Pianist / singer / television personality Dick “Two Ton” Baker (born in Chicago on May 2, 1916,) was a giant — literally (he was 6’2″ and 350 pounds). and figuratively — on the Chicago entertainment scene for nearly four decades, from the late 1930s until his death in 1975.
He had several popular radio shows on on the Chicago Tribune’s flagship station, WGN, one of which went out nationwide over the Mutual network. He was on the first television broadcast on WGN-TV (April 5, 1948), and later had very popular children’s programs on that and other Chicago TV stations. His best known show was “Happy Pirates” which began in 1952.
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