrated when Chapman asked listeners to trust him and send in $20 each for no specified purpose. Suite 2100 Im paying you to write! He brought, what is known in the industry as the "adult contemporary" format to FM. Im talking to a thirty-year-old female. Anyway, I was holding this animal on my shoulder, on my freshly cleaned jacket, and it got a little excited. Says Littauer, Only Ron could spend two weeks on a ship, do nothing, and then get a commendation for it.. Everyone I knew went to college. He did not. Ron Chapman is a dazzlingly entertaining intellect who has refreshed my life for 25 years with his insightful wit and unerring eye for the quixotic vagaries of the human kind. A D Magazine feature on Chapman from December 1989, reproduced this week in honour of his life, stated that he had a wife called Nance (pronounced Nancy) Murray, for three years at that point. Who is available? He was an actor, known for Dallas Cowboys . I swear to you. Even in a social setting, conversation revolves around radio and the show and the things that are, for other people, rather peripheral., Chapman says he has always had to be aggressive because back in the early days, the ratings were so low that they didnt even show up on Arbitron. Dale Hansen broadcasted Cowboys games on KVIL. The individuality, the uniqueness. He spent more than three decades at KVIL, toiling as a morning deejay, music director and program director, transforming the adult contemporary format into a major success on the FM band. Because of my vast admiration and liking for this protean man, I was shocked beyond dismay when he publicly stated that inviting me to roast him was the worst mistake hed ever made. Nobody. Last time I dialed in for any length was the first day of September2000, whenRon Chapman signed off after a 31-year stint as The Voice of KVIL and, by extension,Dallas radio. But would he be really pissed if we never played it at all?. But when the chairwoman greeted Chapman in the ballroom, she says, he lit into her. Chapmans on-air name was Irving Harrigan. Thats what we started doing. I know something the others havent figured out.. There will be no service, however a "public gathering for friends and colleagues" is being planned at this time. To a person, everyone interviewed for this story believed that Chapman, if riled, could end his career. "And that means something," Mike Rhyner said Thursday morning. The things that attracted Marilyn to me in the first place were the things that drove her crazythe drive, the ambition, the living in the eye of the tiger eventually drove her crazy. I knew I was fired. And every morning he was there for us, standing at his mic, drinking Dr Pepper, talking to the city. But her memories of her tenure at the station are not pleasant. In honor of his life, we reproduce this 1989 profile of Chapman. Enjoy unlimited access to all of our incredible journalism, in print and digital. Of course, back in those days, I was also given to partaking in the pleasures of cannabis and had a couple of joints with me for the ride. What followed was story after story about Chapman, who started as a DJ in 1953, and his more infamous bits. 2023 Audacy, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. I'm saddened to tell you that legendary Dallas DJ Ron Chapman has passed away at 85. Its on the far back burner, but I think about it. The Zoo crew used to regard KVIL's mushy adult-contemporary playlist as a punchline. Name another program director or air person of any type anywhere in the country who would come in at 11 oclock and cut a promo thats going to run overnight.