Chuck Leonard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Chuck Leonard

American radio personality

Date of Birth: 30-Mar-1937

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 12-Aug-2004

Profession: radio personality

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Charles Wesley Leonard (March 30, 1937, Chicago, Illinois – August 12, 2004, New York, New York) was an American radio personality at WABC (AM) in New York City during the 1960s and 1970s.
His deep voice and smoothness resonated across 38 states for 14 years at ABC.
During his over 40-year career in broadcasting, Leonard worked virtually every shift and played all styles of music at stations including WWRL, WABC, WXLO, WRKS, WBLS, WQEW, WNSW-AM and WJUX.
He has been inducted in the Museum of Television & Radio and is known as the first African-American disc jockey to work on a mainstream radio station.