Freak (Wally Kozielski)
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"Freak" is a radio personality
in Chicago, Illinois
. Kozielski was a cohort of the Chicago-based, nationally syndicated morning radio talk show, Mancow's Morning Madhouse
, hosted by Erich "Mancow" Muller
for 9 years.
He was raised on Chicago's Northwest side just a few blocks from the famous Rolling Stone Records store and John Wayne Gacy's
residence. His first job was at the Harlem & Irving Plaza (H.I.P.) as a game room attendant at Aladdin's Castle
. He graduated from Prosser Vocational High School
in Chicago in 1985.
His start in radio happened by chance when a friend got him a job at WTMX-FM (The Mix - 101.9 FM)
. He began at the station using his childhood nickname "Cap" playing music by the likes of Celine Dion
, Michael Bolton
, & Wilson Phillips
until the chance to work at The Blaze (103.5 FM) surfaced and he jumped on it. The Blaze later became Rock 103.5 and he stayed aboard and it was there that he hooked up with a new morning show from San Francisco called Mancow's Morning Madhouse.
Kozielski was with Mancow's Morning Madhouse since the show's debut in 1994 and became "Freak" then. He was best known as Mancow's traffic reporter and was nominated for A.I.R. Awards 5 times winning twice in 1997 & 2002. Kozielski also did music news, occult themed news, and other show segments such as Street Life and Beat the Freak. Kozielski left Mancow's Morning Madhouse in November 2003 to join 94.7 The Zone (WZZN) where he worked until it was sold in 2006.
Freak is currently at WRXQ-FM 100.7 in southwest suburban Chicago, IL. He hosts weekday afternoons 3-7p, central time as well as Sunday mornings from 10a-Noon. He is also the PR Director for the Will County chapter of A.B.A.T.E.
Freak also writes for the biker-themed Saddle Tramp Magazine.
He was approached to do a number of "Go Green" commercials in 2009 however, the deal never came to fruition because he did not join the Screen Actors Guild
Freak opened a bar Freakster's Roadhouse on Historic Rt. 66 (Rt. 53) in the Wilmington, Illinois
area in early 2011.
Radio personality
A radio personality is a person with an on-air position in radio broadcasting. A radio personality can be someone who introduces and discusses various genres of music, hosts a talk radio show that may take calls from listeners, or someone whose primary responsibility is to give news, weather,...
in Chicago, Illinois
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. Kozielski was a cohort of the Chicago-based, nationally syndicated morning radio talk show, Mancow's Morning Madhouse
Mancow's Morning Madhouse
Mancow’s Morning Madhouse is an American radio show hosted by Erich “Mancow” Muller. The show is broadcast to a number of markets of mainly FM radio stations throughout the United States....
, hosted by Erich "Mancow" Muller
Mancow Muller
Matthew Erich "Mancow" Muller is an American radio and television personality. He is best known for Mancow's Morning Madhouse, formerly on Rock 103.5 and WKQX-FM , both Chicago-based radio shows that have been nationally syndicated mostly in small markets by Talk Radio Network...
for 9 years.
He was raised on Chicago's Northwest side just a few blocks from the famous Rolling Stone Records store and John Wayne Gacy's
John Wayne Gacy
John Wayne Gacy, Jr. was an American serial killer, rapist and clown who sexually assaulted and murdered at least 33 teenage boys and young men between 1972 and 1978. Gacy buried 26 of his victims in the crawlspace of his home, buried three others elsewhere on his property, and discarded the...
residence. His first job was at the Harlem & Irving Plaza (H.I.P.) as a game room attendant at Aladdin's Castle
Aladdin's Castle
Aladdin's Castle is one of several amusement arcade brands used by Namco Cybertainment.- History :The shopping-mall arcade chain that became Aladdin’s Castle began as American Amusements, Incorporated, in the early 1970s. It was purchased and renamed Aladdin’s Castle by Bally Manufacturing...
. He graduated from Prosser Vocational High School
Prosser Career Academy
Prosser Career Academy is a public vocational high school located in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It was opened in September 1959 for males only, adding females decades later. Prior to the summer of 1998 the school's name was Prosser Vocational High School...
in Chicago in 1985.
His start in radio happened by chance when a friend got him a job at WTMX-FM (The Mix - 101.9 FM)
WTMX
WTMX is an adult top 40 radio station licensed to Skokie, IL in the Chicago market. It is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting.-History:...
. He began at the station using his childhood nickname "Cap" playing music by the likes of Celine Dion
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
, Michael Bolton
Michael Bolton
Michael Bolton is an American singer and songwriter. Bolton originally performed in the hard rock and heavy metal genres from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s, both on his early solo albums and those recorded as the frontman of the band Blackjack...
, & Wilson Phillips
Wilson Phillips
-Studio albums:-Compilation albums:-Singles:-Other charted songs:-Awards and nominations:...
until the chance to work at The Blaze (103.5 FM) surfaced and he jumped on it. The Blaze later became Rock 103.5 and he stayed aboard and it was there that he hooked up with a new morning show from San Francisco called Mancow's Morning Madhouse.
Kozielski was with Mancow's Morning Madhouse since the show's debut in 1994 and became "Freak" then. He was best known as Mancow's traffic reporter and was nominated for A.I.R. Awards 5 times winning twice in 1997 & 2002. Kozielski also did music news, occult themed news, and other show segments such as Street Life and Beat the Freak. Kozielski left Mancow's Morning Madhouse in November 2003 to join 94.7 The Zone (WZZN) where he worked until it was sold in 2006.
Freak is currently at WRXQ-FM 100.7 in southwest suburban Chicago, IL. He hosts weekday afternoons 3-7p, central time as well as Sunday mornings from 10a-Noon. He is also the PR Director for the Will County chapter of A.B.A.T.E.
Freak also writes for the biker-themed Saddle Tramp Magazine.
He was approached to do a number of "Go Green" commercials in 2009 however, the deal never came to fruition because he did not join the Screen Actors Guild
Screen Actors Guild
The Screen Actors Guild is an American labor union representing over 200,000 film and television principal performers and background performers worldwide...
Freak opened a bar Freakster's Roadhouse on Historic Rt. 66 (Rt. 53) in the Wilmington, Illinois
Wilmington, Will County, Illinois
One of Wilmington's most notable geographical features is a large island in the Kankakee River, much of which is occupied by a city park. This island divides the river into a large channel and a smaller one which was used as a natural mill race during the early years of the city...
area in early 2011.
External links
- Freakster's Roadhouse (Official) on FacebookFacebookFacebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
- Southland Freak & FreakstersRt66 (Official) on TwitterTwitterTwitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
- Southland Freak (Official) on MyspaceMyspaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....