CHICAGO (WLS) -- Almost 37 years ago to the day, Chicago radio icon Steve Dahl blew up disco records at Comiskey Park on July 12, 1979. Disco Demolition Night was an event that blew up itself into the ...

What cultural conditions lead to a rock shock jock blowing up disco records and starting a riot at a ballpark? That is the question that "The War on Disco," the October 30 American Experience ...

LYNWOOD -- As Officer Russ Pearson approached the Pointe East disco, he knew right away his little town had a big problem on its hands. He passed long lines of shiny, new Ford Pintos, Chevy Vegas and ...

Jeff Schwartz, the former manager of sales and promotion at WLUP, joins Bob Sirott as they remember the Disco Demolition night at Comiskey Park in 1979. He explains how the radio stunt was created, ...