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- Season 2 – The Dating Game, Part 2 (04.15.84)Part 2 of 2: The Dating Game broadcast from Dave Jackson’s solo Sunday night show “Open Mind”. Find out who Kathy picks for a date at Ponderosa.19 min
- Season 2 – The Dating Game, Part 1 (04.15.84)Part 1 of 2: This is a recording from Dave Jackson’s “Open Mind” Sunday night radio program. Chris joins as a special guest and hosts the Dating Game with Dave. Kathy Kelly, host of CATV’s Suburban Showcase, takes calls during … Continue reading →59 min
- Season 2 – Calling All Salad Bars (04.14.84)Chris and Dave call various restaurants in the Downers Grove area in search of the best salad bar. The selected restaurant will be the destination for Chris and Dave’s winning couple of “The Dating Game” which airs the following evening. … Continue reading →7 min
- Season 2 – The Shopping Cart Lady (03.24.84)There once was a “shopping cart lady” who frequented many retail outlets in the area. I spotted her on several occasions in different stores in my area, just walking aimlessly around the store for hours and filling up her shopping … Continue reading →7 min
- Season 2 – Date Line (03.03.84)This is the bit that could have had me thrown off the radio for good (or my dad thrown in jail), if Mr. Moore our General Manager had only heard it while it was going on. I decided to have … Continue reading →8 min
- Season 2 – Call to Iran (12.31.83)Admittedly, we stole this concept from Chicago Radio’s Steve Dahl where he tried to call the U.S. Embassy back during the hostage crisis in 1979. I remember when Fred Moore got the bill for this phone call. International calls were … Continue reading →4 min
- Season 2 – Talent Line (12.03.83)This was always a great way to run out the clock on a late-night show. One of the more popular features of Season 2 (Smorgasbord Saturday Night) was Talent Line. It wasn’t anything too original, but it allowed our listeners … Continue reading →20 min
- Season 1 – Wayne Lela for President (07.15.83)Here is a really rare gem. Wayne Lela, Downers Grove local and resident of the Tivoli Hotel, made a run for President of the United States. He didn’t do so well in the New Hampshire primaries, but he began his … Continue reading →20 min
- Season 1 – Call to KYDZ-FM Wyoming (04.06.83)Dave and I ended up doing a Wednesday morning show during spring break 1983. Dave had a directory of all the high school and college radio stations in the country. We thought it would be cool to call a station … Continue reading →7 min
- Season 1 – Chris and Dave Live on KCLC-FM (04.06.83)Chris and Dave speak with Bear Bryant from Lindenwood College Radio Station KCLC-FM in St. Louis Missouri. It was pretty cool being put on the air on their station as well. This was from a special Wednesday edition broadcast of … Continue reading →20 min
About The SmorgShow Podcast (Smorgasbord Radio)
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The SmorgShow Podcast originates from the Chris and Dave Smorgasbord radio show which aired on suburban Chicago high school radio station WDGC-FM between 1982-1984. The show was known at the time for its edginess for a high school radio program. Chris and Dave's all-talk format broke the mold by deviating from the station's rock genre and often pushed the boundaries of acceptable community standards.
In 2010, we dusted off the Smorgasbord brand name and Chris paired up with his daughter, Ally to create a new podcast series staying true to the original spirit and variety format of the old radio show.
smor·gas·bord\ˈsmȯr-gəs-ˌbȯrd\: a luncheon or supper buffet offering a variety of foods and dishes.
The term 'Smorgasbord', as used here, is not meant to imply the show is related to food in any way and is certainly not a cooking show. Instead, the term used to suggest that we are 'serving up' a variety of programming elements, crossing many genres and formats – comedy, news, drama, current events and occasionally even stepping into the conspiracy realm. While Seinfeld was said to be "a show about nothing", the SmorgShow Podcast is a show about anything.
After serving as co-host and contributing to nearly 100 episodes, Ally grew up and flew the coop, leaving Chris to fend for himself. Subsequently, Chris rejoined with original Smorgasbord Radio Show co-host Dave Jackson as well as Jerry Malauskas who currently serves as the show's Chief Conspiracy Correspondent (CCC). And let's not forget 'Master of the Wide Open Spaces Between the Ears', Baba Gonesh – who after 40 years of being featured on our show, still serves as our International News Correspondent, sending his views and breaking news directly from his homeland of India.
With the unexpected passing of Dave in 2024, the show entered unchartered territory. In October 2024, Chris made the difficult decision to end the show after 42 years. Although Dave likely would have wanted us to continue on without him, the Smorgasbord brand name does not hold up without one of its co-founders. Instead, Chris and Jerry have launched a new spin-off podcast series called 'Chris and Jerry's Supper Club'. It promises to follow in the traditional spirit of the Smorgasbord show, but gives the hosts a bit more license to venture into a different creative territory.
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