Dick Pike (November 7, 1924August 16, 2003) was a disc jockey and general manager who turned WNOP (740) into a jazz station.
Career Pike worked most of his career at WNOP, a jazz station with studios in Newport, KY. When Pike returned to the station in 1961 - as General Manager - he instituted the Jazz format with his personal record collection.Dick Pike Obituary
Pike also spent time at television station WJW, in Cleveland, before returning to WNOP as general manager.
Pike also introduced acts at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1964 for George Wein
Death Pike died August 16, 2003, in Elsmere, Kentucky.
References
External links The Search For The Tuner That Will Bring Back WNOP