Ricky Loves Chachi
• Dees Entertainment has entered into an agreement with Benztown, a leading international radio imaging, production library, programming, jingles and voiceover company, whereby Benztown will provide Dees Entertainment with production services for its portfolio of programs hosted by the legendary Rick Dees.
Under the terms of the deal, Benztown will produce Dees Entertainment shows including The Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 Countdown, the longest continuously running hit music countdown in the world, its expanded editions — Countdown Of The ’90s, Countdown Of The ’80s and Dees 2K — plus The Daily Dees Show. These shows are heard by an ever-expanding audience of over 70 million people around the world on terrestrial radio stations and on the companion Rick Dees Hit Music app.
“Benztown is a perfect production partner for our shows and other entertainment offerings,” said Dees, the CEO of Dees Entertainment. “[Benztown President] Dave ‘Chachi’ Denes is the consummate professional and audio production superstar. I was impressed in our first meeting when he said, ‘In 15 minutes I can save you 15% or more on your auto insurance.'”
Denes commented, “In a lot of ways, there would be no Benztown without Rick Dees and Dan Kieley, the father of Dees Entertainment’s SVP of Programming, Joe Kieley. They brought me to L.A. to work in radio, and the rest is history. It’s very gratifying to come full-circle with Rick. I’m incredibly excited about our new partnership.” Pictured, (l-r): Dees, Denes and Kieley.
