Dick Bartley

Dick Bartley, a popular American radio disc jockey since 21 June 1969, hosts several popular syndicated radio shows of the oldies/classic hits genre, including the current Classic Countdown since 1991 and the Saturday night call-in request show Rock & Roll's Greatest Hits since 1982.

Both shows are currently syndicated through United Stations Radio Networks; they were previously carried by ABC Radio Networks from 1991 to 2009, and by Westwood One in the 1980s. Bartley has licensed his name for the "Dick Bartley Presents Collector's Essentials on the Radio" album series; compilations of radio favorites by specific era and genre. Bartley's programs use historic data from the Billboard Hot 100 and other charts.

Bartley got his start at age 17 playing "Bad Moon Rising" on radio station WWOD. WWOD, which hadn't been used for years, was finally razed and is now covered with grass on Mimosa Drive in Lynchburg.

All programs are four hours in length and play classic hits and oldies from the 1970s and 1980s. Much in the same way the oldies and classic hits formats in general have done, both programs have gradually shifted in their focus since their debuts; for instance, Rock & Roll's Greatest Hits, when it debuted in 1982 as "Solid Gold Saturday Night", had a playlist composed of titles almost entirely from the late 1950s through the late 1960s, mirroring the oldies format at the time. The focus of each show is different:

Bartley's programs also feature a Christmas format, heard the weekend of/before Christmas, and a "top requests of all time"-type program the weekend of/before New Years. Additionally, Memorial Day weekend brings a "Summer Hits" special (songs with the word "summer" in the title or having summer themes), while for Halloween weekend there is a "Halloween Hits" program.

During the 1990s, Bartley also hosted a third program, Yesterday Live, which featured a 1970s/1980s format similar to today's classic hits (at the time, his other shows were focused on 1950s/1960s oldies).

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