Patrick Henry Cukierka was born and raised on the northwest side of Chicago. He is the son of the late Uncle Henry Cukierka, a popular polka DJ and promoter from the 1950’s through the late 1980’s who got his start from Lil’ Wally. His Dad ran numerous dances and stage shows around the Chicagoland area, […]
Keith Stras
1999 IPA Polka Hall of Fame Inductee 2005 Broadcaster Hall of Fame Inductee Keith Stras was born in Chicago, on October 9, 1961. At an early age, Stras seemed to be interested in entertaining people. His late Uncle Ned Locke, a 25 year veteran of Chicagoland television and radio, was responsible for Stras being bitten […]
Ron & Kathy Raczkowski
Ron & Kathy Raczkowski are from Mosinee, WI. Ron plays trumpet with the Polish Connection Band and has been playing horn since the 6th grade. He is the brother of our very own Wally Raczkowski. Ron hosted a one hour online polka show called “Polkas From The Barn” along with Jimmy Benaszeski from 2003 until […]
Rich Suckiel
Rich Suckiel was born in Jersey City, NJ and resides in Brick, NJ. He served in the US Army from 1966-68 as an MP reaching the rank of Sergeant. Later, he attended St. Peter’s College at the Institute of Banking. His career in banking began in 1965 with Chase Manhattan Bank in New York City; […]
Kenny Olowin
I was born in a 1936 “Stromberg-Carlson” radio and my first toy was a spare 6L6 I found laying inside. I soon found that the cast iron extendable speaker fit in my bedroom window, and I began to broadcast the only station I could receive (CKLW) to the backyard during summer parties. (The local station […]
Eddie Biegaj
2014 IPA Polka Hall of Fame Inductee Eddie has spent almost 40 years performing polka and a large variety of music styles. His voice led two Toledo based groups, Crusade and Toledo’s Polka Motion, to the pinnacle of polka music. A trained opera tenor, Eddie has been called upon to utilize his powerful voice in […]
Joe Wondolowski
The Polka Celebration Radio Show originally started in February, 1987 over KSTL 690 AM (St. Louis, MO) on Saturdays from 2:30-3:30 p.m. The show aired until August 6, 1994 when the station was sold and changed to an all gospel format. In November of 1994, the show began broadcasting from WINU/WCBW/WIJR 880 AM (Highland, IL). […]
Todd Zaganiacz
Todd Zaganiacz (aka TZ) was born and raised in Massachusetts. His father, Ed “Zaggy” was a musician with The Eddie Forman Orchestra, a local band from Hadley, MA for nearly twenty years. He never took up an instrument, but his love of the music was always prevalent. In 2007, Todd began assisting Billy Belina on […]
Joni Zychowski Gregg
Joni joined the Polka Jammer Network in May 2008 with a one-hour recorded show on Monday night. She soon moved to a two-hour live show on Tuesdays and has settled into the Wednesday 6:00 p.m. Eastern time slot. Through the years, she has hosted many live broadcasts alongside her fellow Jammer IJ’s, especially during the […]
Joe Oberaitis
2009 IPA Hall-Of-Fame Inductee As a toddler, Joe Oberaitis was already the polka promoter herding the neighborhood kids together and making them listen to his polka records. By kindergarten, Joe was taking accordion lessons. At age seven, he had already appeared on the local TV talent show, “The Gene Carroll Show,” playing Eddie Zima’s Meet The Missus […]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- Next Page »