Dick Bartley

Dick Bartley (born July 26, 1951) is an American radio disc jockey. He has hosted several popular syndicated radio shows of the oldies/classic hits genre, including ''Dick Bartley's Classic Hits'' and ''Rock & Roll's Greatest Hits'', both syndicated through United Stations Radio Networks.

From 1982 to 2017, he was host of a national Saturday night call-in request show — the original version of ''Rock & Roll's Greatest Hits'' from 1991 to 2017 — that aired live (until 2009, after which the program was pre-recorded); that program, along with the ''Classic Countdown'', was combined into the new ''Classic Hits'' show. In February 2020, a new version of ''Rock & Roll's Greatest Hits'', focused on 1960s music, was launched. The last airings of both of the syndicated shows occurred during the weekend of January 1-2, 2022.

Both ''Classic Countdown'' and ''Rock & Roll's Greatest Hits'' were syndicated through United Stations, and beforehand Westwood One (1982–1991) and ABC Radio Networks (1991–2009). Bartley has licensed his name for the "Dick Bartley Presents Collector's Essentials on the Radio" album series; compilations of radio favorites by specific era and genre. Bartley's programs use historic data from the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and other charts.

Bartley got his start at age 17 playing "Bad Moon Rising" on radio station WWOD in Lynchburg, Virginia. WWOD, which hadn't been used for years, was finally razed and is now covered with grass on Mimosa Drive in Lynchburg. Provided by Wikipedia