Melody Spann-Cooper

Saturday nights beginning when she 15 years old, Spann-Cooper was required to work at the radio station her dad owned. Her father, Pervis “The Blues Man” Spann, legendary disc jockey at WVON-AM 1690, had her taking phone calls, then he asked her to host her own show between 10 p.m. and 1 a.m., playing music "kids wanted to hear."

( Abel Uribe, Chicago Tribune / June 15, 2012 )

Saturday nights beginning when she 15 years old, Spann-Cooper was required to work at the radio station her dad owned. Her father, Pervis “The Blues Man” Spann, legendary disc jockey at WVON-AM 1690, had her taking phone calls, then he asked her to host her own show between 10 p.m. and 1 a.m., playing music "kids wanted to hear."

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