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Rick Dees

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Rick Dees
  • Birth Name:
    Rigdon Osmond Dees
  • Date of Birth:
    March 14, 1950
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Pisces
  • Place of Birth:
    Jacksonville, Florida
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Nationality:
    American

Family

Rick Dees
  • Spouse:
    Nancy Carmody - divorced
    Julie McWhirter - present

Career

Rick Dees

Trivia

Rick Dees
  • He is an inductee in the North Carolina Broadcast Hall Of Fame, has received the People's Choice Award and has been awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
  • Dees also is co-founder of the E.W. Scripps television network, FINE LIVING, and was the former host of the Rick Dees Morning Show at Movin' 93-9 FM in Los Angeles.
  • He wrote two songs that appear in the film "Saturday Night Fever", plus performed the title song for the film "Meatballs".
  • He is a People's Choice Award recipient, a Grammy nominated performing artist, and Broadcast Hall of Fame inductee.
  • Rick Dees is an American comedic performer, entertainer, and radio personality, best known for his #1 internationally syndicated radio show The Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 Countdown and for the novelty song "Disco Duck."

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Rick Dees

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