WALLY PHILLIPS (1925-2008)
VOICE OF CHICAGO FOR TWO DECADES
Famed Chicago broadcaster Wally Phillips, 82, died March 27, 2008. His morning show on WGN Radio held the ratings sway from 1965 to 1986, and featured a natural flow due to hours of research and practice.
He started the Neediest Kids Fund in 1969.
He was born July 7, 1925, in Portsmouth, Ohio. He dropped out of high school to join the Army Air Force during WW II and spent the duration in Georgia in a tow target squadron.
We once won a nice trip to Lake Geneva and a play in Chicago for knowing who sang Kansas City on his show.
PATRICK J. DOWNS
CO-FOUNDER OF NATIONAL TRIVIA NETWORK
Patrick J. Downs. 71, died March 16th. He was a co-founder of NTN, National Trivia Network along with his brother Dan and NFL Executive Don Klosterman in 1984. It started with QB1, a game you could play on TV where you predict the plays in NFL games. It then branched out to trivia games.
He was the CEO and Chairman from 1983 to 1997.
Here's a guy who who has taken a lot of my time as I am completely hooked on his game.
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