 DAVE LUCZAK
· David Michael Anthony Luczak
· Born 10-4-58, Pittsburgh, Pa.
· Gets lost on the Boardwalk in N.J.; 1963
· Gets first beating by a Nun; 1964
· First Radio Job; 1976 (WVUD, Dayton, Ohio)
· First Morning Show (Dayton, Ohio); 1978
· Joins college friend Dan Patrick at WTUE, Dayton in 1979
· B.A. University of Dayton, 1980
· Married, Cindy, June 21, 1980
· 3 Kids; Jason (married to Allison), Dan, Holly
· Teams with Don Girard in Rochester, NY; 1983
· Leaves Rochester with Girard for WMGF, Milwaukee
· First Morning Show in Milwaukee; February 1984
· Dave fills in for Bobby Rivers as host of the MORE show on Channel 12 for the first time; Makes the audience do the Marching Weathermen; 1984
· Carole joins Girard & Luczak as newsperson; September 1985
· January 1986, Dave hosts first show on one of the nation's first Classic Hits stations.the new 96.5 WKLH
· February 1986; Girard leaves, Carole elevated to co-host
· December 1986. The first annual Dave & Carole "Christmas is for Kids' party.
· 1987; Dave hosts disastrous new version of the 'Bowling Game' on Channel 18. Makes sure to drag Carole down with him.
· Dave wins prestigious CLIO award, 1988. He still can't figure out why.
· First morning show from a nudist camp (don't worry.D&C kept their clothes on); 1988
· Dave flies in an F/A-18 Hornet with the Blue Angels, 1989
· Dave and Carole crash land in the WKLH hot air balloon while doing their morning show live on-air, 1990
· Valentine's Day, 1992; the first Dave & Carole wedding show. D&C have since married over 100 couples live on-air
· Dave and Carole live from London; 1995
· Dave wears a dress in a TV commercial.will never live this down; 1996
· Dave & Carole 'Live from Hawaii' 1996, 1997, 1998
· Dave & Carole's first Prime Time TV special finishes first in the ratings on WISN-12; 1998
· 1998; Dave & Carole host the first 'Miracle Marathon' for Children's Hospital of Wisconsin.
· Dave drinks copious amounts of good German beer as the morning show broadcasts live from Munich for Oktoberfest; '98 & '99
· Nov. 2000; Dave & Carole open the Northern Lights Theatre with their 15 year anniversary show. Dave wears the dress again
· August, 2003; Dave and Carole host Harley's 100th pre-show for a half million of their closest friends live from the lakefront.
· 2004; Dave's first movie credit. He appears in the movie Mr. 3000. He's behind Dick Enberg in one scene. Don't blink.
· 2004; Dave attends Brewers Fantasy Camp. He spends several weeks recovering from physical injuries. His pride, however, is irreparably damaged.
· Summer 2004; Son Dan is named first team All-State Baseball pitcher in his junior year of high school. His Dad played high school baseball, too. Had trouble making the first team...at his own high school.
· May 2005; Son Jason graduates from Ball State University Summa Cum Laude. Two semesters of his Dad's GPA added together don't equal his.
· June 2005; Daughter Holly graduates high school having been on the honor roll every single semester. Her Dad had a friend in high school who almost made the honor roll once.
· 2005; Dave, Carole, KB, Marcus win Achievement in Radio (AIR) award as best Morning Show. They still wonder if anyone else entered.
· Dec. 2005; Jason gets married on his Grandparent's Anniversary. Dad is happy he is no longer the first person called if help is needed. Jason and Allison meet the Pope while on their honeymoon. Jason refuses to ask the Pope to pray for his Dad's ratings to be good. Priorities apparently all out of whack ;~)
· May 2006; Dave & Carole's 'Miracle Marathon' raises another 1.35 million for Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. Over 9 million has been raised since 1998.
· May 2007; Another 1.4 million plus raised for Children's Hospital of Wisconsin during the annual Miracle Marathon.
· Dec. 2007; Son Dan graduates from University of South Carolina Magna Cum Laude. His Dad's grade point average squared still doesn't get there.
· 2008; Huge Year in Dave's life: Marathon raises another 1.3+ million. A record turnout for the Christmas for Kids program. Jason graduates from Law School (Chicago Kent) and gets a real job. Dad is happy he can now have a lawyer "on staff". Dan moves to Vegas and gets a real job. Dad is ecstatic that 2 are now off the payroll.
· Oct. 4th, 2008 Dave turns 50. Someday he will have to get a real job, too.
· Feb. 13th, 2009 Dave celebrates his 25th anniversary on-air at 96.5 FM in Milwaukee with a special anniversary show. One of the highlights? A call from Mr. Angry. After 12 years away from the show, he's still really pissed. When Dave arrived in '84 he was a dazed and confused 25-year-old. He's now dazed and more confused.
· March 2009; Dave and Cindy vacation for a week in Mexico and go para-sailing for the first time. Then off to a pig roast. One month later a swine flu panic will hit. Wait a minute....
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