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Dick Buckley 7/29/2008
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Dick Buckley graced the Chicago Public Radio airwaves since 1977 with his encyclopedic knowledge and rich baritone voice. Buckley's shows featured the “good ol' good ones,” rare recordings and personal stories of the greats of jazz.
Dick Buckley's last show on Chicago Public Radio was July 29, 2007. Listen below to some of the highlight's of Dick's career behind the mic.
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Jim Haniford, Northwest Indiana // Friday, August 01, 2008 @ 7:28 AM
The final show was absolutely fantastic, although bittersweet. I've listened to Mr. Buckley since I was in second grade, and was introduced to many great artists because of his show. My friends and I wish Dick the best!
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Robert, Alsip // Friday, August 01, 2008 @ 10:28 PM
I will miss Dick and his show. He has been a constant Sunday presence for well over a decade now. From a three hour broadcast to a truncated one hour to the last two hour final I've been a devoted listener. Sundays will never be the same without him and his jazz programming. WBEZ will not be the same without the former quantity of its jazz and world programming.
Love you Dick, and thanks for all the wonderful jazz programming you’ve given us on Sundays throughout the years. I know I speak for many.
Happines…
Robert
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John, Chicago // Sunday, August 03, 2008 @ 6:44 PM
Dick Buckley has been a tradition in my house since I can remember. He is greatly missed as this is one of the few Sundays we've gone without him. What I would like to know is if it would be possible to download/buy archives of his broadcasts?
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Dolores Deifel, Mundelein, IL // Wednesday, August 06, 2008 @ 9:47 AM
Thanks for all the good music on sunday afternoons. It got me going as I cooked and cleaned. So many times I wish I could have recorded the music. Happiness to you Dick.
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Tim, Naperville // Thursday, August 07, 2008 @ 3:33 PM
What a loss.
What a guy.
Happiness to Dick
Sadness to us.
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Julia Beckman, Darien // Thursday, August 07, 2008 @ 3:47 PM
I am so sorry to see Mr. Buckley retire - although he certainly deserves a well-earned rest. I'm even more sorry that it seems WBEZ is not even trying to keep jazz programming alive and is, instead, using more repeat programming to fill space. It seems that jazz as a truly American and wonderful art form is not being respected, even by public radio. That's a shame!
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bob kollman, gurnee // Thursday, August 07, 2008 @ 4:59 PM
I started listening to Buckley when he was broadcasting from his home in Oak Park(?) in probably the early 60's with his kids making noise in the background (mine were too) on WNIB-FM.
So, I've been learning from him for a long time and will really miss him. It's too bad that he's not being replaced by a similar jazz show.
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Scott Long, Lakeview, Chicago // Friday, August 08, 2008 @ 9:02 AM
Dick Buckley was and remains the singular jazz institution for enjoyment of and education about jazz. Hope to hear from you again, Dick. Best of luck on your continuing Jazz journey.
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Kate, Ukranian Village // Friday, August 08, 2008 @ 1:11 PM
I'll never forget stumbling across Dick's Sunday afternoon show soon after I moved to Chicago. The warm sound of trumpets and big-band energy made my chilly apartment seem an entirely different place. Dick's enthusiasm for the music and its history was infectious -- he was my one-man jazz appreciation school. Radio will seem a little colder, a little less personal without his voice. I wish him happiness.
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Jimmy Scalise, Western Suburbs // Sunday, August 10, 2008 @ 8:50 AM
Thanks Dick!
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Mindy Anderson, Oak Park // Sunday, August 10, 2008 @ 12:06 PM
Thank you, Mr. Buckley. Thank you for adding so much to my Sunday afternoon -- music, knowledge, and joy. I will miss this experience.
Go well.
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Ken D., Downers Grove // Sunday, August 10, 2008 @ 1:19 PM
Wish you all the best Dick. I've appreciated your commentaries and music ever since moving here 3 years ago. You were the highlights of my sunday afternoons. Miss you!
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Henry M. Morris, West Ridge, Chicago // Sunday, August 10, 2008 @ 2:11 PM
It's sad enough that we've lost all jazz on WBEZ. With Dick Buckley's retirement, WBEZ is now jazz-free.
A creative management would rerun the vast library of previous Dick Buckley shows the same way most of Marion Mcpartland's shows are being handled by NPR.
