Charlie Van Dyke, Date of Birth

    

Charlie Van Dyke

American voice actor

Date of Birth: 19-Dec-1947

Profession: voice actor, radio personality

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Charlie Van Dyke

  • Charlie Van Dyke (born Charles Leo Steinle on July 26, 1947) is a former radio disc jockey who is best known for the voice work he has done for radio and television stations.
  • He is recognized by his deep, booming voice. Originally from Dallas, Van Dyke was working in major-market Top 40 radio, at local powerhouse KLIF, by the time he was 19.
  • Bill Drake brought Van Dyke to his stable of stations, first in morning drive at CKLW in Windsor/Detroit in 1968 and 1969, then to KFRC in San Francisco where he did morning drive in 1969 and 1970.
  • Van Dyke later did mid-days, and eventually mornings, and was program director at Drake's "flagship", KHJ in Los Angeles.
  • Other stops included WLS Chicago, WDGY Minneapolis, and WRKO Boston. Van Dyke's spoken-word record "The Flag" charted nationally, peaking at #116 in the Record World survey of June–July 1976.
  • He appears as the narrator on Albert Brooks's second comedy album, A Star Is Bought (1975), which includes "Phone Call to Americans," a parody of patriotic spoken-word records.Throughout most of the 1980s, he was a frequent guest host on American Top 40.
  • He sub-hosted on 31 shows in all, including the first regular episodes from 1983 to 1988.
  • He also served as the show's announcer until 1988. In the 1990s, he worked in radio from his Phoenix home.
  • From 1998 to 2000, Van Dyke succeeded Robert W.
  • Morgan in morning drive at KRTH Los Angeles.
  • He continues to work as a voice talent for television and radio stations, including WOWT-TV in Omaha, WBAL-TV in Baltimore, WAVY-TV in Hampton Roads (until January 2, 2018), KUSI in San Diego, KPNX in Phoenix, WABC-TV in New York City, KABC-TV in Los Angeles, WPVI in Philadelphia, WTVJ in Miami, WBTV in Charlotte, WTVT WFTS in Tampa/St Petersburg, WPTV-TV in West Palm Beach, WVTM-TV and WBRC in Birmingham, and WAVE-TV in Louisville.
  • He previously worked for WJBK in Detroit, WTVD-TV in Durham, KPRC-TV in Houston, KDFW and KLUV in Dallas/Fort Worth, and WVUE in New Orleans. In November 2017, Van Dyke became the imaging voice of Educational Media Foundation's K-Love contemporary Christian music network, which is heard on more than 450 stations nationwide.In 2011, Van Dyke's son Christopher "Brotha' Fred" Frederick joined KISS-FM in Chicago as a morning personality.

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