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. 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
all 63
TV Shows 41
Movies 22
Voice 3
Director 1
Narrator 1
The Secret Identity of Jack the Ripper (1988)
The Transformers (1984)
Gulliver's Travels (1979)
The Golden Gate Murders (1979)
The Immigrants (1978)
Puff, the Magic Dragon (1978)
The Critical List (1978)
The Meanest Men in the West (1978)
Standing Tall (1978)
The Mouse and His Child (1977)
Intimate Strangers (1977)
The Incredible Hulk (1977)
Logan's Run (1977)
The All-New Super Friends Hour (1977)
Panic in Echo Park (1977)
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
John Hus (1977)
Quincy, M.E. (1976)
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (1976)
Jabberjaw (1976)
The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour (1976)
Obsession (1976)
Woman of the Year (1976)
The Bionic Woman (1976)
Wonder Woman (1975)
Switch (1975)
The Wild Party (1975)
Target Risk (1975)
Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)
The Rockford Files (1974)
The Manhunter (1974)
Newman's Law (1974)
The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)
Indict and Convict (1974)
Detroit 9000 (1973)
Toma (1973)
Kung Fu (1972)
The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
The Waltons (1972)
Emergency! (1972)
The Sixth Sense (1972)
Death Takes a Holiday (1971)
The Face of Fear (1971)
Monty Nash (1971)
Nichols (1971)
Columbo (1971)
Cannon (1971)
LA 2017 (1971)
Night Gallery (1970)
Famous Classic Tales (1970)
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)
Ritual of Evil (1970)
McCloud (1970)
Medical Center (1969)
The Name of the Game (1968)
The Outsider (1968)
Ironside (1967)
The Monkees (1966)
Space Ghost and Dino Boy (1966)
The F.B.I. (1965)
Get Smart (1965)
Mel-O-Toons (1960)
Gunsmoke (1955)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1926-05-15
Deathday1999-04-16 (72 years old)
Birth PlacePittsburgh, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsRegis J. Cordic, Rege Cordic, Regis John Cordic, 雷吉斯·科尔迪奇
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