Regis Cordic
Biografia
Cordic was born in the Hazelwood neighborhood of Pittsburgh and attended Central Catholic High School. He started in radio as a staff announcer and substitute sportscaster at WWSW-AM.[1] When morning host Davey Tyson left the station in 1948, Cordic was one of a number of staffers given the opportunity to replace him. At first a straightforward announcer, Cordic began introducing comedy to his program—first in subtle ways, such as reading a sports score for "East Overshoe University" along with the real scores, and later by adding a repertory company of supporting comic characters. The morning show, renamed Cordic & Company, became the most popular in Pittsburgh. In 1954, Cordic & Company moved to KDKA (AM) on Labor Day, one of the first times that an American radio station had hired a major personality directly from a local competitor. Popular Bette Smiley had decided to retire from her full-time KDKA wake-up show Radio Gift Shoppe of the Air and move to a Sunday-only condensed version on WCAE in August 1954 in order to raise her young son Robbie. Cordic's immediate predecessor in the morning slot was the Ed and Rainbow show, featuring Ed Schaughency with Elmer Waltman cast in the role of Rainbow, the janitor. Waltman was dropped, and Schaughency was moved to the afternoon with a show called Schaughency's Record Cabinet. Schaughency lasted less than two years in that role before he was replaced by Art Pallan, who also came over from WWSW. Schaughency took on a new role as a news reader and moved back to mornings, delivering the newscasts during Cordic & Company. The show's ratings continued to grow until, at some points, it had an 85 share—meaning that 85% of all radios in Pittsburgh were tuned to Cordic & Company while it was on. By the end of his tenure in Pittsburgh, Cordic was reportedly earning $100,000 a year, a huge sum for a radio host at the time.
Filmografia
Filmy i seriale od najnowszych
The Secret Identity of Jack the Ripper
Film • 1988
jako Self - Announcer
Transformerzy
Serial • 1984
jako Menasor
Gulliver's Travels
Film • 1979
jako (voice)
The Golden Gate Murders
Film • 1979
jako Father John Thomas
Americathon
Film • 1979
jako Herb
Puff, the Magic Dragon
Film • 1978
jako Bald Doctor (voice)
The Critical List
Serial • 1978
jako Chairman
The Meanest Men in the West
Film • 1978
Standing Tall
Film • 1978
jako Hodges
The Mouse and His Child
Film • 1977
jako The Clock (voice)
Intimate Strangers
Film • 1977
jako Simpson, Rest Home Director
The Incredible Hulk
Serial • 1977
Logan's Run
Serial • 1977
jako Darrel
Panic in Echo Park
Film • 1977
jako Dr. Gavin O'Connor
The Man with the Power
Film • 1977
jako Personage
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Serial • 1977
jako Paul Chase
John Hus
Film • 1977
jako Cardinal Anthony
Quincy, M.E.
Serial • 1976
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
Serial • 1976
jako Dr. Lassiter
Scooby Doo
Serial • 1976
jako (voice)
Obsesja
Film • 1976
jako Newscaster
Woman of the Year
Film • 1976
jako Editor Clayton
Bionic Woman. Agentka przyszłości
Serial • 1976
Wonder Woman
Serial • 1975
jako Professor Eidleman
Switch
Serial • 1975
jako Dr. Dane Cranston
The Wild Party
Film • 1975
jako Mr. Murchison
Target Risk
Film • 1975
jako Mr. Ryan
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Serial • 1974
jako Dr. Peel
The Rockford Files
Serial • 1974
jako Dr. Evan Stuart
The Manhunter
Serial • 1974
Newman's Law
Film • 1974
jako Clement
The Six Million Dollar Man
Serial • 1974
jako Host
The Death Squad
Film • 1974
jako Judge
Indict and Convict
Film • 1974
jako Yacht Club Bartender
Śpioch
Film • 1973
jako Party Guest (uncredited)
Toma
Serial • 1973
Detroit 9000
Film • 1973
jako Dr. Horace Cooley
Kung Fu
Serial • 1972
jako Stoddard
Ulice San Francisco
Serial • 1972
The Waltons
Serial • 1972
Emergency!
Serial • 1972
jako Norman Harrison
The Sixth Sense
Serial • 1972
Death Takes a Holiday
Film • 1971
jako TV Announcer
The Face of Fear
Film • 1971
jako Dr. Landsteiner
Monty Nash
Serial • 1971
jako Ambassador Reynolds
Nichols
Serial • 1971
jako Tyler
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Serial • 1971
jako Dr. Bereton
Columbo
Serial • 1971
jako Lewis
The Priest Killer
Film • 1971
jako Archbishop
Cannon
Serial • 1971
Travis Logan, D.A.
Film • 1971
Night Gallery
Serial • 1970
jako Doctor (as Regis J. Cordic)
Famous Classic Tales
Serial • 1970
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Serial • 1970
jako Marc Williams (as Regis J. Cordic)
Ritual of Evil
Film • 1970
jako The Sheriff
McCloud
Serial • 1970
Medical Center
Serial • 1969
The Name of the Game
Serial • 1968
jako Chairman Walt
The Outsider
Serial • 1968
jako Stambler
Mannix
Serial • 1967
Ironside
Serial • 1967
The Monkees
Serial • 1966
jako Doctor
Space Ghost and Dino Boy
Serial • 1966
jako Moltar (voice)
The F.B.I.
Serial • 1965
jako Daniel Austin
Get Smart
Serial • 1965
jako Colonel Quinton
Gunsmoke
Serial • 1955
jako Reverend
The Milky Way
Film