A Morton Grove resident, Chuck Schaden is producer and host of "Those Were The Days," on College of DuPage public radio station WDCB. He has been broadcasting classic programs from the "golden age" of radio, the 1930''s, 40''s and 50''s, since 1970 and has been nationally recognized for his efforts. He was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1993, the only radio fan to be so honored. A former newspaper editor and marketing executive, Chuck Schaden turned his hobby into a vocation and draws from his collection of more than 50,000 vintage broadcasts to prepare his programs. Ms. Schaden is editor and publisher of the "Nostalgia Digest," which features articles from and about the past as well as a listing of the old-time-radio programs he presents on the air. He is author of WBBM Radio: Yesterday and Today," a history of station WBBM, Chicago. Mr. Schaden is founding member of the Board of Directors of Chicago''s Museum of Broadcast Communications and, as the Midwest''s leading radio historian, he is a resource for public libraries, metropolitan daily and community newspapers, and colleges and universities throughout the country.
Select Illinois Humanities Council programs are now available for listening or download at Chicago Public Media (WBEZ) as a part of Chicago Amplified, a web-based audio library of diverse public events recorded throughout the Chicago region.
