Top Rock Girly Jock

America's 1st female rock jock on AM radio in Chicago--1st female in America to broadcast live on HD radio in 2005--Written into the U.S.Congressional Record. Connie tells how she lost that ABC-TV gig to Oprah; surprised Elvis, and had a date with Neil Diamond. She emceed shows for Wayne Newton, Tom Jones, & Bobby Vinton and partied with Elton John, Stevie Nicks and more. Over 200 photos and memorabilia include Chicago radio stations--WCFL, WIND, WSDM (the station with the girls), WJJD, WJEZ, WUSN (US-99), WJMK, and WJMK-HD2. A Chicago Sun-Times cover story captioned her "The Woman Who Invented Strip Radio." Dubbed "Chicago's Polish Princess," Connie is also a portrait artist and author; and refutes that--"DJ's are too lazy to work or too dumb to get another job." "Top Rock Girly Jock"-Autobiography of air personality, Connie Szerszen, a Chicago native, and pioneer woman in radio.

Author: Connie Szerszen
Publisher: Starbright Publishing
Published: 08/21/2009
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.79d
ISBN13: 9780615307183
ISBN10: 0615307183
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts
- Performing Arts | Radio | History & Criticism