Dees was replaced by Ryan Seacrest in 2004 after 23 years with the station. Not to diss Ryan Seacrest, who is multi-talented in his own right, but Seacrest is no Rick Dees when it comes to radio.

This article was originally published in the August 1991 issue of SPIN. AT 5:28 P.M. on Tuesday, July 3, 1990, officers Rodriguez and Wong of the 47th Precinct in the Bronx got the call. “MB ...