Dave Baum
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| Dave Baum | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 2, 1938 Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 🏫 Education | Walnut Hills High School University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| 💼 Occupation | Journalist, broadcaster, media training consultant |
| Rhetta Ruttenberg (m. 1961, div. 1975) Marcella Tjoflat (m. 1976) | |
| 👶 Children | 3 |
Dave Baum is an American radio personality and journalist in Chicago, Illinois.
Baum, who in the 1970's hosted Chicago’s top-rated nighttime talk show, “Contact,” later called “The Dave Baum Show” at WIND-AM[1], brought in sports, entertainment, cultural and political newsmakers for interviews where he frequently played the devil’s advocate and encouraged listeners to call in to talk about the issues of the day with his guests.
Baum also worked at the St. Louis station KMOX-AM[2][3], and Chicago stations, WBBM-AM[4] and WSCR-AM[5]. In addition, he tried his hand at television, hosting a talk show called "Dave Baum"[6] on WFLD-TV and an early morning show on WMAQ-TV called "Dave Baum Today"[1] as a lead-in to the network’s “Today Show.”
Baum, originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, provided color commentary of the Chicago Bulls in the early 1980's with Jim Durham. For 16 years, he hosted a call-in talk show on sports radio station WSCR[5].
Early years[edit]
Born in 1938, Baum is the son of Seymour and Pauline Baum in Cincinnati, Ohio. Baum attended high school at Walnut Hills High School and college at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He joined the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity and graduated in 1960. He was commissioned a 2nd LT in the 2nd Armored Division (United States) at Fort Hood, Texas, and completed his tour of duty as a 1st LT in 1962[7].
Broadcasting career[edit]
Baum launched his career in smaller Illinois markets before joining WIND-AM in 1965 where Clark Weber and Ed Schwartz[8] were colleagues. At WIND he covered news, including the sensational Richard Speck murders, the Chicago 7 trial, and City Hall and the Illinois State legislature, among other breaking news stories.
For a brief time in the late ’60s, Baum tried his hand at public relations and marketing, moving to Pittsburgh’s KDKA-TV, before returning to WIND to cover City Hall. He took over hosting duties of “Contact,” an issues-oriented talk show that invited listeners to call in with questions and comments[9]. On one of his first shows, he got drunk on the air to illustrate the impact of alcohol[1]. By 1970, “Contact” was the number-one rated show for its time in Chicago radio and Baum was dubbed Chicago’s “Chat Champ.” High-profile guests included star athletes, national politicians like Edward Kennedy (D.,
MA)[10] and Chicago politicians including Mayor Harold Washington and Senator Charles Percy[11]. He closed his show each night at midnight saying, “Momma, put the coffee on, the kid’s on his way.”[12]
Other than a quick stint[13]:20 in 1977 at KMOX in St. Louis and a turn as a morning[14] DJ/talk show host[15] and afternoon host at WIND[16], Baum returned to host “Contact,”[17] ultimately renamed “The Dave Baum Show,”[18] until 1985, when WIND was sold to Tichenor Radio[19]. Upon the sale’s completion, Baum officially signed off for the station by playing “The Whiffenpoof Song."[20]
He also took two turns at television, in 1975 doing an evening show with a live audience[21] and later hosting an early morning show for Chicago’s NBC affiliate[1].
Baum brought his talk show, “Newsline with Dave Baum,” to all-news radio station WBBM-AM from 1987-1991[12]. In 1989 he co-hosted with WGCI-AM’s Art Cribbs a four-hour simulcast with a live studio audience that was filmed by C-SPAN[22], notable because WBBM attracted a largely white audience while WGCI’s audience was predominantly Black. The simulcast took calls from listeners of both stations[23]. After leaving WBBM, Baum returned to the airwaves on WSCR – The Score sports radio.[24]
Personal life[edit]
Baum was a Chair and a member of the Board of the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts[25].
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Seigenthaler, Katherine (January 23, 1990). "Mixing Information, Pizazz". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ↑ Deeb, Gary (March 31, 1978). "Baum is back in WIND shakeup". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ↑ "Baum may be coming back". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Publishing. March 13, 1978. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ↑ Kogan, Rick (March 22, 1989). "Stations team up to cover issue". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Verdi, Bob (August 31, 1993). "High times don't crowd SOX heights". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ↑ "TV Hour by Hour". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Publishing. May 24, 1975. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ↑ Donovan, Betty (October 18, 1961). "Cincinnati Officer wins trophy for being outstanding speaker". Newspapers.com. Cincinnati Post. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
- ↑ Zorn, Eric (January 17, 2006). "Behind the musings: Eddie Schwartz". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ↑ Paige, Earl (March 6, 1971). "At WIND, it's music, talk of today". Billboard. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ↑ Deeb, Gary (March 13, 1980). "CBS may show ABC that teens don't rule airwaves". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ↑ "Advertisement". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Publishing. October 24, 1979. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Kening, Dan (May 14, 1991). "Getting the ax". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ↑ Rains, Rob and Sally (2000). "The Mighty 'Mox" (PDF). World Radio History. Diamond Communications, Inc. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ↑ Deeb, Gary (October 28, 1976). "Flynn, Daly, fiercely question capital Ford on the weather". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ↑ Deeb, Gary (February 10, 1977). "Will Rhoda's upcoming divorce have bad 'settlement' in ratings?". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ↑ "Taste is spiced by entertainment". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Publishing. June 8, 1985. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ↑ "Advertisement". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Publishing. April 5, 1978. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ↑ Zorn, Eric (October 11, 1982). "The week ahead". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ↑ Tery, Clifford (November 13, 1985). "As WIND shifts gears, Baum ponders his root". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ↑ Smith, Wes (December 13, 1985). "A Chicago voice breaks with WIND's sign-off". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ↑ "DAVE BAUM SHOW (May 31, 1975)". YouTube. February 9, 2013. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ↑ "Chicago Mayoral Race". C-SPAN. C-SPAN. April 3, 1989. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ↑ "Advertisement". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Publishing. April 3, 1989. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ↑ "Radio Highlights". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Publishing. December 23, 1993. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ↑ Guolee, Terrence (February 28, 2011). "Guolee announces endorsements from Randy Roberts, Bob Quane, and J. Patrick Hanley". Skokie, IL Patch. Patch. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
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