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- He hosted two television shows, "Saturday Hop" and "The Rick Shaw Show," both on Channel 10 (WLBW). In the 1970's and early 1980s, he was a commercial spokesman in national campaigns for products such as NuVinyl furniture cleaner and NuFinish car wax. He also was president of the Majic 102.7 Children's Fund.
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Sep 24, 2017 · Rick Shaw – real name James Hummel – landed in Miami in 1960 after stints at stations in East St. Louis, Omaha and Denver. He started to build a following on Miami stations WCKR/WIOD, where the station manager tagged him with a new on-air name and he became famous for wacky DJ promotional stunts.
Rick Shaw (born James Harold Hummel; October 24, 1938 – September 22, 2017) was an American disc jockey, radio and television personality, who remains best known for hosting his radio shows on WQAM (1963–1975), WAXY (1975–1990), and Majic (1990–2007).
After 50 years in radio, Miami legend Rick Shaw hangs up his headphones from WMXJ, Magic 102.7. Rick's Florida career began at WCKR 610, then WQAM 560, then onto WMXJ.
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Thrillanthropists. The first Saturday of 1964, 12:00 noon, DJ Rick Shaw was on the air when a special delivery package with a record of a new song from an emerging super group from England is delivered to the station. James Dunlap, music director, at WQAM instructed him to put it on the air.
May 13, 2015 · 1985: The Voice of Rock Radio Still Strong Legendary South Florida DJ Rick Shaw celebrated a quarter-century on the air with a reunion of sorts, hosting his former sidekick Roby Yonge – and...
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The legendary and long popular Rick Shaw (Jim Hummel) retired on May 11, 2007 after 51 years on the radio, the last 47 years on South Florida radio stations. His first job in radio was in 1956 in East St. Louis, followed by jobs on Omaha and Denver radio stations.
Sep 23, 2017 · Beloved radio DJ introduced South Florida to Beatles. MIAMI – Before Spotify and iTunes, when vinyl ruled, Rick Shaw introduced South Florida to the Beatles. It was a Saturday afternoon...
