REMEMBERING RICHARD PEGUE - THE BEST MUSIC OF YOUR LIFE! Today, July 29th, we celebrate the life and times of Richard Pegue (July 29, 1944 - March 3, 2009). Pegue was a Chicago radio legend, spinning soul and R & B at WVON and other stations from the 60s on into the 00s. He also wrote dozens of commercial jingles, including some classics for Moo & Oink. Richard Pegue, best known as an on-air spinner of dusties on Chicago radio, was also a savvy promoter and station manager who contributed to WGCIs rise to a ratings power. Pegue was the son of a beautician and a Chicago Park District police officer killed in the line of duty in 1946. He met his destiny when his grandmother gave him a reel-to-reel tape recorder for his 11th birthday. The man knew how to mix dusties like no one else. Mr. Richard Pegue died on Tuesday, March 3rd in Chicago, ending a career in local entertainment and on-air broadcasting in Chicago that reached various levels of achievement in those areas as well as in community, civic, and political relations in Chicago. Mr. Pegue was best known for being one of the few local DJs known as the now legendary Good Guys, from the historic black radio station WVON, a group that also included current Radio Hall of Famers Wesley South and Herb Kent. Mr. Pegue (pronounced like McGee) was a resident of South Holland, Illinois and was survived by his wife, Sevina; four children; 14 grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.
Posted on: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 11:29:09 +0000
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