Feder: 'Chickenman' Dick Orkin dies
Posted December 26, 2017 12:00 am
Dick Orkin, who was the comic genius behind "Chickenman," the phenomenally popular serial spoof hatched at Chicago's WCFL in the 1960s, and later some of the funniest and most memorable commercials ever heard, has died. He was 84. Go to robertfeder.com for the full report.
Dick Orkin formed his own radio production company in Hollywood, Dick Orkin's Radio Ranch, producing hundreds of award-winning ads in his trademark deadpan style.
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