How UNC alum Rick Dees came to Los Angeles and became a radio legend

Posted Apr 9, 2026
Born Rigdon Osmond Dees III in Jacksonville, Fla., on March 14, 1950, Rick Dees was raised in Greensboro, NC. He began his radio career while attending Grimsley High School at WGBG, then made his way to other stations in North Carolina and Alabama. While at WMPS/Memphis he recorded “Disco Duck,” a novelty hit mocking disco music. (Los Angeles Daily News)

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