Ricky Loves Chachi
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.
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.