Our SUPPORTERS
To all of the individuals and organizations that have donated to our labor of love — Thank you for your generous support!
Ron Onesti with Frankie Avalon and Dick Biondi
Kudos to esteemed ROCK AND ROLL SPONSOR Ron Onesti for his tireless efforts in helping to generate a whopping $25,000+ over the years! We are deeply grateful for Ron’s philanthropic spirit. We love you, Ron!
Thank you to our Director of Communications & Marketing, Joe Farina, for being so integral to helping The Dick Biondi Story come to life. We love you, Joe!
oldies sponsors
Donations of $5,000+
Paul Shaffer, The World's Most Dangerous Band rocked our world with his generous donation. Thanks, Paul, for helping to bring the Dick Biondi story to audiences!
Thanks so much for your patronage to the arts and your ongoing generosity, Doug and Lynn Steffen!
Thank you for your generous support Rock n’ Roll Mayor Roger C. Claar and the Village of Bolingbrook!
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Thank you, Vince Cirone of VC Plumbing, for your generous donation and for being an official Oldies Sponsor!
CLASSIC HITS sponsors
Donations of $2,000+
Grammy Award-Winning Artist Jim Peterik is a great supporter of our project to honor Dick. Thanks, Jimbo and Karen for your love and generosity!
Welcome aboard, Greg Ellis, winner of a Felix Cavalier and Cornerstones of Rock autographed guitar. Congrats and many thanks, Greg!
Jim & Kally Reynolds of Gold Canyon, AZ for stepping up to become Classic Hits Sponsors. Thanks for your generosity!
Thank you Dennis and Carolyn Terpin for your continuous and generous support!
Meet mother-daughter team Shebeta and Maisha of The Anointed Harvesters, NFP, a Chicagoland- based 501c3 nonprofit organization whose passion and assignment is to encourage, uplift, and educate through the arts. Their gift has encouraged and supported the Dick Biondi Film project!
Tom Lounges Entertainmentinment.com/, Radio & Record Bin
Thank you, George Junak of California Aircheck for your ongoing generous support!
Thank you, Ted Gordon Smucker, for making a difference! We are thrilled to have you with us.
Mayor Basta, Deputy Mayor Mike Lawler, Pam Pulice, and Former Mayor Roger C. Claar
Thank you, Village of Bolingbrook for becoming a CLASSIC HITS SPONSOR!
GARAGE ROCK sponsors
Donations of $1,000+
Welcome, Kathleen Konopasek, winner of Jim Peterik’s autographed guitar who is pictured with Joe Farina and Jimbo. Thanks, Kathleen for your generous support!
Welcome to Abe Barnett & Sam Scampillo of Hagerty Insurance who gave us a great boost early on. Thank you for your generous support!
Winner of the Jim Peterik Autographed Guitar—Mr. Jeff Michalak! Welcome and many thanks Jeff!
Hello, awesome Wisniewski family! Patty, you’ve been a great friend to the project and to me. Thank you!
Meet the dedicated members of Lemont Classic Car Club who caravanned to the Super Dawg Drive-In to recreate the Sixties for Dick’s movie and lent their support by becoming official Garage Rock Sponsors. Thanks so much, Lemont Cruisers!
Vito D’Ambrosio of Italian American Executives of Transportation was one of first to support us. Thanks for your generous support, Vito and IAET!
Meet Garage Rock Sponsors Jack Dreznes family, owners of Beverly Records since 1967. Thanks for your generous and ongoing support, Jack!
Pat Malott and The Cryan' Shames Home Page Staff, thanks so much for your support!
Meet Garage Rock Sponsor Mike Wolstein pictured here with Dick Biondi (L) and Ronnie Rice (C). Thank you so much, Mike!
Meet Co-Producer Stephanie Serna and Michael Ungerleider, Garage Rock Sponsors as well as dear friends. Thank you so much, Steph and Michael for your generous support over the years. Stephanie, thanks you for becoming our very first monthly donor! Lots of love to you both.
