Dick Orkin’s Chickenman Radio Series

In the late 60s, Dick Orkin conceived and wrote the Chickenman radio series. He was Public Affairs/Production Director at WCFL, the “Voice of Labor” radio station in Chicago. Dick Orkin, award-winning voice actor and commercial radio producer, gained fame in the 70s with his radio spots which NEWSWEEK dubbed The Advertising Theater of the Absurd. – From BFMDigital on Youtube

Dick Orkin is an award-winning voice actor and commercial radio producer who created such series as Chickenman and The Secret Adventures of the Tooth Fairy. His well-known voice has been used in many radio advertisements and public-service announcements. He is one of the founders of Radio RanchFrom Wikipedia.

You can visit The Famous Radio Ranch.

Okay. It’s not really a ranch. Not in the traditional sense. Just like The Home Depot isn’t really a depot. They just call it that. That’s the way it is with us. We call it The Famous Radio Ranch. But it’s really more of an eye-catching two-story building on Ventura Boulevard in Sherman Oaks, California.

What we do is make all kinds of radio spots. Every day, all day, that’s mostly all we do. [PAUSE] Plus some other stuff, too. - From The Radio Ranch

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