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Throwback Thursday: DJ Wilt Chamberlain Edition

Each week we’ll be posting a photograph from University Archives that shows a scene from KU’s past. We’ve also scanned more than 34,800 images from KU’s University Archives and made them available online; be sure to check them out!

Happy World Radio Day, Jayhawks!

Photograph of Wilt Chamberlain looking at vinyl records in a radio studio, 1955-1958
KU basketball player Wilt Chamberlain looks at vinyl records in a radio studio, 1955-1958. University Archives Photos. Call Number: RG 66/13 Chamberlain, Wilt: Athletic Department: Basketball: Players (Photos). Click image to enlarge (redirect to Spencer’s digital collections).

According to the article “Center of Attention” on the KU History website, Chamberlain “had his own thirty-minute weekly radio show on student station KUOK” during his time at the University of Kansas. “‘Flip’er with Dipper’ featured current hit records and Chamberlain’s banter, as well as occasional guest appearances by his fellow Jayhawks.”

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This entry was posted on Thursday, February 13th, 2020 at 11:51 am and is filed under Throwback Thursday. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

One Response to “Throwback Thursday: DJ Wilt Chamberlain Edition”

Great to see this pic of Wilt, because I went to KU in 1958 thru 1960 & was fortunate to sit next to him during a class break on campus. Didn’t have any classes with him but I do remember how tall he was, seemed like a giant!

Karen Case Askey
February 14th, 2020 at 11:26 pm