Charles Wesley Leonard was an American radio personality at WABC in New York City during the 1960s and 1970s.
17 Facts About Chuck Leonard
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Chuck Leonard began his broadcasting career at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, as program director of college radio WPGU, while majoring in journalism.
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Chuck Leonard moved to WWRL in New York in June 1965, doing the night shift.
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Chuck Leonard was at WWRL for just seven weeks, before WABC deejay Dan Ingram heard him and convinced WABC to hire him.
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Chuck Leonard was the first African-American broadcast personality on a major market Top 40 station.
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Chuck Leonard began at ABC's flagship New York radio station, Musicradio 77 WABC, under program director Rick Sklar in 1965.
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Chuck Leonard began in the 11 pm to midnight slot, and continued working late nights and Sundays at the station until November 27,1979.
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Chuck Leonard was the host of "Sneak Preview," a five-minute Monday-through-Saturday evening program on ABC's American Contemporary Radio Network, which featured newly released songs.
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Chuck Leonard stayed at WABC until 1979, before moving to WXLO and WRKS.
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Chuck Leonard did mornings and afternoons in the 1980s.
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Chuck Leonard played popular standards from the American songbook prior to the station flipping to Radio Disney.
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For WCBS-FM, Chuck Leonard did occasional fill in work, including on Christmas Day.
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Chuck Leonard did not work full-time at WCBS-FM because he was a full-time employee for WBLS.
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CBS-FM welcomed Chuck Leonard to fill in any time he could.
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Chuck Leonard joined Sirius Satellite Radio, where he was heard on both the Swing Street and Soul Review channels.
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Chuck Leonard died on August 12,2004, in Manhattan, following lung cancer.
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Chuck Leonard is survived by his wife, Pam, and two daughters, Kyra and Diana.