Welcome Garage Rock Sponsors—Linda and Bruce Grider. Thank you!
Meet Garage Rock Sponsor Carol “Chucko” Tenge, Disc Jockey. A true Biondi-ite, Thanks Carol!
Welcome Garage Rock Sponsors Tracy and Jim Carollo. Thank you for joining our mission and supporting our dream!
Meet the Adam and Cathy Kulawik Family. What a fantastic group. Welcome and Thank you for your generous support!
To my dearest Darwin, thank you for believing all these years!
Welcome Garage Rock Sponsors Eileen and Bob Petitto Jomar Mfg Company, two very special people. Thank you!
Welcome to The Mulvihill Family. Your support is greatly appreciated!
Thank you, Donna Murphy of LaPorte, Indiana, for your Garage Rock Sponsorship!
Thank you Paula Skiotes of Crest Hill, Illinois, who writes:
Please accept this $1,000 donation in memory of my husband George Skiotes. He passed away last year and would have loved this film.
Many thanks to Andrea, John, and our friends at the American Italian Cultural Center for supporting the Dick Biondi documentary film project!
Special thanks to dear friend and co-producer of the Dick Biondi documentary, Stephanie Serna, who has signed up to be a monthly donor. Much love and gratitude, Steph.
We are grateful for the continued support of Everett Michael & Cynthia Byrd.
Welcome to our newest Garage Rock Sponsors:
Anonymous Donor and Musician Dean Milano
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James Nowoc
Kathleen Nugent
Edward Nykiel
Kathy O’Brien
Lawrence and Rosa O’Connell
Marie Odwyer
Dave O’Leary
Kimmer Olesak
Kirk Openchowski
Tracy Oras
Ronnie Osiol
Steven Ourada
Michael Noughton
Lawrence & Rosa O’Connell
Gary Ost
Robyn O'Toole
Theresa OToole
Richard Pagoria
Torry Palermo
Joyce Paliulis
Clifton Palmer
Nina Palozzolo
Christine Palumbo
Bruce Pamcomp
Debbie Panfil
Mark Payne
Kenneth Penrod
Albert Percoco
Mary Perona
Joanne Petersen
Susan Petersen
Jamie Petitto
Bill Pieper
Frank Pisani
Elena Pinceti
Adele Pikora
Hildee Pine
Mark Plotnick
Richard Pogvara
Michele Polakowski
Paul Pope
Yolan Presley
Emily Prevost
Patrick Purcell
Joseph Pytel
Ronald Pytlik
Ewald Radavich
Diane Raddatz
Matt (Elvis) Ragano
John Rahn
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Dennis Reed
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Matt Favazza
Peter Fee
Mike Feldheim
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Christine Groner
Susan Haa
Shirley Hammer
Janet Hamilton
Beth Hannan
Janice Hansen
Mary Ann Harrelson
Bob Harris
Lola Harrison
Wallis Harsch
Joe Harwell
Frank Healy
Ronald M. Hebda
Ernest and Donna Heimbecker
Russell Hencinski
Leslie Harris Henderson
Thomas Henry
Julieanne Herbick
Donna Hernandez
Joseph Hernandez
John Herbach
Susan Hertel
Jon Hill
Dennis Hlavacek
Joyce Hofbauer
Mary Hoesman
Michael Hogan
Ardeen Hoke
Joe Holtzman
Russell Hoover
John Hovorka
Annette Houser
Milan Hrebenak
Gary Hunt
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Nancy Imer
Jan Jeffries
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James Jindrich
Joe
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in-kind donations
Thank you to the many generous people who have contributed to the Dick Biondi project with your time and talents.
Joseph Farina, Ericka McCauley, Ron Onesti, Dennis & Carolyn Terpin, Carolyn Wheeler
The incredible Legal team of Kathy Rheintgen and Daan G. Erikson of Husch Blackwell LLP
MeTV-FM, 95.9 The River, 94.7 WLS-FM, WJOL
In a Nutshell TV Show, New City Magazine, Randolph Street Market
