Lucky Cordell

CTL-E-2843 · Person · dj · 1960s–1970s

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

WVON Chicago DJ ("The Baron of Bounce"); joined WVON in the early 1960s after WGRY Gary and WGES/WYNR; program director by 1965, assistant general manager 1968, general manager 1970; stayed until the mid-1970s.

The record

Also known as: Moses "Lucky" Cordell, "The Baron of Bounce"

Notes

New entity created in batch RELP66 (2026-10-06); identity-resolution checked against canonical entities.json.

Relationships

WVON 1450 AM ('The Voice of the Negro') / Midway Broadcasting Corporation — affiliated with
Lucky Cordell was WVON program director (by 1965), assistant general manager (1968), and general manager (1970).

Sources

CultureTechLens batch RELP66 research: Lucky Cordell

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