WVON
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WVON is a radio station serving the Chicago market, which airs an African-American-oriented talk format. WVON is operated by Midway Broadcasting Corporation via a local marketing agreement with frequency owner iHeartMedia.
WVON's former studio building in South Lawndale
Sign for WVON 1450 AM above and behind Lakeside Coffee Shop at 2141 S Indiana, Chicago, March 1979.
WVON's former tower at 1450 AM
Wendell Pierce and Jesse Jackson on WVON during the 2012 Democratic National Convention
Chess Records
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Chess Records was an American record company established in 1950 in Chicago, specializing in blues and rhythm and blues. It was the successor to Aristocrat Records, founded in 1947. It expanded into soul music, gospel music, early rock and roll, and jazz and comedy recordings, released on the Chess and its subsidiary labels Checker and Argo/Cadet. The Chess catalogue is owned by Universal Music Group and managed by Geffen Records and Universal Music Enterprises.
The Chess Records logo, as featured on a Memphis Slim single
Chess Studios, 2120 South Michigan Ave., Chicago, later Willie Dixon's Blues Heaven Foundation (photo 2009)