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1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of former |
4 | | Chicago radio personality Larry Lujack, who passed away on |
5 | | December 18, 2013; and
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6 | | WHEREAS, Larry Lujack hit the Chicago airwaves in 1967 and |
7 | | brought with him a "crusty cantankerousness" that is credited |
8 | | with influencing present-day radio personalities such as Rush |
9 | | Limbaugh and Howard Stern; in 2000, he was approvingly called |
10 | | "a crabby coot dropping PG-rated acid bombs at a snail's pace" |
11 | | by the Chicago Sun-Times; and
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12 | | WHEREAS, Known as "Uncle Lar" or "Superjock", Larry Lujack, |
13 | | first at WCFL-AM and later at WLS-AM, spent 20 years spinning |
14 | | records and spouting opinions; his frequent targets were the |
15 | | very albums he was playing, the very stations he was working |
16 | | for, and various rival D.J.s; he achieved notoriety with his |
17 | | segments "Klunk Letter of the Day", the "Cheap and Trashy |
18 | | Showbiz Report", and "Animal Stories" television segment, |
19 | | which was acknowledged by David Letterman as influencing his |
20 | | "Stupid Pet Tricks" television segment; and
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21 | | WHEREAS, Larry Lujack's honors include membership in the |
22 | | Illinois Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame and the National |