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Regis Cordic
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Regis Cordic
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1926-05-15,Hazelwood, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
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.

Filmography

2

The Immigrants
1978-11-20

The Mouse and His Child

5.8

The Mouse and His Child
1977-11-18

5.4

Detroit 9000
1973-08-01

Indict and Convict

0

Indict and Convict
1974-01-06

The Secret Identity of Jack the Ripper

4.8

The Secret Identity of Jack the Ripper
1988-08-31

Puff, the Magic Dragon

6.7

Puff, the Magic Dragon
1978-10-30

Gulliver's Travels

6.2

Gulliver's Travels
1979-11-23

The Meanest Men in the West

4.1

The Meanest Men in the West
1978-05-04

0

John Hus
1977-01-01

Woman of the Year

0

Woman of the Year
1976-07-28

0

Target Risk
1975-01-06

5.5

Ritual of Evil
1970-02-23

4

Standing Tall
1978-01-21

6

Newman's Law
1974-08-21

The Golden Gate Murders

8

The Golden Gate Murders
1979-10-03

Panic in Echo Park

5.4

Panic in Echo Park
1977-06-23

The Face of Fear

5.7

The Face of Fear
1971-10-08

Intimate Strangers

5

Intimate Strangers
1977-11-11

Death Takes a Holiday

5.2

Death Takes a Holiday
1971-10-23

5.1

The Wild Party
1975-03-01

6.6

Obsession
1976-08-01

The Man With the Power

6

The Man With the Power
1977-05-24

Travis Logan, D.A.

6.5

Travis Logan, D.A.
1971-03-11

8.1

Columbo
1971-09-15

7.612

Kung Fu
1972-10-14

5.4

The F.B.I.
1965-09-19

The Bionic Woman

7

The Bionic Woman
1976-01-14

The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour

7.9

The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour
1976-09-11

7.5

Quincy, M.E.
1976-10-03

The Streets of San Francisco

7

The Streets of San Francisco
1972-09-23

6.7

Mannix
1967-09-16

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

7

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977-01-30

6.1

Medical Center
1969-09-24

6.5

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

The Transformers

7.84

The Transformers
1984-10-06

7.8

Night Gallery
1970-12-16

7

Wonder Woman
1975-11-07

7.8

Emergency!
1972-01-22

6.455

Cannon
1971-09-14

7.927

Get Smart
1965-09-18

6.9

Ironside
1967-03-28

7.1

The Waltons
1972-09-14

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

7.6

Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974-09-13

6.5

The Monkees
1966-09-12

6.7

Switch
1975-09-09

The All-New Super Friends Hour

7.4

The All-New Super Friends Hour
1977-09-10

7.1

McCloud
1970-02-17

The Sixth Sense

6.3

The Sixth Sense
1972-01-15

7.8

Toma
1973-03-21

5

The Manhunter
1974-09-11

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

7.5

The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970-09-19

Famous Classic Tales

0

Famous Classic Tales
1970-11-01

5.2

The Outsider
1968-09-18

6.536

Logan's Run
1977-09-16

5

Nichols
1971-09-16

6.5

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

6.5

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

6.5

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

The Six Million Dollar Man

7.232

The Six Million Dollar Man
1974-01-18

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

8.4

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
1976-09-21

The Name of the Game

6.8

The Name of the Game
1968-09-20

The Six Million Dollar Man

7.232

The Six Million Dollar Man
1974-01-18

The Rockford Files

7.5

The Rockford Files
1974-09-13

5.5

Monty Nash
1971-09-17

Space Ghost and Dino Boy

6.8

Space Ghost and Dino Boy
1966-09-10

The Critical List

0

The Critical List
1978-09-11

7.5

Quincy, M.E.
1976-10-03

The Incredible Hulk

7.2

The Incredible Hulk
1977-11-04

8.1

Columbo
1971-09-15