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No more Rich & Tonia commercials on the radio

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Re: No more Rich & Tonia commercials on the radio

Post by jsf » Tue Dec 29, 2020 2:01 pm

The only thing I remember about his ad's is he always put an extra A in Im-A-lay City



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Re: No more Rich & Tonia commercials on the radio

Post by JLesinski » Wed Dec 30, 2020 7:24 am

Google gives me this:

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Re: No more Rich & Tonia commercials on the radio

Post by lidoshuffle » Wed Dec 30, 2020 7:30 am

Damn, Tonia has it going on.....



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Re: No more Rich & Tonia commercials on the radio

Post by RayQix » Sun Jan 03, 2021 10:48 pm

Well there is that.

RIP Rich.....


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Re: No more Rich & Tonia commercials on the radio

Post by Colonel Flagg » Sat Mar 20, 2021 4:22 pm

MWmetalhead wrote:
Sat Dec 26, 2020 5:02 pm
I just learned that well known car dealer and big radio spender Rich LaLonde passed away on October 25.

He and his family owned Summit Place Kia in Clinton Twp, Waterford and Grand Rapids plus a Chrysler dealership in Imlay City.

Covid??? Cause of death to best of my knowledge has not been publicly disclosed.

What prompted my googling of the topic is the fact Bill Vogel has been doing voiceovers for all their radio spots lately, and the batch before that only featured Tonia.
Word is out that Bill Vogel has passed away.


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Re: No more Rich & Tonia commercials on the radio

Post by radioandtventhusiast » Sat Mar 20, 2021 5:45 pm

I noticed that Tonia has been doing ads by herself since Rich passed. We may hear more of her now that Bill Vogel has passed as well.



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Re: No more Rich & Tonia commercials on the radio

Post by MWmetalhead » Sat Mar 20, 2021 6:34 pm

Probably true, but they've also engaged the services of the other booming radio voice who does a zillion ads for car dealerships (many years ago, that same gentleman worked in production at All News 67 WMAQ in Chicago, I believe).



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Re: No more Rich & Tonia commercials on the radio

Post by radioandtventhusiast » Sat Mar 20, 2021 7:59 pm

MWmetalhead wrote:
Sat Mar 20, 2021 6:34 pm
Probably true, but they've also engaged the services of the other booming radio voice who does a zillion ads for car dealerships (many years ago, that same gentleman worked in production at All News 67 WMAQ in Chicago, I believe).
I think his name is Mitch Phillips. He's also been the longtime voice for the Kia dealership in Toledo.



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Re: No more Rich & Tonia commercials on the radio

Post by Rate This » Sat Mar 20, 2021 8:34 pm

radioandtventhusiast wrote:
Sat Mar 20, 2021 7:59 pm
MWmetalhead wrote:
Sat Mar 20, 2021 6:34 pm
Probably true, but they've also engaged the services of the other booming radio voice who does a zillion ads for car dealerships (many years ago, that same gentleman worked in production at All News 67 WMAQ in Chicago, I believe).
I think his name is Mitch Phillips. He's also been the longtime voice for the Kia dealership in Toledo.
Is that the guy of “NOT ONE BUT TWO!... TWO! 2019 KIA SOULS OR FORTES!!!” In an electronic-ish voice fame?



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Re: No more Rich & Tonia commercials on the radio

Post by radioandtventhusiast » Sun Mar 21, 2021 2:16 pm

Rate This wrote:
Sat Mar 20, 2021 8:34 pm
radioandtventhusiast wrote:
Sat Mar 20, 2021 7:59 pm
MWmetalhead wrote:
Sat Mar 20, 2021 6:34 pm
Probably true, but they've also engaged the services of the other booming radio voice who does a zillion ads for car dealerships (many years ago, that same gentleman worked in production at All News 67 WMAQ in Chicago, I believe).
I think his name is Mitch Phillips. He's also been the longtime voice for the Kia dealership in Toledo.
Is that the guy of “NOT ONE BUT TWO!... TWO! 2019 KIA SOULS OR FORTES!!!” In an electronic-ish voice fame?
Probably.



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Re: No more Rich & Tonia commercials on the radio

Post by Mega Hertz » Sun Mar 21, 2021 4:10 pm

They look like relatively decent folks. I've known some serious pricks in their positions.


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