You're blowing off some very loyal listeners.
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Lila Pagni, Columbus Indiana // Sunday, August 10, 2008 @ 2:32 PM
My Sunday ride home from Chicago visits to grandchildren were always timed to Dick Buckley's show. He is missed as a I listened and learned from him for more years than I care to count. Happy retirement!
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Mark G. Eckel, Crystal Lake // Sunday, August 10, 2008 @ 3:00 PM
I first heard Dick Buckley many years ago, as we sat at my father-in-law's kitchen table on Sunday afternoon. I was already a devotee of jazz, but Buckley broadened my understanding of the mid-20s till the mid-50s. He did two things nobody else did of, most likely, will ever do again. First, he identified every artist, every time. Second, he would replay a section of what he had just played, simply because he was so delighted with the music: "Here's listen to what Louis does at the end of the first chorus..."
Buckley also had impeccable taste, not just loving famous artists like Lester Young, but relatively obscure people like Abe Lincoln (really!) and tragic short careers like Ziggy Elman, Chu Berry, and Fats Navarro. No moldy fig, Dick Buckley; he loved Monk too. My late father-in-law had impeccable taste too, and he was completely on Buckley's wavelength.
All the best to you, Dick, on your retirement. Happiness.
And for the brave cadre of jazz listeners on WBEZ still remaining after the purge, enjoy WDCB-FM from the College of Du Page, 90.5 FM.
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Aleeca Bell, Park Forest // Tuesday, August 12, 2008 @ 10:38 AM
Mr. Buckley,
Your enthusiasm and wealth of knowledge invited me into loving the jazz classics. Every Sunday was made a little brighter when noon came around. My heartfelt thanks.
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Tim Bell, Park Forest // Tuesday, August 12, 2008 @ 11:02 AM
Thank you Dick Buckley for the regular Sunday afternoon lessons in jazz. You introduced me to so many great artists and provided insight into their work. I'll miss your show.
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Elizabeth, Evanston // Thursday, August 14, 2008 @ 4:32 PM
I echo many of the above comments. No one else has the knowledge and the style that Dick Buckley shared with us all these many Sunday afternoons. Thank you, Dick, from the bottom of my heart.
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David Child, Avondale/Logan Square // Thursday, August 14, 2008 @ 8:26 PM
Retired? Hardly the word to describe what's happened to Dick Buckley. How sad that the people who came across Dick and listened faithfully on Sunday afternoons never had the chance to catch Dick's much longer show on weekdays. Then the show was shortened to one hour on weekdays, before being relegated to Sundays and now to the dustbin. Adieu, Dick. I wonder if we'd still be hearing Dick's show if we weren't flushing pledged funds into that other rathole . . . .
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Arend Wegelin, Rotterdam, Holland (Europe) // Sunday, August 17, 2008 @ 2:41 PM
I've been listening to the show over the internet for over a year. Jazz programs are just as scarce on radio over here as they are in the US, and I was delighted to discover Mr. Buckley's jazz hour. It's really sad that the show is stopping altogether. Thank you, Mr. Buckley, for all those great hours of jazz.
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Gene Newman, West Ridge/Chicago // Sunday, August 17, 2008 @ 6:59 PM
So sad that it's over, to come home from vacation to find no more Dick Buckley on the radio. Dick Buckley's jazz programs, along with Studs Terkel, Steve Cushing,and WFMT's Midnight Special, were what made Chicago radio something special for so many years. How Chicago's public radio station can completely eliminate jazz is beyond me. Do they know nothing of the history and culture of this city, what gives it its unique character among American and world cities? It's a shame and an embarrassment to us that we have to get our jazz from the College of DuPage. If you appreciate music, now's the time to shift your pledge dollars from WBEZ to WDCB (which by the way is at 90.9, not 90.5 as the earlier comment had it). Thanks for the memories, Mr. Buckley, from a long-time listener (since 1979), and enjoy your retirement. Happiness.
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jan, chicago // Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 8:39 AM
where goest thou, wbez?? the last vestige of jazz is apparently gone without replacement...... so sad...
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Mark, Lincoln Square // Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 4:17 PM
Dick Buckley's show was what set the station apart. As far as I'm concerned, WBEZ has now gone off the air...
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