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Article: Joel Sebastian, radio disc jockey
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- January 21, 1986
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Joel Sebastian, 53, a longtime Chicago radio figure, died Friday
in Evanston Hospital of complications of pneumonia.
Mr. Sebastian, of Wilmette, had been a morning disc jockey since
June for WJMK-FM (104), a station that plays rock music of the '50s
through the '80s.
After studying psychology at the University of Michigan, Mr.
Sebastian got his start in radio at WXYZ in Detroit. He worked at
stations in Dallas; New Haven, Conn., and Los Angeles before moving
to Chicago in 1966.
Mr. Sebastian began as a Chicago morning disc jockey at WCFL and
played a variety of roles in his performing career. In addition to
being a rock music ...