John Doremus
John Doremus (August 3, 1931 in
In 1964, his company pioneered the idea of in-flight music for airlines.[4]
In 1956 and 1957 he was an announcer for Oklahoma Sooners football.[5] He provided the voice-over for the NFL Films highlight package of Super Bowl XXI[citation needed] and the digitally recorded voice of the titular villain in the 1982 video game Sinistar.
A few months after the death in 1971 of Franklin MacCormack, host of the all-night Meisterbrau Showcase on WGN radio, John Doremus took over the overnight show. The new sponsor of the show was Talman Federal Savings and Loan. [6]
An early innovator, Doremus originated the idea of providing in-flight programming for American Airlines and a host of other airlines, including most notably, Air Force One, starting under President Richard Nixon, and later Ronald Reagan.[7]
His company, John Doremus, Inc. had an office suite on the 18th floor of the John Hancock Center in Chicago.[8]
References
- ^ "'America's greatest voice': John Doremus of Sapulpa", Tulsa Radio Memories.
- ^ "97.5 FM bids farewell to radio, founder reflects on nearly 50 years of uplifting sound". Archived from the original on 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
- ^ "97Five | Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
- ^ "Top 5: Behind the Mike", The Hits Just Keep On Comin', May 11, 2007.
- ^ "OU football: Radio voices chronicled". The Oklahoman. August 4, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- ^ Tom Brodersen
- ^ "DISC JOCKEY`S SKY-HIGH MUSIC A WORLD HIT" by Robert Davis, Chicago Tribune Nov 11, 1985
- ^ "DISC JOCKEY`S SKY-HIGH MUSIC A WORLD HIT" by Robert Davis, Chicago Tribune Nov 11, 1985