Overview
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
- | Publication Date: Aug 21, 2009
- | Number of Pages: 352 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 0615307183
- | ISBN-13: 9780615307183
